UNIT 3 Flashcards
When infants shake a rattle repeatedly, they are engaging in
a. All the answers are correct.
b. functional play
c. practice play
d. sensorimotor play
a. All the answers are correct.
Which of the following statements about information processing perspective in early childhood is false?
a. The information processing perspective has been criticized as being too simplistic.
b. Recognition in preschoolers is good, but recall is poor.
c. The ability to direct attention is well established in preschool children.
d. All the answers are false.
c. The ability to direct attention is well established in preschool children.
Which of the following statements about undirected play is false?
a. Undirected play generally mimics the adult interactions experienced.
b. Play is generally more effective when undirected.
c. Recess activity and play has been linked to higher academic achievement.
d. Time spent in undirected play has been increasing
d. Time spent in undirected play has been increasing
Which of the following statements about tests of conservation in preoperational children is false?
a. Preoperational children show conservation of liquid, length, and area.
b. Preoperational children do poorly on the three mountains task.
c. Preoperational thought is described as centration, or the focus on a single dimension.
d. Conservation of liquid, length, and area all occur at the same ages.
a. Preoperational children show conservation of liquid, length, and area.
Which of the following statements about brain development in early childhood is false?
a. Myelination improves the speed of neuronal communication.
b. The emergence of handedness is evidence for a dominant hemisphere.
c. Twin studies confirm handedness is entirely determined by genes.
d. Lateralization of brain function is enabled by the myelination of the corpus callosum.
c. Twin studies confirm handedness is entirely determined by genes.
Which of the following statements about handedness is false?
a. Right handers are more likely than left-handers to have language processing in the left hemisphere.
b. Left-handers are more likely than right handers to have language processed in the right hemisphere.
c. Recent research has shown that left-handers are susceptible to developmental delays.
d. None of the answers are false.
c. Recent research has shown that left-handers are susceptible to developmental delays.
Which of the following statements about unintentional injury in early childhood is false?
a. Unintentional injuries are simply accidents which cannot be avoided.
b. Unintentional injuries are the fourth leading cause of hospitalization in early childhood.
c. Unintentional injuries in early childhood are greater for low income families.
d. Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in children.
a. Unintentional injuries are simply accidents which cannot be avoided.
Which of the following statements about barriers to free play is false?
a. Free time is decreasing because of a shift to structured activities for preschoolers.
b. Kids are spending more time watching screens on computers and mobile devices.
c. There is more green space available for children to play.
d. Fear of abduction and abuse is a threat to free play outdoors.
c. There is more green space available for children to play.
A belief that all objects have human qualities is known as
a. centration
b. animism
c. egotism
d. egocentrism
b. animism
By the time children are four years old, they can speak or say over
a. 1000 words
b. 4000 words
c. 3000 words
d. 2000 words
a. 1000 words
The range of tasks that can be accomplished with the assistance of an adult is known as
a. scaffolding
b. the zone of distal development
c. guided participation
d. the zone pf proximal development
b. the zone of distal development
Which of the following statements about childhood obesity is false?
a. Activity levels are also an important factor in prevention.
b. Food choices are the most important factor in prevention.
c. Families have an important influence on the food choices and activity levels of their children.
d. Obesity is unrelated to socio-economic status.
d. Obesity is unrelated to socio-economic status.
Using a pencil or pen is a ________ and most children can do so by age ________.
a. gross-motor skill; 4
b. fine-motor skill; 4
c. gross-motor skill; 3
d. fine-motor skill; 3
b. fine-motor skill; 4
Which of the following statements about language development is true?
a. Receptive language skills are always less developed than expressive language skills.
b. The expansion of vocabulary during early childhood is called the vocabulary glacier.
c. By age three, children begin to use possessives and plurals.
d. By age five, children start to ask “wh” questions.
c. By age three, children begin to use possessives and plurals.
d. By age five, children start to ask “wh” questions.
Which of the following is not a best practice in early-childhood education?
a. Keep class sizes small and child-teacher ratios low.
b. Identify children who learn in similar ways and instruct with specialized methods.
c. Develop comprehensive curricula that address interrelated developmental needs.
d. Make parents active partners in their children’s education
b. Identify children who learn in similar ways and instruct with specialized methods.
