HDFS 210 EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS NEWEST | ALREADY GRADED A+
Question 1
What is considered the greatest physical risk that preschoolers face during this stage of
development?
A) Infectious diseases
B) Malnutrition
C) Accidents
D) Genetic disorders
E) Environmental pollution
Correct Answer: C) Accidents
Rationale: Due to high physical activity levels, curiosity, and a lack of judgment regarding
safety, accidental injuries (such as falls, burns, and car accidents) are the leading cause of
death and injury in the preschool age group.
Question 2
As children grow, the two halves of the brain become increasingly differentiated and specialized.
What is the name of this process?
A) Myelination
B) Plasticity
C) Lateralization
D) Neurogenesis
E) Synaptic pruning
Correct Answer: C) Lateralization
Rationale: Lateralization is the process in which certain cognitive functions are located
more in one hemisphere of the brain than the other, such as language processing typically
being more concentrated in the left hemisphere.
Question 3
Which of the following statements about brain development during the preschool years is true?
A) Brain growth slows down significantly compared to infancy.
B) Electrical activity in the brain increases during times of rapid development.
C) The brain reaches 100% of its adult weight by age 3.
D) Hemispheres do not communicate until middle childhood.
E) Myelination stops before age 4.
Correct Answer: B) Electricity activity increases during times of rapid development.
Rationale: Bursts of electrical activity in the brain are highly correlated with periods of
rapid cognitive growth and the refinement of motor skills during the preschool years.
Question 4
In terms of motor skill development, preschool-age boys typically excel sooner at ________,
while girls typically excel sooner at ________.
A) Balancing on one foot; throwing a ball
, 2
B) Writing; jumping
C) Throwing a ball; balancing on one foot
D) Running; skipping
E) Using scissors; climbing ladders
Correct Answer: C) Throwing a ball; balancing on one foot
Rationale: Generally, preschool boys tend to have more forearm strength and gross motor
power, while girls show earlier mastery in tasks requiring limb coordination and fine-tuned
balance.
Question 5
By the end of the preschool years, most children show __________, which is a clear and
consistent preference for using one hand over the other.
A) Ambidexterity
B) Handedness
C) Lateralization
D) Dexterity
E) Fine motor mastery
Correct Answer: B) Handedness
Rationale: Handedness reflects the underlying lateralization of the brain. Most children
demonstrate a clear preference for the right or left hand by the time they enter
kindergarten.
Question 6
According to Piaget, during the __________ stage, children's use of symbolic thinking grows,
mental reasoning emerges, and the use of concepts increases.
A) Sensorimotor
B) Preoperational
C) Concrete operational
D) Formal operational
E) Post-operational
Correct Answer: B) Preoperational
Rationale: The preoperational stage (ages 2 to 7) is characterized by the ability to use
symbols (words or objects) to represent things that are not physically present, though
logical thinking is still limited.
Question 7
Piaget's assumptions about the inability of young children to understand numbers have been
challenged by research conducted by:
A) Vygotsky
B) Bandura
C) Gelman
, 3
D) Erikson
E) Skinner
Correct Answer: C) Gelman
Rationale: Rochel Gelman’s research demonstrated that preschoolers have a much better
understanding of numbers and counting than Piaget originally suggested, provided the
tasks are simplified.
Question 8
Memory of specific events from one's own life is called __________, and it grows increasingly
accurate as children age.
A) Recognition memory
B) Semantic memory
C) Autobiographical memory
D) Sensory memory
E) Working memory
Correct Answer: C) Autobiographical Memory
Rationale: Autobiographical memory refers to the recollection of specific personal events.
While very young children may have "infantile amnesia," their ability to remember
personal milestones improves significantly after age 3.
Question 9
The __________ is the level at which a child can almost perform a task independently but needs
the assistance of someone more competent.
A) Scaffolding point
B) Zone of proximal development
C) Developmental ceiling
D) Mastery level
E) Cognitive gap
Correct Answer: B) Zone of proximal development
Rationale: Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) defines the range of tasks that
are too difficult for a child to do alone but possible with the help of adults or more skilled
peers.
Question 10
What is the name of the process in which new words are associated with their meaning after only
a brief encounter?
