Question 1

Due to individual variation, _______________ studies are best to chart how brain development corresponds with acquired cognitive abilities.&#10;A)experimental&#10;B)longitudinal&#10;C)cross-sectional&#10;D)observational

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal studies are best for tracking changes over time in the same individuals, allowing researchers to chart how brain development corresponds with acquired cognitive abilities.

Question 2

Children usually first draw people &#8230;&#10;A)with a trunk&#10;B)as a tadpole figure&#10;C)with two arms and legs&#10;D)with a square head

Accepted Answer

Children often start drawing people using a tadpole figure, which typically consists of a head and limbs but lacks a detailed body or trunk. This stage reflects their developing motor skills and cognitive understanding of human form.

Question 3

Developmental psychologist used to think of children's drawings as &#8230;&#10;A)copies from memory&#10;B)a construction of what they observe&#10;C)tadpole figures&#10;D)direct translations of a scene

Accepted Answer

D

Question 4

One of the first ways that children distinguish between different figures when drawing is by using &#8230;&#10;A)size&#10;B)shading in&#10;C)circles&#10;D)detail

Accepted Answer

Children often use size as one of the first ways to distinguish between different figures when drawing, as it is a simple and intuitive method for them to differentiate objects or people by importance or type.

Question 5

Children draw people as tadpole figures because &#8230;&#10;A)they believe people have two arms sticking out of their heads&#10;B)they have a limited schema available to draw from&#10;C)their fine motor ability isn't developed enough to draw anything else&#10;D)young children cannot distinguish humans from tadpoles

Accepted Answer

Children draw people as tadpole figures primarily because they have a limited schema available to draw from. This means their understanding and representation of the human form are simplified due to their developmental stage, not because of a belief that people resemble tadpoles or due to a lack of fine motor skills.

Question 6

The preschool period normally lasts for ___ years.&#10;A)three&#10;B)six&#10;C)two&#10;D)four

Accepted Answer

The answer of The preschool period normally lasts for ___...

Question 7

Advances in drawing ability in the preschool years do NOT indicate &#8230;&#10;A)increasing cognitive ability&#10;B)improved manual dexterity&#10;C)accessing of more sophisticated schema&#10;D)improved awareness of the world

Accepted Answer

The answer of Advances in drawing ability in the preschool...

Question 8

Children's drawings of people gradually have more features and grow more &#8230;&#10;A)circular&#10;B)angular&#10;C)proportioned&#10;D)large

Accepted Answer

As children develop, their drawings become more detailed and accurate in terms of human proportions, reflecting their improving cognitive and motor skills.

Question 9

The preschool years is NOT a key time for the deveopment of ____________ abilities.&#10;A)reasoning&#10;B)motor&#10;C)manual coordination&#10;D)drawing

Accepted Answer

Reasoning abilities, particularly abstract reasoning, develop more significantly during later childhood and adolescence, rather than in the preschool years. Motor skills, manual coordination, and drawing skills are all key developmental aspects during the preschool years.

Question 10

According to Freeman, progression in the acquisition of drawing sub-skills can reveal ___________________ in preschool children.&#10;A)state of emotions&#10;B)cognitive potential&#10;C)planning strategies&#10;D)motor development

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Freeman, progression in the acquisition...

Question 11

Children can usually run and easily descend staircases by &#8230;&#10;A)two&#10;B)three&#10;C)six&#10;D)five

Accepted Answer

The answer of Children can usually run and easily descend...

Question 12

A contributing factor to autism may be &#8230;&#10;A)an underdeveloped left hemisphere in the brain&#10;B)immature development of the corpus callosum&#10;C)starting school before the child is developmentally ready&#10;D)an underdeveloped frontal cortex

Accepted Answer

The answer of A contributing factor to autism may be...

Question 13

Using PET to measure the rate of glucose metabolism has helped to explain the prolific growth of the _____________ between the ages of two and four years.&#10;A)frontal cortex&#10;B)motor development&#10;C)corpus callosum&#10;D)brain synchronisation

Accepted Answer

The answer of Using PET to measure the rate of...

Question 14

As children get older their heads &#8230;&#10;A)grow at the same rate as their bodies&#10;B)get larger relative to their bodies&#10;C)get smaller relative to their bodies&#10;D)shrink

Accepted Answer

The answer of As children get older their heads &#8230;&#10;A)grow...

Question 15

Children usually obtain a walking pattern similar to adults by ...&#10;A)three to four years&#10;B)two to three years&#10;C)one year&#10;D)five to six years

Accepted Answer

The answer of Children usually obtain a walking pattern similar...

Question 16

The development of the frontal cortex continues &#8230;&#10;A)until the end of the preschool period&#10;B)into adolescence&#10;C)into adulthood&#10;D)until shortly past infancy

Accepted Answer

The answer of The development of the frontal cortex continues...

Question 17

How many straight line, heel-off-the-floor steps can a three- to four-year-old typically make?&#10;A)10&#10;B)14&#10;C)7&#10;D)21

Accepted Answer

The answer of How many straight line, heel-off-the-floor steps can...

Question 18

When given the task of jumping from one floor mat to another without stopping, children can generally perform five repetitions while landing with both feet by age &#8230;&#10;A)five&#10;B)three&#10;C)two&#10;D)four

Accepted Answer

The answer of When given the task of jumping from...

Question 19

Threading beads onto a lace is &#8230;&#10;A)a task used to test manual dexterity in children&#10;B)impossible for preschool children&#10;C)only usually possible by five years of age or older&#10;D)a fun task

Accepted Answer

The answer of Threading beads onto a lace is &#8230;&#10;A)a...

Question 20

In most countries, school begins at age &#8230;&#10;A)five&#10;B)seven&#10;C)six&#10;D)eight

Accepted Answer

The answer of In most countries, school begins at age...

Deck 5: Introduction to the Preschool Years