Question 1

Jana always chooses the taller, narrower glass instead of the shorter, wider glass when her older brother pours each of them a glass of juice. Even though there is the same amount of juice in each glass, she believes that there is more juice in hers. Jana is demonstrating that she does not yet understand the concept of _____.

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Question 2

Piaget called the stage of human cognitive development between the ages of 2 and 6 _____ intelligence.

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A)   operational
B)   egocentric
C)   preoperational
D)   sensorimotorE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

One of the milestones of preoperational thought is the ability to _____.

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A)   use symbolic thought
B)   understand reversibility
C)   display conservation
D)   think logicallyE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Explain the concept of animism. Give two examples of how children demonstrate this concept.

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Animism is a child's belief that inanima...

Question 5

Christopher's mother is considering different wallpapers for decorating Christopher's room. She asks him, "Which one do you like better, the striped or the plaid?" Christopher's vocabulary doesn't include the word plaid, but he's able to figure out what the word must mean based on the context. Christopher is using _____ to add a new word to his vocabulary.

Accepted Answer

A)   lexical addition
B)   categorical embellishment
C)   vocabulary expansion
D)   fast-mappingE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The understanding that other people can have thoughts and ideas unlike one's own describes _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   neurological maturation
B)   linguistic competence
C)   theory of mind
D)   scaffoldingE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Exam 9: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

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Piaget called the stage of human cognitive development between the ages of 2 and 6 _____ intelligence.

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The understanding that other people can have thoughts and ideas unlike one's own describes _____.

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One of the milestones of preoperational thought is the ability to _____.

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Exam 9: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

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Piaget called the stage of human cognitive development between the ages of 2 and 6 _____ intelligence.

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The understanding that other people can have thoughts and ideas unlike one's own describes _____.

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One of the milestones of preoperational thought is the ability to _____.

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Explain the concept of animism. Give two examples of how children demonstrate this concept.

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