Chapter 5:Multiple Choice Question

Which of the following most strongly influences a child's eating behavior?

caregivers' behavior

Child- __________________ kindergartens focus on educating the whole child by focusing on his or her physical, cognitive, and socioemotional needs.

centered

Along with the recommended amount of sleep, the World Health Organization also recommends which of the following sleep habits for 3- to 4-year-old children? Multiple choice question.

consistent sleep and wake times

Vygotsky's theory stressed the importance of sociocultural influences on children's development, which fits the belief that it is important to evaluate

contextual factors in learning

In 2017, ______ was the most common cause of accidental death in young children.

drowning

The brain grows more rapidly in childhood than in infancy. True false question.

false

Early Head Start serves children

from birth to age 3.

Match each activity with the appropriate age at which it can be achieved. 3 years 4 years 5 years

hopping and jumping climb a low jungle gym running races with friends

In the English language, the letters "thr" may be combined as in the word "throat." However, the letters may not be combined in the order "rht." This is an example of

phonology.

Executive attention involves ______.

planning actions, dealing with new situations, monitoring progress, and compensating for errors

Rebecca, a six-year-old girl, is very good at carrying on conversations with people. Her two-year-old brother Jack is not very good at carrying on conversations. This is primarily due to an increased understanding of

pragmatics.

The second stage of Piaget's cognitive theory of development lasts from ages 2 to 7 and is called the

preoperational stage.

Preschool children learn and apply the more advanced grammar rules of___ , which involves how words should be ordered in a sentence.

syntax

Young children learn early to place a wh- word at the beginning of a sentence when properly asking a question. This shows advances in

syntax.

______ involves how sounds are used and how sounds are combined.

Phonology

Which of the following are major cognitive theories of development that address the early childhood years?

Piaget's theory information processing theory Vygotsky's theory

Project Head Start is the largest federally funded program for children in the United States.

True

Sustained attention is also known as

Vigilance

Rank the main causes of death among young children, from the highest incidence to the lowest incidence.

1. unintentional injuries 2.congenital malformations 3.malignant neoplasms 4.homicide

Which of the following statements best describe child-centered kindergartens?

Child-centered kindergartens see children as individuals with their own developmental patterns of growth. Child-centered kindergartens focus on the process of learning, not on what is learned. Child-centered kindergartens emphasize play.

Children begin the transition from saying simple to more complex sentences

Children begin the transition from saying simple to more complex sentences

Which of the following statements best describe the key elements of Piaget's second stage of cognitive development?

Children form stable concepts and begin to reason. Children are able to use words to describe their world. Children continue to be egocentric and have magical beliefs.

The theories of Piaget, Vygotsky, and information processing are major theories of ______ development in early childhood.

Cognitive

______ attention supports the rapid increases in effortful control involving action planning and allocating attention to goals during the toddler and preschool years. An increased appreciation of their surroundings, helps children prolong their ______ attention.

Executive; sustained

Which of the following emphasizes the social contexts of learning and the construction of knowledge through social interaction?

Social constructivist approach

What statements best describe the advances in pragmatics in early childhood?

Young children are able to present competent narratives. Young children can adapt their speech based on their setting. Young children can learn rules regarding politeness in conversations.

With regard to young children who are learning English as their first language, all children will

learn the prepositions on and in before other prepositions.

Which of the following guidelines assist parents in teaching proper eating habits to their children?

modeling healthy eating habits preparing a balanced meal with proper representation of the major food groups maintaining a breakfast, lunch, and dinner routine

True or false: Researchers suggest that instruction to enhance U.S. children's ability to read and write should be built on skills that the children already know.

true

Two controversies in early childhood education involve what the curriculum should be and whether preschool education should be___in the United States.

universal

Which of the following activities is LEAST likely to aid in the development of preschoolers' literacy skills?

watching TV

Which of the following are among the current controversies regarding early childhood programs?

whether preschool programs should be universal in the United States what the preschool curriculum should be