Prenatality and Infancy and Childhood 10a

Karen is 13 years old. She is given a 12-ounce ball of clay. She rolls out the clay into a long strip. She is then asked how much clay she now has. Karen is MOST likely to reply that she has _____ ounces.

12

Jan is attending a baby shower for her pregnant friend. Which gift might Jan give to the mother to help her interact with the fetus while it is in the womb?

a book for her to read aloud

Dr. Joachim warned a pregnant patient that her recreational use of a particular drug might cause harm to her fetus. The drug would be classified as:

a teratogen.

A child's realization that others may have beliefs the child knows to be false BEST illustrates the development of:

a theory of mind.

Lev Vygotsky's theory of development differed from Jean Piaget's largely because of its focus on:

cultural influences on cognitive development.

Dr. Grove studies how obesity rates change from childhood through old age. Dr. Grove is MOST likely a _____psychologist.

developmental

Ronette is pregnant with her first child. She wonders if she could have an occasional glass of wine with dinner. One might advise Ronette that:

doctors do not really know how much is too much so, just to be safe, she should not drink any alcohol.

Jessica can make a rational argument for her opposition to the death penalty. Jessica is MOST likely at Jean Piaget's _____ stage of cognitive development.

formal operational

A child who has autism would be MOST likely to be able to:

learn about quantum physics.

Lilly cannot understand why someone who is crying might be happy. She is MOST likely in the _____stage of cognitive development.

preoperational