Question 1

Which of the following is true about overextension?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a common error used when children apply words too narrowly. 
B) As vocabulary and pronunciation improve,overextensions increase. 
C) Children overextend because they have difficulty categorizing objects. 
D) Children often overextend deliberately because they have difficulty recalling or have not acquired a suitable word. 
A) It is a common error used when children apply words too narrowly. 
B) As vocabulary and pronunciation improve,overextensions increase. 
C) Children overextend because they have difficulty categorizing objects. 
D) Children often overextend deliberately because they have difficulty recalling or have not acquired a suitable word.

Question 2

Object words are particularly common in the vocabularies of __________ toddlers.

Accepted Answer

A) Chinese 
B) Korean 
C) Japanese 
D) English-speaking 
A) Chinese 
B) Korean 
C) Japanese 
D) English-speaking

Question 3

Research on language acquisition indicates that

Accepted Answer

A) childhood is a sensitive period for language acquisition. 
B) sign language can be learned equally well at any age. 
C) language learning is optimal after brain lateralization has occurred. 
D) the right hemisphere of the brain is biased for language processing. 
A) childhood is a sensitive period for language acquisition. 
B) sign language can be learned equally well at any age. 
C) language learning is optimal after brain lateralization has occurred. 
D) the right hemisphere of the brain is biased for language processing.

Question 4

According to the core knowledge perspective,each of an infant's ____________ permits a ready grasp of new,related information.

Accepted Answer

A) core domains of thought 
B) sensorimotor schemes 
C) mental states 
D) five senses 
A) core domains of thought 
B) sensorimotor schemes 
C) mental states 
D) five senses

Question 5

One of the greatest drawbacks of the information-processing approach is its difficulty with

Accepted Answer

A) breaking down children's thoughts into precise procedures. 
B) integrating information into a broad,comprehensive theory. 
C) analyzing cognition into its components. 
D) implementing rigorous research procedures. 
A) breaking down children's thoughts into precise procedures. 
B) integrating information into a broad,comprehensive theory. 
C) analyzing cognition into its components. 
D) implementing rigorous research procedures.

Question 6

Success at object search tasks coincides with

Accepted Answer

A) rapid development of the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex. 
B) the onset of telegraphic speech. 
C) the use of reflexive schemes to explore the environment. 
D) a strong novelty preference. 
A) rapid development of the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex. 
B) the onset of telegraphic speech. 
C) the use of reflexive schemes to explore the environment. 
D) a strong novelty preference.

Question 7

Compared to schemes in Substage 3 of the sensorimotor period,schemes in Substage 4

Accepted Answer

A) are directed towards the infant's body. 
B) have a hit-or-miss quality. 
C) represent sudden solutions rather than trial-and-error solutions. 
D) are coordinated deliberately to solve simple problems. 
A) are directed towards the infant's body. 
B) have a hit-or-miss quality. 
C) represent sudden solutions rather than trial-and-error solutions. 
D) are coordinated deliberately to solve simple problems.

Question 8

Briefly describe the six substages of Piaget's sensorimotor period,noting the adaptive behaviors associated with each substage.

Accepted Answer

-Substage 1-Reflexive schemes (birth-1 m

Question 9

Once toddlers produce about _____ words,they start to combine two words.

Accepted Answer

A) 50 
B) 100 
C) 150 
D) 200 
A) 50 
B) 100 
C) 150 
D) 200

Question 10

Baby Luigi retrieves his pacifier,which his mother has hidden behind a pillow.Luigi has begun to master

Accepted Answer

A) deferred imitation. 
B) object permanence. 
C) make-believe play. 
D) reflexive schemes. 
A) deferred imitation. 
B) object permanence. 
C) make-believe play. 
D) reflexive schemes.

Question 11

Research showed that by age 3,children in Early Head Start

Accepted Answer

A) demonstrated gains in cognitive and language development. 
B) demonstrated an increase in aggression. 
C) experienced a "washout effect." 
D) scored,on average,15 points higher in IQ than children not enrolled in the intervention. 
A) demonstrated gains in cognitive and language development. 
B) demonstrated an increase in aggression. 
C) experienced a "washout effect." 
D) scored,on average,15 points higher in IQ than children not enrolled in the intervention.

Question 12

Compared with cognitive theories,mental tests

Accepted Answer

A) focus on the products of cognitive development rather than on the process of development. 
B) focus on the process of cognitive development rather than on the products of development. 
C) are more accurate indicators of what babies and toddlers understand. 
D) focus on environmental influences on intelligence. 
A) focus on the products of cognitive development rather than on the process of development. 
B) focus on the process of cognitive development rather than on the products of development. 
C) are more accurate indicators of what babies and toddlers understand. 
D) focus on environmental influences on intelligence.

Question 13

When toddlers first learn words,they often apply them too narrowly,an error called

Accepted Answer

A) overextension. 
B) underextension. 
C) referential style. 
D) telegraphic speech. 
A) overextension. 
B) underextension. 
C) referential style. 
D) telegraphic speech.