By age ________, children have typically begun to form stereotypes about gender-typed play and gender stereotypes for toys.
a. 5
b. 6
c. 2
d. 3
d. 3
Researchers who studied helping behaviour among seven-year-old boys reported that genetics explained approximately ________ of observed differences.
a. 4%
b. 70%
c. 20%
d. 100%
b. 70%
Billy accidently hit a baseball through the neighbour’s window. Initially, he felt _________. But after his Dad called him “stupid,” he felt __________.
a. morally bereft; delinquent
b. shame; guilt
c. thrilled; glad
d. guilt; shame
d. guilt; shame
In Canada, ________ has/have a responsibility to report child abuse and neglect.
a. doctors
b. teachers
c. any citizen who suspects child abuse
d. All of the answers are correct.
d. All of the answers are correct.
These two styles of parenting may lead to better outcomes in non-Western cultures than in Western cultures:
a. Authoritarian and permissive
b. Authoritarian and authoritative
c. Permissive-indulgent and authoritative
d. Permissive-neglectful and authoritative
a. Authoritarian and permissive
Judy’s parents have taught her to never “lose control” of her emotions. As an adult, she is likely to experience
a. anorexia
b. temper tantrums
c. externalizing problems
d. internalizing problems
d. internalizing problems
________ believed that children’s emerging representations of self are directly tied to their early interactions with primary caregivers.
a. J.
b. J. Bowlby
c. Skinner
d. L. Vygotsky
b. J. Bowlby
________ is famous for saying: “Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I’ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select—doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant chief, yes, even beggar-man and thief—regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors”?
a. S. Freud
b. J.B Watson
c. Skinner
d. L. Vygotsky
b. J.B Watson
The field of ________ studies the nature of the relationship between genes and behaviour.
a. neurobiology
b. behaviour genetics
c. brain genetics
d. neuropsychology
b. behaviour genetics
Canadian-born psychologist Albert Bandura conducted an experiment with a Bobo doll which illustrated
a. environmental conditions that give rise to attention disorders
b. the power of observation and modeling
c. the innate need for children to respond to reinforcement
d. attachment parenting
b. the power of observation and modeling
Approximately 25% of parents in Canada still use corporal punishment with children ages 2 to 11 years.
a. True
b. False
a. True
A 40-year longitudinal study on the impact of children viewing violence on television concluded that that there is
a. a clear correlation between watching violent television and aggressive behaviour
b. no correlation between watching violent TV and aggressive behaviour
c. a negative correlation between violent TV and aggression
d. a cause-effect relationship between watching violent television and aggressive behaviour
a. a clear correlation between watching violent television and aggressive behaviour
Gender schema refers to
a. the mental categories children develop to tell the difference between males and females
b. biological differences in males and females
c. cultural differences in males and females
d. the knowledge that gender does not change
a. the mental categories children develop to tell the difference between males and females
Self-concept describes the
a. self-esteem a child gets from being praised by others
b. factor that leads to conceit
c. child’s self-perception of their unique traits, values, and personality style
d. value one puts on personal traits
c. child’s self-perception of their unique traits, values, and personality style
d. value one puts on personal traits Which parenting style describes parents who explain the rules and are warm and responsive to the needs of their children? a. permissive-indulgent b. authoritative c. authoritarian d. permissive-neglectful
c. authoritarian
- Between the ages of 2 and 6, the average child in the United States gains about 6 pounds and 2 to 3 inches per year.
a. True
b. False
a. True
. With respect to average development, after the weight gain that takes place during infancy, young children tend to gain weight more rapidly from ages 2 through 6.
a. True
b. False
b. False
- Your friend Diane is looking at a growth chart for height at the doctor’s office, you explain that the steeper line depicts a child who is gaining inches more rapidly than the average child.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- By the beginning of early childhood, ________________ is taking place more slowly than it did during infancy.
a. myelination
b. synaptic pruning
c. redistribution
d. neural elimination
b. synaptic pruning
- Between ages 2 and 6,, the brain gains ___________ percent of its adult weight.
a. 5 to 10
b. 10 to 15
c. 15 to 20
d. 20 to 25
d. 20 to 25
- Sally and James are both 4 years old, and each is well-coordinated. From this, neurologically, we can surmise that the _________________ of the neurons that link the cerebral cortex to the ___________ has progressed normatively.
