Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

According to Vygotsky,in which stage do infants learn through conditioning,until language begins to develop during the second year?

Which of the following terms describes when the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex undergo functional specialization?

Which of the following brain structures regulates attention and concentration?

Researchers who have analyzed the IQ scores of adopted twins have found that identical twins are more like one another in IQ than fraternal twins are.They also have found that the IQs of adopted children are more strongly correlated with the IQs of their biological parents than with the IQs of their adoptive parents.These research results suggest

Define the concept of inflections.What is the most common inflection that English-speaking children will use first?

In the studies by Flavell (1999),children were presented with a box on which there were pictures of candy.Three and four-year-old children believed that the box contained candy.The children saw that the box contained crayons once it was opened.The three-year-old believed that other children would believe that the box contained crayons instead of candy.This demonstrates which principle?

Children whose IQ scores are below ________ may have an intellectual disability,and those who score above ________ are often called gifted.

In the United States,the major cause of death of preschool and school-age children is ________.

The understanding that one object or behavior can represent another defines which of the following functions?

Bryce and Tracy made their parents "breakfast" using the plastic food that came with their toy kitchen play center.They giggled because they knew their parents would be fooled until they tried to pick up the fake food.Their understanding that their parents would figure out the game when they had the plates in their hands is because Bryce and Tracy both understand