Question 1

Answering essay questions is an example of the use of recall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following does not contribute to memory in young children?

Accepted Answer

A)  What the child is asked to remember 
B)  Interest level 
C)  Availability of reminders or retrieval cues 
D)  Peers sharing the same events 
A)  What the child is asked to remember 
B)  Interest level 
C)  Availability of reminders or retrieval cues 
D)  Peers sharing the same events

Question 3

The typical 4-year-old believes

Accepted Answer

A)  that dreams are real. 
B)  that words are symbolic. 
C)  that people view the world differently. 
D)  that the moon sits on the sun every night when the sky turns dark. 
A)  that dreams are real. 
B)  that words are symbolic. 
C)  that people view the world differently. 
D)  that the moon sits on the sun every night when the sky turns dark.

Question 4

Which of the following sentences would be most difficult for a 2-year-old to understand?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Mommy went to the store to get some milk." 
B)  "The food is eaten by the dog." 
C)  "The car hit the truck." 
D)  "The cat chased the mouse." 
A)  "Mommy went to the store to get some milk." 
B)  "The food is eaten by the dog." 
C)  "The car hit the truck." 
D)  "The cat chased the mouse."

Question 5

Which of the following is a mental representation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Understanding that an eraser can look like a cookie 
B)  Being able to use words to express thoughts 
C)  Being able to draw what something looks like 
D)  The ability to think of an object while looking at it 
A)  Understanding that an eraser can look like a cookie 
B)  Being able to use words to express thoughts 
C)  Being able to draw what something looks like 
D)  The ability to think of an object while looking at it

Question 6

The statement that 1- and 2-year-olds are too young to remember past events is

Accepted Answer

A)  true. 
B)  false. 
C)  true for boys, but not for girls. 
D)  false, as even the earliest memories last into adulthood. 
A)  true. 
B)  false. 
C)  true for boys, but not for girls. 
D)  false, as even the earliest memories last into adulthood.

Question 7

Piaget believed that develops before .

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive development; language development 
B)  language development; cognitive development 
C)  private speech; outer speech 
D)  language development; motor skills 
A)  cognitive development; language development 
B)  language development; cognitive development 
C)  private speech; outer speech 
D)  language development; motor skills

Question 8

What are the effects of television viewing on children?

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A)  It clearly has positive effects on impulse control. 
B)  It causes children to be more restless. 
C)  It stifles the imagination. 
D)  It depends upon what shows are being watched. 
A)  It clearly has positive effects on impulse control. 
B)  It causes children to be more restless. 
C)  It stifles the imagination. 
D)  It depends upon what shows are being watched.

Question 9

Research indicates that the appearance-reality distinction first appears by

Accepted Answer

A)  age 3. 
B)  age 4. 
C)  age 5. 
D)  age 6. 
A)  age 3. 
B)  age 4. 
C)  age 5. 
D)  age 6.

Question 10

Preoperational children are not conservationists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A 4-year-old child is shown pictures of four cats and six dogs. When asked if there are more dogs or more animals, she will most likely say that

Accepted Answer

A)  there are more dogs. 
B)  there are more animals. 
C)  only the cats are animals. 
D)  she cannot understand the question. 
A)  there are more dogs. 
B)  there are more animals. 
C)  only the cats are animals. 
D)  she cannot understand the question.

Question 12

Molfese and her colleagues (1997) found that was the single most important predictor of scores on IQ tests for children ages 3 to 8.

Accepted Answer

A)  the mother's IQ 
B)  access to high-quality preschool programs 
C)  the home environment 
D)  maternal prenatal nutrition 
A)  the mother's IQ 
B)  access to high-quality preschool programs 
C)  the home environment 
D)  maternal prenatal nutrition

Question 13

Which represents the appearance-reality distinction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowing that a teddy bear exists even if out of sight 
B)  Understanding that breaking a cookie into two pieces does not increase its mass 
C)  Understanding the difference between a toy train and an actual train 
D)  Thinking that a cartoon cat and an actual cat are the same 
A)  Knowing that a teddy bear exists even if out of sight 
B)  Understanding that breaking a cookie into two pieces does not increase its mass 
C)  Understanding the difference between a toy train and an actual train 
D)  Thinking that a cartoon cat and an actual cat are the same

Question 14

Do newborns have memory skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  No, memory does not develop until several months after birth. 
B)  Yes, they can recognize their mother's face and voice. 
C)  It depends upon prenatal exposure to learning situations. 
D)  It depends upon whether the child was born premature or full-term. 
A)  No, memory does not develop until several months after birth. 
B)  Yes, they can recognize their mother's face and voice. 
C)  It depends upon prenatal exposure to learning situations. 
D)  It depends upon whether the child was born premature or full-term.

