Exam 6: Early Childhood: Physical, Cognitive, and Language Development

Generalizing from research presented in the text, which of the following memory strategies would most likely lead a young child to the best recall of a group of common household items?

Mary notices that her 3-year-old seems to have difficulty when he tries to stop running. When coming to a quick stop, he often tips forward, nearly falling on his face. From a developmental perspective, this boy's difficulty most likely stems from having:

By 5 years of age, a typical child can throw a ball "overhanded."

Juan and Maria move to the United States from Mexico, where they begin school. From their first day, they are placed in an English-speaking classroom in which no Spanish is spoken. This method of teaching a second language would best exemplify which of the following models?

Martha plays with a basketball and makes baskets to receive praise from her father. This best reflects what type of motivation:

Jackie believes that her Teddy bears are really alive and that they can talk to her. This characteristic of her thought is best considered to be an example of Piaget's concept of:

Mark can describe to his teacher how he walks from his house to the playground, where a bus picks him up, but he cannot describe how he would walk from the playground back to his house, because he has never done this. Mark's thinking is best considered to be an example of:

By age 6, most children have a working vocabulary of _____ words, and can understand more than ______ words.

Four-year-old Rose views everything in relation to herself. Her failure to understand another person's perspective is best thought of as a consequence of:

If Lark is asked to tell her teacher what she had for breakfast that morning, this task would best be considered an example of:

When William is handed a cracker, he extends both of his hands to receive it. If his motor development is typical for children his age, how old would he be:

In comparison to Piaget's view of cognitive development, Lev Vygotsky's view put more emphasis on:

According to the text, most research supports the conclusion that growing up bilingual:

For most people (and nearly all right-handed people), language is heavily lateralized in which hemisphere of the brain?

According to the text, which of the following groups of 3- to 5-year-old children would be most likely to have difficulty solving theory of mind problems?

When a young child learns to help fold laundry and put clothes away, cultural information is being transmitted. According to Vygotsky's view, this is best considered to be an example of:

Suppose that young children are asked what is most likely to be inside a small dog cage. They say "a dog." When they look inside, they see a chicken. To test the children's theory of mind, what would they likely be asked next?

At first, Mike has to concentrate very hard when typing, thinking where each letter on the keyboard is. However, after practicing a great deal, he now types without even thinking about how his fingers are moving. The concept that best describes Mike's development is:

Which of the following is the best example of a gross motor skill?

A child who climbs to the top of a staircase for the challenge and fun of the activity has what type of motivation?