Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Piaget's preoperational stage spans from what ages?

• 2-5 years

• 2-6 years

• 2-7 years

• 2-8 years

What is the average spoken vocabulary of a 2 year old compared to a 6 year old?

• 50; 1000

• 200; 5000

• 250; 5000

• 250; 10000

What percent of children's questions are information seeking? (ex. What's that? Pointing to an animal.)

• 25-50%

• 50-70%

• 70-90%

• 80-100%

On average, a preschool child is read to for a total of 1000 hours, regardless of SES.

• True

• False

What is an example of private speech?

• Samantha, can you pass me the red marker?

• "Tamira, I don't like it when you take my toy!"

• Miss Kelly "When are we going outside?"

• Child working on puzzle says to self "Where's the red one? I need the red piece. No, it doesn't fit."

Intelligence tests sample all human abilities and performance is not affected by cultural and situational factors.

• True

• False

What is sociodramatic play? Check all the correct answers.

• Make believe play

• Playing beside other children, but not with them

• Play with others

• Playing alone

This is an example of a simple sentence used by 2-3 year old children. Subject-verb-object (ex. I eat ice cream)

• True

• False

In thinking about young children's memory, their ability to recall information is much poorer than their recognition.

• True

• False

Mental strategies improve our chances of remembering?

• True

• False