Media and Cognition in Preschool-age Children

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What is one negative impact of excessive exposure to TV during the first few years of life, according to the text?

  • Increased ability to imitate behavior
  • Decreased academic outcomes and cognitive development (correct)
  • Improved school readiness
  • Enhanced executive functioning and attention span

Which type of preschool education is based on the belief that children's natural intelligence involves rational, spiritual, and empirical aspects?

  • Reggio Emilia approach
  • Montessori Method (correct)
  • Bank Street College Model
  • Waldorf education

What role do teachers play in the Montessori Method of education?

  • Provide a competitive learning environment
  • Serve as guides and create a calm, productive environment (correct)
  • Encourage rote learning
  • Instruct children to memorize information

How can Sesame Street, Blue's Clues, and Dora the Explorer positively impact preschoolers?

<p>By improving cognitive proficiency and literacy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended screen time limit for 2-5-year-olds according to the text?

<p>No more than an hour a day (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are older children involved in the Montessori Method of education?

<p>Help guide and assist younger children (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes the Reggio Emilia Approach from the Montessori model?

<p>Teachers follow children's interests in Reggio Emilia, while in Montessori, children follow teacher's instructions. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of Compensatory Preschool Programs?

<p>They aim to improve children's physical health and social skills in addition to cognitive skills. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes Project Head Start?

<p>It offers medical, dental, and mental health care along with social services and meals. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do most 5-year-olds now spend a full day in kindergarten?

<p>Because of the rise in dual-earner households. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'A cognitive construction... a system of descriptive and evaluative representations about the self' describes:

<p><strong>Self-Concept</strong> (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'I can run fast, and I can climb high' is likely to be a statement made by a child in which age group according to the text?

<p><strong>5-6 years old</strong> (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the major limitation of children in the Preoperational Stage according to Piaget's theory?

<p>Inability to use logic effectively (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does lead poisoning primarily interfere with cognitive development?

<p>Causing neurological and behavioral problems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the Symbolic Function in cognitive development?

<p>Enables the use of mental representations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of exposure is more likely to affect the developing brain in children from agricultural and inner-city families?

<p>Pesticide exposure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What symptoms might indicate very high levels of lead concentration in a child's blood?

<p>Agitation, lethargy, eventual vomiting (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes the Preoperational Stage from the Sensorimotor Stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

<p>Use of symbolic thought (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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