Question 1

________ is a philosophy of education in which children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities.

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A)   The child-centered kindergarten
B)   The Montessori approach
C)   Developmentally appropriate practice
D)   Developmentally inappropriate practiceE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

Irene conducts a laboratory experiment to test the memory of children. She rapidly reads out a list of colors to three children aged 4, 6, and 13 years. The children are then asked to repeat the names of the colors. Irene notices that the 6-year-old and the 13-year-old are able to recall more colors than the 4-year-old. This experiment illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A)   younger children tend to rehearse information more than older children do.
B)   short-term memory decreases during late childhood.
C)   information is retained in short-term memory for a long period without rehearsal.
D)   memory span varies from one individual to another.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Using rehearsal, we can keep information in short-term memory for a much longer period. In this context, rehearsal means

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A)   preparing for a memory-span test.
B)   doing mental exercises daily to keep one's mind sharp.
C)   repeating information after it has been presented.
D)   taking regular memory-span tests.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Name the researcher who showed that when a child's attention to relevant aspects of the conservation task is improved, the child is more likely to conserve.

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Question 5

According to McClelland and others (2017)  and Schmitt and others (2017) , ________ attention involves action planning, allocating attention to goals, error detection and compensation, monitoring progress on tasks, and dealing with novel or difficult circumstances.

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A)   salient
B)   relevant
C)   executive
D)   sustainedE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Pointing to a tree, young Leo says, "Bird flied away." Leo's interesting but incorrect use of "-ed" in "flied" shows that he is trying to learn the ________ rules of language.

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A)   phonological
B)   morphological
C)   pragmatic
D)   syntacticE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Identify the factors that can influence the accuracy of a young child's memory.

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Several factors can influence the accura...

Question 8

Patsy is a 5-year-old girl. She participates in a laboratory experiment in which random alphabets are rapidly read out to her. After 20 seconds, she is asked to recall those alphabets. In the context of information processing, this experiment has been conducted to assess Patsy's

Accepted Answer

A)   command over syntax.
B)   pragmatics usage.
C)   short-term memory.
D)   interest in literature.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

For Vygotsky, private speech is ________.

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A)   immature
B)   a tool used by children to regulate the behavior of others
C)   an important tool of thought during the early childhood years
D)   egocentricE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

In a Tools of the Mind classroom, ________ has a central role.

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A)   nutrition
B)   didactic lecture
C)   dramatic play
D)   abstract presentationE) A) and D)
F) B) and C) C

Question 11

Arielle took part in one of Walter Mischel's delay of gratification studies. She was able to stop herself from eating the marshmallow by humming a song to herself. What does research suggest about her future?

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Research suggests that Arielle will be m...

Question 12

________ is a process by which the nerve cells are covered and insulated with a layer of fat cells.

Accepted Answer

A)   Centration
B)   Myelination
C)   Tropism
D)   NeurogenesisE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following refers to teachers' adjustment of their level of support and guidance to the level of the skills of their students?

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A)   accommodation
B)   regulation
C)   scaffolding
D)   assimilationE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

In a study comparing the memory spans of preschool and elementary school children, the latter group consistently scored better. This apparent increase in memory span with age could be explained partly by how

Accepted Answer

A)   peer groups play a part in short-term memory.
B)   older children rehearse the digits from their tests more than younger children do.
C)   elementary schools practice scaffolding.
D)   memory-span tests are not always an accurate measure of short-term memory.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C) B

Question 15

Which of the following should be minimized in order to improve the eating behavior of children?

Accepted Answer

A)   competing activities
B)   a predictable schedule
C)   parents eating healthy food
D)   making mealtimes pleasant occasionsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Derek, a 4-year-old boy, is curious by nature and exhausts his parents with "why" questions. However, he is not able to comprehend ideas. His imagination does not resemble reality. Whenever he sees a rainbow, he believes that a fairy has painted it with watercolors. In the context of cognitive development in early childhood, this scenario illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   Piaget's sensorimotor stage.
B)   Piaget's intuitive thought substage.
C)   the overjustification effect.
D)   the misinformation effect.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

In the context of early childhood education, developmentally appropriate practice emphasizes

Accepted Answer

A)   the importance of creating settings that encourage active learning and reflect children's interests and capabilities.
B)   the education of the whole child and concern for his or her physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development.
C)   the importance of giving children considerable freedom in choosing activities and allowing them to move from one activity to another as they desire.
D)   the content of learning rather than the process of learning.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Who among the following five-year-olds is most likely to be the tallest?

Accepted Answer

A)   Timothy who is a White, urban, middle-socioeconomic-status, later-born boy
B)   Tina who is a White, urban, middle-socioeconomic-status, firstborn girl
C)   Tyrone who is an African American, urban, middle-socioeconomic-status, firstborn boy.
D)   Tucker who is an African American, rural, lower-socioeconomic-status, later-born boy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) C

Question 19

Identify the substage of preoperational thought in which a young child gains the ability to mentally represent an object that is not present.

Accepted Answer

Symbolic f...

Question 20

________ attention is focused and extended engagement with an object, task, event, or other aspect of the environment.

Accepted Answer

A)   Salient
B)   Relevant
C)   Executive
D)   SustainedE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Using rehearsal, we can keep information in short-term memory for a much longer period. In this context, rehearsal means

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Name the researcher who showed that when a child's attention to relevant aspects of the conservation task is improved, the child is more likely to conserve.

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According to McClelland and others (2017) and Schmitt and others (2017) , ________ attention involves action planning, allocating attention to goals, error detection and compensation, monitoring progress on tasks, and dealing with novel or difficult circumstances.

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Pointing to a tree, young Leo says, "Bird flied away." Leo's interesting but incorrect use of "-ed" in "flied" shows that he is trying to learn the ________ rules of language.

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Identify the factors that can influence the accuracy of a young child's memory.

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Patsy is a 5-year-old girl. She participates in a laboratory experiment in which random alphabets are rapidly read out to her. After 20 seconds, she is asked to recall those alphabets. In the context of information processing, this experiment has been conducted to assess Patsy's

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Arielle took part in one of Walter Mischel's delay of gratification studies. She was able to stop herself from eating the marshmallow by humming a song to herself. What does research suggest about her future?

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