PSY 240 QUIZ 9 – Flashcards

Christopher's mother is considering different wallpapers for decorating Christopher's room. She asks him, "Which one do you like better: the striped or the plaid?" Christopher's vocabulary doesn't include the word "plaid," but he's able to figure out what the word must mean based on the context. Christopher is using _____ to add a new word to his vocabulary.

Child-centered programs are often influenced by the theories of _____ and _____.

Skills that the child can accomplish with assistance but can't yet perform independently are part of _____.

Four-year-old Jonathan is sitting at the lunch counter next to his sister Erin. They are having hot dogs for lunch. When his mom cuts Jonathan's hot dog into five pieces and Erin's into six pieces. Jonathan protests, "Erin has more than me!" Which ability does Jonathan not yet demonstrate?

A child's ability to add new vocabulary words very quickly is called _____.

A child's inability to understand that undoing a sequence of events will bring about the original situation is called _____.

At what age do MOST children without older siblings develop theory of mind?

Researchers now believe that Piaget _____ cognition in infancy and _____ cognition in early childhood.

Overregularization in a child's speech patterns indicates that _____.

Sydney helps her 2-year-old daughter to make hot chocolate. She helps the child to measure teaspoons of cocoa into a cup, add water, stir the contents, and then microwave the cup. Sydney is providing _____.