Question 14

According to Piaget,specific psychological structures called _________ are organized ways of making sense of experience.

Accepted Answer

A) schemes 
B) adaptations 
C) assimilations 
D) accommodations 
A) schemes 
B) adaptations 
C) assimilations 
D) accommodations

Question 15

Professor Rellinger believes that babies are born with a set of innate knowledge systems.Professor Rellinger's beliefs are consistent with the _________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) sociocultural 
B) core knowledge 
C) information-processing 
D) sensorimotor 
A) sociocultural 
B) core knowledge 
C) information-processing 
D) sensorimotor

Question 16

In contrast to the United States,most European countries

Accepted Answer

A) do not require that caregivers have special training in child development. 
B) nationally regulate child care to ensure its quality. 
C) offer government subsidized child care only to low-SES families. 
D) do not regulate the child-care industry. 
A) do not require that caregivers have special training in child development. 
B) nationally regulate child care to ensure its quality. 
C) offer government subsidized child care only to low-SES families. 
D) do not regulate the child-care industry.

Question 17

Research on child care in the United States shows that

Accepted Answer

A) approximately 80 percent of child-care centers are of high-quality. 
B) all child-care workers are required to have at least 2 years of college education. 
C) only 20 to 25 percent of child-care settings in the United States provide a level of care sufficient to promote healthy psychological development. 
D) settings providing the very worst care tend to serve low-SES families. 
A) approximately 80 percent of child-care centers are of high-quality. 
B) all child-care workers are required to have at least 2 years of college education. 
C) only 20 to 25 percent of child-care settings in the United States provide a level of care sufficient to promote healthy psychological development. 
D) settings providing the very worst care tend to serve low-SES families.

Question 18

Nativist Noam Chomsky believed that

Accepted Answer

A) children are born with a series of inborn modules that are specialized for different aspects of language acquisition. 
B) reinforcement and imitation fully explain language development. 
C) the rules of sentence organization are too complex to be directly taught to or discovered by even a cognitively adept young child. 
D) children's innate desire to verbally interact with others promotes language development. 
A) children are born with a series of inborn modules that are specialized for different aspects of language acquisition. 
B) reinforcement and imitation fully explain language development. 
C) the rules of sentence organization are too complex to be directly taught to or discovered by even a cognitively adept young child. 
D) children's innate desire to verbally interact with others promotes language development.

Which of the following is true about overextension?

Object words are particularly common in the vocabularies of __________ toddlers.

Research on language acquisition indicates that

According to the core knowledge perspective,each of an infant's ____________ permits a ready grasp of new,related information.

One of the greatest drawbacks of the information-processing approach is its difficulty with

Success at object search tasks coincides with

Compared to schemes in Substage 3 of the sensorimotor period,schemes in Substage 4

Briefly describe the six substages of Piaget's sensorimotor period,noting the adaptive behaviors associated with each substage.

Once toddlers produce about _____ words,they start to combine two words.

Baby Luigi retrieves his pacifier,which his mother has hidden behind a pillow.Luigi has begun to master

Research showed that by age 3,children in Early Head Start

Compared with cognitive theories,mental tests

When toddlers first learn words,they often apply them too narrowly,an error called

According to Piaget,specific psychological structures called _________ are organized ways of making sense of experience.

Professor Rellinger believes that babies are born with a set of innate knowledge systems.Professor Rellinger's beliefs are consistent with the _________ perspective.

In contrast to the United States,most European countries

Research on child care in the United States shows that

Nativist Noam Chomsky believed that

History, theory, and Research Strategies

Biological and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development, birth, and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

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Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Which of the following is true about overextension?

Object words are particularly common in the vocabularies of __________ toddlers.

Research on language acquisition indicates that

According to the core knowledge perspective,each of an infant's ____________ permits a ready grasp of new,related information.

One of the greatest drawbacks of the information-processing approach is its difficulty with

Success at object search tasks coincides with

Compared to schemes in Substage 3 of the sensorimotor period,schemes in Substage 4

Briefly describe the six substages of Piaget's sensorimotor period,noting the adaptive behaviors associated with each substage.

Once toddlers produce about _____ words,they start to combine two words.

Baby Luigi retrieves his pacifier,which his mother has hidden behind a pillow.Luigi has begun to master

Research showed that by age 3,children in Early Head Start

Compared with cognitive theories,mental tests

When toddlers first learn words,they often apply them too narrowly,an error called

According to Piaget,specific psychological structures called _________ are organized ways of making sense of experience.

Professor Rellinger believes that babies are born with a set of innate knowledge systems.Professor Rellinger's beliefs are consistent with the _________ perspective.

In contrast to the United States,most European countries

Research on child care in the United States shows that

Nativist Noam Chomsky believed that

History, theory, and Research Strategies

Biological and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development, birth, and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

Death, dying, and Bereavement

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