Part 1: Preschool & Middle Childhood Vocabulary

What is the belief that you are worthwhile as a person?

• self-expression

• self-comparison

• self-esteem

_______________ is a set of societal norms dictating what types of behaviors are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for a person.

• divergent thinking

• social interactions

• gender role learning

_____________ is something that is not real or present and is produced by the memory or the imagination.

• reversal

• memory

• mental image

_______________ is a noticeable lag in an area of development.

• diagnosis

• developmental delay

• learning targets

Which word means the ability to arrange items in increasing or decreasing order based on weight, volume, or size?

• classification

• seriation

• conservation

The coordination of the hands and eyes working together.

• hand-eye coordination

• fine motor coordination

• gross motor skills

__________________ is the concept that a change in position or shape of substances does not change the quantity.

• seriation

• conservation

• classification

_____________ is the understanding that something that has been done can also be undone.

• rehersals

• reversals

• reimaging

__________________ is the process of acquiring the standards of behavior considered acceptable by society. It is when children know right from wrong.

• Moral Development

• Social Development

• Emotional Development

• Cognitive Development

Which of the following is an example of a preschooler using his or her gross motor skills?

• taking objects and lining them up using one-to-one correspondence

• catching and throwing a large ball

• writing signs and symbols as a form of communication