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What percentage of the brain grows during early childhood? |
| | A) | 10% |
| | B) | 15% |
| | C) | 20% |
| | D) | 25% |
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A consistent pattern emerged in Tanner's studies of height differences in two classes of British children: professional class and laborers. Those from more favorable circumstances were 2 inches taller at adolescence. These differences may be attributed to differences in all of the following, EXCEPT: |
| | A) | nutrition |
| | B) | sleep |
| | C) | exercise and recreation |
| | D) | intelligence |
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| 3 | |
Carly is in the first grade and is developing skills of handwriting, coloring, and manipulating small objects like shoelaces and zippers. These activities are examples of: |
| | A) | gross motor skills |
| | B) | fine motor skills |
| | C) | concrete operations |
| | D) | operant conditioning |
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| 4 | |
By the age of 3 years, you would expect a child to be able to: |
| | A) | balance on one foot, catch a large ball, and dress and undress with minimal help. |
| | B) | climb stairs alternating feet, copy a circle, and scribble. |
| | C) | color within the lines. |
| | D) | ride a tricycle, jump rope, and jump from an object with 2 feet. |
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With regard to children, drawing provides clues to all of the following, EXCEPT: |
| | A) | motor coordination |
| | B) | cognitive development |
| | C) | emotional development |
| | D) | nutritional intake |
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According to Piaget, what do children use to process and, ultimately adjust to reality? |
| | A) | Play |
| | B) | Sleep |
| | C) | Fantasies |
| | D) | Parental guidance |
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According to Piaget, why do children become less creative and enthusiastic with their drawings after age 5? |
| | A) | less time is spent on artwork, and more on learning to read |
| | B) | children at this age have more physical energy and need to run and play, rather than sit and draw |
| | C) | children today have less time for creative expression because they are often scheduled in many structured activities, such as sports, scouting, and daycare |
| | D) | children enter a stage where they are more focused on rule following, and comparing their work to that of their peers, often losing interest in drawing if they are dissatisfied or discouraged with their work |
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A child in the preoperational stage of thought is able to do all of the following, EXCEPT: |
| | A) | understand the concept that 2+2=4, and 4-2=2 |
| | B) | center attention on one aspect of an object, and neglect any other feature |
| | C) | differentiate between different types of flowers in a vase, but not distinguish if there are more of a particular type |
| | D) | Understand that an object retains certain properties if it changes form |
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Realism, animism, and artificialism are all examples of what? |
| | A) | preoperational thinking |
| | B) | representational thinking |
| | C) | postconventional thinking |
| | D) | premodal thinking |
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The rules of which of the following describe how to put words together to form sentences? |
| | A) | phonology |
| | B) | syntax |
| | C) | semantics |
| | D) | pragmatics |
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Which of the following refers to language produced by the child? |
| | A) | receptive |
| | B) | possessive |
| | C) | regressive |
| | D) | expressive |
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Children who are just beginning to learn the syntax rules of language will often commit: |
| | A) | Overextensions |
| | B) | Overregularities |
| | C) | Overcommitments |
| | D) | Over-syntaxes |
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Who of the following had a strong influence on preschool programs? |
| | A) | Piaget |
| | B) | Vygotsky |
| | C) | Montessori |
| | D) | A and C |
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Which early-childhood education program provides educational and developmental services to preschool children from low-income families? |
| | A) | Head Start |
| | B) | Montessori |
| | C) | Public schools |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Montessori, a strong proponent of early education, described three periods of development for children. The earliest stage extends from birth to age 6 years, and is called___________________. |
| | A) | uniform growth phase |
| | B) | sensorimotor stage |
| | C) | absorbent mind phase |
| | D) | prepared environment stage |
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Brisk identified three major goals for the bilingual technique of teaching to non-English speaking students. Which of the following is NOT one of those goals? |
| | A) | the continued development of the child's primary language |
| | B) | the removal of the child from classes to receive special English instruction that will enable him or her to learn in their regular classes |
| | C) | Acquisition of a second language, usually English |
| | D) | Instruction in content subjects using both languages |
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A program that encourages children to use a second-language class for 90% of day is known as? |
| | A) | tutoring |
| | B) | immersion |
| | C) | communication |
| | D) | conversion |
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At the age of _____, a child begins to show language mastery, skips with alternating feet, and begins to use rehearsal to help memory. |
| | A) | 2 |
| | B) | 3 |
| | C) | 4 |
| | D) | 5 |
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