Question 15

If you conducted a research study in which you told a 4-year-old child to hide a toy so that another child could not locate it, you would find that

Accepted Answer

A)  4-year-olds are not capable of acting deceptively. 
B)  there would be gender differences in the results. 
C)  4-year-olds are capable of understanding such a task. 
D)  there would be differences based on the child's nationality. 
A)  4-year-olds are not capable of acting deceptively. 
B)  there would be gender differences in the results. 
C)  4-year-olds are capable of understanding such a task. 
D)  there would be differences based on the child's nationality.

Question 16

Pouring water from a short wide glass into a tall thin glass is a test used to assess children's

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence. 
B)  empathy. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  fine motor skills. 
A)  intelligence. 
B)  empathy. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  fine motor skills.

Question 17

In a longitudinal study, Haden and her colleagues (2001) found that children's recollections of performance on tasks were better when the children

Accepted Answer

A)  observed the task, rather than performed it themselves. 
B)  worked on the task, but did not discuss it with their mothers. 
C)  watched their mothers perform the task. 
D)  performed the task and discussed it with their mothers. 
A)  observed the task, rather than performed it themselves. 
B)  worked on the task, but did not discuss it with their mothers. 
C)  watched their mothers perform the task. 
D)  performed the task and discussed it with their mothers.

Question 18

Mental acts in which objects are changed or transformed and then can be returned to their original states are called

Accepted Answer

A)  operations. 
B)  mental flexibility acts. 
C)  precausal thinking. 
D)  transductive reasoning. 
A)  operations. 
B)  mental flexibility acts. 
C)  precausal thinking. 
D)  transductive reasoning.

Question 19

Preschoolers show better memory for toys in which they're interested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following represents overregularization?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Daddy goed" 
B)  Understanding that sheep remains "sheep" in plural 
C)  Assuming that all brown, furry creatures are dogs 
D)  "Mommy walked" 
A)  "Daddy goed" 
B)  Understanding that sheep remains "sheep" in plural 
C)  Assuming that all brown, furry creatures are dogs 
D)  "Mommy walked"

Answering essay questions is an example of the use of recall.

Which of the following does not contribute to memory in young children?

The typical 4-year-old believes

Which of the following sentences would be most difficult for a 2-year-old to understand?

Which of the following is a mental representation?

The statement that 1- and 2-year-olds are too young to remember past events is

Piaget believed that develops before .

What are the effects of television viewing on children?

Research indicates that the appearance-reality distinction first appears by

Preoperational children are not conservationists.

A 4-year-old child is shown pictures of four cats and six dogs. When asked if there are more dogs or more animals, she will most likely say that

Molfese and her colleagues (1997) found that was the single most important predictor of scores on IQ tests for children ages 3 to 8.

Which represents the appearance-reality distinction?

Do newborns have memory skills?

If you conducted a research study in which you told a 4-year-old child to hide a toy so that another child could not locate it, you would find that

Pouring water from a short wide glass into a tall thin glass is a test used to assess children's

In a longitudinal study, Haden and her colleagues (2001) found that children's recollections of performance on tasks were better when the children

Mental acts in which objects are changed or transformed and then can be returned to their original states are called

Preschoolers show better memory for toys in which they're interested.

Which of the following represents overregularization?

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Answering essay questions is an example of the use of recall.

Which of the following does not contribute to memory in young children?

The typical 4-year-old believes

Which of the following sentences would be most difficult for a 2-year-old to understand?

Which of the following is a mental representation?

The statement that 1- and 2-year-olds are too young to remember past events is

Piaget believed that develops before .

What are the effects of television viewing on children?

Research indicates that the appearance-reality distinction first appears by

Preoperational children are not conservationists.

A 4-year-old child is shown pictures of four cats and six dogs. When asked if there are more dogs or more animals, she will most likely say that

Molfese and her colleagues (1997) found that was the single most important predictor of scores on IQ tests for children ages 3 to 8.

Which represents the appearance-reality distinction?

Do newborns have memory skills?

If you conducted a research study in which you told a 4-year-old child to hide a toy so that another child could not locate it, you would find that

Pouring water from a short wide glass into a tall thin glass is a test used to assess children's

In a longitudinal study, Haden and her colleagues (2001) found that children's recollections of performance on tasks were better when the children

Mental acts in which objects are changed or transformed and then can be returned to their original states are called

Preschoolers show better memory for toys in which they're interested.

Which of the following represents overregularization?

History-Theories-And-Methods

Heredity-And-Conception

Prenatal-Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy-Physical-Development

Infancy-Cognitive-Development

Infancy-Social-And-Emotional-Development

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Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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