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A young child might be heard saying,"That tree pushed the leaf off and it fell down." The child's belief that the tree is capable of action is referred to as:


A) egocentrism.
B) conservation.
C) animism.
D) kineticism.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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According to Lev Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal development (ZPD) ,learning is:


A) achieved by discovering which answers will lead to rewards.
B) achieved by assimilating new understandings to accommodate the demands of the world.
C) affected by how the environment and genetically programmed learning ability interact during a critical period.
D) a social activity between a less knowledgeable child,and another adult or child who is more knowledgeable.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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_________ refers to the appropriate use of language in different contexts.


A) Semantics
B) Morphology
C) Pragmatics
D) Phonemics

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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There are approximately ______ Montessori schools in the United States today.


A) 375
B) 1,750
C) 3,200
D) 4,000

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Myelination in the brain serves to:


A) nourish the nerve cells so that they function more efficiently.
B) increase the number of cells connected in a given neural network.
C) help nerve cells communicate with a larger number of other cells.
D) increase the speed of information traveling through the nerve cells.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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What is the zone of proximal development (ZPD),what are its lower and upper limits,and who is the theorist who developed it?

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The zone of proximal development (ZPD),d...

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The focusing of mental resources on select information.

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List the two stages of preoperational thought,define/describe the child's thinking at that stage,and identify the age range for that stage. List the two stages of preoperational thought,define/describe the child's thinking at that stage,and identify the age range for that stage.

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Project __________ is a program designed to attend to the unique educational needs of children from birth through three years of age.


A) Early Head Start
B) Go Get 'Em
C) Early Achievement
D) Head Start

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Define conservation.

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Conservation is a belief in th...

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Sanjay and Ryan are 4-year-old friends.When they are together,they often wrestle,run,race,push,and shove each other.Although their level of activity often aggravates their parents,we know that this activity will:


A) help the boys develop gross motor skills.
B) stop when their brains become better myelinated.
C) be temporary,because it is not normal for children this age.
D) help the boys develop the fine motor skills they will need in kindergarten.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following is TRUE of Lev Vygotsky's educational applications?


A) IQ should be assessed to test a child's learning.
B) Skilled teachers should be sought to help a child learn.
C) The child's use of private speech should not be encouraged.
D) Practical teaching should begin toward the upper limit of the zone of proximal development (ZPD) .

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Animism and egocentrism represent limitations in the preoperational child's thinking in that they indicate an inability to:


A) think symbolically.
B) center attention on one characteristic.
C) distinguish among different perspectives.
D) reflect on the rationale underlying thought.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Myelination occurs in the brain when:


A) children develop more nerve cells.
B) nerve cells grow more nerve endings.
C) nerve cells become insulated with a layer of fat.
D) nerve cells become connected to each other in a more complicated network.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Pointing to a tree,young Ramal says,"Bird flied away." Ramal's interesting but inaccurate use of the "-ed" word ending shows that he is trying to learn ________ rules of language.


A) syntactical
B) semantic
C) pragmatic
D) morphological

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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A police officer visits Laura's and Brett's class to discuss safety rules.To attract the children's attention,the officer brings colorful balloons and lots of jars of bubbles for the children to blow.Later,Laura tells her parents all about the balloons and bubbles but cannot remember any of the safety rules the officer presented.Laura obviously paid more attention to what was:


A) salient.
B) relevant.
C) habituated.
D) dishabituated.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Five-year-old Marta draws a picture with pretty lavender,purple,and blue colors intermixed with green,yellow,and brown."It's a boat on the ocean at sunset,with whales jumping all around it!" she explains to her teacher.Marta is showing clear evidence of:


A) animism.
B) conservation.
C) intuitive thought.
D) symbolic function.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Which child will find the task of arranging objects in a precise pattern on a table most challenging?


A) a 3-year-old
B) a 4-year-old
C) a 5-year-old
D) a 6-year-old

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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List at least three ways that Lev Vygotsky's theory can be (and has been)successfully applied to education. List at least three ways that Lev Vygotsky's theory can be (and has been)successfully applied to education.

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Project __________ is a program designed to break the cycle of poverty and poor education for children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.


A) Montessori
B) Go Get 'Em
C) Early Achievement
D) Head Start

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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