Child Psychology Quiz 7 (24 MCQs)

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1. In a/an ..... centered program the teacher structures formal lessons which usually require repetition and drill.
2. When a 10 month old finds a hidden toy this demonstrates ....., to understand objects still exist even when out of sight.
3. Who developed a model of 4 stages of cognitive development
4. According to Vygotsky use of language through ..... helps the child think, control attention and plan.
5. The internally programmed growth of a child
6. According to Case once schemes are automatic this leads to improved representations called ..... structures that apply to a range of problems.
7. Teaching should be done through model, instruction, and working together on tasks or projects
8. Relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs as a result of experience
9. Principle of the independence of systems suggest
10. Children learn new words through ..... connecting new words to concepts after a brief encounter.
11. The gap at the connection between neurons, through which neurons chemically communicate with another
12. Inherited tendency of some newborns to follow the first moving object they see is called .....
13. Teens are more likely to practice what they want to say before they say it and to review what they did say. This contributes to significant improvements in .....
14. What is neuroscience?
15. One of the last tests that was done on Genie measured parts of her brain.Scientists were shocked that:
16. What is Classification?
17. Parents attempt to control, shape, and evaluate the behavior and attitudes of children and adolescents in accordance with a set code of conduct
18. According to Piaget the ..... operations stage extends from about 7 to 11 years of age and this is when thought becomes more logical, flexible and organized.
19. ..... limits their ability, they fail to distinguish the viewpoints of others as different from their own.
20. Adolescent egocentrism, an intense focus on oneself is manifest in their ..... their belief that they are the focus of everyone else's attention.
21. Emergent literacy is assisted through informal experiences such as ..... awareness, reflecting on and manipulating structures of spoken language such as through rhyming songs and games.
22. The point of a ..... approach is exposure to text and encouraging communication through writing.
23. Children, who in infancy formed secure attachments to their parents, are more likely than other children to:
24. Information Processing theory studies ..... that is the study of how children exert control over and implement diverse mental strategies and operations.