Developmental Psychology Chapter 5

Which of the following is a criticism of the Montessori approach? A) It lays a lot of emphasis on social interaction. B) It does not employ self-corrective materials. C) It lays a lot of emphasis on imaginative play. D) It neglects children's socioemotional development.

It neglects children's socioemotional development.

Toby is three years old. His parents are concerned because he always runs and jumps around. He cannot sit still. Even when watching his favorite cartoon on TV, he fidgets and wiggles. It is especially frustrating for his parents when Toby does not sit still through dinner. Which of the following should Toby's parents do? A) They should have him tested for attention deficit disorder. B) They should enroll him in a behavior modification program. C) They should provide structured and cognitively challenging activities for Toby to develop his attention span. D) They should avoid panicking as Toby's behavior is normal for kids in his age group.

They should avoid panicking as Toby's behavior is normal for kids in his age group.

According to Feeney, Moravcik, and Nolte (2019), Follari (2019), and Gestwicki (2017), competent early childhood programs should focus A) on cognitive development and socioemotional development. B) exclusively on cognitive development. C) on preoperational skills. D) on academics alone.

on cognitive development and socioemotional development.

Many of the deaths of young children around the world could be prevented by reductions in A) nutrition. B) sanitation. C) poverty. D) education.

poverty.

Five-year-old Donna uses shorter, simpler sentences when talking to her baby brother. She speaks in a very informal way with her friends and uses a more formal language with her father's friends. Donna is demonstrating her grasp of A) pragmatics. B) morphology. C) syntax. D) phonology.

pragmatics.

Six-year-old Gina has a body mass index (BMI) at the 95th percentile. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2018), she is A) obese. B) overweight. C) at risk of being overweight. D) not at risk of being overweight.

overweight.

Over the past week, Walter has been learning to tie his shoelaces. Initially, his mother held his hands and worked his fingers through the process. Now that Walter is better at it, she only guides him verbally. This is an example of ________. A) how heredity shapes cognitive development B) intuitive reasoning C) scaffolding D) conservation

scaffolding

Which of the following refers to teachers' adjustment of their level of support and guidance to the level of the skills of their students? A) accommodation B) regulation C) scaffolding D) assimilation

scaffolding

Ted is in a Tools of the Mind classroom. His teacher guides him in planning his own message by drawing a line to stand for each word he says. Ted then repeats the message, pointing to each line as he says the word. Finally, he writes on the lines, trying to represent each word with some letters or symbols. This process is called A) model drawing. B) scaffolding writing. C) word visualizing. D) positive role-play.

scaffolding writing.

During early childhood, girls are ________ than boys. A) much lighter B) more muscular C) slightly smaller D) considerably taller

slightly smaller

Vygotsky believed that children construct knowledge through A) self-discovery. B) social interaction. C) the reorganization of existing knowledge. D) transforming previous knowledge.

social interaction.

According to Gauvain (2016) and Holzman (2017), Vygotsky's view of the importance of ________ on children's development fits with the current belief that it is important to evaluate the contextual factors in learning. A) autonomy B) sociocultural influences C) the economic status of teachers D) scaffolding

sociocultural influences

Which of the following can enhance a child's safety and reduce the likelihood of injury? A) decreasing home/school partnerships B) the absence of playground hazards C) the reduction of pool fencing D) reducing frequent parent protective behaviors

the absence of playground hazards

Three-year-old Ruth draws a picture with lavender, purple, and blue colors intermixed with green, yellow, and brown. "It is a boat in the ocean at sunset, with whales jumping all around it!" she explains to her teacher. Which of the following does this explain? A) animism B) conservation C) the intuitive thought substage D) the symbolic function substage

the symbolic function substage

When adults are working with young children, they often provide a lot of hints, assistance, instructions, and other support to help the children succeed. As the children indicate that they can do more for themselves, the adults begin to withdraw their support. This shows the adults' involvement in the children's A) zone of proximal development. B) development of conservational abilities. C) enhancement of intuitive reasoning. D) process of centration.

zone of proximal development.

Six-year-old Patricia loves to draw pictures and describe them. Her ideas are more balanced now than earlier. She has started to analyze and understand things. However, she is egocentric and holds, what her parents describe as, "magical beliefs." Patricia is in Piaget's ________ stage of development. A) sensorimotor B) concrete operational C) formal operational D) preoperational

preoperational

The second substage of preoperational thought, occurring between approximately 4 and 7 years of age, is characterized by the use of A) reversible mental actions. B) egocentric views. C) primitive reasoning. D) symbolic thought.

primitive reasoning.

