DEP 2000 CHAPTER 1-6 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE A+
SOLUTIONS
3-111. What is the term for Piaget's initial major stage of cognitive development, which
can be broken down into six substages? - Answer- sensorimotor
3-126. When several schemes are combined and coordinated to generate a single act
to solve a problem, this is called - Answer- goal- directed behavior
3-127. Piaget believed that _________ appears in Substage 4 and enables the infant to
realize that people and objects exist even when they cannot be seen. - Answer- object
permanence
3-136. Piaget calls an internal image of a past event or object a - Answer- mental
representation
3-141. All of the following are considered basic aspects of information processing
EXCEPT - Answer- behavior
3-151. What is term for the lack of memory for experiences that occurred in infancy? -
Answer- infantile amnesia
3-153. What kind of memory is conscious and can be recalled intentionally? - Answer-
explicit
3-154. Memories in our unconscious that affect performance and behavior are known as
________ memories. - Answer- implicit
3-163 What term refers to the basic sounds of language that can be combined to
produce words and sentences? - Answer- phonemes
3-164. What is the term for the smallest language unit that has meaning? - Answer-
morpheme
3-165. What is the name for the rules that govern the meaning of words and sentences?
- Answer- semantics
3-168. A child's first words usually comes in the form of ___________, which are one-
word utterances that stand for a whole phrase, whose meaning depends on the
particular context in which they are used. - Answer- holophrases
,3-169. Baby Allison is in her high chair while her father prepares her dinner. Baby
Allison tries to get her father's attention by saying "eat. "This would be an example of a -
Answer- holophrases
3-170. By the age of two, most children can use two-word sentences and __________
speech where non-critical words of a sentence are left out. - Answer- telegraphic
3-184. The concept that all of the world's languages share a similar underlying structure
was created by ________ and is called ________ - Answer- Chomsky; universal
grammar
3-214. What is the term for the positive emotional bond that develops between a child
and a particular individual? - Answer- attachment
3-220. Which attachment pattern describes a style of attachment in which children
display a combination of positive and negative reactions to their mothers? They show
great distress when the mother leaves, but upon her return they may simultaneously
seek close contact but also hit and kick her. - Answer- ambivalent attachment pattern
3-222. Children who show the _____________ attachment pattern show inconsistent,
contradictory, and confused behavior such as approaching the mother when she returns
but not looking at her. - Answer- disorganized-disoriented
3-232. Erikson's approach to personality development suggests that an infant's early
experiences (nurturing, feeding, cuddling, etc.) are responsible for shaping whether or
not they become ____________ individuals later in life. - Answer- trusting
3-238. Patterns of arousal and emotionality that are consistent and enduring
characteristics of an individual are called - Answer- temperament
4-3. All of the following may be a factor in how much a preschooler weighs and how tall
he/she is EXCEPT - Answer- the quality of preschool; children who attend quality
preschool programs receive better snacks and lunches.
4-8. Foods which are high in __________ are particularly important for preschool
children so that they can avoid developing fatigue-causing anemia. - Answer- iron
content
4-9. The average preschool child has __________ colds and other respiratory illnesses
in each of the years from age 3 to 5. - Answer- 7-10
4-10. Before they are 10 years old, children are _______ as likely to die from a(n)
________ than from a(n) ________ - Answer- twice; injury; illness
, 4-17. What does the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services consider to be
the most hazardous health threat to children under the age of 6? - Answer- lead
poisoning
4-19. Which of the following is NOT considered a permanent result of lead poisoning in
children? - Answer- low weight and inadequate growth/height
4-21. By the end of the preschool period, the brain structure called the ________ has
grown significantly because it becomes considerably thicker with individual fibers that
help coordinate brain functioning between the two hemispheres. - Answer- corpus
callosum
4-22. What is the name of the protective insulation that surrounds parts of neurons and
speeds the transmission of electrical impulses along brain cells? - Answer- myelin
4.23. What is the process in which certain cognitive functions are located more in one
hemisphere of the brain than in the other? - Answer- lateralization
4-27. Considering the hemispheric differences in lateralization related to gender and
culture, boys show a greater lateralization of language in the ____________
hemisphere; while girls develop language in _______ - Answer- left; both hemispheres
4-44. Piaget believed that the _______ fit entirely in a single stage of cognitive
development called the ___________ stage. - Answer- preschool years; preoperational
4-49. According to Piaget, _________ is at the heart of __________, which is a major
advance for preschool children. - Answer- symbolic function; language
4-50. What is the term for the process of concentrating on one limited aspect of a
stimulus and ignoring other aspects? - Answer- centration
4-54. _____________is the knowledge that quantity is unrelated to the arrangement
and physical appearance of objects. - Answer- conservation
4-58. Thinking that does not take into account the viewpoints of others is called -
Answer- egocentric thought
4-62. What is the term for thinking that reflects preschoolers' use of primitive reasoning
and their avid acquisition of knowledge about the world? - Answer- intuitive thought
4-64. By the end of the preoperational stage, children are able to understand the idea
that actions, events, and outcomes are related to one another in fixed patterns. This is
called - Answer- functionality
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE A+
SOLUTIONS
3-111. What is the term for Piaget's initial major stage of cognitive development, which
can be broken down into six substages? - Answer- sensorimotor
3-126. When several schemes are combined and coordinated to generate a single act
to solve a problem, this is called - Answer- goal- directed behavior
3-127. Piaget believed that _________ appears in Substage 4 and enables the infant to
realize that people and objects exist even when they cannot be seen. - Answer- object
permanence
3-136. Piaget calls an internal image of a past event or object a - Answer- mental
representation
3-141. All of the following are considered basic aspects of information processing
EXCEPT - Answer- behavior
3-151. What is term for the lack of memory for experiences that occurred in infancy? -
Answer- infantile amnesia
3-153. What kind of memory is conscious and can be recalled intentionally? - Answer-
explicit
3-154. Memories in our unconscious that affect performance and behavior are known as
________ memories. - Answer- implicit
3-163 What term refers to the basic sounds of language that can be combined to
produce words and sentences? - Answer- phonemes
3-164. What is the term for the smallest language unit that has meaning? - Answer-
morpheme
3-165. What is the name for the rules that govern the meaning of words and sentences?
- Answer- semantics
3-168. A child's first words usually comes in the form of ___________, which are one-
word utterances that stand for a whole phrase, whose meaning depends on the
particular context in which they are used. - Answer- holophrases
,3-169. Baby Allison is in her high chair while her father prepares her dinner. Baby
Allison tries to get her father's attention by saying "eat. "This would be an example of a -
Answer- holophrases
3-170. By the age of two, most children can use two-word sentences and __________
speech where non-critical words of a sentence are left out. - Answer- telegraphic
3-184. The concept that all of the world's languages share a similar underlying structure
was created by ________ and is called ________ - Answer- Chomsky; universal
grammar
3-214. What is the term for the positive emotional bond that develops between a child
and a particular individual? - Answer- attachment
3-220. Which attachment pattern describes a style of attachment in which children
display a combination of positive and negative reactions to their mothers? They show
great distress when the mother leaves, but upon her return they may simultaneously
seek close contact but also hit and kick her. - Answer- ambivalent attachment pattern
3-222. Children who show the _____________ attachment pattern show inconsistent,
contradictory, and confused behavior such as approaching the mother when she returns
but not looking at her. - Answer- disorganized-disoriented
3-232. Erikson's approach to personality development suggests that an infant's early
experiences (nurturing, feeding, cuddling, etc.) are responsible for shaping whether or
not they become ____________ individuals later in life. - Answer- trusting
3-238. Patterns of arousal and emotionality that are consistent and enduring
characteristics of an individual are called - Answer- temperament
4-3. All of the following may be a factor in how much a preschooler weighs and how tall
he/she is EXCEPT - Answer- the quality of preschool; children who attend quality
preschool programs receive better snacks and lunches.
4-8. Foods which are high in __________ are particularly important for preschool
children so that they can avoid developing fatigue-causing anemia. - Answer- iron
content
4-9. The average preschool child has __________ colds and other respiratory illnesses
in each of the years from age 3 to 5. - Answer- 7-10
4-10. Before they are 10 years old, children are _______ as likely to die from a(n)
________ than from a(n) ________ - Answer- twice; injury; illness
, 4-17. What does the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services consider to be
the most hazardous health threat to children under the age of 6? - Answer- lead
poisoning
4-19. Which of the following is NOT considered a permanent result of lead poisoning in
children? - Answer- low weight and inadequate growth/height
4-21. By the end of the preschool period, the brain structure called the ________ has
grown significantly because it becomes considerably thicker with individual fibers that
help coordinate brain functioning between the two hemispheres. - Answer- corpus
callosum
4-22. What is the name of the protective insulation that surrounds parts of neurons and
speeds the transmission of electrical impulses along brain cells? - Answer- myelin
4.23. What is the process in which certain cognitive functions are located more in one
hemisphere of the brain than in the other? - Answer- lateralization
4-27. Considering the hemispheric differences in lateralization related to gender and
culture, boys show a greater lateralization of language in the ____________
hemisphere; while girls develop language in _______ - Answer- left; both hemispheres
4-44. Piaget believed that the _______ fit entirely in a single stage of cognitive
development called the ___________ stage. - Answer- preschool years; preoperational
4-49. According to Piaget, _________ is at the heart of __________, which is a major
advance for preschool children. - Answer- symbolic function; language
4-50. What is the term for the process of concentrating on one limited aspect of a
stimulus and ignoring other aspects? - Answer- centration
4-54. _____________is the knowledge that quantity is unrelated to the arrangement
and physical appearance of objects. - Answer- conservation
4-58. Thinking that does not take into account the viewpoints of others is called -
Answer- egocentric thought
4-62. What is the term for thinking that reflects preschoolers' use of primitive reasoning
and their avid acquisition of knowledge about the world? - Answer- intuitive thought
4-64. By the end of the preoperational stage, children are able to understand the idea
that actions, events, and outcomes are related to one another in fixed patterns. This is
called - Answer- functionality
