1 Vygotsky proposed that development occurs as a series of stages that differ in how the world is understood
true
false
2 Which theorist advanced the notion of assimilation and accommodation as a way of understanding children’s development
J. Piaget
S. Freud
L. Vygotsky
E. Erikson
3 Which theorist emphasizes the importance of language in children’s thinking and social interactions
L. Vygotsky
All of the above
E. Erikson
S. Freud
4 Which of the following are associated with preoperational development, according to Piaget?
Emergence of symbolic thought
Lack of conservation
all of the above
Egocentrism
5 ________ represents the understanding that objects exist independent of one’s actions
Conservation
Synaptic pruning
Object permanence
Schemes
6 Schematic development is what a child can do by interacting with another person, but can’t do alone
false
true
7 _______ is when nerve cells are covered and insulated to increase information traveling through the nervous system
none of the above
lateralization
synapses
mylineation
8 During the representaitonal forms stage, children first begin to discover basic forms in their process of scribbling
false
true
9 Which of the following statements are true about early childhood physical development
all of the above
Girls continue to be slightly shorter and lighter than boys
Growth is much faster than the preceding years
Children’s balance begins to shorten from previous years
10 Assimilation is a process developed by Vygotsy and used to explain what happens when children process information
True
False
