AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Can count and understand numbers.
A
Intellectual Development-Early Childhood
B
Intellectual Development-Infancy
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Children love counting and it’s important your child gets used to numbers because these lead on to most other mathematics skills. Children will often count in order before they understand what the numbers mean. Build – use building blocks, measure length and height, match size and shape.

Detailed explanation-2: -Learning how to count is a crucial step in cognitive development, which progressively allows for more elaborate numerical processing. The existing body of research consistently reports how children associate the verbal code with exact quantity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Role of Mathematics in Intellectual Development Maths instruction is critical for intellectual development; no other discipline in the syllabus engages children’s minds as much as mathematics. The growth of cognitive capabilities is aided by problem-solving. Solving math problems necessitates mental effort.

Detailed explanation-4: -Number sense in preschoolers includes skills and knowledge like: ‘number identification’ – recognising and naming numbers. ‘one to one correspondence’ – understanding that when counting each number relates to one specific thing being counted.

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