Question 1

The ability of young children to retain the meaning of a new word after having heard it used in conversation only once or twice is called

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A)   fast mapping.
B)   overgeneralizing.
C)   rapid regularization.
D)   scaffolding.

Question 2

By age ___,most children can count to 20 or more and know the relative sizes of numbers 1 through 10; some can do simple single-digit addition and subtraction.

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A)   3
B)   4
C)   5
D)   6

Question 3

According to research presented in your text,which of the following is NOT one of the four major causes of death in children younger than age 5?

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A)   Diarrhea
B)   Pneumonia
C)   Malaria
D)   Ebola

Question 4

Piaget used the three-mountain task to assess children's level of

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A)   conservation.
B)   egocentrism.
C)   seriation.
D)   class inclusion.

Question 5

To enhance the development of good reading and writing skills,parents who wish to incorporate educational television programs such as Sesame Street into their children's lives should

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A)   watch the programs with their children and talk to them about what they see.
B)   let their children watch the program with their peers.
C)   let their children watch the programs alone so they can focus their attention on the material.
D)   strictly limit children's viewing of such programs, because they foster passive behavior.

Question 6

Compare and contrast the Montessori Method and the Reggio Emilia approach to educating young children.

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Question 7

Little Vincent holds up his mother's broom and says,"With this sword,I am really a knight!" Vincent is engaged in

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A)   pretend play.
B)   acting out.
C)   rough-and-tumble play.
D)   object permanence.

Question 8

Handedness,the preference for using one hand over the other,usually becomes evident in children when they are about _________ of age.

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A)   9 months
B)   18 months
C)   2 years
D)   3 years

Question 9

Jessica cannot bring out the information that was placed in memory.She is having trouble with

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A)   encoding.
B)   storage.
C)   retrieval.
D)   retention.

Question 10

According to the social interaction model,a parent with a high elaborative style

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A)   will help children forget unpleasant experiences.
B)   will help children form richer memories.
C)   will often answer for the child when the child can't remember something.
D)   will have children who perform lower on later tests of cognitive abilities.

Question 11

Four-year-old Sarah tells her mother,"I told the wind to blow,so it made my kite fly." This is an example of

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A)   animism.
B)   inductive reasoning.
C)   egocentrism.
D)   decentration.

Question 12

Nick was feeling angry at his little brother,and at about the same time,Nick's little brother came down with a bad case of the stomach flu.Nick was worried that his anger caused his brother to get sick.According to Piaget,Nick is demonstrating _____________ reasoning.

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A)   intuitive
B)   centrated
C)   transductive
D)   irreversible

Question 13

Brittany,at age 5,is thinner than she was a year ago; she has gained only 4 pounds even though she has grown 2 inches.Which of the following statements is probably TRUE?

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A)   Her growth pattern is normal for her age.
B)   Her diet is probably lacking essential nutrients.
C)   Her growth will probably slow down when she reaches puberty.
D)   She was probably a low-birth-weight baby.

Question 14

Billy has two imaginary friends named Joe and Buckus.In which of the following ways is having Joe and Buckus similar to having peer relationships?

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A)   They may make Billy less sociable.
B)   They are good company for an only child.
C)   They provide mechanisms of avoidance.
D)   They help him avoid difficult situations.

Question 15

Analyze the differences in gross motor skill ability between a typical 3-year-old and 5-year-old.

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Question 16

Nightmares during early childhood

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A)   are rare in children younger than 7 years.
B)   should be treated by a child psychologist.
C)   generally indicate abuse.
D)   are serious only if they occur frequently.

Question 17

Katina is being asked to repeat a random series of digits back to her psychologist.The psychologist is testing the limits of Katina's ____ memory.

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A)   sensory
B)   working
C)   long-term
D)   executive

Question 18

Piaget maintained that private speech is

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A)   a sign of abnormal development.
B)   a form of communication.
C)   an egocentric form of speech.
D)   practice for social speech.

Question 19

According to Piaget,deferred imitation requires the use of

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A)   symbolic functioning.
B)   formal operational thought.
C)   concrete operational thought.
D)   seriation.

Question 20

Which of the following children is most likely to benefit from high-quality daycare?

Accepted Answer

A)   Anida, whose divorced mother is poor and under stress
B)   Brett, whose IQ is below average
C)   Cara, who is eager to learn
D)   None of these; it is impossible to predict which child will benefit the most.

Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Handedness,the preference for using one hand over the other,usually becomes evident in children when they are about _________ of age.

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To enhance the development of good reading and writing skills,parents who wish to incorporate educational television programs such as Sesame Street into their children's lives should

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Piaget maintained that private speech is

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According to Piaget,deferred imitation requires the use of

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According to the social interaction model,a parent with a high elaborative style

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Four-year-old Sarah tells her mother,"I told the wind to blow,so it made my kite fly." This is an example of

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Brittany,at age 5,is thinner than she was a year ago; she has gained only 4 pounds even though she has grown 2 inches.Which of the following statements is probably TRUE?

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Nightmares during early childhood

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Analyze the differences in gross motor skill ability between a typical 3-year-old and 5-year-old.

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Compare and contrast the Montessori Method and the Reggio Emilia approach to educating young children.

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Nick was feeling angry at his little brother,and at about the same time,Nick's little brother came down with a bad case of the stomach flu.Nick was worried that his anger caused his brother to get sick.According to Piaget,Nick is demonstrating _____________ reasoning.

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Billy has two imaginary friends named Joe and Buckus.In which of the following ways is having Joe and Buckus similar to having peer relationships?

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Piaget used the three-mountain task to assess children's level of

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The ability of young children to retain the meaning of a new word after having heard it used in conversation only once or twice is called

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Katina is being asked to repeat a random series of digits back to her psychologist.The psychologist is testing the limits of Katina's ____ memory.

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According to research presented in your text,which of the following is NOT one of the four major causes of death in children younger than age 5?

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Little Vincent holds up his mother's broom and says,"With this sword,I am really a knight!" Vincent is engaged in

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Jessica cannot bring out the information that was placed in memory.She is having trouble with

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By age ___,most children can count to 20 or more and know the relative sizes of numbers 1 through 10; some can do simple single-digit addition and subtraction.

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Which of the following children is most likely to benefit from high-quality daycare?

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