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1
Lindsey sees the moon in the sky and tells her mother that "Mr. Moon" is saying, "I want you to go to bed soon." Which immature aspect of preoperational thought does this exemplify?
A)transductive reasoning
B)animism
C)centration
D)irreversibility
2
The last number-name used is the total number of items being counted. Which principle of counting is this?
A)abstraction
B)stable-order
C)cardinality
D)order-relevance
3
Piaget's term for the fact that two things that are equal remain equal if their appearance is altered is called:
A)conservation.
B)symbolic function.
C)dual representation.
D)decentration.
4
____________, the recognition that others have mental states, is distinctly a human capacity:
A)Language functioning.
B)Inhibitory control.
C)Ecological explanation.
D)Social cognition.
5
_____ is a temporary holding tank for incoming sensory information.
A)Long-term memory
B)Sensory memory
C)Generic memory
D)Episodic memory
6
Intelligence test scores of children in industrialized countries have:
A)risen steadily since testing began.
B)stayed approximately the same since testing began.
C)declined slightly since testing began.
D)been inconsistent since testing began with no identifiable trends.
7
The zone of proximal development focuses on tasks that children:
A)have mastered.
B)can learn on their own.
C)have not yet attempted.
D)are almost ready to accomplish on their own.
8
Reading aloud, and inaudible muttering and talking to oneself with no intent to communicate with others are types of:
A)social speech.
B)syntax.
C)dialogic reading.
D)private speech.
9
Many children who speak late:
A)need intensive help so they can learn to talk.
B)eventually catch up.
C)have comprehension difficulties.
D)lack linguistic input at home.
10
Which of the following is TRUE of children who attended compensatory preschool programs?
A)They do no better on intelligence tests than other children from comparable backgrounds.
B)They are no more likely to finish high school than other children from comparable backgrounds.
C)They are more ready for school than their peers from comparable backgrounds.
D)They are placed in special education programs as often as other children from comparable backgrounds.





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