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During early childhood, the average child grows ______ inches per year.
A) 1½
B) 2
C) 2½
D) 3

C

2
Which of the following statements regarding brain development in early childhood is TRUE?
A) Increases in brain development are due to increases in myelination and in the number and size of nerve endings.
B) By the age of 5 years, the brain has reached 75% of its adult size.
C) From age 6 through puberty, the most rapid growth takes place in the frontal lobes.
D) From age 3 through 6 the most rapid growth takes place in the temporal and parietal lobes.

A

Myelination in the areas of the brain related to hand-eye coordination is not complete until
A) 3 years of age.
B) 4 years of age.
C) 5 years of age.
D) 6 years of age.

B

In the area of fine motor skills, sometimes _____-year-old children have trouble building high towers with blocks because, in their desire to stack perfectly, they may upset those already stacked.
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6

B

What is one of the most common nutritional problems in early childhood, associated with failure to eat adequate amounts of quality meats and dark green vegetables?
A) iron deficiency anemia
B) obesity
C) high blood sugar
D) high cholesterol

A

Which stage of cognitive development occurs between ages 2 and 4 years and involves the child's ability to mentally represent an object that is not present?
A) symbolic function substage
B) egocentrism substage
C) animism substage
D) intuitive thought substage
7

A

In the United States, what is (are) the main cause(s) of death in children 1 through 4 years of age?
A) influenza and pneumonia
B) diseases of the heart
C) congenital malformations
D) motor vehicle accidents

D

__________ is the focusing of attention on one characteristic of an object or situation to the exclusion of all others.
A) Egocentrism
B) Animism
C) Operation
D) Centration

D

__________ is the awareness that altering an object's appearance does not change its basic properties.
A) Conservation
B) Irreversibility
C) Zone of proximal development
D) Scaffolding

A

__________ is Vygotsky's term suggesting that, over the course of a teaching session, the teacher should change the level of support given to fit the student's performance level.
A) Theory of mind
B) Zone of proximal development
C) Scaffolding
D) Social construction

B

Both Vygotsky and Piaget suggested that
A) education plays a central role in helping children learn the tools of the culture.
B) language plays a minimal role in cognitive development.
C) knowledge is socially constructed.
D) teachers should be facilitators and guides rather than directors.

D

In what way is the theory of mind different with autistic children?
A) Autistic children have difficulty developing theory of mind.
B) Autistic children have difficulty understanding other's beliefs and emotions.
C) Autistic children generally do poorly reasoning in false-belief tasks.
D) All of these

D

Jean Berko
A) is a physician who crafted a revolutionary approach to early childhood education.
B) identified the zone of proximal development.
C) conducted a classic experiment demonstrating that children understand morphological rules.
D) is a child developmentalist who suggested that parents who are competent, dedicated, and possess the time and energy can provide the basic ingredients of early childhood education at home.

C

Which of the following is NOT a component of a child-centered kindergarten?
A) emphasis on individual variation
B) emphasis on what is learned
C) focus on the importance of play
D) emphasis on the process, rather than the outcome, of learning

B

Children in developmentally appropriate classrooms are likely to
A) be more stressed.
B) be less socially skilled.
C) be less creative.
D) be more motivated.

D

__________ is a compensatory education program designed to provide children from low-income families with the opportunity to acquire important school success skills.
A) The Montessori approach
B) Project Head Start
C) Project Follow Through
D) NAEYC

B

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