Psychology 041 - Lifespan Psychology » Spring 2016 » Chapter 7 Quiz

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Question #1
The years from 2-6 are often called "the _______ years"
A.   Growth
B.   Play
C.   Thinking
D.   Difficult 
Question #2
Young children in homes with ______ are at increased risk for decayed teeth 
A.   Lead Paint 
B.   Pets
C.   Regular smokers
D.   Multiple caregivers
Question #3
During early childhood _____ skills increase at an astonishing pace 
A.   Map reading
B.   Language
C.   Shape recognition 
D.   Drawing
Question #4
Which of the following statements about handedness is true?
A.   The brains of right-handers then to be less strongly lateralized than those of right-handers
B.   Prenatal events have little to no effect on handedness
C.   For right-handed people language is housed in the left hemisphere
D.   Left handed people have a strong tendency to have left handed children
Question #5
Connections between the cerebellum and cereal cortex
A.   Contribute to artistic ability 
B.   Support social and emotional development
C.   Contribute to spatial skills
D.   Support motor coordination and thinking
Question #6
The reticular formation 
A.   Is a large bundle of fibers connecting the two cerebral hemisphere
B.   Plays a vital role in memory and in image of space that helps us find our way 
C.   Aids in balance and control of body movement 
D.   Maintains alertness and consciousness 
Question #7
The hippocampus 
A.   Plays a vital role in memory and in image of space that helps us find our way
B.   Aids in balance and control of body movement
C.   Supports smooth coordination in movements on both sides of the body
D.    Contributes to dramatic gains in motor coordination
Question #8
Children who lack ______ reach an average mature height of only 4 to 4 1/2 feet
A.   Estrogen
B.   Thyroxine
C.    Thyroid-stimulating hormone
D.   Growth hormone (GH)
Question #9
Priya was born with a deficiency of thyroxine. She did not receive prompt treatment. Priya is most likely 
A.   Extremely tall for her age
B.   Mentally retarded 
C.   Inattentive and unruly 
D.   Strong in spatial relationship skills
Question #10
Because of their activity level _____ are more likely to be injured than ____
A.   Shy children, outgoing children 
B.   Boys, girls
C.   Girls, boys
D.   Underactive children, overactive children
Question #11
Which of the following statements is supported by research on sex differences in motor skills?
A.   Sex difference in motor skills are largely due to genetically based differences
B.   Preschoolers exposed to formal lessons tend to be advanced in gross-motor development 
C.   Parents tend to foster gender stereotyped physical activities in their children 
D.   In early childhood, girls have a slight edge over boy in skills that emphasize force and power 
Question #12
Piaget believed that ______ leads to internal images of experience, which children than label with words
A.   Sensorimotor activity 
B.   Intentional behavior 
C.   Role playing
D.   Imagination 
Question #13
A researcher hands 20-month old Andrea a cup. Based on her age, Andrea will most likely 
A.   Pretend that the cup is a rocket
B.   Use the cup as a hat
C.   Use the cup as a chair for her doll
D.   Pretend to drink from the cup
Question #14
Which of the following preschoolers is the most likely to be seen as more socially competent by teachers
A.   Tim, who spends more of his time in the art corner
B.   Kendra, who spends more of her time with sociodramatic play
C.   Sasha, who spends more of her time in the reading corner
D.   Rajesh, who spends more of his time with building blocks 
Question #15
Janelle pretends that a cup is a hat. Janelle grasps the concept of 
A.   Egocentrism
B.   Dual Representation
C.   Irreversibility
D.   Animistic thinking 
Question #16
Three-year old Abah refuses to leave his stuffed elephant at home. He explains, "She feels scared because she is alone" Abah is using
A.   Egocentrism
B.   Dual representation
C.   Animistic thinking
D.   Conservation 
Question #17
Conservation refers to the 
A.   Inability to mentally go through a series of steps and then reverse direction, returning to the starting point
B.   Failure to distinguish others symbolic viewpoints from one's own 
C.   Idea that certain physical characteristics of objects remain the same, even when their outward appearance changes
D.   Believe that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities, such as thoughts, wishes, feelings, and intentions 
Question #18
In the classic Piagetian conservation tasks using liquid, Jabar focuses on the heights of the water, failing to realize that changes in width compensate for changes in height. Jabar's thinking is characterized by
A.   Irreversibility
B.   Centration 
C.   Magical thinking
D.   Dynamic transformation
Question #19
Follow up research indicates that preschooler's notions of magic are
A.   Almost nonexistent by age 4
B.   Flexible and appropriate
C.   Rare
D.   Exaggerated by their love of storytelling
Question #20
When children ask questions, parents 
A.   Should respond with "mechanism" explanations
B.   Rarely respond informatively, unless the children are extremely persistent 
C.   Adjust the complexity of their answers to fit their children's maturity 
D.   Should respond with "prior cause" explanations
Question #21