Three-year-old Amy looks at her grandmother's collection of glass animals and says, "Those are a 'no-no'. Do not touch." It appears that Amy is using ________ to regulate her own behavior. A) mindstream B) intuitive reasoning C) private speech D) symbolic function

private speech

Natalie is 4 years old. When she buttons her shirt, she talks to herself and describes the steps. This helps her in self-regulating and guiding her behavior. In the context of cognitive and physical development in early childhood, this scenario illustrates the concept of A) centration. B) belief perseverance. C) avolition. D) private speech.

private speech.

Piaget called the second substage of the preoperational stage intuitive because children know something but know it without the use of ________. A) symbolic function B) primitive reasoning C) centration D) rational thinking

rational thinking.

A police officer visits Timothy and Evelyn's class to discuss safety rules. To attract the children's attention, the officer brings colorful balloons and jars of bubbles for the children to blow. Later, Timothy tells his parents about all the safety rules discussed by the officer. Timothy obviously paid attention to what was A) salient. B) relevant. C) habituated. D) superfluous.

relevant.

Using rehearsal, we can keep information in short-term memory for a much longer period. In this context, rehearsal means A) preparing for a memory-span test. B) doing mental exercises daily to keep one's mind sharp. C) repeating information after it has been presented. D) taking regular memory-span tests.

repeating information after it has been presented.

________ is a process that helps to explain how young children learn the connection between a word and its referent so quickly. A) Vertical thinking B) Centration C) Fast mapping D) Conservation

Fast mapping

Which of the following statements is true of Piaget's preoperational stage of cognitive development? A) In this stage, a child can perform operations independently without adult supervision. B) In this stage, children begin to represent the world with words, images, and drawings. C) This stage lasts from approximately 3 months to 2 years of age. D) This stage involves the ability to use deductive reasoning.

In this stage, children begin to represent the world with words, images, and drawings.

Name the cognitive theorist who emphasized the social contexts of learning and the construction of knowledge through social interaction.

Lev Vygotsky

________ involves an increase in the speed and efficiency of information traveling through the nervous system during brain development in children between the ages of 3 and 5. A) Centration B) Myelination C) Tropism D) Neurogenesis

Myelination

Irene is a 3-year-old girl. Her father takes her to a nearby park in the evening. In the context of the development of gross motor skills in children her age, identify an activity that Irene is mostly likely to do at the park. A) She will hop and jump just for the sheer delight of performing these activities. B) She will scramble over low jungle gyms to display her athletic prowess. C) She will perform hair-raising stunts on all climbing objects. D) She will run hard and enjoy races with her father and other children.

She will hop and jump just for the sheer delight of performing these activities.

Identify the substage of preoperational thought in which a young child gains the ability to mentally represent an object that is not present.

Symbolic function substage

________ is a philosophy of education in which children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities. A) The child-centered kindergarten B) The Montessori approach C) Developmentally appropriate practice D) Developmentally inappropriate practice

The Montessori approach

In a Tools of the Mind classroom, ________ has a central role. A) nutrition B) didactic lecture C) dramatic play D) abstract presentation

dramatic play

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017), which of the following was the most common cause of accidental death in young children in 2015 in the United States? A) drowning B) deformations C) homicide D) suffocation

drowning

According to McClelland and others (2017) and Schmitt and others (2017), ________ attention involves action planning, allocating attention to goals, error detection and compensation, monitoring progress on tasks, and dealing with novel or difficult circumstances. A) salient B) relevant C) executive D) sustained

executive

According to Benson and Sabbagh (2017), ________ describes several operations, such as inhibition and planning, that are important for flexible, future-oriented behavior and are also connected to theory of mind development. A) operational thought B) sustained attention C) executive function D) intuitive reasoning

executive function

Six-year-old Shirley, a witness to a robbery, was asked to testify at a trial. The defense argued that her testimony could be invalid because A) at her age, she has no long-term memories. B) her memories are highly susceptible to suggestion. C) she is more likely to embellish her memories. D) children cannot recall details of events sequentially.

her memories are highly susceptible to suggestion.

Critics of universal preschool education say that A) quality preschools prepare children for school readiness and academic success. B) it is more important to improve preschool education for young children who are disadvantaged than to fund preschool education for all 4-year-old children. C) preschool programs decrease the likelihood that once children go to elementary and secondary school they will be retained in a grade or drop out of school. D) there is a lot of pressure on young children to achieve, and universal preschool education does not provide any opportunities to actively construct knowledge.

it is more important to improve preschool education for young children who are disadvantaged than to fund preschool education for all 4-year-old children.

