Question 1

The young child's tendency to think about the world in terms of one variable at a time,such as the notion that all moving objects are animals,is an example of
A) egocentric thought.
B) centration.
C) conservation.
D) locomotion capacity.

Accepted Answer

centration.

Question 2

A group of 5- to 6-year-olds are playing the game Red Rover because they prefer formal games.This is a form of
A) constructive play.
B) first pretend play.
C) substitute play.
D) rule-governed play.

Accepted Answer

rule-governed play.

Question 3

The children who live on Yonge Street are playing "store" today.They use empty cans,boxes,and bags as groceries,and they stack the items on shelves formed from cardboard boxes.Susie is the store-owner,Muhammed delivers ice cream,and Shelly brings her baby to the store.What is the most developmentally advanced level of play represented in this scenario?
A) sensorimotor play
B) sociodramatic play
C) constructive play
D) first pretend play

Accepted Answer

sociodramatic play

Question 4

According to Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development,which of the following is not a stage in cognitive development from birth to age 7?
A) egocentric speech stage
B) conservation stage
C) ingrowth stage
D) naive psychology stage

Accepted Answer

conservation stage

Question 5

Joey has an iDog that dances to music when it is plugged into a computer.Joey believes the dog is alive because it moves.Joey's thinking demonstrates Piaget's concept of _______,seen in young children.
A) conservation
B) animism
C) compensation
D) locomotion capacity awareness

Accepted Answer

animism

Question 6

The term _____________ is used to describe when children categorically link new words to the real objects and events that the words refer to.
A) "inferring"
B) "language explosion"
C) "inflections"
D) "fast-mapping"

Accepted Answer

"fast-mapping"

Question 7

A child's development of a theory of mind may be influenced by all of the following EXCEPT
A) sensorimotor play.
B) language skills.
C) pretend play that is shared with other children.
D) discussion of emotion-provoking past events with parents.

Accepted Answer

sensorimotor play.

Question 8

Grasping the false belief principle enables a child to
A) know when someone is lying.
B) learn not to trust all adults.
C) determine when something is not what it seems to be.
D) understand what influences other people's thinking.

Accepted Answer

understand what influences other people's thinking.

Question 9

According to Vygotsky,a 3-year-old child who uses language as a guide to solving problems,such as saying "Put it there" to himself as he builds a tower of blocks,is using
A) dialogic communication.
B) naive psychology.
C) egocentric speech.
D) social speech.

Accepted Answer

egocentric speech.

Question 10

In one of Piaget's classic experiments,a child was shown a three-dimensional scene featuring different sizes and colours of mountains.The child was able choose a drawing that best represented the mountain scene as she saw it,but was unable to choose a drawing that reflected how someone else might see the mountain from a different perspective.The child's inability to take another's perspective indicates
A) inability to think symbolically.
B) breakdown of social referencing.
C) egocentrism.
D) failure to conserve.

Accepted Answer

egocentrism.

Question 11

If a child is using verb forms or verb tenses (such as "eating" or "ate" from the verb "to eat"),then the child is using
A) holophrases.
B) overgeneralization.
C) appropriate extension.
D) inflections.

Accepted Answer

inflections.

Question 12

A ________ is a set of ideas that a child constructs to explain other people's ideas,beliefs,desires,and behaviours.
A) metamemory
B) theory of mind
C) perspective
D) metacognition

Accepted Answer

theory of mind

Question 13

A child's ability to think about or evaluate the quality of her thinking is
A) critical thinking.
B) conservation.
C) metacognition.
D) intelligence.

Accepted Answer

metacognition.

Question 14

Knowledge about how memory works and the ability to control and reflect on one's own memory function is known as
A) metacognition.
B) metamemory.
C) conservation.
D) critical thinking.

Accepted Answer

metamemory.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the first sentences that usually occur when children are around two years of age?
A) They usually include nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
B) They usually include plurals and past tenses.
C) They are usually two to three words.
D) They are created according to rules.

Accepted Answer

They usually include plurals and past tenses.

Question 16

Language skills,such as knowledge of words like "want," "need," "think," or "remember" are related to ____________________ development.
A) theory of mind
B) appearance and reality
C) conservation
D) egocentrism

Accepted Answer

theory of mind

Question 17

According to Piaget,accomplishment of conservation
A) requires the ability to mentally manipulate symbolic external characteristics.
B) means that a child will not be fooled by an apparent change in volume when water is poured from a short, wide glass into a tall, thin glass.
C) rarely occurs before age 9.
D) requires the ability to see the perspective of others.

Accepted Answer

means that a child will not be fooled by an apparent change in volume when water is poured from a short,wide glass into a tall,thin glass.

Question 18

Gabriella believes that when she spreads out her pennies across the table,she actually has more pennies than if they were in one small pile.Gabriella has not achieved
A) egocentrism.
B) conservation.
C) false belief principle.
D) theory of mind.

Accepted Answer

conservation.

Question 19

According to Case's neo-Piagetian explanation of children's cognitive development,the key limitation in the cognitive ability of a younger child,compared to an older child,is the younger child's
A) less operationally efficient short-term storage space for handling cognitive schemes.
B) greater egocentrism.
C) fewer and less diverse educational and social experiences.
D) undeveloped theory of mind.

Accepted Answer

less operationally efficient short-term storage space for handling cognitive schemes.

Question 20

Which of the following best represents the earliest inflection used among children learning English,according to Roger Brown?
A) "I ran."
B) "A cat."
C) "Doggie running."
D) "Come in."

Accepted Answer

"Doggie running."

Quiz 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

The young child's tendency to think about the world in terms of one variable at a time,such as the notion that all moving objects are animals,is an example of

A group of 5- to 6-year-olds are playing the game Red Rover because they prefer formal games.This is a form of

According to Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development,which of the following is not a stage in cognitive development from birth to age 7?

Joey has an iDog that dances to music when it is plugged into a computer.Joey believes the dog is alive because it moves.Joey's thinking demonstrates Piaget's concept of _______,seen in young children.

The term _____________ is used to describe when children categorically link new words to the real objects and events that the words refer to.

A child's development of a theory of mind may be influenced by all of the following EXCEPT

Grasping the false belief principle enables a child to

According to Vygotsky,a 3-year-old child who uses language as a guide to solving problems,such as saying "Put it there" to himself as he builds a tower of blocks,is using

If a child is using verb forms or verb tenses (such as "eating" or "ate" from the verb "to eat") ,then the child is using

A ________ is a set of ideas that a child constructs to explain other people's ideas,beliefs,desires,and behaviours.

A child's ability to think about or evaluate the quality of her thinking is

Knowledge about how memory works and the ability to control and reflect on one's own memory function is known as

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the first sentences that usually occur when children are around two years of age?

Language skills,such as knowledge of words like "want," "need," "think," or "remember" are related to ____________________ development.

According to Piaget,accomplishment of conservation

Gabriella believes that when she spreads out her pennies across the table,she actually has more pennies than if they were in one small pile.Gabriella has not achieved

According to Case's neo-Piagetian explanation of children's cognitive development,the key limitation in the cognitive ability of a younger child,compared to an older child,is the younger child's

Which of the following best represents the earliest inflection used among children learning English,according to Roger Brown?