Question 1

Three-year-old J.T.understands that 3 is more than 2,and 2 is more than 1.J.T.has a grasp of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ordinality
B)   cardinality
C)   chronological order
D)   one-to-one correspondence

Question 2

The most complex self-help skill of early childhood is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   self-dressing
B)   shoe tying
C)   self-feeding
D)   tooth brushing

Question 3

The most important illogical feature of preoperational thought is its __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   irreversibility
B)   centration
C)   animistic thinking
D)   magical thinking

Question 4

With age,preschoolers __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   become more distracted by stimuli
B)   gain steadily in ability to inhibit impulses and focus on a competing goal
C)   experience a decrease in their ability to flexibly shift their focus
D)   are able to hold less information in their working memory

Question 5

Young children __________ are at increased risk for decayed teeth.

Accepted Answer

A)   who drink fluoridated water
B)   who get sealants on primary teeth
C)   in homes with regular smokers
D)   in middle-SES homes

Question 6

At the rear and base of the brain is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   hippocampus
B)   amygdala
C)   cerebellum
D)   cerebral cortex

Question 7

Picture-book reading is an especially rich context for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   reasoning by analogy
B)   category learning
C)   developing reversibility
D)   acquiring conservation

Question 8

Describe a Vygotskian early childhood classroom.How does it differ from a Piagetian classroom?

Accepted Answer

Both Piagetian and Vygotskian classrooms...

Question 9

Mounting evidence reveals that children with autism __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   more often use mental state words like believe, think, and feel
B)   are impaired in theory of mind
C)   are advanced in joint attention and social referencing
D)   excel in generating plans and inhibiting irrelevant responses

Question 10

When putting together a puzzle with her son,Mim selects a puzzle that is slightly too difficult for him to put together alone and adjusts the support offered to her son to fit his current level of performance.Mim is engaging in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   scaffolding
B)   dual representation
C)   proximal teaching
D)   discovery learning

Question 11

According to sociocultural theory,__________ broadens preschoolers' participation in social dialogues with more knowledgeable individuals,who encourage them to master culturally important tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)   individual sensorimotor exploration
B)   emergence of new epiphyses
C)   development of reflexive schemes
D)   rapid expansion of language

Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

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Young children __________ are at increased risk for decayed teeth.

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Mounting evidence reveals that children with autism __________.

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According to sociocultural theory,__________ broadens preschoolers' participation in social dialogues with more knowledgeable individuals,who encourage them to master culturally important tasks.

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Young children __________ are at increased risk for decayed teeth.

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At the rear and base of the brain is the __________.

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Picture-book reading is an especially rich context for __________.

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When putting together a puzzle with her son,Mim selects a puzzle that is slightly too difficult for him to put together alone and adjusts the support offered to her son to fit his current level of performance.Mim is engaging in __________.

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The most complex self-help skill of early childhood is __________.

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Describe a Vygotskian early childhood classroom.How does it differ from a Piagetian classroom?

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The most important illogical feature of preoperational thought is its __________.

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