3-year-old Zelda always asks questions like "Where Daddy is going?" and "What Mommy is doing?" This indicates that she is yet to learn the auxiliary-inversion rule and to apply the rules of A) pragmatics. B) morphology. C) syntax. D) phonology.

syntax.

Nurturing is a key aspect of ________, which emphasizes the education of the whole child and concern for his or her physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development. A) the child-centered kindergarten B) the Montessori approach C) developmentally appropriate practice D) the Reggio Emilia approach

the child-centered kindergarten

In moving from Piaget to Vygotsky, the conceptual shift is one from A) the individual to collaboration. B) collaboration to sociocultural activity. C) construction to discovery. D) socializing to operational thought.

the individual to collaboration.

18-month-old Alan hates spinach but says, "Yum!" when he sees his mother eating her favorite spinach casserole. This indicates that A) he will also like spinach when he grows up. B) he recognizes that someone else may have different desires from his own. C) he has started to recognize false beliefs. D) he has started to understand that people can have ambivalent feelings.

he recognizes that someone else may have different desires from his own.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2018) has established categories for weight that are determined by body mass index. Children and adolescents at or above the 97th percentile are classified as ________. A) obese B) overweight C) at risk of being overweight D) severely malnourished

obese

According to Vygotsky, which of the following educational strategies should be incorporated in classrooms? A) making each child responsible for his or her work without relying on peers or teachers for support B) formal, standardized tests to assess children's learning C) discouraging distractions like self-talk or private talk D) offering just enough assistance to a child to accomplish a task

offering just enough assistance to a child to accomplish a task

When experimenters ask children to judge whether two complex pictures are the same, preschool children tend to use a haphazard comparison strategy, not examining all of the details before making a judgment. The children exhibit a lack of A) conservation. B) attention to the salient. C) centration. D) planfulness.

planfulness.

Patsy is a 5-year-old girl. She participates in a laboratory experiment in which random alphabets are rapidly read out to her. After 20 seconds, she is asked to recall those alphabets. In the context of information processing, this experiment has been conducted to assess Patsy's A) command over syntax. B) pragmatics usage. C) short-term memory. D) interest in literature.

short-term memory.

Vygotsky believed that children construct knowledge through

social interaction.

The zone of proximal development (ZPD) is Vygotsky's term for A) a young adult's cognitive development achieved through interaction with children. B) the variety of work that a child can do with ease at a particular stage of cognitive development. C) how a child's environment and his or her genetically programmed learning ability interact during a critical period. D) the range of tasks that are too difficult for a child to master alone but can be learned with guidance and assistance from adults or more-skilled children.

the range of tasks that are too difficult for a child to master alone but can be learned with guidance and assistance from adults or more-skilled children.

Which of the following best describes the relation between centration and conservation? A) Conservation requires centration. B) Centration is due to the lack of conservation. C) Centration is evidenced in young children's lack of conservation. D) Conservation is independent of centration.

Centration is evidenced in young children's lack of conservation.

Name the researcher who showed that when a child's attention to relevant aspects of the conservation task is improved, the child is more likely to conserve.

Rochel Gelman

"My computer does not like me. It keeps eating my pictures," says three-year-old Kimberly. This is an example of A) animism. B) intuitive thinking. C) conservation. D) egocentrism.

animism.

In the context of cognitive development in early childhood, Vygotsky argued that ________. A) formal, standardized tests are the best way to assess children's learning B) assessment should focus on determining a child's zone of proximal development C) educators should focus on abstract presentations of material D) teaching should begin toward the lower limit of the zone of proximal development

assessment should focus on determining a child's zone of proximal development

Kristi works in a day-care center. She notices that Pablo, a 4-year-old boy, often indulges in private speech when doing any activity on his own. She has heard him talking to himself when solving puzzles. Kristi believes in Piaget's theory of cognitive development in children. After seeing Pablo's behavior, Kristi is likely to assume that Pablo's usage of private speech is A) egocentric. B) mature. C) an important tool of thought. D) a means of guiding one's behavior.

egocentric.

The inability to distinguish between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective is known as A) animism. B) empathy. C) egocentrism. D) symbolism.

egocentrism.

A review of the height and weight of children around the world concluded that there are A) congenital differences. B) ethnic differences among them. C) no visible differences. D) cases of hyperthyroidism

ethnic differences among them.

