OSAT Early Childhood Education- PRACTICE TEST questions with correct answers

According to Piaget's theory, in what age range do children begin representing things with symbols? CORRECT ANSWER Between 18 and 24 months When a young child believes his/her thoughts caused something external to happen, which is the MOST SPECIFIC Piagetian term to describe this phenomenon? CORRECT ANSWER Magical Thinking In which of the six stages of art growth and development do children begin to develop a visual schema? CORRECT ANSWER Preschematic Which of the following is most typical of the language development of a two-year-old? CORRECT ANSWER Using at least two pronouns correctly Which of the following teacher actions in most effective for fostering greater depth of preschoolers' comprehension of word meanings? CORRECT ANSWER Giving multiple definitions and examples of new words What is the most typical age for children to understand common opposites like big/little, hot/cold, etc.? CORRECT ANSWER Five years old According to Roger Brown's (1973) Stage I sentence types, which of these is classified under "Operations of Reference" CORRECT ANSWER a negation