Homework Eight

1. The leading cause of death in the preschool years is:
child abuse
malnutrition
lead poisoning
unintentional injury

2.  Which structure of the brain allows the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate with one another?
cerebellum
reticular formation
corpus callosum
cortex

3. Which is probably the most complex self-help skill (according to your text)?
using a fork
dressing
tying shoes
fastening buttons

4. At preschool, it is Tyler's fourth birthday.  Although, Christine is only 3, she insists that she is older than Tyler because she is taller.  Christine focuses on height, not years as a measure of age.  This is an example of:
animism
irreversibilty
recognition memory
centration

5. Which of the following educational principles  is derived from Piaget's theory?
a focus on products, not the process, of thought
an emphasis on making children's thoughts adult-like
an acceptance of individual differences in the rate of development
explicit training that will benefit any age child

6. Four year-old Phil says, "yesterday I wented to the store." Phil is:
language impaired
overregularizing
underextending
demonstrating a serious developmental delay

7. Vgotsky's approach to education emphasizes:
self-initiated discovery learning
behavior modification techniques
inattention to individual differences
assisted discovery learning

8.  Sally, a 5-year-old is playing catch with her father.  She misses almost all the time.  She is likely to say what about her ability to catch.
she is great at catching
she is very bad at catching
she doesn't like to play catch
catching is a dumb sport

9.  Jason digs a tunnel at one end of the sand table, while Jennifer makes cupcakes at the other.  They converse and pass tools back and forth.  They are displaying:
parallel play
cooperative play
nonsocial play
associative play

10.  The most effective form of DISCIPLINE is:
withdrawal of privileges.
time out.
rewarding mature behavior.
punishment.