When 4- and 5-year-olds scramble over jungle gyms and race their friends, they demonstrate their A) cognitive skills. B) fine harboring skills. C) gross motor skills. D) reflective skills.

gross motor skills.

Fred and Wayne are 4-year-olds. When they are together, they often wrestle, run, race, push, and shove each other. Although their activities often aggravate their parents, these activities will A) help the boys develop their gross motor skills. B) stop when their brains become better myelinated. C) be temporary as they will not be friends for long. D) help the boys overcome narcolepsy.

help the boys develop their gross motor skills.

Executive function involves ________. A) managing one's thoughts to engage in goal-directed behavior and self-control B) learning difficult tasks with guidance and assistance from adults or more-skilled children C) focusing attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others D) building memories of significant events and experiences in one's life

managing one's thoughts to engage in goal-directed behavior and self-control

In a study comparing the memory spans of preschool and elementary school children, the latter group consistently scored better. This apparent increase in memory span with age could be explained partly by how A) peer groups play a part in short-term memory. B) older children rehearse the digits from their tests more than younger children do. C) elementary schools practice scaffolding. D) memory-span tests are not always an accurate measure of short-term memory.

older children rehearse the digits from their tests more than younger children do.

Children begin to understand three mental states from 18 months to 3 years of age. According to Pratt and Bryant, a child realizes that looking leads to knowing what's inside a container by 3 years of age. This mental state of the child is known as ________. A) suspicion B) emotion C) desire D) perception

perception

In 1965, the federal government began an effort to break the cycle of poverty and substandard education for young children in the United States through A) the Maria Montessori Program. B) the Emancipation Undertaking. C) the Reggio Emilia Project. D) Project Head Start.

Project Head Start.

Jim, a 3-year-old boy, gets a box of colorful blocks as a birthday gift from his uncle. He is excited to see the gift and demands to play with the blocks immediately. In the context of physical and cognitive development in early childhood, when playing with the blocks, Jim is most likely to A) place each block on top of the other with intense concentration. B) stack each block on top of the other in a completely straight line. C) find it impossible to pick up the blocks. D) juggle all the blocks perfectly.

place each block on top of the other with intense concentration.

The ability of preschool children to control and sustain their attention is related to A) school readiness and focus. B) the decreased likelihood of obesity. C) increased short-term memory capacity. D) an increase in implicit memory.

school readiness and focus.

Dorothy is enrolled in a preschool where she spends much of her time in unstructured activities. She plays with the toys she chooses, and her teacher acts as a facilitator rather than a director. Which of the following approaches is Dorothy's preschool using? A) the kindergarten approach B) the Rogerian approach C) the Montessori approach D) the success-oriented approach

the Montessori approach

Two current controversies in early childhood education involve A) the curriculum and universal preschool education in the United States. B) the quality of inner-city schools and free education to all. C) the use of corporal punishment in schools and the use of uniforms. D) Christian holidays for all and boarding schools.

the curriculum and universal preschool education in the United States.

In the context of early childhood education, developmentally appropriate practice emphasizes A) the importance of creating settings that encourage active learning and reflect children's interests and capabilities. B) the education of the whole child and concern for his or her physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development. C) the importance of giving children considerable freedom in choosing activities and allowing them to move from one activity to another as they desire. D) the content of learning rather than the process of learning.

the importance of creating settings that encourage active learning and reflect children's interests and capabilities

Jean Berko's experiment involving "wugs" demonstrated that young children who took part in the experiment knew A) the phonological rules. B) the rules of syntax. C) the pragmatic rules. D) the morphological rules.

the morphological rules.

Debra is a very active child. She loves to tumble and show off. She always tries, what her parents consider, hair-raising stunts. She also loves running and believes she can run faster than her parents. This type of activity level and confidence is most characteristic of A) 1-year-olds. B) 2-year-olds. C) 3-year-olds. D) 5-year-olds.

5-year-olds.

Piaget's preoperational stage is so named because he believed that children in this stage of development A) cannot yet perform reversible mental actions. B) cannot yet form stable concepts. C) are unable to reason. D) cannot operate electronic devices like televisions.

cannot yet perform reversible mental actions.

