Exam 9: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Each time Juan puts a puzzle together, his father gives him a little less help. Which theorist would be pleased with Juan's father?

Micah attends a preschool where there is a low child/adult ratio and ample opportunity for creative expression. He is engaged in a long-term art project that he chose, in which he is making dinosaurs out of clay. Which child-centered approach does Micah's preschool most closely resemble?

Which preschool factor is a better predictor of later learning in kindergarten?

What did Vygotsky say about preschoolers' use of private speech?

Beverly and her mother were shopping for a birthday gift for Beverly's father. "How about this? Daddy would love it!" Beverly exclaimed, showing her mother a pink and purple toy horse with flowing mane and tail. Beverly's belief that her father would enjoy a toy that she herself would enjoy is an example of _____.

Humans seek reasons, causes, and underlying principles to explain the world around them. The research term for this tendency is _____.

Child-centered programs are influenced by _____, who believed that children can learn much from other children with the guidance of adults.

A key factor that strengthens a preschooler's cognition is _____.

The preoperational child is capable of understanding reversibility.

If you want to find reliably high-quality group care for your preschooler, what type of program should you look for?

Explain what theory of mind is and indicate at what age it generally begins to develop. Discuss at least two factors that affect its development.

Overregularization occurs because children _____.

The human desire to develop theories to explain what is seen and heard is called _____.

After her haircut was complete, Tania began crying inconsolably. "You turned me into a boy!" she cried. Which obstacle to logic was Tania demonstrating?

The ability to plan, remember, inhibit some impulses, and perform others is known as _____.

Jorge is learning Spanish and English simultaneously in his home. He speaks both equally well, so he would be considered a fluent bilingual.

What is conservation? Describe an example of a conservation task, noting the initial presentation of the material, the transformation of the material, and the questions that children are asked. What is a preoperational child's response?

A child is shown two identical tall containers, both half-filled with water. The water from one container is then poured into a short, wide container. If the child states that both containers still have the same amount of water, then the child understands the concept of _____.

Neuroscience has proven which statement about bilingual adults who mastered both languages before age 6?

_____ refers to preschoolers' tendency to view the world and others exclusively from their own personal perspective.