AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Playing contributes to intellectual development
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Creative and artistic play helps with learning and development by letting children engage in problem solving where there are no right answers. With creative activity, the process is more important than the end product. Visits to the library will increase their vocabulary, imagination and desire to learn.

Detailed explanation-2: -Play is important for your child’s cognitive development – that is, your child’s ability to think, understand, communicate, remember, imagine and work out what might happen next. Preschoolers want to learn how things work, and they learn best through play.

Detailed explanation-3: -A child’s intellectual development in the early years (0-5) includes language acquisition, pre-reading skills and numeracy skills and occurs from birth. Language acquisition, for example, begins to occur before a child can say their first words.

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