Question 1

When individuals deliberately shift their attention from one item to another, they are demonstrating:

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A)   cognitive inhibition.
B)   cognitive flexibility.
C)   goal setting.
D)   delayed gratification.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Memory of significant events and experiences in one's life.

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Autobiogra...

Question 3

Lauren wants to open her birthday gift before people arrive for her party, but she knows she shouldn't. Rather than stay in the room with the present, she decides to go in another room and play. Lauren is demonstrating:

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A)   cognitive inhibition.
B)   cognitive flexibility.
C)   goal setting.
D)   delayed gratification.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following is TRUE of Lev Vygotsky's educational applications?

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A)   IQ should be assessed to test a child's learning capabilities.
B)   Children should learn on their own to realize their capabilities.
C)   Children's use of private speech reflects immaturity and egocentrism.
D)   Teaching should begin toward the upper limit of a child's zone of proximal development.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

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

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A)   Salient
B)   Relevant
C)   Executive
D)   SustainedE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

During the preschool years:

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A)   children get taller while their trunks gets smaller.
B)   boys get taller and girls' trunks get thicker.
C)   children get taller and their trunks continue to get thicker.
D)   girls get taller and boys' trunks get thicker.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Jaron is an overweight five-year-old. If his experience is typical of children in the United States, we can expect Jaron to be:

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A)   slimming down by age 14 but overweight as an adult.
B)   obese at age 14 and overweight as an adult.
C)   overweight at age 14 and in adulthood.
D)   overweight at age 14 but then slimming down in young adulthood.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Juan and his little sister, Anne, are each given a large cookie. Their mother breaks Anne's cookie into four pieces to help her eat it more easily. Juan immediately begins to cry and says that it is not fair for his sister to get so many cookies when he only has one. Juan is showing a lack of:

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A)   constancy.
B)   conservation.
C)   intuition.
D)   symbolic function.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

In Piaget's theory, failing the conservation-of-liquid task demonstrates:

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A)   that the child is at the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.
B)   that the child is unable to think fluidly.
C)   centration.
D)   rational thought.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Sharon, age three, can solve four-piece jigsaw puzzles on her own, but needs her parents' help to solve 12-piece jigsaw puzzles. Which of the following represents the upper limit of Sharon's zone of proximal development (ZPD)  for solving such puzzles?

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A)   Sharon moving on to 24-piece puzzles
B)   Sharon solving a 12-piece puzzle on her own
C)   Sharon helping her two-year-old brother with 4-piece puzzles
D)   Sharon mastering 4-piece puzzlesE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Which of the following was cited by Zigler and his colleagues as evidence supporting universal preschool in the United States?

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A)   It is more important to improve preschool education for young children who are disadvantaged than to fund preschool education for all 4-year-old children.
B)   The quality of homeschooling has often been found to be of questionable quality.
C)   Research has proven that the gains attributed to preschool and kindergarten education are often overstated.
D)   Universal preschool would bring billions of dollars of cost savings because of a diminished need for remedial and justice services.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Benjamin, a toddler, is likely to learn something in the zone of proximal development (ZPD)  if he:

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A)   has mastered all the skills necessary.
B)   has parents or teachers who do not interfere.
C)   has a sibling less than 24 months older in the home.
D)   watches educational shows on television.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 13

Irene is taking a test where she hears a random list of numbers, which she is then asked to repeat in the right order. Irene's _____ memory is being tested.

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A)   long-term
B)   implicit
C)   autobiographical
D)   short-termE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Identify the factors that can influence the accuracy of a young child's long-term memory for events.

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Question 15

Which of the following is TRUE about Head Start programs?

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A)   They only provide for low-income families.
B)   They focus on children of a particular ethnic origin.
C)   They have negative effect on young children's language development.
D)   They are funded by the private corporate sector.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Patricia, age six, loves to decorate books by drawing pictures and putting in words to describe them. She has started to analyze and try to understand things. However, she is egocentric and holds what her parents describe as "magical beliefs." Patricia is in Piaget's _____ stage of development.

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A)   sensorimotor
B)   concrete operational
C)   formal operational
D)   preoperationalE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Sharon, age three, can solve four-piece jigsaw puzzles on her own, but needs her parents' help to solve 12-piece jigsaw puzzles. Which of the following represents the upper limit of Sharon's zone of proximal development (ZPD) for solving such puzzles?

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During the preschool years:

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

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Lauren wants to open her birthday gift before people arrive for her party, but she knows she shouldn't. Rather than stay in the room with the present, she decides to go in another room and play. Lauren is demonstrating:

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Irene is taking a test where she hears a random list of numbers, which she is then asked to repeat in the right order. Irene's _____ memory is being tested.

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Which of the following was cited by Zigler and his colleagues as evidence supporting universal preschool in the United States?

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Juan and his little sister, Anne, are each given a large cookie. Their mother breaks Anne's cookie into four pieces to help her eat it more easily. Juan immediately begins to cry and says that it is not fair for his sister to get so many cookies when he only has one. Juan is showing a lack of:

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Which of the following is TRUE of Lev Vygotsky's educational applications?

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Patricia, age six, loves to decorate books by drawing pictures and putting in words to describe them. She has started to analyze and try to understand things. However, she is egocentric and holds what her parents describe as "magical beliefs." Patricia is in Piaget's _____ stage of development.

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Memory of significant events and experiences in one's life.

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Benjamin, a toddler, is likely to learn something in the zone of proximal development (ZPD) if he:

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Jaron is an overweight five-year-old. If his experience is typical of children in the United States, we can expect Jaron to be:

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When individuals deliberately shift their attention from one item to another, they are demonstrating:

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Which of the following is TRUE about Head Start programs?

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In Piaget's theory, failing the conservation-of-liquid task demonstrates:

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Identify the factors that can influence the accuracy of a young child's long-term memory for events.

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Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Sharon, age three, can solve four-piece jigsaw puzzles on her own, but needs her parents' help to solve 12-piece jigsaw puzzles. Which of the following represents the upper limit of Sharon's zone of proximal development (ZPD) for solving such puzzles?

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During the preschool years:

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

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Lauren wants to open her birthday gift before people arrive for her party, but she knows she shouldn't. Rather than stay in the room with the present, she decides to go in another room and play. Lauren is demonstrating:

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Irene is taking a test where she hears a random list of numbers, which she is then asked to repeat in the right order. Irene's _____ memory is being tested.

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Which of the following was cited by Zigler and his colleagues as evidence supporting universal preschool in the United States?

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Juan and his little sister, Anne, are each given a large cookie. Their mother breaks Anne's cookie into four pieces to help her eat it more easily. Juan immediately begins to cry and says that it is not fair for his sister to get so many cookies when he only has one. Juan is showing a lack of:

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Which of the following is TRUE of Lev Vygotsky's educational applications?

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Patricia, age six, loves to decorate books by drawing pictures and putting in words to describe them. She has started to analyze and try to understand things. However, she is egocentric and holds what her parents describe as "magical beliefs." Patricia is in Piaget's _____ stage of development.

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Memory of significant events and experiences in one's life.

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Benjamin, a toddler, is likely to learn something in the zone of proximal development (ZPD) if he:

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Jaron is an overweight five-year-old. If his experience is typical of children in the United States, we can expect Jaron to be:

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Which of the following is TRUE about Head Start programs?

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