a. myelination, cerebellum
b. cerebellum, cerebral cortex
c. cerebellum, parietal cortex
d. cerebral cortex, myelination
a. myelination, cerebellum
- ________________ is responsible for the establishment of increasingly complex connections among neurons.
a. Myelination
b. Dendritic growth
c. Vascular growth
d. Axonal connections
b. Dendritic growth
- One result of myelination is _______________________.
a. a slowing of synaptic transmissions
b. an acceleration of neural transmission
c. more pruning occurs
d. the cerebellum develops
b. an acceleration of neural transmission
- Tomas is a three-year-old boy living in an older apartment where the paint is peeling from the walls. His parents have just finished repainting his bedroom and are in the process of repainting the other rooms as they worry if Tomas was to put the peeling paint into his mouth, this could result in ______________.
a. Toxic shock syndrome
b. Serotonin syndrome
c. Lead poisoning
d. Arsenic poisoning
c. Lead poisoning
- __________________ is the process by which the right and left hemispheres of the brain take on specific functions.
a. Bilateralization
b. Collaboration
c. Lateralization
d. Coordination
c. Lateralization
- In the physical domain, the _________ hemisphere controls the left side of the body while the ____________ hemisphere, controls the right side of the body.
a. Right, left
b. Right, right
c. Left, right,
d. Left, left
a. Right, left
- Your professor, a developmentalist, explained that it is normative for _______________ a dominant role in language.
a. the right hemisphere to play
b. both the left and right hemispheres to fight for
c. the left hemisphere to play
d. neither hemisphere to play
c. the left hemisphere to play
- One of the results of lateralization manifests as ________________.
a. hand preference
b. drawing ability
c. early ability to skip and hop
d. early ability to write the alphabet
a. hand preference
- Bill prefers using his left hand while his brother Bob uses his right. Bill’s brain functioning is more likely to be influence by ________________.
a. the left hemisphere
b. the right hemisphere
c. high connectivity between hemispheres
d. low connectivity between hemispheres
a. the left hemisphere
- Most of the world’s population appears to be right-handed.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- According to your text, the percentage of left-handed people is consistently about ____ across cultures
a. 8 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 11 percent
d. 13 percent
a. 8 percent
- More recent research has challenged the position that left-handers were more susceptible to developmental delays and immune deficiencies than right-handers.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- The process through which cartilage turns into bone is known as ____________.
a. amplification
b. augmentation
c. ossification
d. calcification
c. ossification
- Ossification occurs during which periods of development?
a. infancy through childhood
b. infancy through adolescence
c. childhood through adolescence
d. adolescence through adulthood
b. infancy through adolescence
- For healthy bone growth, the World Health Organization emphasizes the importance of
a. adequate calcium intake, reduced exposure to sunshine, and consumption of a variety of fruits and vegetables.
b. adequate calcium intake, exposure to sunshine, and consumption of a variety of fruits and vegetables.
c. adequate fiber intake, reduced exposure to sunshine, and consumption of similar of fruits and vegetables.
d. adequate potassium intake, exposure to sunshine, and consumption of similar of fruits and vegetables.
b. adequate calcium intake, exposure to sunshine, and consumption of a variety of fruits and vegetables.
- The skeletal development of children whose diets are deficient in key nutrients are at risk for conditions such as ________________________.
