PSYCHOLOGY 1100 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
toddler development
As physical growth and development slow during the ages of two to four, motor skills,
cognitive development and language take huge strides.
during early childhood, physical development involves
more rapid growth and muscular development than during any other phase of the life
span.
sleep patterns in early childhood
Most U.S. children average about 11 hours of sleep at night by age 5 and give up
daytime naps.
Fine motor skills
physical skills that involve the small muscles and eye-hand coordination
Gross motor skills
motor skills that involve large-muscle activities, such as walking
Handedness
the preference of using one hand over another
Childhood obesity
in a child, having a BMI above the 95th percentile
Currently, which of the following causes the most deaths in childhood?
accidents
The chief factor associated with ill health in childhood is
lack of health insurance and access to health care
Conservation
the principle (which Piaget believed to be a part of concrete operational reasoning) that
properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the
forms of objects
Centration
in Piaget's theory, the tendency of a young child to focus only on one feature of an
object while ignoring other relevant features
Seriation
the concrete operation that involves ordering stimuli along a quantitative dimension
(such as length)
Deferred imitation
the ability to remember and copy the behavior of models who are not present
Egocentrism
in Piaget's theory, the preoperational child's difficulty taking another's point of view
Types of play
Solitary play is independent. It begins in infancy and is common in toddlers because of
their limited social, cognitive, and physical skills.
Parallel play is associated with toddlers. Children play side by side with similar toys, but
there is a lack of group involvement.
Associative play involves a group of children who have similar goals. It begins with
, toddlerhood and extends through the preschool years.
Cooperative play begins in the late preschool period. It is organized by group goals. It
has at least one leader and the children are either in or out of the group.
types of retrieval
Recall is the ability to reproduce knowledge from memory.
Recognition is the ability to identify something encountered before.
Intelligence tests for children
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test
Individual intelligence tests for ages 2 and up used to measure fluid reasoning,
knowledge, quantitive reasoning, visual-spatial processing, and working memory.
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
Individual intelligence test for children ages 2 1/2 to 7 that yields verbal and
performance scores as well as a combined score.
Scaffolding
is temporary parental support to enable a child to do a task.
Types of sentences young children use
at age 3, children typically begin to use plurals, possessives, and past tense and know
the difference between I, you, and we.
at age 4 and 5, sentences average four to five words and may be declarative, negative,
interrogative, or imperative.
Private speech
talking aloud to oneself with no intent to communicate with others
self-esteem
the judgment we make about our overall worth
self-concept
our understanding and evaluation of who we are
self-worth
an individual's measure of how much he or she is valued
self-description
the way in which people describe themselves to others
pride
be especially proud of a particular quality or skill
gender differences
Differences in the roles and behaviors that are prescribed by a culture for males and
females.
Erikson
theorist who studied psychosocial development across the lifespan.
Gender
male or female
Kohlberg
theorist who claimed individuals went through a series of stages in the process of moral
development.
solitary play
playing alone
punishment
an event that decreases the behavior that it follows
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
toddler development
As physical growth and development slow during the ages of two to four, motor skills,
cognitive development and language take huge strides.
during early childhood, physical development involves
more rapid growth and muscular development than during any other phase of the life
span.
sleep patterns in early childhood
Most U.S. children average about 11 hours of sleep at night by age 5 and give up
daytime naps.
Fine motor skills
physical skills that involve the small muscles and eye-hand coordination
Gross motor skills
motor skills that involve large-muscle activities, such as walking
Handedness
the preference of using one hand over another
Childhood obesity
in a child, having a BMI above the 95th percentile
Currently, which of the following causes the most deaths in childhood?
accidents
The chief factor associated with ill health in childhood is
lack of health insurance and access to health care
Conservation
the principle (which Piaget believed to be a part of concrete operational reasoning) that
properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the
forms of objects
Centration
in Piaget's theory, the tendency of a young child to focus only on one feature of an
object while ignoring other relevant features
Seriation
the concrete operation that involves ordering stimuli along a quantitative dimension
(such as length)
Deferred imitation
the ability to remember and copy the behavior of models who are not present
Egocentrism
in Piaget's theory, the preoperational child's difficulty taking another's point of view
Types of play
Solitary play is independent. It begins in infancy and is common in toddlers because of
their limited social, cognitive, and physical skills.
Parallel play is associated with toddlers. Children play side by side with similar toys, but
there is a lack of group involvement.
Associative play involves a group of children who have similar goals. It begins with
, toddlerhood and extends through the preschool years.
Cooperative play begins in the late preschool period. It is organized by group goals. It
has at least one leader and the children are either in or out of the group.
types of retrieval
Recall is the ability to reproduce knowledge from memory.
Recognition is the ability to identify something encountered before.
Intelligence tests for children
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test
Individual intelligence tests for ages 2 and up used to measure fluid reasoning,
knowledge, quantitive reasoning, visual-spatial processing, and working memory.
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
Individual intelligence test for children ages 2 1/2 to 7 that yields verbal and
performance scores as well as a combined score.
Scaffolding
is temporary parental support to enable a child to do a task.
Types of sentences young children use
at age 3, children typically begin to use plurals, possessives, and past tense and know
the difference between I, you, and we.
at age 4 and 5, sentences average four to five words and may be declarative, negative,
interrogative, or imperative.
Private speech
talking aloud to oneself with no intent to communicate with others
self-esteem
the judgment we make about our overall worth
self-concept
our understanding and evaluation of who we are
self-worth
an individual's measure of how much he or she is valued
self-description
the way in which people describe themselves to others
pride
be especially proud of a particular quality or skill
gender differences
Differences in the roles and behaviors that are prescribed by a culture for males and
females.
Erikson
theorist who studied psychosocial development across the lifespan.
Gender
male or female
Kohlberg
theorist who claimed individuals went through a series of stages in the process of moral
development.
solitary play
playing alone
punishment
an event that decreases the behavior that it follows
