Question Description
For this assignment complete the Child Development Quiz. It is 10 questions.
QUESTION 1
1.Which of the following statements reflect the views of Vygotsky?
When children interact with others, they demonstrate their full capabilities and are pushed to learn and develop more. |
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Children should be left alone to discover their own interests and capabilities. |
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Children should never be pushed to learn skills that they have not already demonstrated. |
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Learning and culture are entirely different processes. |
QUESTION 2
1.Tracy is 8 months old and recently cried out “wa-wa” over and over. Her mother proudly announced that Tracy is saying the word “water”. Most likely this speech pattern reflects
babbling. |
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cooing. |
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intentional communication. |
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phonemic awareness. |
QUESTION 3
1.An example of the achievement of object permanence would be when an infant
throws a favorite toy out of the crib. |
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laughs or smiles when mom makes a silly noise or face. |
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looks up at the sky in response to the sound of thunder. |
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becomes distressed after a toy falls out of sight. |
QUESTION 4
1.Caregivers use of expansion and child-directed speech can be considered forms of
motivation. |
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holophrasing. |
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reinforcement. |
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scaffolding. |
QUESTION 5
1.Primary circular reactions are repetitive actions that are
intentional and planned. |
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symbolic. |
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centered on an infant’s body and motions. |
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reflexive. |
QUESTION 6
1.When a child says, “I bird see fly”, which language domain has the child not mastered?
phonology |
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semantics |
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syntax |
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pragmatics |
QUESTION 7
1.Which of the following is a common criticism of Piaget’s work?
His tasks may not have been developmentally sensitive. |
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He never tested his ideas with children. |
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He overestimated the capabilities of infants. |
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His tasks were too simple. |
QUESTION 8
1.When infants dishabituate, they demonstrate
the ability to differentiate between an old and a new stimulus. |
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depth perception. |
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perception of moving objects. |
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long term memory. |
QUESTION 9
1.Which of the following is not true about scaffolding?
It encourages children’s cognitive development. |
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Mothers are more efficient at scaffolding than are fathers. |
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Scaffolding changes as children get older. |
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It is used soon after a child is born. |
QUESTION 10
1.According to Piaget, between ______months, infants begin to show the first signs of truly intelligent behavior.
1-2 |
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2-4 |
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8-12 |
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12-18 |