a. chronic growth maturation
b. psychosocial dwarfism
c. chronic growth retardation
d. vitamin D deficiency
c. chronic growth retardation
- Millie was nutritionally deprived during early childhood, resulting in skeletal growth stunting. After she was adopted she ate a diet rich in vitamins and minerals and engaged in regular, age-appropriate exercise. As an adult she may be at increased risk for ____________________.a. no adverse side effects from her early deprivation
b. a difficult labor when she gives birth
c. obesity
d. anorexia
d. anorexia
- In early childhood, skeletal growth stunting undermines the health development of bones and is also associated with cognitive delays that ________________________.a. are difficult to distinguish from ADHD
b. are difficult to distinguish form learning disorders
c. interfere with socializing
d. undermine educational achievement
d. undermine educational achievement
- Signaling a serious health concern, it is estimated that _______ million preschool children met clinical criteria for growth stunting in 2010.a. 31
b. 71
c. 171
d. 271
c. 171
- According to your text, from 2010 to 2020 the goal of international nutrition efforts is to decrease the percentage of preschool children at-risk for growth-stunting from 1 in every 4 to _____.a. 1 in 5
b. 1 in 6
c. 1 in 7
d. 1 in 8
a. 1 in 5
- Henry is able to draw lines and successfully fit differently shaped puzzle pieces into their corresponding slots in a shape-sorter. His fine-motor skills are normative for a ___ -year-old.a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
a. 2
- Lucy builds large towers with wood blocks, stands on one foot, and loves to jump off objects. Her fine-motor and gross-motor skills are normative for a ___-year-old.a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
b. 3
- Rico ties his shoes, writes numbers, and is able to print his first name. His fine-motor skills are normative for a _____-year-old child.a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
d. 5
- Jacob skips, climbs ladders, and is able to change direction very quickly while running. His gross-motor skills are normative for a _______-year-old child.a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
c. 4
- By the end of Piaget’s _____________ babies have developed object permanence.a. sensorimotor
b. preoperational
c. concrete
d. formal
a. sensorimotor
- According to Piaget, a hallmark of the ____________ stage is the emerging ability of the child to use language to make sense of the world.a. sensorimotor
b. preoperational
c. concrete
d. formal
b. preoperational
- Your 5-year-old cousin Julio is in the backseat of the car on the way to go camping with her family. A very normal question for her to ask is: ________________ say?a. “can we get some gas?”
b. “are we there yet?”
c. “did you pack my slippers?”
d. “can you on some jazz music?”
b. “are we there yet?”
- As preoperational development unfolds, __________ allows the child to, use language as a new way of thinking about the world.a. distal function
b. symbolic function
c. intuitive thought
d. relativistic thought
b. symbolic function
- This marker of preoperational development is associated with an explosion of a child wanting to children want to know how and why.a. distal function
b. symbolic function
c. intuitive thought
d. relativistic thought
c. intuitive thought
- A child’s cognitive abilities:a. gradually emerge, gain significance, and then decline.
b. gradually emerge, lose significance, and then increase.
c. are fully stablished by age seven
d. turn off and on much like a television set.
a. gradually emerge, gain significance, and then decline.
- When a developmentalist asks a preoperational child to decide whether two sticks of equal length are still equal after you move one stick, the most likely response is:a. one of the sticks is longer
b. one of the sticks has disappeared
c. both are of equal length
d. each stick has different widths
a. one of the sticks is longer
- When a developmental scientist presents two identical glasses with liquid at the same level, the child study participant agrees that both contain the same amount of liquid. Next, when the liquid is poured from one of the short, wide glasses into a tall thin glass, the concrete operational child concludes thata. one of the glasses is longer
b. one of the glasses has more liquid
c. both glasses have the same amount of liquid
d. teach glass is half full
c. both glasses have the same amount of liquid
- Piaget’s law of conservation describes the developmental accomplishment of being able to understand that changing the form or appearance of a substance does not change its _____________.
a. color
b. smell
c. texture
d. amount
d. amount
- The law of conservation, according to Piaget, develops during the ___________stage.
a. concrete operational
b. formal operational
c. preoperational
d. postoperational
c. preoperational
- Questions that involve understanding conservation of liquid are likely to be out-of-range of the abilities of a ________-year-old.
a. 4
b. 7
c. 9.
d. 11
a. 4
- According to Piaget, egocentrism is:
a. the state of being selfish and self-indulgent
b. the ability to understand the world from another person’s point of view.
c. an innate inability to be concerned with other’s feelings
d. the belief that others see the world the same way you do
d. the belief that others see the world the same way you do
- Many preschoolers are egocentric and empathic.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- When 3-year-old Katie says her tricycle is sad because it is in the garage all alone, this is an example of her use of
a. object permanence
b. propositional thought
c. animistic thinking
d. centration
c. animistic thinking
- In the context of responding to the “3 Mountain Problem,” when asked to point to the picture that shows what the doll can see, 4-year-old Billy is likely to describe
a. what the doll could see if it were human
b. what he sees
c. what he sees and what the doll could see it were human
d. feeling overwhelmed
b. what he sees
- Watching kindergarteners holding the hands of statues and include the statues in their game is a display of
a. magical thinking
b. emotional problems
c. animism
d. egocentrism
c. animism
- Research suggests that normal-weight and overweight children experience the same level of risk for unwanted health outcomes, including: depression, low self-esteem, being bullied, and dysfunctional social skills.
