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

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?

Sara and James are 2 years old and are playing near each other. Sara is pretending to be a princess, while James is pretending to be a fireman. According to the text, what type of play are they engaging in?

The information-processing perspective conceptualizes memory as operating like a computer.

Generalizing from the text, being bilingual is probably viewed most negatively by people in which of the following countries?

According to the text, memory processes reach nearly adult capabilities by about what age?

Mr. Phillips assumes that everyone thinks about politics the same way he does. When people disagree with his views, he thinks they are just trying to make him angry. Even though he is an adult, Mr. Phillips's thinking still is hampered by which of the following?

Which of the following children would most likely exhibit the logic that characterizes Piaget's preoperational period?

Suppose that a child is shown two rows of 8 pennies each. In one row the pennies are laid next to each other; in the other the pennies are spread out with more space between them. Now the child is asked to count the number of pennies in each row and then respond to the question, "Which row has more pennies?" This demonstration is most likely to be used to test the child's:

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:

A child who is running and kicking a soccer ball is making use of what set of skills?

Dr. Jacobs is describing a process by which neurons become insulated so that they can conduct neural impulses more efficiently. The process he is describing would be called:

Four-year-old Angela knows the alphabet and the sounds that correspond to many of the letters. She has begun to sit with a book and "pretends" to read by telling the story that goes with each page. The term that describes Angela's current state is "readiness."

According to the text, about what percent of the population is right-handed?

When a child attempts to accomplish a task in order to receive praise from her teacher or parent, this is an example of intrinsic motivation.

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

If a young child is seen to be talking to himself, this is an example of private speech.

The development of dramatic play is directly linked to the child's ability to understand problems involving conservation.

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:

Rickie can't figure out how to solve a math problem. His teacher gives Rickie a "hint" that helps him think a little differently about the problem, and now he solves it. Rickie's teacher has used a technique best described as:

According to the text, about what percent of the population is left-handed?