In Piaget's theory, failing the conservation-of-liquid task demonstrates A) that a child is at the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development. B) that a child is unable to think fluidly. C) centration. D) rational thought.

centration

According to Sleet and Mercy, which of the following steps can be taken to enhance children's safety and prevent injury in the context of their family and home? A) actively surveilling environmental hazards B) promoting home/school partnerships C) developing social skills and the ability to regulate emotions D) displaying frequent parent protective behaviors

displaying frequent parent protective behaviors

What are the two most important contributors to height differences among children all over the world? A) nationality and culture B) education and exercise C) prenatal care and emotional challenges D) ethnic origin and nutrition

ethnic origin and nutrition

Leah, a 6-year-old girl, is a fussy eater. She avoids eating dark green vegetables and meat. She only prefers junk food. She feels weak, becomes tired easily, and shows signs of chronic fatigue. It can be said that Leah is showing symptoms of A) lactose intolerance. B) binge eating disorder. C) iron deficiency anemia. D) alopecia areata.

iron deficiency anemia.

The theory of ________ refers to awareness of one's own mental processes and the mental processes of others. A) self-awareness B) recognition C) mind D) consciousness

mind

Research with the memory-span task suggests that A) short-term memory increases during early childhood. B) long-term memory reaches maturation by early childhood. C) memory span depends on one's ethnic origin. D) heredity is one of the major factors affecting memory.

short-term memory increases during early childhood.

Brian is 2.5 years old. He dwells in his own imaginary world and represents objects that are not present. He often scribbles patterns on walls that represent cloud, trees, birds, and so on. Brian's behavior indicates that he is in Piaget's ________ of cognitive development. A) symbolic function substage B) intuitive thought substage C) concrete operational stage D) formal operational stage

symbolic function substage

Recently, four expert panels from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States issued physical activity guidelines for young children that were quite similar (Pate & others, 2015). The guidelines recommend that young children engage in about ________ of physical activity per day total. A) half an hour B) 3 hours C) 15 minutes D) 4 hours

3 hours

Which of the following scenarios best represents Lev Vygotsky's view of mental and behavioral development? A) A teacher assigns challenging tasks that students must complete on their own. B) An instructor helps students with laboratory work showing them how to do things the students cannot do yet. C) A teacher waits patiently for students to come up with good answers and assesses their learning capabilities. D) An instructor systematically offers standardized tests to students to evaluate their mental abilities on varying subjects.

An instructor helps students with laboratory work showing them how to do things the students cannot do yet.

In the context of cognitive development in early childhood, identify a true statement about pragmatics. A) It refers to relating a word to its referent quickly. B) It is the awareness that changing an object's appearance does not change its basic properties. C) It refers to focusing one's attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others. D) It is the appropriate use of language in different contexts.

It is the appropriate use of language in different contexts.

Which of the following is true of Head Start programs? A) They provide for low-income families. B) They focus on children of a particular ethnic origin. C) They have a negative effect on young children's language development. D) They are funded by private corporate sectors.

They provide for low-income families.

Nicole, a 3-year-old girl, goes to a school that follows the Montessori approach to education. Which of the following are Nicole's teachers likely to follow? A) They will make all the decisions for her. B) They will show her how to perform intellectual activities. C) They will act as a director rather than a facilitator. D) They will ensure that Nicole indulges in the activities that they desire.

They will show her how to perform intellectual activities.

The leading cause of death in young children in 2015 in the United States was A) heart disease. B) malnutrition. C) accidents. D) domestic violence.

accidents.

Studies by Powers and Dodd in 2017 and Powers and Howley in 2018 show that a child's life should center around ________. A) meals B) activities C) discipline D) education

activities

Russell conducts an experiment to study children's theory of mind. He selects participants and divides them into two groups. The first group consists of 3-year-olds, whereas the second group consists of 5-year-olds. Russell takes a box of crayons and places candies in them. He opens the box and shows it to both groups. Next, he asks the first group what a child who has never seen the box will think is actually inside the box. The group replies, "Candies!" To the same question, the second group replies, "Crayons!" This scenario illustrates that A) children refer to cognitive states earlier than they refer to desires. B) 3-year-old children have a deepening appreciation of the mind. C) 5-year-old children believe that people's behaviors necessarily reflect their thoughts and feelings. D) children younger than 4 years old do not understand that it is possible to have a false belief.

children younger than 4 years old do not understand that it is possible to have a false belief.

In the context of theories of cognitive development, unlike Vygotsky, Piaget believed that ________. A) children construct knowledge through social interaction B) education plays a central role in helping children learn the tools of culture C) language plays a powerful role in shaping thought D) cognition primarily directs language

cognition primarily directs language

According to Harris, Golinkoff, and Hirsh-Pasek (2011), which of the following is a key principle in young children's vocabulary development? A) Children learn words best when grammar and vocabulary are given less emphasis. B) Children learn the words they hear most often when interacting with their parents, teachers, siblings, and peers. C) Children learn words more effectively when they are passive, rather than active, learners. D) Children learn new words more effectively when new words are encountered as isolated facts rather than in integrated contexts.

