CD Ch. 15 Preschool Intellectual Development

Mental images are

• illogical

• private and internalized

• exact copies of real objects and experiences

• shared with everyone

Older preschool children mainly figure out problems by _____.

• trial and error

• intuitive thinking

• abstract reasoning

• sensory observations

Preschool children are egocentric because they ____.

• are self-centered

• do not care how others feel

• believe everyone thinks as they do

• use collective monologue

The major theorists who described children's intellectual development are ___

• Havighurst and Piaget

• Piaget and Vygotsky

• Maslow and Piaget

• Piaget and Erikson

Preschool children may assign human qualities to nonhumans, such as plants, animals, and objects. This is known as ____.

• animism

• egocentrism

• finalism

• artificialism

A preschooler's idea that "the sun was rolled into a ball by giants" is an example of ____.

• animism

• artificialism

• finalism

• artificialism

Logical thinking concepts include

• classifying objects

• articulation

• grammar

• knowing physical attributes.

Most preschool children have some problems making all the sounds in their spoken language. Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding articulation?

• very few children substitute one sound for another

• in the English language, children master sounds between 3 and 8 years of age

• the time frame in which preschool children master sounds varies

• the order in which preschoolers master sounds is about the same for most children

Major grammatical errors of preschool children include all of the following EXCEPT ______

• lengthening sentences by using clauses

• incorrectly using negatives

• asking questions with incorrect word order

• incorrectly using pronouns

The most abstract symbols are ____

• objects children use, such as dolls, to represent whomever they wish

• body movements children use to imitate actions, such as diving after lost treasures

• pictures children draw

• words children use