Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years

Considering the hemispheric differences in lateralization related to gender and culture,boys show a greater lateralization of language in the ____________ hemisphere,while girls develop language in _______.

Preschoolers who watch more than ____ hours of TV per day have a higher risk of ___________.

Parents should expose preschool children to all types of foods by forcing them to eat large amounts until they get used to the taste and texture of the food.

Which developmental psychologist believed that cognitive development is a result of social interactions in which children learn through guided participation and working with mentors to solve problems?

Vygotsky called the actual physical items that a child uses to learn (pencils,books,computers,etc. ),as well as the intellectual and conceptual framework that the child uses to learn (language,alphabet,number/math systems,religious systems,etc. )

_____________ is the knowledge that quantity is unrelated to the arrangement and physical appearance of objects.

By age 6,the average child has a vocabulary of around ___________ words.

Which of the following most likely contributes to the high level of accidents in the preschool-age group?

Most people have unambiguous and seemingly accurate memories dating as far back as age

Preschool-age children must rely on their parents to help them determine the appropriate amount of food intake that they need.

By the end of the preoperational stage,children are able to understand the idea that actions,events,and outcomes are related to one another in fixed patterns.This is called

Conservation is the knowledge that quantity is unrelated to the arrangement and physical appearance of objects.

The average preschooler is not able to count in a fairly systematic,consistent manner.

By the end of the preschool period,the ________ part of the brain has grown significantly because it becomes considerably thicker with individual fibers that help coordinate brain functioning between the two hemispheres.

The danger from injuries during preschool years is,in part,a result of parent neglect.

By age 2,the average child in the United States weighs 25 to 30 pounds and is close to 36 inches tall.

The two hemispheres of the brain process information differently;therefore,they work and process information independently of each other.

According to Piaget,_________ is/are at the heart of __________,which is a major advance for preschool children.

According to Vygotsky,if one child receives assistance,he/she may improve substantially more than another child who does not receive help.The assistance or structuring provided by others is termed

Which of the following are considered signs that a toddler is ready to begin toilet training? A child being able to