Follow-up research indicates that
A.   Piaget was partly right and partly wrong about young children's cognitive 
B.   When given simplified tasks based on familiar experiences, preschoolers rely on trial and error to solve problems 
C.   When given simplified tasks based on familiar experiences, preschoolers rely on trial and error to solve problems 
D.   Preschoolers rely on faulty logic to solve problems even when given simplified tasks based on familiar experiences
Question #22
Vgotsky saw _____ as the foundation for all higher cognitive processes
A.   Sensorimotor activity 
B.   Self-reflection
C.   Egocentrism 
D.   Language
Question #23
According to Vygotsky, children speak to themselves 
A.   For self-guidance 
B.   Because they are egocentric
C.   Because they are lonely
D.   For the pleasure of hearing language 
Question #24
Children directed speech is now called _____ speech
A.   Private
B.   Telegraphic 
C.   egocentric
D.   Inner
Question #25
A color-matching activity is within Zelda's zone of proximal development. In order to complete the task, Zelda will need
A.   Realistic props
B.   To have a firm understanding of conservation
C.   Realistic props
D.   Step-by-step instructions from an adult or older child
Question #26
Mary is helping her son, Dean, put together a difficult, but manageable, puzzle. When Dean tries to insert a piece in the wrong place a few times, Mary points to the bottom of the puzzle and says, "Does it go down here?" Mary is engaging in
A.   Dual representation 
B.   Scaffolding
C.   Proximal teaching
D.   Transitive inference
Question #27
Vgotsky saw ______ play as the ideal social contact for fostering cognitive development in early childhood 
A.   Cooperative
B.   Parallel
C.   Outdoor
D.   Make-believe
Question #28
Ignacio lives in a remote Mayan village in Yucatan, Mexico. Ignacio does not rely on conservation and play to teach his children. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this?
A.   Ignacio's children spend their day in contact with adult work and start to assume mature responsibilities in early childhood
B.   Ignacio instead focuses on preparing his children for academic success and civic Engagement 
C.   Ignacio's young children spend most of their time playing with and talking to age mates
D.    Ignacio is too busy working and maintaining his household to interact with his children
Question #29
Five-year-old Sebastian is becoming better at thinking out a sequence of act ahead of time and allocating his attention accordingly to reach a goal. Sebastian is developing _____ skills
A.   Recall
B.   Reversibility
C.   Centration
D.   Planning
Question #30
Dr. Frolicker shows a group of 4 year olds a set of 10 items on a tray. She then mixes them up with some unfamiliar items and asks the children to point to the ones in the original set Dr. Frolicker is testing 
A.   Episodic memory
B.   Recall memory 
C.   Recognition memory
D.   Sustained attention
Question #31
Asking a child to remember 10 items that she was shown in an activity, without providing any perceptual support requires her to use which type of memory?
A.   Recall
B.   Recognition
C.   Planning
D.   Episodic
Question #32
Improvement in recall in early childhood is strongly associated with 
A.   Use of scaffolding 
B.   Language development
C.   Gross motor development
D.   Use of scripts
Question #33
After a field trip to the farm, Ms. Parks wants to elicit the children's autobiographical narratives. She asks each child she calls on, "Do you remember the farm? What did we do at the farm?" Ms. Parks is using a/n style of questioning 
A.   Repetitive 
B.   Episodic
C.   Metacognitive 
D.   Elaborative 
Question #34
Theory of mind involves 
A.   Using deliberate mental activités that improve recall
B.   Thinking about thought
C.   Using scripts to tell stories 
D.   Using a repetitive communication style 
Question #35
Zachary, age 3, has autism. Zachary probably _______ often ______ than typically developing age mates 
A.   More; imitates an adults novel behaviors
B.   More; engages in social referencing 
C.   Less; establishes joint attention
D.   Less; uses words to echo what others say
Question #36
_______ is the ability to reflect on an manipulate the sound structure of spoken language 
A.   Cardinality
B.   Private speech
C.   Ordinality 
D.   Phonological awareness
Question #37
Alan and Marla are considering whether to send their son to a child-centered preschool or an academic preschool. You should advise them that compared to children in academic preschools, children in child- centered preschools 
A.   Participate in more teacher-structured activities
B.   Demonstrate better social skills
C.   Are often delayed in social skills 
D.   Have difficulty adjusting to academic tasks once they enter kindergarten 
Question #38
A central component of Montessori education is 
A.   Formal training in reading and writing 
B.   Child- chosen activities 
C.   Teacher- planned
D.   Repetition and drill
Question #39
_______ is central to the Head Start philosophy 
A.   Decentration
B.   Guided participation
C.   Child- chosen activity 
D.   Parent involvement
Question #40
Three year old Reagan says, "i losted my dolly" Reagan is demonstrating 
A.   Underregularization
B.   Overextension
C.   Underextension
D.   Overregularization

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