Ch 9 Flashcards
One key factor that strengthens theory of mind at about age 4 is:
Having an older sibling
Six-year-old Mikael has 10 dinosaur toys on the floor in front of him. You ask him how many he has, and he counts them one at a time. This is an example of which of the following?
One to one correspondence
According to Vygotsky, a child’s first mentor is:
A parent
“I catched two mices in a trap” is an example of:
overregularization
Each time Juan puts a puzzle together, his father gives him a little less help. Which theorist would be happy with Juan’s father?
Vygotsky
Krista understands that 4 + 6 = 10 but does not understand that 10 – 6 = 4. She is displaying:
Irreversibility
A child is shown two identical tall containers, half-filled with water. The contents of one container are then poured into a short, wide container. If the child states that both containers still have the same amount, then the child understands the concept of:
Conservation
Which of the following is the best example of scaffolding?
Miriam helps her son Ben make cookies. She measures all of the ingredients out and places them on the counter in small bowls. She reads the recipe aloud while simplifying it as Ben places the ingredients in the bowl and mixes them together with a spoon
The characteristic of preoperational thought in which a young child thinks that nothing changes is called:
Static reasoning
Preoperational intelligence differs from sensorimotor intelligence in that preoperational intelligence:
goes beyond senses and motor skills.
A child’s ability to add new vocabulary words very quickly is called:
Fast-mapping
A problem with fast-mapping a word is that:
The child may misuse the word
One underlying factor allowing the development of theory of mind is:
maturation of the prefrontal cortex.
If a preschool child thinks a tall 20-year-old is older than a short 40-year-old, this is an example of:
Focus on appearance
