Psych ch.5 learning curve

What is Jean Piaget's term for cognitive development between the ages of about 2 and 6?

preoperational

Axel has just learned to cut paper with scissors, draw an approximate circle and catch a large bounced ball. Mastery of these skills indicates that Axel is about:

4

Marcus can copy two short words and catch a ball with both hands with his arms in front of his body. Mastery of these skills indicates that Marcus is at least _____ years old.

6

"Real" school should probably begin at age _____ because by this time children have entered concrete operations.

7

While at preschool, 3-year-old Cassidy pulls a toy out of the hands of another child. His mother observes this and is upset by Cassidy's behavior. When Cassidy's mother describes what happened to her brother, who is a developmental psychologist, he explains that Cassidy's behavior is due to:

immature frontal lobe

Compared to parents of typical children, the parents of ADHD children:

are more likely to use power assertion.

What are humans able to do that no other animals can do?

build on each generation's intellectual advances.

A color-matching activity is within Cleo's zone of proximal development. In other words, Cleo:

can perform this activity with guidance or is being taught by a more skilled person.

At preschool, it is Steph's fourth birthday. Although Harry is only 3 years old, he insists that he is older than Steph because he is taller than Steph. Harry's focus on height as the only measure of age is an example of:

centering

What approach to treating ADHD may stimulate neurogenesis?

exercise

Strength is a factor that would figure very little into the development of _____ such as drawing and writing.

fine motor skills

A unique quality that makes us human is the capacity to learn:

from and build on each generation's intellectual advances.

Which characteristic of preoperational thought involves a child's belief that nothing that is done can be undone?

lack of reversibility

Synaptogenesis refers to the process of:

making billions of connections between neurons.

Going from clumsy to sure, swift movements is an example of the:

mass to specific principle

_____ are the smallest unit of meaning in a particular language.

morphemes

The process by which axons become coated with a fatty substance that speeds the transmission of nerve impulses from neuron to neuron is called:

myelination

Two-year-old Gage says "kitty" every time he sees any four-legged animal. This illustrates:

overextension

Yesterday, Sandra took her 6-year-old son Colby to the zoo. The next morning she asked Colby questions such as, "Did you like the zoo?"; "What animals did you see?"; "Which animal was your favorite?"; and "Would you like to go again on Saturday?" She listens to answers. Their verbal exchange is an example of:

past talk convo

Name the language facet that improves throughout life.

semantics

The frontal lobes develop:

slowly and allow humans to consider options and inhibit their immediate responses.

Vygotsky emphasized the vital importance of _____ in promoting children's mental growth.

teaching by people

An example of a gross motor skill is:

throwing a ball

Evolutionary psychologists believe that the reason humans have advanced intellectually when compared to other animals is because humans have the capacity:

to think about other people's minds and decode their intentions and thoughts.

Ahadi is a child living in the developing world. The top-ranking children's health issue that he probably faces is:

undernutrition

_____ is a limited-capacity gateway system containing all the material that one can keep in awareness at a single time

working memory