Question 1

Longitudinal studies have indicated that all of the following factors influence language and cognitive development in children EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  having a teenage mother. 
B)  the number of linguistic and social toys available to the child. 
C)  culture. 
D)  socio-economic level. 
A)  having a teenage mother. 
B)  the number of linguistic and social toys available to the child. 
C)  culture. 
D)  socio-economic level.

Question 2

The article "Unintentional Injuries in Canadian Preschoolers" in the text stated that

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge of home safety rules was directly linked to the incidence of injury. 
B)  maintaining close proximity to the child has no effect on the incidence of injury. 
C)  even though parents are more likely to expect that boys will be injured, they are less likely to intervene in boys' activities. 
D)  girls received more encouragement and direct instructions. 
A)  knowledge of home safety rules was directly linked to the incidence of injury. 
B)  maintaining close proximity to the child has no effect on the incidence of injury. 
C)  even though parents are more likely to expect that boys will be injured, they are less likely to intervene in boys' activities. 
D)  girls received more encouragement and direct instructions.

Question 3

Psychologists use the term "fast-mapping" to refer to the ability of 3- to 6-year-olds to categorically link new words to real-world referents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The children who live on Yonge Street are playing "store" today. They use empty cans, boxes, and bags as groceries, and they stack the items on shelves formed from cardboard boxes. Susie is the store-owner, Muhammed delivers ice cream, and Shelly brings her baby to the store. What is the most developmentally advanced level of play represented in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor play 
B)  sociodramatic play 
C)  constructive play 
D)  first pretend play 
A)  sensorimotor play 
B)  sociodramatic play 
C)  constructive play 
D)  first pretend play

Question 5

If a child is using verb forms or verb tenses (such as "eating" or "ate" from the verb "to eat"), then the child is using

Accepted Answer

A)  holophrases. 
B)  overgeneralization. 
C)  appropriate extension. 
D)  inflections. 
A)  holophrases. 
B)  overgeneralization. 
C)  appropriate extension. 
D)  inflections.

Question 6

Concerning milestones of physical development, a 2-year-old is NOT able to

Accepted Answer

A)  run easily. 
B)  climb. 
C)  pick up small objects. 
D)  walk on tiptoe. 
A)  run easily. 
B)  climb. 
C)  pick up small objects. 
D)  walk on tiptoe.

Question 7

Unintentional injuries account for slightly more than one quarter of all deaths for children age 1 to 4 in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Approximately 66% of children score ________ on current IQ tests.

Accepted Answer

A)  below 70 
B)  a mental age equal to their chronological age 
C)  between 85 and 118 
D)  over 125 
A)  below 70 
B)  a mental age equal to their chronological age 
C)  between 85 and 118 
D)  over 125

Question 9

Lucas slashes the air with a stick he calls his "power sword." This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  associative play. 
B)  substitute pretend play. 
C)  first pretend play. 
D)  sensorimotor play. 
A)  associative play. 
B)  substitute pretend play. 
C)  first pretend play. 
D)  sensorimotor play.

Question 10

Children with physical or mental disabilities are more likely to be abused.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Malcolm Gladwell contends that one of the reasons that Chinese children have an early advantage in mastering math skills is due to

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural reinforcement. 
B)  shorter word lengths to identify numbers. 
C)  parental expectations. 
D)  brain structure differences due to expanded short-term memory capacity. 
A)  cultural reinforcement. 
B)  shorter word lengths to identify numbers. 
C)  parental expectations. 
D)  brain structure differences due to expanded short-term memory capacity.

Question 12

All the following characteristics are associated with an increased risk that a parent will be abusive EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a history of abuse 
B)  substance abuse 
C)  depression 
D)  full-time employment 
A)  a history of abuse 
B)  substance abuse 
C)  depression 
D)  full-time employment

Question 13

The term _____________ is used to describe when children categorically link new words to the real objects and events that the words refer to.

Accepted Answer

A)  "inferring" 
B)  "language explosion" 
C)  "inflections" 
D)  "fast-mapping" 
A)  "inferring" 
B)  "language explosion" 
C)  "inflections" 
D)  "fast-mapping"

Question 14

A child's rate of growth in height and weight is faster during the toddler and preschool years than in infancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Enriched daycare programs and early intervention programs like Head Start can significantly improve IQ scores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Neuroscientists believe that the determination of which functions will or will not be lateralized originates in our

Accepted Answer

A)  social experiences. 
B)  cultural norms. 
C)  physical experiences. 
D)  genes. 
A)  social experiences. 
B)  cultural norms. 
C)  physical experiences. 
D)  genes.

