Question 1

The text suggests that children benefit from playing with other children who are older and younger than they are. Why?

Accepted Answer

A)   Older children can model for younger children, providing scaffolding.
B)   Older children teach rules of discipline better than same-age children.
C)   Younger children allow children to escape reality, thereby fostering dramatic play.
D)   Younger children help older children practice their language skills better than same-age children.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

According to the text, at what age do children's overall activity levels peak?

Accepted Answer

A)   about age 1
B)   about age 2 ½
C)   about age 4
D)   about age 6E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of Piaget's developmental periods is divided into the preconceptual stage and the intuitive stage?

Accepted Answer

A)   sensorimotor period
B)   concrete operational period
C)   formal operational period
D)   preoperational periodE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

During the period of early childhood, the typical child would grow an average of per year.

Accepted Answer

A)   one-half inch
B)   1 inch
C)   2 inches
D)   3 inchesE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Research presented in the text suggests that playing with which of the following types of toys appears to encourage the language development the most?

Accepted Answer

A)   with dolls
B)   with trucks
C)   with blocks
D)   with gunsE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Roberto is "motivated" to practice the piano because his parents pay him $5 for every half-hour he plays. This type of motivation would best be considered as:

Accepted Answer

A)   intrinsic motivation
B)   extrinsic motivation
C)   egocentric motivation
D)   functional subordinationE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

When Madeline is in school, she knows that she should raise her hand and be called on by the teacher before speaking. Madeline has learned about the rules of:

Accepted Answer

A)   syntax
B)   phonology
C)   pragmatics
D)   semanticsE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

The ability to perform motor behaviors without consciously thinking about them is called

Accepted Answer

A)   telepathy
B)   automaticity
C)   self-efficacy
D)   ossificationE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Which of the types of play is most directly linked to advancing the child's skills with symbolic representation?

Accepted Answer

A)   dramatic play
B)   solitary play
C)   parallel play
D)   sensory playE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

The development of symbolic representation marks the emergence of the preoperational period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Sara and James are 2 years old and are playing near each other. Sara is pretending to be a princess, while James is pretending to be a fireman. According to the text, what type of play are they engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A)   dramatic play
B)   selfish play
C)   cooperative play
D)   egocentric playE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Laura and Ted like to play "house," a game they invented in which Laura pretends to be the "mother" and Ted the "father." In this game, Laura cooks the food on a pretend stove and Ted takes out the pretend garbage. The ability to play this game relies most directly on which cognitive ability?

Accepted Answer

A)   egocentrism
B)   conservation
C)   reversibility
D)   symbolic representationE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

The formation of sheathing cells to insulate neurons is called :

Accepted Answer

A)   myelination
B)   ossification
C)   assimilation
D)   lateralizationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Research presented in the text suggests that one reason that girls may develop language abilities earlier than boys is that their play is more language-rich.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Molly is watching TV. She doesn't understand that a child standing behind the TV set cannot see what is on the screen, because she assumes that the other child sees the same thing she does. Molly's thinking is best considered an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   reification
B)   animism
C)   symbolic representation
D)   egocentrismE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following children would you expect to have the highest activity level and consequently the hardest time sitting still?

Accepted Answer

A)   Judy (a girl)  who is 3 years old
B)   Janice (a girl)  who is 6 years old
C)   Renaldo (a boy)  who is 3 years old
D)   Jose (a boy)  who is 6 years oldE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The term "sociocentric" is best thought of as the opposite of the term:

Accepted Answer

A)   egocentric
B)   collectivist
C)   individualist
D)   symbolicE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Preoperational children are concerned with the here and now and with physical things they can represent easily. This means that their thinking is:

Accepted Answer

A)   concrete
B)   intuitive
C)   abstract
D)   formalE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The best example of a recognition task would be:

Accepted Answer

A)   an essay test question
B)   a short-answer test question
C)   a multiple-choice test question
D)   remembering to write one'sE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Critics of Piaget's theory note that children depend more on social perspectives than Piaget thought and that children are less competent and more immature than Piaget believed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Early Childhood: Physical, Cognitive, and Language Development

Critics of Piaget's theory note that children depend more on social perspectives than Piaget thought and that children are less competent and more immature than Piaget believed.

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The formation of sheathing cells to insulate neurons is called :

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The ability to perform motor behaviors without consciously thinking about them is called

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Laura and Ted like to play "house," a game they invented in which Laura pretends to be the "mother" and Ted the "father." In this game, Laura cooks the food on a pretend stove and Ted takes out the pretend garbage. The ability to play this game relies most directly on which cognitive ability?

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Molly is watching TV. She doesn't understand that a child standing behind the TV set cannot see what is on the screen, because she assumes that the other child sees the same thing she does. Molly's thinking is best considered an example of:

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Sara and James are 2 years old and are playing near each other. Sara is pretending to be a princess, while James is pretending to be a fireman. According to the text, what type of play are they engaging in?

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Roberto is "motivated" to practice the piano because his parents pay him $5 for every half-hour he plays. This type of motivation would best be considered as:

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Which of Piaget's developmental periods is divided into the preconceptual stage and the intuitive stage?

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When Madeline is in school, she knows that she should raise her hand and be called on by the teacher before speaking. Madeline has learned about the rules of:

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During the period of early childhood, the typical child would grow an average of per year.

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Research presented in the text suggests that playing with which of the following types of toys appears to encourage the language development the most?

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The term "sociocentric" is best thought of as the opposite of the term:

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The text suggests that children benefit from playing with other children who are older and younger than they are. Why?

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According to the text, at what age do children's overall activity levels peak?

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Which of the types of play is most directly linked to advancing the child's skills with symbolic representation?

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The best example of a recognition task would be:

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Preoperational children are concerned with the here and now and with physical things they can represent easily. This means that their thinking is:

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The development of symbolic representation marks the emergence of the preoperational period.

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Research presented in the text suggests that one reason that girls may develop language abilities earlier than boys is that their play is more language-rich.

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Which of the following children would you expect to have the highest activity level and consequently the hardest time sitting still?

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