Question 1

All of the following statements about music education are accurate except

Accepted Answer

A)   researchers' interest in music for young children developed only recently (in the late twentieth century) 
B)   the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEY
C)   promotes the use of music and singing as a teaching tool in the preschool classroom
C)   music and singing are effective ways to help very young children make transitions from one activity to another, such as from play time to clean-up time
D)   Frederic Froebel included music and singing in his original kindergarten curriculum A

Question 2

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Mozart Effect

Accepted Answer

The name given to findings of an experiment in which college students who listened to a Mozart sonata scored higher than they had after experiencing the same amount of silence or listening to relaxation instructions.

Question 3

Which approach would probably be most successful with a group of two-year-olds?

Accepted Answer

A)   teaching them to play instruments together as a unit
B)   providing a range of child-sized orchestral instruments -- guitars, violins, and trumpets
C)   making a set of percussion instruments available - drums, rhythm sticks, tambourines, and maracas
D)   waiting until they are three before introducing them to musical instruments of any kind C

Question 4

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Lapware

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the definition of the following...

Question 5

If two-year-old Claire is like other children her age, she most likely

Accepted Answer

A)   understands that the people on television cannot hear her when she speaks to them
B)   thinks that a ball shown on television would roll if the television were tilted
C)   points to objects on television and tries to grasp them
D)   has never watched television

Question 6

One recent national survey of parents of very young children showed that they

Accepted Answer

A)   are often unaware of differences between the television programs that their children watch
B)   usually believe that television has more positive than negative effects
C)   are skeptical about the value of programs shown on channels produced for child audiences
D)   were unlikely to have watched educational children's television programs when they were children

Question 7

Interactive toys have elicited concern from some child development experts because

Accepted Answer

A)   the toys may encourage children to be too active and controlling in their play
B)   they give children whose parents can afford to buy them an unfair advantage over other children by boosting their cognitive development
C)   links to recognizable television characters may limit children's imaginative play
D)   they emphasize creativity over learning

Question 8

Jacob's grandfather is trying to decide what to buy Jacob for a birthday present when he turns three. Based on research findings, it would be a good idea to

Accepted Answer

A)   purchase a "smart" interactive toy because it will boost his grandson's vocabulary
B)   avoid Barney & Friends videos and DVDs
C)   buy him a television for his bedroom
D)   pay for Suzuki music lessons

Question 9

A panel of child development experts recently made recommendations about promoting healthy development from birth to age three. All of the following were included in those recommendations except the recommendation to

Accepted Answer

A)   foster socioemotional school readiness instead of focusing on literacy and numerical skills
B)   establish policies to provide more choices to more parents for early child care
C)   review current public investments in child care and early education
D)   coordinate state and local early childhood policies and agencies

Question 10

According to a recent national survey of parents of very young children,

Accepted Answer

A)   the majority of children younger than age two have a television in their bedroom
B)   more than 40 percent of children younger than age two watch television every day
C)   most parents believe that television has more negative than positive effects
D)   most parents have seen their children imitate aggressive behavior but not positive behavior that they had seen on television

Question 11

All of the following are accurate statements about the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement on children's television viewing except

Accepted Answer

A)   relatively few parents of children under the age of three follow the AAP's recommendations
B)   it is supported by studies showing that infants learn language better from an in-person speaker than they do from a videotaped display of the same person
C)   it encourages parents to add 1 hour of television every year so that the amount of daily television or screen time matches their child's age (1-year-olds watch 1 hour, 2-year-olds watch 2 hours, etc.) 
D)   it reflects concerns about links between childhood aggression and television viewing

Question 12

All of the following are accurate statements about similarities between music and language except

Accepted Answer

A)   by 10 to 12 months, infants discriminate between features that belong in their own culture's music and features that do not belong, much as they become specialized at detecting phonemic distinctions that are made in the language spoken around them
B)   researchers studying music perception use many of the same procedures as researchers studying language acquisition, including conditioned headturning
C)   infants prefer listening to infant-directed speech but tend to dislike infant-directed music
D)   infants perceive the emotional meaning communicated nonverbally when parents speak, much as they perceive the emotional meaning communicated nonverbally when parents sing a lullaby or engage them with a more playful song

Question 13

All of the following are examples of interactive toys designed for children younger than age three except

Accepted Answer

A)   PETS programmable robotic storytelling animals
B)   the StoryToy play system farm playset
C)   stacking rings that respond with music and flashing lights when the rings are stacked in the correct order
D)   Barney dolls with radio transmitters that make them respond to the Barney character on television

Question 14

Studies of electronic books

Accepted Answer

A)   have not been carried out yet, so the effects of this new technology are unknown
B)   show that they may enhance phonological awareness
C)   indicate that they result in improved story comprehension
D)   suggest that children usually focus on "reading" the text and miss out on activating and exploring the other parts of the pages

Question 15

All of the following statements about computers and very young children are consistent with the findings of a recent national parent survey except

Accepted Answer

A)   the majority of household with children younger than age three own a computer
B)   many very young children first use a computer at home with a parent
C)   the majority of children under age three use computers on a daily basis
D)   the majority of computers in household with children younger than age three are connected to the Internet

Question 16

In households where television is used heavily, all of the following are found except

Accepted Answer

A)   children begin watching before the age of one year
B)   children are less likely to spend time playing outside
C)   children are less likely to read
D)   behavioral effects are not observed until the age of five years

Question 17

According to a recent national survey of parents, listening to music is part of a typical day for approximately _____ of children younger than two years.

Accepted Answer

A)   10 percent
B)   30 percent
C)   60 percent
D)   80 percent

Question 18

Wilma, a child development expert, is active in her field and aware of current trends, concerns, and initiatives. As a result, she is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)   resist efforts to encourage her to work with legislators and public policy groups
B)   believe that more prevention and intervention efforts should be focused on ages four to six than on birth to three
C)   believe that no child should grow up in poverty, especially if they are supported by a working adult
D)   worry that too much emphasis is being placed on assessing the benefits of early interventions

Question 19

Although some parents may not like it, research has documented positive effects of _____ on young children's language development.

Accepted Answer

A)   Power Rangers
B)   Barney & Friends
C)   Teletubbies
D)   Boobahs

Question 20

Bob's three-year-old daughter has started learning to play an instrument using Suzuki Talent Education. All of the following experiences are included in this approach except

Accepted Answer

A)   requiring Bob and his daughter to attend classes during which they simply observe other children playing their instruments
B)   expecting Bob to learn to play his daughter's instrument before she learns to play it
C)   daily listening to recordings of musical pieces that Bob's daughter is learning
D)   teaching Bob's daughter to read music before she ever touches an instrument

Exam 12: Babies of Today and Tomorrow: Music, Media, and Computers