Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

From 18 months to 3 years of age, children begin to understand different mental states. According to Lempers, Flavell, and Flavell, by 2 years of age, a child recognizes that another person will see what's in front of his or her own eyes instead of what's in front of the child's eyes. This mental state is referred to as ________.

Executive function involves ________.

According to Gauvain and Perez, which of the following factors can enhance the effectiveness of the zone of proximal development?

What are the criticisms of the Montessori approach to early education?

Which of the following statements about brain development and early childhood is true?

Critics of universal preschool education say that

According to Tomlinson and others (2016), the deaths of young children due to HIV/AIDS especially occur in countries

Identify a common nutritional problem in early childhood that results from the failure to eat adequate amounts of quality meats and dark green vegetables and causes chronic fatigue.

Tools of the Mind is a program that is grounded in ________ theory of cognitive development.

Using rehearsal, we can keep information in short-term memory for a much longer period. In this context, rehearsal means

Many of the deaths of young children around the world could be prevented by reductions in

Which of the following statements about parental smoking is true?

Four-year-old Michelle talks to herself frequently. She does this especially when she is trying to solve a difficult problem. Lev Vygotsky would say that Michelle is

What are the signs of vision problems in children?

Three-year-old Ruth draws a picture with lavender, purple, and blue colors intermixed with green, yellow, and brown. "It is a boat in the ocean at sunset, with whales jumping all around it!" she explains to her teacher. Which of the following does this explain?

According to Feeney, Moravcik, and Nolte (2019), Follari (2019), and Gestwicki (2017), competent early childhood programs should focus

Describe four strategies suggested by Ellen Galinsky for using books effectively with preschool children.

Scientists have discovered that there ________ the brains of children in the 3- to 15-year age range.

Name the cognitive theorist who emphasized the social contexts of learning and the construction of knowledge through social interaction.

Which of the following determines the categories for obesity, overweight, and at risk of being overweight?