Question 1

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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Question 2

Nurturing is a key aspect of ________, which emphasizes the education of the whole child and concern for his or her physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development.

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A)  the child-centered kindergarten 
B)  the Montessori approach 
C)  developmentally appropriate practice 
D)  the Reggio Emilia approach

Question 3

According to Sleet and Mercy, which of the following steps can be taken to enhance children's safety and prevent injury in the context of their family and home?

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A)  actively surveilling environmental hazards 
B)  promoting home/school partnerships 
C)  developing social skills and the ability to regulate emotions 
D)  displaying frequent parent protective behaviors

Question 4

Which of the following statements about childhood obesity is true?

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A)  Children who are overweight at age 3 are also at risk of being overweight at age 12. 
B)  There is no indication that overweight children will become overweight adults. 
C)  Obesity is not linked to type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes in children. 
D)  Obesity actually leads to a decrease in hypertension levels in children when they are 5 years of age.

Question 5

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017), which of the following was the most common cause of accidental death in young children in 2015 in the United States?

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A)  drowning 
B)  deformations 
C)  homicide 
D)  suffocation

Question 6

Sandra is informed by a pediatrician that her four-year-old son, Manuel, has gained six pounds over the last one year. Sandra should

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A)  be alarmed because Manuel has gained a lot of weight. 
B)  be concerned because Manuel has gained less weight. 
C)  be positive and change Manuel's diet. 
D)  be content that this is normal for Manuel's age.

Question 7

What are the three principles that the child-centered kindergarten honors?

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Question 8

A police officer visits Heather's class to discuss safety rules. To attract the children's attention, the officer brings colorful balloons and jars of bubbles. Later, Heather tells her parents all about the balloons and bubbles but cannot remember any of the safety rules the officer talked about. Heather obviously paid more attention to what was

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A)  salient. 
B)  relevant. 
C)  habituated. 
D)  intended.

Question 9

Which of the following is a criticism of the Montessori approach?

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A)  It lays a lot of emphasis on social interaction. 
B)  It does not employ self-corrective materials. 
C)  It lays a lot of emphasis on imaginative play. 
D)  It neglects children's socioemotional development.

Question 10

Olivia, 3-year-old girl, loves to play with her toy train. She names it Max and takes it with her everywhere. One day, while drinking milk, she spills the milk on the floor. To avoid being scolded, Olivia tells her mother that Max has spilled the milk. Another day, she blames Max for soiling her dress. In the context of cognitive development in early childhood, this scenario illustrates the concept of

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A)  egocentrism. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  animism. 
D)  centration.

Question 11

Piaget's preoperational stage is so named because he believed that children in this stage of development

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A)  cannot yet perform reversible mental actions. 
B)  cannot yet form stable concepts. 
C)  are unable to reason. 
D)  cannot operate electronic devices like televisions.

Question 12

Identify the term for the range of tasks that are too difficult for children to master alone but can be learned with guidance and assistance from adults or more-skilled children.

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Question 13

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

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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.

Question 14

List the ways in which Lev Vygotsky's theory can be incorporated in classrooms.

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Question 15

What are the current controversies in early childhood education?

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Question 16

A review of the height and weight of children around the world concluded that there are

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A)  congenital differences. 
B)  ethnic differences among them. 
C)  no visible differences. 
D)  cases of hyperthyroidism.

Question 17

Identify the term that refers to awareness of one's own mental processes and the mental processes of others.

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Question 18

________ 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)  Sustained

Question 19

Leah, a 6-year-old girl, is a fussy eater. She avoids eating dark green vegetables and meat. She only prefers junk food. She feels weak, becomes tired easily, and shows signs of chronic fatigue. It can be said that Leah is showing symptoms of

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A)  lactose intolerance. 
B)  binge eating disorder 
C)  iron deficiency anemia 
D)  alopecia areata.

Question 20

In general, conservation involves the ability to understand that changing an object's appearance

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A)  does not change its basic properties. 
B)  affects its inherent features. 
C)  determines the total volume needed for a given task. 
D)  must be considered before the characteristics of the object can be determined.

Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood