Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years

The ability to use a mental symbol, a word, or an object, to represent something that is not physically present.

• Symbolic function

• Abstract thinking
• Literal interpretation
• Physical representation

What is the approach that focuses on the kinds of "mental programs" that children use when approaching problems and represents the dominant, most comprehensive, and most accurate explanation of how children develop cognitively?

• Social Development Theory
• Information Processing Theory

• Constructivist Learning Theory
• Behavioral Learning Theory

What is symbolic function?

• A symbolic function is the ability to use a mental symbol, a word, or an object, to stand for or represent something that is not physically present.

• A symbolic function is a type of physical function used in engineering.
• A symbolic function is a graphical representation of data points.
• A symbolic function is a numerical method for solving equations.

What do we call the knowledge that quantity is unrelated to the arrangement and physical appearance of objects?

• Conservation
• Appearance Effect
• Rearrangement
• Transformation

Speech that is directed toward another person and is meant to be understood by that person?

• Monologue
• Lecture
• Social speech

• Presentation

According to Vygotsky, what is spoken language that is not intended for others and is commonly used by children in their preschool years.

• directive speech
• private speech
• inner speech
• social speech

What is syntax?

• Syntax is the combining of words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.

• Syntax is the emotional tone of a language.
• Syntax refers to the pronunciation of words.
• Syntax is the meaning of words in a language.

Autobiographical memory, no matter how vivid and convincing, may not be entirely accurate.

• False
• sometimes

  true

• frequently

  true

• True

According to Lev Vygotsky, the level at which a child can almost, but not fully, comprehend or perform a task without assistance?

• Cognitive Development Stage
• Social Learning Theory
• Behaviorist Approach
• Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

What type of thinking does not take into account the viewpoint of others?

• Collective thinking
• Analytical thinking
• Critical thinking
• Egocentric thinking