Deck 9: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Question 1

A 1999 study by Clarke-Stewart and Beck revealed that children had better understanding of the emotions of video story characters if their mothers asked them questions and corrected their misunderstandings.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Young children find it easiest to recall

A) activities.
B) objects.
C) people's names.
D) random events.

Answer 2

activities.

Question 3

According to Piaget, what develops before language development?

A) Cognitive development
B) Motor skills
C) Private speech
D) Outer speech

Answer 3

Cognitive development

Question 4

Match the following:

-Appearance-reality distinction

A) one-dimensional thinking
B) also known as the mutual exclusivity assumption
C) difficulty with understanding reversal
D) understanding how one's mind works
E) zone of proximal development
F) the difference between real and non-real events
G) one class of things can include several subclasses.
H) one class of things can include several subclasses
I) adapting language to the social situation
J) children choose activities that interest them, and they acquire academic skills
K) separate specific events are thought to have cause-and-effect relationships
L) "the moon is hiding"
M) temporary learning support
N) pretend play
O) mental acts or schemes
P) focusing on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others
Q) changes in shape do not change volume
R) repetition
S) must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
T) quickly determining a word's meaning through play

Question 5

Match the following:

-Irreversibility

A) one-dimensional thinking
B) also known as the mutual exclusivity assumption
C) difficulty with understanding reversal
D) understanding how one's mind works
E) zone of proximal development
F) the difference between real and non-real events
G) one class of things can include several subclasses.
H) one class of things can include several subclasses
I) adapting language to the social situation
J) children choose activities that interest them, and they acquire academic skills
K) separate specific events are thought to have cause-and-effect relationships
L) "the moon is hiding"
M) temporary learning support
N) pretend play
O) mental acts or schemes
P) focusing on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others
Q) changes in shape do not change volume
R) repetition
S) must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
T) quickly determining a word's meaning through play

Question 6

Match the following:

-Vygotsky

A) one-dimensional thinking
B) also known as the mutual exclusivity assumption
C) difficulty with understanding reversal
D) understanding how one's mind works
E) zone of proximal development
F) the difference between real and non-real events
G) one class of things can include several subclasses.
H) one class of things can include several subclasses
I) adapting language to the social situation
J) children choose activities that interest them, and they acquire academic skills
K) separate specific events are thought to have cause-and-effect relationships
L) "the moon is hiding"
M) temporary learning support
N) pretend play
O) mental acts or schemes
P) focusing on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others
Q) changes in shape do not change volume
R) repetition
S) must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
T) quickly determining a word's meaning through play

Question 7

Match the following:

-Transductive reasoning

A) one-dimensional thinking
B) also known as the mutual exclusivity assumption
C) difficulty with understanding reversal
D) understanding how one's mind works
E) zone of proximal development
F) the difference between real and non-real events
G) one class of things can include several subclasses.
H) one class of things can include several subclasses
I) adapting language to the social situation
J) children choose activities that interest them, and they acquire academic skills
K) separate specific events are thought to have cause-and-effect relationships
L) "the moon is hiding"
M) temporary learning support
N) pretend play
O) mental acts or schemes
P) focusing on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others
Q) changes in shape do not change volume
R) repetition
S) must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
T) quickly determining a word's meaning through play