a. True
b. False
b. False
- In a recent study, children who watched a television show that contained food commercials ate ____ more snacks than those who watched an ad-free television show.
a. 35%
b. 45%
c. 55%
d. 75%
Answer: B
b. 45%
- With obesity rates on the rise, we have seen an increase in the number of children diagnosed with
a. type 1 diabetes
b. type 2 diabetes
c. metabolic syndrome
d. hypertension
b. type 2 diabetes
- According to the body mass index, about what percentage of U.S. children are considered overweight or obese?
a. 25%
b. 33%
c. 50%
d. 66%
b. 33%
- Which child is healthier?
a. Joe, who eats chips, crackers, and drinks milk
b. Sam, who eats beef burgers, fries, and drinks coke
c. Ben, who eats chicken nuggets, macaroni, and drinks grape juice
d. Andy, who eats apples, peanut butter, and drinks skim milk.
d. Andy, who eats apples, peanut butter, and drinks skim milk.
- Childhood obesity is
a. not a health problem; children grow out of it
b. a global health problem
c. only a problem in the USA
d. culturally defined
b. a global health problem
- Research suggests that inclusion of special needs children stalls the social and academic achievements of typical, normal-developing peers and may, in fact, undermine their educational achievement.
a. True
b. False
b. False
- Inclusive preschool programs are effective for children with autistic spectrum disorders, resulting in significant gains in language skills, social interaction skills, play skills, and IQ.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- Philosophical and political support continues to be weak for inclusion with respect to students with autism spectrum disorder.
a. True
b. False
b. False
- Because 8-year-old James has a diagnosed disability, his educational advocate annually reviews James’ ____________ which outlines his educational goals for the year.
a. Intermediate Education Program
b. Structured Education Program
c. Individualized Education Program
d. Institutionalized Education Program
c. Individualized Education Program
- Early detection of autism along with appropriate intervention predicts the best outcomes for this special population of children.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- In a recent study, the majority of children who participated in Head Start, approximately ___ showed no significant changes in their school-readiness skills as a result of attending the program for 1 year.
a. 65%
b. 75%
c. 80%
d. 90%
c. 80%
- Evaluations of Head Start conclude that the intervention has had mixed results with respect to the length of time immediate program benefits persist.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- State legislation requires that children with special needs should receive education in the same learning environment as peers without special needs.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- _____________________ is a national program designed and implemented to promote school-readiness among disadvantaged children through the provision of educational, nutritional, and social services.
a. No Child Left Behind
b. Common Core
c. Bright Start
d. Head Start
d. Head Star
- Symbolic play involves children ________________.
a. exchanging toys.
b. working toward a common goal.
c. enacting social roles.
d. using an object as a substitute for another.
d. using an object as a substitute for another.
- When you were a child, you may have built “forts” made from pillows, sheets, or other objects in your home. This is an example of children engaging in ___________ play.
a. constructive
b. cooperative
c. associative
d. nonsocial
a. constructive
- An infant shaking a rattle or clapping his hands is engaged in ___________ play.
a. parallel
b. functional
c. constructive
d. symbolic
b. functional
- Elaine and Diane are playing house. Elaine is pretending to be mom, Diane is pretending to be Dad, and the dolls are the children. This is an example of ___________ play.
a. parallel
b. cooperative
c. associative
d. nonsocial
b. cooperative
- John and James are 2-month-old twins playing near each other with similar toys. They do not direct the other’s activities. This is an example of _____________ play.
a. parallel
b. cooperative
c. associative
d. nonsocial
a. parallel
- While in the sandbox, Benjamin makes a pie while David pours sand into a container. They talk and exchange tools. This is an example of _______________play.
a. parallel
b. cooperative
c. associative
d. nonsocial
b. cooperative
- Babies Jack and Jessa are the same age, and they spend time together. Most recently, their “play” has involved Jack watching Jessa roll across the floor, an example of _____________ normative for their age and developmental stage.
a. parallel play.
b. cooperative play.
c. nonsocial play.
d. associative play
c. nonsocial play.
- _____________________ develops from the need to understand and need to be understood.
a. Directional language
b. Correlational language
c. Structural language
d. Functional language
d. Functional language