Children learn the words they hear most often when interacting with their parents, teachers, siblings, and peers.

________ is based on knowledge of the typical progress of a child within an age span as well as the uniqueness of the child. A) The child-centered kindergarten B) Developmentally appropriate practice C) The Montessori approach D) The success-oriented approach

Developmentally appropriate practice

________ refers to an umbrella-like concept that consists of a number of higher-level cognitive processes linked to the development of the brain's prefrontal cortex, which play a role in managing thoughts to engage in goal-directed behavior and self-control. A) Executive attention B) Executive function C) Prefrontal control D) Prefrontal inhibition

Executive function

Four-year-old Nathan is good at stacking blocks to make tall structures. However, he knocks them down occasionally. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this? A) His gross motor skills are underdeveloped. B) He tries to place each block perfectly on top of the other, upsetting those already stacked. C) His coordination skills are not developing normally for his age. D) He is showing signs of dyslexia.

He tries to place each block perfectly on top of the other, upsetting those already stacked.

Name the Italian physician-turned-educator who at the beginning of the twentieth century crafted a revolutionary approach to young children's education. In this approach, children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities.

Maria Montessori

Which of the following statements is true of short-term memory? A) One method of assessing short-term memory is the memory-span task. B) In short-term memory, individuals retain information for up to 5 minutes if there is no rehearsal of the information. C) Short-term memory involves memory of significant events and experiences in one's life. D) An aspect of short-term memory that has been extensively studied in research on children's development is autobiographical memory.

One method of assessing short-term memory is the memory-span task.

Karla is a single mother of a 5-year-old son. She works in a bakery on a meager salary. Recently, she found out about a government-funded program that provides children from lowincome families with the opportunity to acquire the skills important for success in school. The program aims to improve substandard education and alleviate poverty. Karla decides to apply for the program. The program being referred to in this scenario is A) the child-centered kindergarten B) the Montessori program C) Big Brothers Big Sisters of America D) Project Head Start

Project Head Start

Three-year-old Sharon can solve 4-piece jigsaw puzzles on her own but needs her parents' help to solve 6-piece jigsaw puzzles. Which of the following represents the upper limit of Sharon's zone of proximal development (ZPD) for solving such puzzles? A) Sharon moving on to 10-piece puzzles B) Sharon solving 6-piece puzzles with her parents' help C) Sharon helping her two-year-old brother solve 4-piece puzzles D) Sharon mastering 4-piece puzzles

Sharon solving 6-piece puzzles with her parents' help

________ attention is focused and extended engagement with an object, task, event, or other aspect of the environment. A) Salient B) Relevant C) Executive D) Sustained

Sustained

Which of the following was cited by Zigler and his colleagues supporting universal preschool in the United States? A) It is more important to improve preschool education for young children who are disadvantaged rather than funding preschool education for all four-year-old children. B) The quality of inner-city schools has often been found to be questionable. C) Research has proven that the gains attributed to preschool and kindergarten education are often overstated. D) Universal preschool would bring cost savings on the order of billions of dollars because of a diminished need for remedial and justice services

Universal preschool would bring cost savings on the order of billions of dollars because of a diminished need for remedial and justice services.

Which of the following is a criticism of Vygotsky's theory? A) Vygotsky was specific about age-related changes and generalized all individuals. B) Vygotsky overemphasized the role of language in thinking. C) Vygotsky particularly described how changes in socioemotional capabilities contribute to cognitive development, which is highly subjective. D) Vygotsky laid no emphasis on guidance, which plays an important role in learning.

Vygotsky overemphasized the role of language in thinking.

Tools of the Mind is a program that is grounded in ________ theory of cognitive development. A) Vygotsky's B) Erikson's C) Sternberg's D) Piaget's

Vygotsky's

For Vygotsky, private speech is ________. A) immature B) a tool used by children to regulate the behavior of others C) an important tool of thought during the early childhood years D) egocentric

an important tool of thought during the early childhood years

Sandra is informed by a pediatrician that her four-year-old son, Manuel, has gained six pounds over the last one year. Sandra should A) be alarmed because Manuel has gained a lot of weight. B) be concerned because Manuel has gained less weight. C) be positive and change Manuel's diet. D) be content that this is normal for Manuel's age.

be content that this is normal for Manuel's age.

