Husseun and Kamile are both building with building blocks. They are sitting apart, each with their own set of blocks. They are engaged in _____ play.

In kindergarten, 5-year-old Maria rarely joins their peers at play. Instead, Maria tends to carefully observe the classmates as they transition from one play center to the next. According to Mildred Parten, Maria is engaged in _____ play.

According to Vygotsky, within the context of cognition, language is a tool:

According to Piaget, what are four limitations that make logic difficult until about age 6? Be sure to include definitions for each.

Developmentalists have found that social learning takes place through:

Which statement about exposure to stress is true?

Explain Piaget’s concept of “animism.” Give two examples of how children demonstrate this concept.

Aaron, age 3, often makes errors in speech. For example, Aaron will tell their mother that their “foots” are tired when they want to be carried. While watching a cartoon, they exclaimed, “Ew! Those are mices!” And last week, they told their grandfather that they “goed to the swimming park” with the babysitter. Explain the type of speech errors that Aaron is demonstrating. Should their parents or other adults criticize their speech in order to correct it? Why or why not?

Maturation of the _____ is crucial to the development of theory of mind.

A child who is too short for their age due to severe malnutrition is suffering from a condition called: