Peds ch27 (Ricci) UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The preschool period is the period between: - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 and 6 years of
age.
The average preschool-age child will grow: - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.5 to 3 inches per
year
The height of the average 3-year-old is - CORRECT ANSWER - 37"
The height of the average 5-year-old is: - CORRECT ANSWER - 43"
The height of the average 4-year-old is: - CORRECT ANSWER - 40.5"
Average weight gain during he preschool period is about: - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 to 5
lb per year.
The average weight of a 3-year-old is - CORRECT ANSWER - 32 lb
The average weight of a 5-year-old is: - CORRECT ANSWER - 41 lb
According to Erik Erikson, the psychosocial task of the preschool years is establishing a sense
of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Initiative versus guilt
The preschool-age is in the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Preoperational stage.
Pre-operational thought dominates during this stage and is based on a: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Self-centered understanding of the world.
,Magical thinking is a normal part of preschool: - CORRECT ANSWER - Development
The child in the intuitive phase can: - CORRECT ANSWER - Count 10 or more objects.
Correctly name at least four colors.
Understand the concept of time.
Knows about things that are used in everyday life, such as appliances, money, and food.
Transduction reasoning: - CORRECT ANSWER - Extrapolates from a particular situation
to another, even though the events may be unrelated.
Kohlberg identified this stage (between 2 and 7 years) as the preconventional stage, which is
characterized by a: - CORRECT ANSWER - Punishment-and-obedience orientation
The preschool-age child can understand the concepts of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Right
and wrong.
Lying begins to occur in the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Preschool period.
Erikson
Initiative vs. Guilt (Age 3-6 years) - CORRECT ANSWER - Likes to please parents.
Begins to plan activities, make up games.
Initiates activities with others.
Acts out the roles of other people (real and imaginary).
Develops sexual identity.
Develops conscience.
May take frustrations out on siblings.
Likes exploring new things.
, Enjoys sports, shopping, cooking, working.
Feels remorse when makes wrong choice or behaves badly.
Cooperates with other children.
Negotiates solutions to conflicts.
Piaget
Preoperational substage: Preconceptual phase
(Age: 2-4 years) - CORRECT ANSWER - Egocentric thinking.
Short attention span.
Learns through observing and imitating.
Displays animism.
Forms concepts that are not as complete or as logical as the adult's.
Is able to make simple classifications.
By age 4 understands the concept of opposites (hot/cold, soft/hard).
Has an active imagination.
Piaget
Preoperational substage: Intuitive phase
(Age 4-7 years) - CORRECT ANSWER - Is able to classify and relate objects.
Has intuitive thought processes; knows if something is right or wrong, though cannot state why.
Tolerates others' differences but doesn't understand them.
Is very curious about facts.
Knows acceptable cultural rules.
Uses words appropriately but often without true understanding of their meaning.
Has a more realistic sense of causality.
May begin to question parents' values.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The preschool period is the period between: - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 and 6 years of
age.
The average preschool-age child will grow: - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.5 to 3 inches per
year
The height of the average 3-year-old is - CORRECT ANSWER - 37"
The height of the average 5-year-old is: - CORRECT ANSWER - 43"
The height of the average 4-year-old is: - CORRECT ANSWER - 40.5"
Average weight gain during he preschool period is about: - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 to 5
lb per year.
The average weight of a 3-year-old is - CORRECT ANSWER - 32 lb
The average weight of a 5-year-old is: - CORRECT ANSWER - 41 lb
According to Erik Erikson, the psychosocial task of the preschool years is establishing a sense
of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Initiative versus guilt
The preschool-age is in the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Preoperational stage.
Pre-operational thought dominates during this stage and is based on a: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Self-centered understanding of the world.
,Magical thinking is a normal part of preschool: - CORRECT ANSWER - Development
The child in the intuitive phase can: - CORRECT ANSWER - Count 10 or more objects.
Correctly name at least four colors.
Understand the concept of time.
Knows about things that are used in everyday life, such as appliances, money, and food.
Transduction reasoning: - CORRECT ANSWER - Extrapolates from a particular situation
to another, even though the events may be unrelated.
Kohlberg identified this stage (between 2 and 7 years) as the preconventional stage, which is
characterized by a: - CORRECT ANSWER - Punishment-and-obedience orientation
The preschool-age child can understand the concepts of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Right
and wrong.
Lying begins to occur in the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Preschool period.
Erikson
Initiative vs. Guilt (Age 3-6 years) - CORRECT ANSWER - Likes to please parents.
Begins to plan activities, make up games.
Initiates activities with others.
Acts out the roles of other people (real and imaginary).
Develops sexual identity.
Develops conscience.
May take frustrations out on siblings.
Likes exploring new things.
, Enjoys sports, shopping, cooking, working.
Feels remorse when makes wrong choice or behaves badly.
Cooperates with other children.
Negotiates solutions to conflicts.
Piaget
Preoperational substage: Preconceptual phase
(Age: 2-4 years) - CORRECT ANSWER - Egocentric thinking.
Short attention span.
Learns through observing and imitating.
Displays animism.
Forms concepts that are not as complete or as logical as the adult's.
Is able to make simple classifications.
By age 4 understands the concept of opposites (hot/cold, soft/hard).
Has an active imagination.
Piaget
Preoperational substage: Intuitive phase
(Age 4-7 years) - CORRECT ANSWER - Is able to classify and relate objects.
Has intuitive thought processes; knows if something is right or wrong, though cannot state why.
Tolerates others' differences but doesn't understand them.
Is very curious about facts.
Knows acceptable cultural rules.
Uses words appropriately but often without true understanding of their meaning.
Has a more realistic sense of causality.
May begin to question parents' values.
