Chapter 5 Day 3

So far in this class, I feel like I've learned...

• a lot of interesting information.

• some new things mixed with some old.

• not much because I already knew a lot of this stuff.

• it is too early to tell.

Toby is 3 years old. His parents are concerned because he always runs and jumps around. He cannot sit still. Even when watching his favorite cartoon on TV, he fidgets and wiggles. It is especially frustrating for his parents when Toby does not sit still through dinner. Which of the following should Toby's parents do?

• They should have him tested for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

• They should enroll him in a behavior modification program.

• They should provide structured and cognitively challenging activities for Toby, to help develop his attention span.

• They should avoid panicking, as Toby's behavior is normal for kids in his age group.

Patsy is a 5-year-old girl. She participates in a laboratory experiment in which random letters of the alphabet are rapidly read out to her. After 20 seconds, she is asked to recall those sequences. In the context of information processing, this experiment has been conducted to assess Patsy's

• command over syntax.

• pragmatics usage.

• short-term memory.

• interest in literature.

Vygotsky's theory emphasizes how _____ guide(s) cognitive development.

• culture and social interaction

• biology

• the unconscious mind

• one's genetic makeup

Pointing to a tree, young Leo says, "Bird flied away." Leo's interesting but incorrect use of "-ed" in "flied" shows that he is trying to learn the _____ rules of language.

• phonological

• morphological

• pragmatic

• syntactic