According to Gauvain and Perez, which of the following factors can enhance the effectiveness of the zone of proximal development? A) ambivalent attachment B) absolute emotion control C) child compliance D) maternal strictness

child compliance

Which of the following should be minimized in order to improve the eating behavior of children? A) competing activities B) a predictable schedule C) parents eating healthy food D) making mealtimes pleasant occasions

competing activities

In general, conservation involves the ability to understand that changing an object's appearance A) does not change its basic properties. B) affects its inherent features. C) determines the total volume needed for a given task. D) must be considered before the characteristics of the object can be determined.

does not change its basic properties.

The Reggio Emilia approach is a(n) A) nutrition program for young children. B) educational program for young children. C) program for training kindergarten and elementary school teachers. D) parenting education program.

educational program for young children.

Wendy, a 4-year-old girl, decides to gift her father a teddy bear on his birthday because she likes teddy bears. She asks her elder brother to help her wrap the gift. She does not consider the fact that her father may not like the gift or have no use for it. In the context of cognitive development in early childhood, this scenario illustrates A) animism. B) egocentrism. C) decentration. D) conservation.

egocentrism.

By the end of early childhood, girls have more ________ tissue than boys. A) fatty B) muscle C) epithelial D) nervous

fatty

Researchers have found that in children from 3 to 6 years of age the most rapid growth takes place in the ________ lobe areas of the brain. A) temporal B) parietal C) frontal D) occipital

frontal

Critics of universal preschool education argue that A) quality preschools prepare children for school readiness and academic success. B) research has not proven that nondisadvantaged children benefit from attending a preschool. C) the gains attributed to preschool and kindergarten education are often understated. D) quality preschool programs increase the likelihood that a child will drop out of school later.

research has not proven that nondisadvantaged children benefit from attending a preschool.

A police officer visits Heather's class to discuss safety rules. To attract the children's attention, the officer brings colorful balloons and jars of bubbles. Later, Heather tells her parents all about the balloons and bubbles but cannot remember any of the safety rules the officer talked about. Heather obviously paid more attention to what was A) salient. B) relevant. C) habituated. D) intended.

salient

Which of the following statements about brain development and early childhood is true? A) The development that occurs inside the brain ends at the onset of adolescence. B) By the time a child is 3 years of age, the brain is 25 percent of its adult size. C) By age 6, the brain has reached about 95 percent of its adult size. D) The brain of a five-year-old is 60 percent the size of an adult brain.

By age 6, the brain has reached about 95 percent of its adult size.

Which of the following statements about parental smoking is true? A) Children are at risk for health problems when they live in homes in which a parent smokes. B) Most children and adolescents in the United States are exposed to tobacco smoke in their homes. C) Children exposed to tobacco smoke in their homes are not more likely to develop asthma than children in nonsmoking families. D) Parental smoking is the leading cause of death in young children in the United States.

Children are at risk for health problems when they live in homes in which a parent smokes.

Which of the following statements about childhood obesity is true? A) Children who are overweight at age 3 are also at risk of being overweight at age 12. B) There is no indication that overweight children will become overweight adults. C) Obesity is not linked to type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes in children. D) Obesity actually leads to a decrease in hypertension levels in children when they are 5 years of age.

Children who are overweight at age 3 are also at risk of being overweight at age 12.

Identify a characteristic of autobiographical memory. A) It pertains to information acquired during adolescence rather than childhood. B) It allows people to do routine work without requiring conscious thought. C) It involves memory of significant events and experiences in one's life. D) It refers to information that is retained for up to 30 seconds if it is not rehearsed.

It involves memory of significant events and experiences in one's life.

Kevin is just learning to walk. He can take a few steps by himself if he uses both hands to hold on to a piece of furniture for support. He can walk to the middle of a room only if one of his parents holds his hands. Which of the following represents the lower limit of Kevin's zone of proximal development (ZPD) for walking? A) Kevin learning to run after he has mastered walking by himself B) Kevin going back to crawling when he becomes frustrated trying to walk by himself C) Kevin walking alone by holding on to a piece of furniture with his hands D) Kevin learning to walk by holding his parents' hands

Kevin walking alone by holding on to a piece of furniture with his hands

________ is a process by which the nerve cells are covered and insulated with a layer of fat cells. A) Centration B) Myelination C) Tropism D) Neurogenesis

Myelination

Derek, a 4-year-old boy, is curious by nature and exhausts his parents with "why" questions. However, he is not able to comprehend ideas. His imagination does not resemble reality. Whenever he sees a rainbow, he believes that a fairy has painted it with watercolors. In the context of cognitive development in early childhood, this scenario illustrates A) Piaget's sensorimotor stage. B) Piaget's intuitive thought substage. C) the overjustification effect. D) the misinformation effect.

