Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Why should parents be concerned about their child's phonological awareness? How can parents help their child develop phonological awareness?

Sylvia loves to play with her toy telephone.When she holds the receiver to her face and calls "Hi!" she is engaging in which type of play?

Who coined the term zone of proximal development and what does it mean?

Inflections appearing in the form of adding "ing" to words are common among

Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of IQ testing.

Stephen was abused before being placed in foster care.He frequently has nightmares about the abuse and even has flashbacks of the abuse during the day.He has difficulty concentrating at school and is falling behind academically.From which of the following is Stephen likely suffering?

Flynn argues that many theorists neglect to include ________ beliefs when they claim a genetic predisposition for intelligence.

Which of the following is true regarding invented spelling?

Darius holds his hairbrush to his mouth and sings as if the hairbrush is a microphone.This is an example of what type of play?

Which of the following activities would help a child develop phonological awareness?

According to your text,despite strong genetic influences,an individual's IQ score can vary within its ________,depending on environmental influences.

Which of the following terms defines the ability to link new words to real world referents?

Recent research supports the theory that handedness is the result of which of the following?

What does your book suggest about children's eating habits?

Holding a pencil to write or draw requires which of the following?

All of the children on Hazel Street have spent the morning building a tree house from scraps of wood and other building materials acquired from a nearby construction site.This is an example of

A set of ideas that a child constructs to explain other people's ideas,beliefs,desires,and behaviors is known by which of the following?

Which of the following is associated with a higher risk of child abuse?

When Simon says,"My hamster runned away," he is using

What is the developmental process that is the impetus behind brain lateralization?