Exam 9: Seciton 3: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Researchers have discovered that _____ helps a child to develop theory of mind months ahead of a child who does not.

Four-year-old Graciela is a balanced bilingual, which means that she _____.

Brain scans of children solving theory-of-mind puzzles reveal that _____ depends upon maturation of the prefrontal cortex.

If you want to find reliably high-quality group care for your preschooler, what term should you look for?

Which is an example of scaffolding?

All of the following are common concerns that parents have about raising bilingual children EXCEPT _____.

Nine-year-old Bobby has no problem understanding that the 20-year-old woman who sometimes stays with him is both a student and a babysitter. According to Piaget, this is because Bobby's thinking has moved beyond _____.

Research has shown that the development of a theory of mind varies according to _____.

Which child will probably learn to count to 30 first?

Each time Juan puts a puzzle together, his father gives him a little less help. Which theorist would be MOST pleased with Juan's father?

The structures, rules, and techniques used to communicate meaning in language are called _____.

After her haircut was complete, Tania began crying inconsolably. "You turned me into a boy!" she cried. Which obstacle to logic was Tania demonstrating?

Preschool programs are called "child-centered" when they stress children's _____.

Children typically understand the basics of grammar by the _____.

What was Maria Montessori's objective when she created her preschool?

Four-year-old Jonathan is sitting at the lunch counter next to his sister Erin. They are having hot dogs for lunch. When his mom cuts Jonathan's hot dog into five pieces and Erin's into six pieces. Jonathan protests, "Erin has more than me!" Which ability does Jonathan not yet demonstrate?

In 2011 in the United States, 22 percent of children spoke English at school and _____ at home.

Jessica is reading a story book aloud to her 3-year-old daughter, Abigail. Abigail's father says, "Why are you bothering? It's not like she's going to learn to read from that." What would you tell Abigail's father about reading to preschoolers?

A preschool child thinks a tall 20-year-old man is older than a short 40-year-old man. This is an example of _____.

According to Vygotsky, the internal dialogue that people have with themselves either silently or aloud is referred to as _____.