Chapter 9 1 Difficulty Easy References Small muscle Development Learning Objectives

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1. Large to small muscle development is also called gross to fine motor development.
a. True
b. False
2. Growth from head to toe is called cephalocaudal development.
a. True
b. False
3. The third pattern of development is cephalocaudal development.
a. True
b. False
4. Infants are born with perfect proportions in their physical body.
a. True
b. False
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5. A good early childhood program should have a mixture of both small and large motor tools and activities.
a. True
b. False
6. Visual acuity refers to 20/20 vision.
a. True
b. False
7. Motor control plays an important role in lesson planning in the early childhood program.
a. True
b. False
8. Theword“sensorimotor”referstotheuseofthesensesinartactivities.
a. True
b. False
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9. Understanding the concept of change is a mental skill developed slowly over time.
a. True
b. False
10. The ability to think flexibly applies mostly to art activities.
a. True
b. False
11. Young children learn physically as they do things mentally.
a. True
b. False
12. Small muscles in fingers, hands, and wrists are used in art activities such as painting, cutting, pasting, and clay
modeling.
a. True
b. False
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13. Hand-eye coordination is directly related to large and small motor development.
a. True
b. False
14. Visualacuityhasadirecteffectonachild’slearningability.
a. True
b. False
15. In the sensorimotor stage according to Piaget, the child can carry out mental actions.
a. True
b. False
16. A child achieves object permanence in the preoperational stage.
a. True
b. False
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17. In the preoperational stage, the child begins to carry out mental actions that require forming and using images and
symbols.
a. True
b. False
18. The child who has trouble reversing actions is in the preoperational stage.
a. True
b. False
19. The child who moves from reflex action to directed actions toward a goal is in the sensorimotor stage.
a. True
b. False
20. Rapid language growth is characteristic of the preoperational stage.
a. True
b. False
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21. Inflexible thinking is characteristic of a child in the sensorimotor stage.
a. True
b. False
22. In the concrete operations stage, the child develops reversibility.
a. True
b. False
23. The ability to think abstractly and hypothetically is characteristic of the concrete operations stage.
a. True
b. False
24. The ability to classify by different categories is characteristic of the concrete operations stage.
a. True
b. False
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25. The three basic directions of growth are
a. fine to gross, cephalocaudal, and proximodental.
b. fine to gross, cephalodental, and promidextal.
c. gross to fine, cephalocaudal, and proximofinial.
d. gross to fine, cephalocaudal, and proximodistal.
26. Hand-eye coordination:
a. develops at the same time as proximodental development.
b. is directly related to reading ability.
c. develops at a slower pace than gross to fine motor development.
d. none of the above.
27. Motor control includes:
a. fine to gross development and proximodistal development.
b. fine to gross development and proximodental development.
c. muscle growth and hand-eye coordination.
d. visual acuity and hand-eye coordination.
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28. An example of sensorimotor learning is:
a. modeling with clay.
b. building with blocks.
c. reading a picture book.
d. using the computer.
29. Activities involving the sense of touch can:
a. teach reading skills.
b. enhance gross to fine muscle development.
c. teach children many important concepts.
d. none of the above.
30. According to Piaget, children:
a. learn flexible thinking in guided practice.
b. gradually come to understand about how things can change.
c. gradually develop flexible thinking as visual acuity grows.
d. learn flexible thinking by modeling other children.
31. InthesensorimotorstageofPiaget’stheory,thechild:
a. gains object permanence.
b. has rapid language growth.
c. uses symbols for objects.
d. gains object permanence and has rapid language growth.
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32. A child that learns object permanence is in the:
a. preoperational stage.
b. sensorimotor stage.
c. formal operations stage.
d. concrete operations stage.
33. In the preoperational stage, the child:
a. moves from reflex action to directed actions.
b. has rapid language growth.
c. makes transformations.
d. moves from reflex action to directed actions and has rapid language growth
34. The ability to reverse actions (make transformations) generally occurs in the:
a. sensorimotor stage.
b. formal operations stage.
c. preoperational stage.
d. concrete operations stage.
35. A child with inflexible thinking is in the:
a. sensorimotor stage.
b. formal operations stage.
c. preoperational stage.
d. concrete operations stage.
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36. A child in the concrete operations stage:
a. can classify by different categories.
b. begins to carry out mental operations.
c. gains object permanence.
d. moves from reflex action to directed actions.
37. The child who is able to use objects to learn and draw conclusions is in the:
a. preoperational stage.
b. concrete operations stage.
c. sensorimotor stage.
d. formal operations stage.
38. Using basic logic that is tied to physical reality is characteristic of the:
a. preoperational stage.
b. sensorimotor stage.
c. concrete operations stage.
d. formal operations stage.
39. The ability to think abstractly and hypothetically occurs in the:
a. preoperational stage.
b. sensorimotor stage.
c. concrete operations stage.
d. formal operations stage.
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40. Characteristics of the formal operations stage are:
a. basic logic and reversible thinking.
b. abstract thinking and hypothesizing.
c. classification and reversibility.
d. all of the above.
41. The wiring of the brain:
a. occursoverone’slifetime.
b. takes place very slowly.
c. takes place very quickly.
d. occurs the same in every individual.
42. At birth, the brain has billions of nerve cells called:
a. neurons.
b. brain cells.
c. protons.
d. synapses.
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43. The number of neurons:
a. is in the billions.
b. changes after birth.
c. is effected by physical development.
d. all of the above.
44. ________________ is the ability to think in the context of change.
45. ___________________ is the ability to use the hands and eyes at the same time.
46. ______________ is the ability to see and recognize shape and form.
47. Muscle growth and hand-eye coordination fall under the general category of ____________.
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48. According to Piaget, the foundation of all mental development takes place in ___________.
49. The growth pattern that explains why a child can tumble before doing push-ups is __________.
50. The billions of nerve cells in our brain at birth are called _______.
51. What are the three basic directions of human growth and development?
52. Give at least three examples of small muscles.
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53. What is visual acuity?
54. What is hand-eye coordination?
55. Whatdoestheterm“sensorimotor”referto?
56. Why is disproportion in body shape common in the early years of life?
57. Why do 3-year-olds generally have trouble using scissors?
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58. Why is visual acuity important in later school success?
59. Why can you plan obstacle courses and relay runs for children ages 6-10?
60. At what age can you expect children to carry a tune and express rhythm?
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61. 2-year-old
62. 3-year-old
63. 4-year-old
64. 5- and 6-year-old
65. 6- to 10-year-old

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