A) Habituation
B) Fast mapping
C) Phonological recoding
D) Word-association
E) Semantic linking
WITH SOLUTIONS NEWEST | ALREADY GRADED A+
Question 1
What is considered the greatest physical risk that preschoolers face during this stage of
development?
A) Infectious diseases
B) Malnutrition
C) Accidents
D) Genetic disorders
E) Environmental pollution
Correct Answer: C) Accidents
Rationale: Due to high physical activity levels, curiosity, and a lack of judgment regarding
safety, accidental injuries (such as falls, burns, and car accidents) are the leading cause of
death and injury in the preschool age group.
Question 2
As children grow, the two halves of the brain become increasingly differentiated and specialized.
What is the name of this process?
A) Myelination
B) Plasticity
C) Lateralization
D) Neurogenesis
E) Synaptic pruning
Correct Answer: C) Lateralization
Rationale: Lateralization is the process in which certain cognitive functions are located
more in one hemisphere of the brain than the other, such as language processing typically
being more concentrated in the left hemisphere.
Question 3
Which of the following statements about brain development during the preschool years is true?
A) Brain growth slows down significantly compared to infancy.
B) Electrical activity in the brain increases during times of rapid development.
C) The brain reaches 100% of its adult weight by age 3.
D) Hemispheres do not communicate until middle childhood.
E) Myelination stops before age 4.
Correct Answer: B) Electricity activity increases during times of rapid development.
Rationale: Bursts of electrical activity in the brain are highly correlated with periods of
rapid cognitive growth and the refinement of motor skills during the preschool years.
Question 4
In terms of motor skill development, preschool-age boys typically excel sooner at ________,
while girls typically excel sooner at ________.
A) Balancing on one foot; throwing a ball
, 2
B) Writing; jumping
C) Throwing a ball; balancing on one foot
D) Running; skipping
E) Using scissors; climbing ladders
Correct Answer: C) Throwing a ball; balancing on one foot
Rationale: Generally, preschool boys tend to have more forearm strength and gross motor
power, while girls show earlier mastery in tasks requiring limb coordination and fine-tuned
balance.
Question 5
By the end of the preschool years, most children show __________, which is a clear and
consistent preference for using one hand over the other.
A) Ambidexterity
B) Handedness
C) Lateralization
D) Dexterity
E) Fine motor mastery
Correct Answer: B) Handedness
Rationale: Handedness reflects the underlying lateralization of the brain. Most children
demonstrate a clear preference for the right or left hand by the time they enter
kindergarten.
Question 6
According to Piaget, during the __________ stage, children's use of symbolic thinking grows,
mental reasoning emerges, and the use of concepts increases.
A) Sensorimotor
B) Preoperational
C) Concrete operational
D) Formal operational
E) Post-operational
Correct Answer: B) Preoperational
Rationale: The preoperational stage (ages 2 to 7) is characterized by the ability to use
symbols (words or objects) to represent things that are not physically present, though
logical thinking is still limited.
Question 7
Piaget's assumptions about the inability of young children to understand numbers have been
challenged by research conducted by:
A) Vygotsky
B) Bandura
C) Gelman
, 3
D) Erikson
E) Skinner
Correct Answer: C) Gelman
Rationale: Rochel Gelman’s research demonstrated that preschoolers have a much better
understanding of numbers and counting than Piaget originally suggested, provided the
tasks are simplified.
Question 8
Memory of specific events from one's own life is called __________, and it grows increasingly
accurate as children age.
A) Recognition memory
B) Semantic memory
C) Autobiographical memory
D) Sensory memory
E) Working memory
Correct Answer: C) Autobiographical Memory
Rationale: Autobiographical memory refers to the recollection of specific personal events.
While very young children may have "infantile amnesia," their ability to remember
personal milestones improves significantly after age 3.
Question 9
The __________ is the level at which a child can almost perform a task independently but needs
the assistance of someone more competent.
A) Scaffolding point
B) Zone of proximal development
C) Developmental ceiling
D) Mastery level
E) Cognitive gap
Correct Answer: B) Zone of proximal development
Rationale: Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) defines the range of tasks that
are too difficult for a child to do alone but possible with the help of adults or more skilled
peers.
Question 10
What is the name of the process in which new words are associated with their meaning after only
a brief encounter?
A) Habituation
B) Fast mapping
C) Phonological recoding
D) Word-association
E) Semantic linking