Question 17

In cases of child maltreatment, mothers are reported to be responsible for the abuse 61% of the time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Developmentalists refer to our inability to remember much about the first three years of life as "dissociative fugue."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Myelinization of the reticular formation and the hippocampus in the brain probably accounts for improvements in ________ during early childhood.

Accepted Answer

A)  sociability and altruism 
B)  locomotor and manipulative skills 
C)  grammar and vocabulary 
D)  attention and concentration 
A)  sociability and altruism 
B)  locomotor and manipulative skills 
C)  grammar and vocabulary 
D)  attention and concentration

Question 20

Grasping the false belief principle enables a child to

Accepted Answer

A)  know when someone is lying. 
B)  learn not to trust all adults. 
C)  determine when something is not what it seems to be. 
D)  understand what influences other people's thinking. 
A)  know when someone is lying. 
B)  learn not to trust all adults. 
C)  determine when something is not what it seems to be. 
D)  understand what influences other people's thinking.

Longitudinal studies have indicated that all of the following factors influence language and cognitive development in children EXCEPT

The article "Unintentional Injuries in Canadian Preschoolers" in the text stated that

Psychologists use the term "fast-mapping" to refer to the ability of 3- to 6-year-olds to categorically link new words to real-world referents.

If a child is using verb forms or verb tenses (such as "eating" or "ate" from the verb "to eat"), then the child is using

Concerning milestones of physical development, a 2-year-old is NOT able to

Unintentional injuries account for slightly more than one quarter of all deaths for children age 1 to 4 in Canada.

Approximately 66% of children score ________ on current IQ tests.

Lucas slashes the air with a stick he calls his "power sword." This is an example of

Children with physical or mental disabilities are more likely to be abused.

Malcolm Gladwell contends that one of the reasons that Chinese children have an early advantage in mastering math skills is due to

All the following characteristics are associated with an increased risk that a parent will be abusive EXCEPT

The term _____________ is used to describe when children categorically link new words to the real objects and events that the words refer to.

A child's rate of growth in height and weight is faster during the toddler and preschool years than in infancy.

Enriched daycare programs and early intervention programs like Head Start can significantly improve IQ scores.

Neuroscientists believe that the determination of which functions will or will not be lateralized originates in our

In cases of child maltreatment, mothers are reported to be responsible for the abuse 61% of the time.

Developmentalists refer to our inability to remember much about the first three years of life as "dissociative fugue."

Myelinization of the reticular formation and the hippocampus in the brain probably accounts for improvements in ________ during early childhood.

Grasping the false belief principle enables a child to

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Prenatal Development and Birth

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Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

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Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

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Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Longitudinal studies have indicated that all of the following factors influence language and cognitive development in children EXCEPT

The article "Unintentional Injuries in Canadian Preschoolers" in the text stated that

Psychologists use the term "fast-mapping" to refer to the ability of 3- to 6-year-olds to categorically link new words to real-world referents.

If a child is using verb forms or verb tenses (such as "eating" or "ate" from the verb "to eat"), then the child is using

Concerning milestones of physical development, a 2-year-old is NOT able to

Unintentional injuries account for slightly more than one quarter of all deaths for children age 1 to 4 in Canada.

Approximately 66% of children score ________ on current IQ tests.

Lucas slashes the air with a stick he calls his "power sword." This is an example of

Children with physical or mental disabilities are more likely to be abused.

Malcolm Gladwell contends that one of the reasons that Chinese children have an early advantage in mastering math skills is due to

All the following characteristics are associated with an increased risk that a parent will be abusive EXCEPT

The term _____________ is used to describe when children categorically link new words to the real objects and events that the words refer to.

A child's rate of growth in height and weight is faster during the toddler and preschool years than in infancy.

Enriched daycare programs and early intervention programs like Head Start can significantly improve IQ scores.

Neuroscientists believe that the determination of which functions will or will not be lateralized originates in our

In cases of child maltreatment, mothers are reported to be responsible for the abuse 61% of the time.

Developmentalists refer to our inability to remember much about the first three years of life as "dissociative fugue."

Myelinization of the reticular formation and the hippocampus in the brain probably accounts for improvements in ________ during early childhood.

Grasping the false belief principle enables a child to

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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