Chapter 9 - Quiz Questions

Which of the following is an example of syntactic bootstrapping?

A child figures out that "citron" means yellow as the teacher uses it when referring to yellow objects

The most obvious change of the preoperational stage is

An extraordinary increase in representational, or symbolic, activity

Mandy and Michael attend a child-centered preschool. Which of the following best describes their classroom?

Children select from a wide variety of activities, and most of the day is devoted to play

While at the park, Josey saw a man watering flowers. Since she didn't know the word "gardener" she called him the "plant-man." This is an example of how preschoolers

Coin new words using ones they already know

Which of the following is an example of animistic thinking?

Jason says that the leaves fell of the trees because the trees felt too warm

According to research, children who spend more time engaged in sociodramatic play are

better at regulating emotion

During snack time, 3-year-old Trevor notices that he has two peanut butter crackers and that Tyler has three. Trevor complains "no fair" to his teacher, who gives him one more cracker. Trevor is displaying an understanding of

ordinality

Stanley said, "My toy breaked," and his mother replied, "Yes, you broke your toy." Stanley's incorrect verb tense is an example of __________, and his mother's response is an example of a(n) __________.

overregularzation; recast

Anton wants to encourage emergent literacy and later reading and spelling achievement in his daughter. He should engage in activities with her that promote

phonological awareness

Marie knows that when her mother takes her to the grocery store, they'll start in the pasta aisle, then get frozen foods and milk, and then go to the checkout. Marie has constructed a __________ based on her __________ memory.

script; episodic