Question 1

_____ attention involves action planning,allocating attention to goals,error detection and compensation,monitoring progress on tasks,and dealing with novel or difficult circumstances.

Accepted Answer

A)   Salient
B)   Relevant
C)   Executive
D)   SustainedE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following refers to teachers' adjustment of their level of support and guidance to the level of skill of the student?

Accepted Answer

A)   Accommodation
B)   Regulation
C)   Scaffolding
D)   AssimilationE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Approximately _____ children is estimated to have some sort of autism spectrum disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)   1 in 50
B)   1 in 150
C)   1 in 300
D)   1 in 500E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Competent early childhood programs should focus:

Accepted Answer

A)   on cognitive development and socioemotional development.
B)   exclusively on cognitive development.
C)   on preoperational skills.
D)   on academics alone.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

_____ is a process in which nerve cells are covered and insulated with a layer of fat cells.

Accepted Answer

A)   Centration
B)   Myelination
C)   Tropism
D)   NeurogenesisE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

List three ways by which Lev Vygotsky's theory can be incorporated in classrooms.

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Question 7

Scientists have found that there _____ the brains of children between the ages of 3 and 15.

Accepted Answer

A)   are dramatic changes in local patterns within
B)   are phenomenal increases in the overall size of
C)   are insignificant anatomical changes in
D)   are hardly any internal metamorphisms withinE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following determines the categories for obesity,overweight,and at risk for being overweight?

Accepted Answer

A)   Weight
B)   Average calories consumed daily
C)   Waist-to-hip ratio
D)   Body mass indexE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

Critics of universal preschool education argue that:

Accepted Answer

A)   quality preschools prepare children for school readiness and academic success.
B)   research has not proven that non-disadvantaged children benefit from attending a preschool.
C)   the gains attributed to preschool and kindergarten education are often understated.
D)   quality preschool programs increase the likelihood that the child will drop out of school later.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

In the development of language and thought,_____.

Accepted Answer

A)   internal speech precedes private speech
B)   internal and external speech develop simultaneously
C)   external speech precedes internal speech
D)   external speech develops after internal speechE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Briefly describe the two stages of preoperational thought.Provide an example of children's thinking at each stage.

Accepted Answer

The Piagetian preoperational stage in co...

Question 12

Researchers have found that in children from 3 to 6 years of age,the most rapid growth takes place in the _____ lobe areas of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)   temporal
B)   parietal
C)   frontal
D)   occipitalE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

In the context of perception,by _____ years of age,a child recognizes that another person will see what is in front of his or her own eyes instead of what is in front of the child's eyes.

Accepted Answer

A)   2
B)   3
C)   4
D)   5E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Cynthia shows a number of behaviors different from children her age,including deficits in social interaction and communication as well as repetitive behaviors or interests.She is indifferent toward others and prefers to be alone.She is more interested in objects than people.It is MOST likely that she suffers from _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   insomnia
B)   narcolepsy
C)   anemia
D)   autismE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Guidelines recommend that preschool children engage in _____ of physical activity per day.

Accepted Answer

A)   half an hour
B)   two hours
C)   one hour
D)   four hoursE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Identify the term for awareness of young children that helps them to know that altering an object's or a substance's appearance does not change its basic properties.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the term for awareness of young...

Question 17

Vygotsky believed that children construct knowledge through:

Accepted Answer

A)   self-discovery.
B)   social interaction.
C)   reorganization of existing knowledge.
D)   transforming previous knowledge.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Identify the term that refers to the awareness of one's own mental processes and the mental processes of others.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the term that refers to the...

Question 19

After the age of _____,children attend more efficiently to the dimensions of the task that are relevant.

Accepted Answer

A)   3 or 4
B)   4 or 5
C)   6 or 7
D)   5 or 6E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 20

During early childhood,girls are _____ than boys.

Accepted Answer

A)   much lighter
B)   more muscular
C)   slightly smaller
D)   considerably tallerE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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