LearningCurve 5a) Body Changes; Thinking During Early Childhood

Frannie has begun to "slim down." She has lost the chubby toddler look and is now lean. She weighs 42 pounds and is 43 inches tall. Frannie is MOST likely around the age of:

6

When are children at their SLIMMEST?

Ages 5 and 6

A young child's belief that natural objects and phenomena are alive is known as:

Animism

Latoya is 6. She is 3 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 53 pounds. Latoya is:

Average in height only

Keira is 6. She is 3 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 44 pounds. Keira is:

Average in weight

After noticing that her 4-year-old brother was experiencing difficulty putting together a jigsaw puzzle, Rose helped him with the task by praising his successes and helping him to recognize progress. From Lev Vygotsky's perspective, this is an example of:

Guided participation

Four-year-old Kanaan's mother makes him a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch. However, Kanaan refuses to eat the sandwich, stating that he does not like cheese. When Kanaan's mother removes the cheese from the sandwich, he still refuses to eat it and again states that he does not like cheese. This is an example of:

Irreversibility

Which characteristic of preoperational thought involves a child thinking that nothing can be undone?

Irreversibility

Which statement about children's ability to lie is TRUE?

Lies told by 6-year-olds are logical and plausible

An experimenter who begins with two equal balls of clay and then changes the shape of one is testing for conservation of:

Matter

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

Steven has begun to mimic his teacher by tapping his fingers together, even though his teacher does not do this intentionally or with any real purpose. Steven is demonstrating:

Overimitation

Three-year-old Kenny has been asking his mother to get off the phone ever since she picked it up. He repeats "Mommy, put down that phone. Mommy, stop talking on the phone," over and over until she finally complies and walks over to him. Kenny's behavior is an example of:

Perseveration

Preoperational children know that objects exist, even when they are not visible. They can also:

Pretend that one object is another

Lacey is talking to herself as she is sorting buttons into different categories. Lev Vygotsky would refer to this as:

Private speech

Reggie can ride a bike only if his mom is providing some physical support and coaching. Vygotsky would say:

That riding a bike is within Reggie's zone of proximal development

Yvette, who is 5 years old, has improved dramatically in her ability to throw and catch a baseball. Which aspect of her brain development contributed MOST to enable these abilities by enhancing communication among the brain's various specialized areas?

The growth of the corpus callosum

What is theory-theory?

The idea that children attempt to explain everything they see and hear by constructing theories

A young child's belief that natural objects and phenomena are alive is known as _____.

animism