Chapter 9 Quizzes

According to Jean Piaget, a major accomplishment of preoperational intelligence is:

An example of scaffolding is

According to Jean Piaget, which of the following is one of the characteristics that limit a preoperational child's thinking?

Which Vygotsky term refers to temporary support that is tailored to a learner's needs and abilities and is aimed at helping him or her master a new skill?

Because most 3-year-olds have not yet developed a theory of mind, it makes it difficult for them to:

Research has found that before children imitate adults, they usually want to know:

Early childhood is __________ for language learning.

Fast-mapping allows a child to be exposed to a word _____ before remembering it.

A "language shift" refers to:

Teacher-directed early education programs primarily use _____ to facilitate learning?

Which of the following early intervention programs did NOT consistently enroll children full time for years nor was it research-based?

What is one of the best questions a parent could ask when trying to find a high-quality preschool?

Teacher-directed programs usually emphasize:

Which characteristic of preoperational thought involves a child ignoring all attributes that are not apparent?

Which characteristic of preoperational thought involves a child thinking that nothing can be undone?

Which of the following is a term associated with Vygotsky's approach to cognitive development?

After noticing that her 4-year-old brother was having difficulty putting a jigsaw puzzle together, Rose helped him with the task by praising his successes and helping him to recognize progress. From Vygotsky's perspective, this as an example of

Lev Vygotsky was the first leading developmentalist to:

Which of the following statements is true about theory of mind?

The idea that children attempt to explain everything they see and hear by constructing theories is called:

What is the concern when immigrant children serve as interpreters for their parents?

Neurological studies show that people who learn a second language in adulthood

the term ________ refers to a person who is fluent in two languages, not favoring one over the other.

in the United States overall, about what percentage of 3- to 4- year-olds enrolled in preschool?

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

An experimenter who lines up seven pairs of checkers in two rows of equal length and asks a child if the rows have the same number of checkers is likely testing for conservation of:

Five-year-old Jada looks up at the clouds in the sky and asks, "Mommy, I think that cloud must be happy because it is so big." This is an example of:

After noticing that her 4-year-old brother was having difficulty putting a jigsaw puzzle together, Rose helped him with the task by praising his successes and helping him to recognize progress. From Vygotsky's perspective, this as an example of:

The idea that children attempt to explain everything they see and hear by constructing theories is called:

Theory of mind:

To be "semilingual" refers to:

The tendency of a young child to apply rules of grammar when he or she should not is:

When asked how she likes her dinner, Samantha replies, "Pizza is the bestest"! Her exclamation would be best described as an example of what aspect of language development in early childhood?

Instead of saying "feet," 4-year-old Jasper says "foots." This error is best described as an example of:

The goal of teacher-directed early-education programs is to:

When early childhood programs are compared, the most important variable is the:

A young child's belief that natural objects and phenomena are alive is known as:

Which characteristic of preoperational thought involves a child assuming that the world is unchanging, always in the state in which the child currently encounters it?

Jean Piaget's second of four stages of cognition is:

The principle that the amount of a substance remains the same despite changes in its appearance is called:

Jessica's husband works on car engines as a hobby. Jessica often fails to figure out exactly what a particular part is, but she gets the general idea of what it does and places it in an appropriate mental category. This is an example of:

The term for the time when language learning is most easily and readily accomplished is:

Neurological studies show that people who learn a second language in adulthood:

A "language shift" refers to:

Preschools benefit early childhood learning by providing opportunities for children to get extensive practice in:

In the United States, the most widespread early-childhood education program is: