CDA Ch. 5 Part 1

Which cognitive skill involves mentally determining the position of objects and people in space and how they relate to each other in movement?

• Time

• Spatial relationships

• Seriation

• Classification

Which cognitive skill involves the ability to put objects in order based on a particular property of those objects?

• Time

• Spatial relationships

• Seriation

• Classification

Ms. Rubenstein gives two-year-old Lee a four piece puzzle to play with. Which cognitive skill does this help with?

• Spatial relationships

• Time

• Classification

• Symbols

Stacking toys in order of size would help with which cognitive skill?

• Numbers

• Time

• Classification

• Seriation

What is Other Race Effect in infants?

• Ability to distinguish the features of caregivers of all races

• Showing a preference for caregivers of the same race

• Ability to only distinguish the facial features of same race caregivers

What can we do to prevent or reverse ORE, also known as perceptual narrowing?

• Use same race caregivers with infants

• Use caregivers of different races with infants

• Enroll infants from diverse races

• If ORE has already occurred, it cannot be reversed.

Which cognitive skill is not one of the developing skills of mobile infants?

• imitate actions

• recognize own image in mirror

• point out and name familiar objects in books

• understand object permanence

Which is a developing cognitive skill for preschoolers?

• Follow multi-step directions

• Imitate facial expressions

• Sequence objects from smallest to largest

• Match two similar objects

Which is a developing cognitive skill for toddlers?

• Follow multi-step directions

• Repeats actions

• Plan ways to solve problems

• Categorize objects by function

Which is a developing cognitive skill for young infants?

• Understand and respond to words and commands appropriately

• Recognize own image in mirror

• Plan ways to solve problems

• Detects differences in pitch and volume