PECT Child Development and Learning Theories 2

Question 1

Bronfenbrenner's ecological model places the family and classroom in which system?

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Microsystem

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Macrosystem

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Exosystem

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Mesosystem

Question 2

A PreK-4 child who uses a stick as a pretend sword is demonstrating:

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Symbolic/representational thinking

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Parallel play

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Animism

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Centration

Question 3

Which term describes a child's inability to see a situation from another's perspective in early childhood?

Accepted Answer

Egocentrism

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Narcissism

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Animism

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Irreversibility

Question 4

Scaffolding in early childhood education means:

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Providing temporary support adjusted to the child's current ability

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Building physical structures in class

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Teaching using strict behavioral rewards

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Grouping children by skill level permanently

Question 5

Which attachment style describes a child who is distressed when a caregiver leaves and easily comforted upon return?

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Secure

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Anxious-avoidant

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Disorganized

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Anxious-ambivalent

Question 6

Conservation, the understanding that quantity stays the same despite changes in appearance, typically develops during which Piagetian stage?

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Concrete operational

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Sensorimotor

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Preoperational

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Formal operational