1. The Developing Person Through the Life Span, Ninth Edition by Kathleen Stassen Berger Clicker Question Presentation Slides Chapter 9
Critical Thinking Questions created by Jason S. Spiegelman, The Community College of Baltimore County

2. Centration and preoperational thought are important terms offered by:
Vygotsky.
Skinner.
Piaget.
Kohlberg.
Answer C

3. Three-year-old Jane says, “He hitted me
Three-year-old Jane says, “He hitted me!” When that does not work she says, “And hurted me, too!” What can you say about Jane’s language development?
She is using overregularization.
She is hearing poor language examples.
She is behind in her language development.
She is using overextension.
Answer A

4. An example of private speech would be:
Janie saying her ABCs to herself.
Mateo talking to himself about the fire down the street.
Jason trying to decide what flavor of ice cream to order.
all of the above.
Answer D

5. Which of the following is NOT likely to be true of Paco, who was raised in a bilingual home where he spoke both English and Spanish?
He is likely to be less fluent in English and/or Spanish than are his friends who speak only one language.
He will be less egocentric in his use of language.
His theory of mind will be more advanced than his peers’ will be.
He is more likely to graduate from high school than his peers are.
Answer D

6. Jeff hears his dad use a series of swear words after hitting his thumb with a hammer. Later, after Jeff falls and scrapes his knee, he uses the same series of swear words. Jeff demonstrated:
overregularization.
fast-mapping.
scaffolding.
poor judgment.
Answer B

7. Critical Thinking Questions

8. One can deduce that early childhood education has substantial long-term benefits because:
well-designed experiments reached this conclusion.
children need a head start.
children have a competitive edge valued in our society.
children have amazing cognitive potential.
Answer A

9. Four-year-old Joel demonstrated _________ when he waited until his friend left before he got out his new toy-car set to play with it.
theory of mind
selfishness
dramatic play
practical thought
Answer A

10. Jennifer was raised in a low-income single-parent household
Jennifer was raised in a low-income single-parent household. Today she graduated from college with a degree in nursing. Research would suggest that Jennifer:
attended a Head Start or other preschool program.
will not find a job.
has a well-educated mother.
did not start school until kindergarten.
Answer A