FECD Ch 16 & 18 Review

1. Suzie lined her stuffed animals up from largest to smallest, which indicated to her mother that she had an understanding of _________________ .

• seriation

• conservation

• cooperative play

• sociocultural theory

Preschooler Jamie has some difficulty counting objects. He may count some of them more than once or some of them not at all. He does not yet understand _____________________________.

• one-to-one correspondence

• number conservation

• ordinal numbers

• cardinality

It can be fun to watch preschoolers play, because they are more comfortable than toddlers with joining in activities with others and suggesting their own play ideas. This is called _______________________.

• cooperative play

• solitary play

• parallel play

• onlooker play

At snack time, Millie broke each of her crackers in half and then announced to everyone at her table, “I have more crackers than everyone!” Millie does not yet understand the concept of ___________________.

• conservation

• classification

• seriation

• reversibility

Lilly can pick all the green toys out of a pile of toy vehicles, or she can pick all of the trucks out of the pile. But she cannot yet pick all of the green trucks out of the pile. This is an example of ________________.

• centration

• object permanence

• conservation

• reversibility

Jason was speaking in full sentences and using large words for his age by the time he was 3 years old. His parents think this may be because he spends so much time playing with his 8-year-old brother, who has very strong language skills. This example fits Lev Vygotsky’s ________________________.

• sociocultural theory

• psychosexual theory

• classical conditioning

• information processing theory

Why is it essential to be sure foods preschoolers eat is healthful and contains adequate nutrients?

• Because preschoolers eat only small amounts of food

• Because preschoolers are prone to many diseases

• Because preschoolers need the nutrients to keep up with faster growth

• Because preschoolers need the nutrients to keep up with faster large muscle development

Which statement about typical physical development is true?

• Both 3-year-olds and 5-year-olds can throw and catch balls.

• 3-year-olds can throw a ball and 5-year-olds can both throw and catch a ball.

• Both 3-year-olds and 5-year-olds can throw balls, but neither can catch balls.

• A 3-year-old can catch a ball, and 5-year-old can hit targets with a ball.

When younger preschool children are asked to sort items of mixed colors, shapes and materials, what can they do?

• They can pick out the blue items.

• They can pick out the blue, square items.

• They can pick out the blue, square items made of wood.

• They can pick out the blue items only if all items are the same shape.

Which is a true statement about the youngest preschool students?

• They can understand the difference between now and later.

• They can understand the difference between yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

• They can understand the difference between hours and minutes.

• They can understand the difference between weeks and months.