Three of the following statements reflect contemporary views of Piaget's stages. Which statement is not accurate?
a. The stages better reflect how children can think under optimal circumstances rather than how they typically do think in day-to-day situations.
b. Acquisition of stage-related characteristics (or not) seems to depend to some degree on the culture in which a child grows up.
c. Most formal operational capabilities emerge 2–3 years earlier than Piaget suggested.
d. Cognitive development can be better characterized as gradual trends than as four distinct stages.
c
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a) Choose the set that is equal. b) Choose the set that is more. c) Choose the set that is less. d) Choose the set that can be subitized.
Which of the following would not be appropriate to include in a child's portfolio?
a. observations b. work samples c. photographs, tapes, or videos d. a folder with all art work from the year
A child who places her head close to the book she is reading may have a
A) vision impairment. B) speech impairment. C) fine motor skills impairment. D) hearing impairment. E) vision and a hearing impairment.
Food insecurity is a situation in which
A. people are uncertain whether the diet they are consuming has an adequate amount of calories or nutrients. B. individuals consume more calories than they need but they still refuse to admit that they are overweight. C. there is a deficiency of calories or one or more nutrients in a family diet. D. food is not consistently available, so the people overeat when it is.