Piaget's intuitive thought substage.

Which of the following is true of Lev Vygotsky's educational applications? A) IQ should be assessed to test a child's learning capabilities. B) A child should learn on his or her own to realize his or her capabilities. C) A child's use of private speech reflects immaturity and egocentrism. D) Teaching should begin toward the upper limit of a child's zone of proximal development.

Teaching should begin toward the upper limit of a child's zone of proximal development.

Which of the following describes Lev Vygotsky's belief about the development of thought and language? A) Thought and language are merged early in development and later separate. B) Thought depends on language, and they are merged throughout development. C) Thought and language initially develop independently of each other and then merge. D) Thought and language are two separate functions that remain independent throughout development.

Thought and language initially develop independently of each other and then merge.

Who among the following five-year-olds is most likely to be the tallest? A) Timothy who is a White, urban, middle-socioeconomic-status, later-born boy B) Tina who is a White, urban, middle-socioeconomic-status, firstborn girl C) Tyrone who is an African American, urban, middle-socioeconomic-status, firstborn boy. D) Tucker who is an African American, rural, lower-socioeconomic-status, later-born boy.

Tyrone who is an African American, urban, middle-socioeconomic-status, firstborn boy.

Pointing to a tree, young Leo says, "Bird flied away." Leo's interesting but incorrect use of "-ed" in "flied" shows that he is trying to learn the ________ rules of language. A) phonological B) morphological C) pragmatic D) syntactic

morphological

Which of the following did Vygotsky call the "buds" or "flowers" of development? A) tasks a child can accomplish independently B) intuitive thinking and rational thinking C) a child's cognitive skills that are in the process of maturing D) a child's gross motor skills that are fully developed

a child's cognitive skills that are in the process of maturing

Olivia, 3-year-old girl, loves to play with her toy train. She names it Max and takes it with her everywhere. One day, while drinking milk, she spills the milk on the floor. To avoid being scolded, Olivia tells her mother that Max has spilled the milk. Another day, she blames Max for soiling her dress. In the context of cognitive development in early childhood, this scenario illustrates the concept of A) egocentrism. B) conservation. C) animism. D) centration.

animism.

Scientists have discovered that there ________ the brains of children in the 3- to 15-year age range. A) are dramatic changes in local patterns within B) are phenomenal increases in the overall size of C) are insignificant anatomical changes in D) are hardly any internal metamorphisms within

are dramatic changes in local patterns within

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2018), a person with a body mass index (BMI) at the 90th percentile is A) obese. B) overweight. C) at risk of being overweight. D) underweight.

at risk of being overweight.

According to Rochel Gelman, ________ is especially important in explaining conservation. A) the age of a child B) heredity C) attention D) intuition

attention

Which of the following determines the categories for obesity, overweight, and at risk of being overweight? A) weight B) average calories consumed daily C) waist-to-hip ratio D) body mass index

body mass index

Diego is 3 years old. His mother pours him and his elder sister orange juice. Because his mother does not have two glasses of the same size, she pours his sister the juice in a taller glass than his. Though both glasses have the same amount of juice, Diego starts to cry because he think his sister has more juice. In the context of cognitive development in early childhood, this scenario illustrates the concept of A) egocentrism. B) centration. C) animism. D) imitation.

centration.

Juan and his little sister, Anne, are each given a large cookie. Their mother breaks Anne's cookie into four pieces to enable her to eat it easily. Juan immediately begins to cry and says that it is not fair that his sister got more cookies than him. Juan is showing a lack of A) constancy. B) conservation. C) intuition. D) symbolic function.

conservation.

Four-year-old Michelle talks to herself frequently. She does this especially when she is trying to solve a difficult problem. Lev Vygotsky would say that Michelle is A) engaging in egocentric and immature thinking. B) likely to be socially competent. C) functioning at the upper limit of her zone of proximal development (ZPD). D) engaging in scaffolding.

likely to be socially competent.

Irene conducts a laboratory experiment to test the memory of children. She rapidly reads out a list of colors to three children aged 4, 6, and 13 years. The children are then asked to repeat the names of the colors. Irene notices that the 6-year-old and the 13-year-old are able to recall more colors than the 4-year-old. This experiment illustrates that A) younger children tend to rehearse information more than older children do. B) short-term memory decreases during late childhood. C) information is retained in short-term memory for a long period without rehearsal. D) memory span varies from one individual to another.

memory span varies from one individual to another.