Question 1

What is the term for the support for learning and problem solving that encourages independence and growth?

Accepted Answer

A) scaffolding 
B) scripting 
C) schema 
D) mentoring

Question 2

Research suggests that the age at which toilet training takes place has risen over the years.Today,the average age of toilet training is around _________.

Accepted Answer

A) 30 months 
B) 24 months 
C) 18 months 
D) 12 months

Question 3

The left hemisphere of the brain becomes more specialized during the preschool years in which of the following areas?

Accepted Answer

A) spatial relationships 
B) music 
C) reading 
D) gross motor skills

Question 4

Which of the following is considered a permanent result of lead poisoning in children?

Accepted Answer

A) lower intelligence and problems with verbal and auditory language processing 
B) low weight and inadequate growth/height 
C) loss of appetite 
D) depression

Question 5

Piaget believed that children from _______ years of age fall into the _________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 to 7;preoperational 
B) 2 to 7;concrete operational 
C) 5 to 7;concrete operational 
D) 2 to 7;preoperational

Question 6

Muscle strength development for preschool boys and girls is the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Parents in China,Japan,and the United States all see the benefits of preschools in a different way.What do U.S.parents view as the most likely benefit of preschool?

Accepted Answer

A) academic head start 
B) developing a sense of independence 
C) experience of being a member of a group 
D) learning about the child's family history

Question 8

Because of stringent legal restrictions on the amount of lead in paint and gasoline,lead poisoning is no longer a significant danger to children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

By the time a child is 6 years old,he/she weighs,on average,about _______ pounds and stands approximately ______ inches tall.

Accepted Answer

A) 60;55 
B) 75;50 
C) 46;46 
D) 30;36

Question 10

The Wilson family went to their family reunion picnic,and their two children were allowed to participate in different games.Which of the following is a game that the 4-year-old would likely have enough fine motor skills to play?

Accepted Answer

A) throwing a ball 
B) tossing a ring around a peg 
C) bike races 
D) potato sack race

Question 11

Children's lack of concern over the impact of their nonverbal behavior on others is evidence of their inherent selfishness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In 4-year-old Amanda's preschool class,the group discussion involved airplanes.After that,Amanda considered herself an expert on airplanes and believed she knew everything there was to know about airplanes,even though she was unable to provide a reasonable explanation about why she thought she knew so much about airplanes.In this example,Amanda is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A) conservation. 
B) intuitive thought. 
C) egocentric thought. 
D) centration.

Question 13

As an infant,Baby Sarah had typical childhood illnesses and no significant earaches.However,Sarah is now 4 years old and she is experiencing frequent earaches.What is the most likely reason for this?

Accepted Answer

A) Sarah attends preschool and picks up many more infectious bacteria and viruses than she did at home. 
B) Sarah attends preschool,and the noise level of the other children playing aggravates her hearing and gives her earaches. 
C) Sarah's eustachian tube has moved position from almost parallel to the ground at birth to a more angular position,and this change sometimes leads to an increase in earaches. 
D) Sarah has developed an allergy to the shampoo her mother uses to wash her hair,and the result is inflammation in her eustachian tubes.

Question 14

The average preschool child has __________ colds and other respiratory illnesses in each of the years from ages 3 to 5.

Accepted Answer

A) 1-2 
B) 3-5 
C) 5-8 
D) 7-10

Question 15

If a 4 ½-year-old child is asked to draw a person who is first standing upright and then has fallen down,the child is likely to draw the figure in the vertical position,and then the figure lying in the horizontal position with no other pictures in-between to demonstrate the person falling.This child would be demonstrating a lack of

Accepted Answer

A) egocentric thought. 
B) intuitive thought. 
C) conservation. 
D) transformation.

Question 16

Which of the following is the best description of Piaget's "symbolic function"?

Accepted Answer

A) A child is able to understand that symbols on a page (letters or numbers) mean something. 
B) A child is able to use a mental symbol, a word, or an object to stand for or represent something that is not physically present. 
C) A child is able to use organized, formal, logical mental processes. 
D) A child is able to use his/her imagination.

Question 17

Developmental psychologists have found that children can benefit from involvement in some form of ___________ before they enroll in formal schooling,which takes place at ages 5 or 6 in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) quality television watching 
B) quality child care 
C) educational activity 
D) socialization with peers

Question 18

What is the term for the system of rules that determines how our thoughts can be expressed?

Accepted Answer

A) egocentric speech 
B) fast mapping 
C) private speech 
D) grammar

Question 19

From the later months of age 2 and into the mid-3s,the number of ways children combine words and phrases to form sentences _______ each month.

Accepted Answer

A) triples 
B) doubles 
C) climbs at a steady pace 
D) quadruples

Question 20

Approximately at what age does a child show signs of preference for the use of one hand over another?

Accepted Answer

A) 4 years of age 
B) 5 years of age 
C) 2 years of age 
D) in infancy

Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years

What is the term for the support for learning and problem solving that encourages independence and growth?

Research suggests that the age at which toilet training takes place has risen over the years.Today,the average age of toilet training is around _________.

The left hemisphere of the brain becomes more specialized during the preschool years in which of the following areas?

Which of the following is considered a permanent result of lead poisoning in children?

Piaget believed that children from _ years of age fall into the ___ stage.

Muscle strength development for preschool boys and girls is the same.

Parents in China,Japan,and the United States all see the benefits of preschools in a different way.What do U.S.parents view as the most likely benefit of preschool?

Because of stringent legal restrictions on the amount of lead in paint and gasoline,lead poisoning is no longer a significant danger to children.

By the time a child is 6 years old,he/she weighs,on average,about _ pounds and stands approximately inches tall.

The Wilson family went to their family reunion picnic,and their two children were allowed to participate in different games.Which of the following is a game that the 4-year-old would likely have enough fine motor skills to play?

Children's lack of concern over the impact of their nonverbal behavior on others is evidence of their inherent selfishness.

As an infant,Baby Sarah had typical childhood illnesses and no significant earaches.However,Sarah is now 4 years old and she is experiencing frequent earaches.What is the most likely reason for this?

The average preschool child has __________ colds and other respiratory illnesses in each of the years from ages 3 to 5.

Which of the following is the best description of Piaget's "symbolic function"?

Developmental psychologists have found that children can benefit from involvement in some form of ___________ before they enroll in formal schooling,which takes place at ages 5 or 6 in the U.S.

What is the term for the system of rules that determines how our thoughts can be expressed?

From the later months of age 2 and into the mid-3s,the number of ways children combine words and phrases to form sentences _______ each month.

Approximately at what age does a child show signs of preference for the use of one hand over another?