PSY 210 Module 2: Part Two UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
overall physical growth in early childhood - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Growth occurs rather
in spurts than continually
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
when a child is ready for toilet training - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Training typically
occurs during the first two years of early childhood.
-98% of children are trained by 36 months
preoperational stage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -this stage occurs from the age of 2 to 7
years
-children use symbols to represent words, images, and ideas, which is why children in this
stage engage in pretend play
A child's arms might become airplane wings as she zooms around the room, or a child with a
stick might become a brave knight with a sword - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- preoperational
stage
conservation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the ability to recognize that moving or rearranging
matter does not change the quantity
centration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- focused on only one characteristic of an object to the
exclusion of others
egocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the tendency of young children not to be able to
take the perspective of others, and instead the child thinks that everyone sees, thinks, and
feels just as they do
animism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- attributing life-like qualities to objects
, Describe Piaget's preoperational stage and the characteristics of preoperational thought. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
scaffolding - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the temporary support that parents or teachers give a
child to do a task
zone of proximal development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Vygotsky's best-known concept
-Occurs when they can almost perform a task, but not quite on their own without assistance
Describe Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
selective attention - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ability to focus on a single task or stimulus,
while ignoring distracting information
sustained attention - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the ability to stay on task for long periods of
time
divided attention - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ability to switch our focus between tasks or
external stimuli
theory of mind - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the ability to think about other people's thoughts
initiative vs. guilt - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Children assert themselves more frequently
-If this tendency is squelched, either through criticism or control, children develop a sense of
guilt.
self-concept - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- our self-description according to various
categories, such as our external and internal qualities
self-esteem - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an evaluative judgment about who we are
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
overall physical growth in early childhood - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Growth occurs rather
in spurts than continually
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
when a child is ready for toilet training - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Training typically
occurs during the first two years of early childhood.
-98% of children are trained by 36 months
preoperational stage - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -this stage occurs from the age of 2 to 7
years
-children use symbols to represent words, images, and ideas, which is why children in this
stage engage in pretend play
A child's arms might become airplane wings as she zooms around the room, or a child with a
stick might become a brave knight with a sword - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- preoperational
stage
conservation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the ability to recognize that moving or rearranging
matter does not change the quantity
centration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- focused on only one characteristic of an object to the
exclusion of others
egocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the tendency of young children not to be able to
take the perspective of others, and instead the child thinks that everyone sees, thinks, and
feels just as they do
animism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- attributing life-like qualities to objects
, Describe Piaget's preoperational stage and the characteristics of preoperational thought. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
scaffolding - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the temporary support that parents or teachers give a
child to do a task
zone of proximal development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Vygotsky's best-known concept
-Occurs when they can almost perform a task, but not quite on their own without assistance
Describe Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
selective attention - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ability to focus on a single task or stimulus,
while ignoring distracting information
sustained attention - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the ability to stay on task for long periods of
time
divided attention - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ability to switch our focus between tasks or
external stimuli
theory of mind - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the ability to think about other people's thoughts
initiative vs. guilt - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Children assert themselves more frequently
-If this tendency is squelched, either through criticism or control, children develop a sense of
guilt.
self-concept - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- our self-description according to various
categories, such as our external and internal qualities
self-esteem - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an evaluative judgment about who we are
