EDUC 245 Review

Sam's parents are concerned that their son does not eat enough. They often tell him that he ate more as a baby than he does at the age of 6. You can reassure Sam's parents by telling them that Sam's does not eat as much as he did when he was a baby because he ___________

• has become a picky eater

• would rather be out playing with his friends

• is not growing as fast and does not require so many calories

• does not have the desire to eat

In Virginia people feel that it is up to the family to provide for its own; however, in other cultures childrearing is regarded as a ____________.

• burden, thus only people with children should share in the responsibility

• government responsibility, not a family issue

• shared collective responsibility

• shared responsibility between groups of children

The most frequent major illness to strike preschoolers is __________.

• AIDS

• depression

• lead poisoning

• cancer

Three-year-old Deon believes that when he puts on his Spiderman costume, he becomes Spiderman. One day, dressed as Spiderman, Deon leaped into the air from his dresser. This stunt landed him in the hospital with a concussion. According to Piaget, Deon is focusing on only one aspect of a problem and ignoring other key aspects of the problem; he is engaging in ____________.

• centration

• operation

• symbolic function

• transformation

Four-year-old Sarah was excitedly telling her best friend Haley about her visit to the dentist. In the middle of the conversation, Haley piped up with, "You know what, I'm going to have face painting at my birthday party." Haley's comment is an example of ______________.

• conservation

• transformation

• symbolic function

• egocentrism

Emma knows her bedtime routine. First, she brushes her teeth and washes her face. Then, her mother reads a bedtime story. Next, she hugs her brother, mother, and father. Finally, her mother tucks her into for "going to bed." bed. Emma has developed a(n) __________.

• autobiographical memory

• script

• egocentric thought

• intuitive thought

"Be careful!" Kara whispered to herself as she crossed the small footbridge. Kara was engaged in __________ speech, speech spoken and directed to herself.

• pragmatic

• practice

• private

• social

Four-year-old Daryl describes himself in the following ways: "I'm a really fast runner. My hair is brown and I like to eat junk food." Daryl's beliefs about himself are known as his __________.

• self-esteem

• gender identity

• self-concept

• identification

Four-year-old Logan manipulates blocks to build a castle. Logan is showing an example of _________ play.

• functional

• constructive

• social

• parallel

Four-year-old Lealani is African American. Lealani prefers to play with dolls that are white. Also, she is more likely to say that black children are naughtier than white children. Leleani's preference for majority values or people suggests that she may be experiencing ________.

• ethnic dissonance

• race dissonance

• cultural dissonance

• social dissonance