Questions and Answers
3-year-old Amy walks by her grandmother's collection of glass animals and says
"Those are a 'no-no'; don't touch." She is talking to herself and using language to
govern her behavior and guide herself. It would appear that Amy is using ________
to regulate her own behavior according to Vygotsky.
✓ ~~~ private speech
Piaget called the second substage in preoperational thought "intuitive" because of
the absence of the use of _____ in children in that stage.
✓ ~~~ rational thinking
vygotsky viewed the importance of____on the childrens development fits with the
current belief that it is important to evaluate the contexual factors in learning
✓ ~~~ sociocultural influence
Dorothy is enrolled in a preschool where she spends much of her time in
unstructured activity. She plays with different toys she chooses, and her teacher
facilitates rather than teaches. Which of the following approaches is Dorothy's
preschool using?
✓ ~~~ montessori
Fred and Wayne are 4-year-olds. When they are together, they often wrestle, run,
race, push, and shove each other. Although their level of activity often aggravates
their parents, these activities will: