Question 1

The behavior of an infant in sensorimotor stage four might best be described as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  deliberate 
B)  experimental 
C)  creative 
D)  anxious 
A)  deliberate 
B)  experimental 
C)  creative 
D)  anxious A

Question 2

In English, which part of speech facilitates the learning of nouns?

Accepted Answer

A)  articles 
B)  prepositions 
C)  pronouns 
D)  adjectives 
A)  articles 
B)  prepositions 
C)  pronouns 
D)  adjectives A

Question 3

Explain the nature and limitations of memory in infants aged 0 to 9 months.

Accepted Answer

1) Infants have difficulty storing new memories in their first year. 2) One reason is linguistic: People use words to store memories, so preverbal children have difficulty with recall. 3) After about 6 months of age, infants retain information for a longer time than younger babies do. For example, if a 9-month-old watches someone playing with a toy he or she has never seen, the next day, the 9-month-old will play with the toy in the same way as he or she had observed. 4) Infant memory is fairly simple. 5) Repeated experiences are more likely to be remembered than single experiences. This is seen in language learning as well as in learning new behaviors. 6) When teaching a new activity, such as how to play with a new toy, several demonstrations will probably be necessary before the child remembers the sequence of activities.

Question 4

Piaget's sixth stage of sensorimotor intelligence is known as the stage of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  mental combinations 
B)  interesting observations 
C)  primary reactions 
D)  new adaptation and anticipation 
A)  mental combinations 
B)  interesting observations 
C)  primary reactions 
D)  new adaptation and anticipation

Question 5

One word plus gestures, facial expressions, and nuances of tone, loudness, and cadence make up a holophrase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to theorists who believe that infants teach themselves language, infants are primed to learn associations between parts of speech due to the infants' _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  pattern of reinforcements from their parents 
B)  powerful social motivation to communicate 
C)  innate base for learning 
D)  transition from babbling to reflexive language 
A)  pattern of reinforcements from their parents 
B)  powerful social motivation to communicate 
C)  innate base for learning 
D)  transition from babbling to reflexive language

Question 7

Most babies speak their first recognizable words by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 months 
B)  8 months 
C)  10 months 
D)  12 months 
A)  6 months 
B)  8 months 
C)  10 months 
D)  12 months

Question 8

Modern research that includes new technology indicates that infants _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  do not respond to child-directed speech 
B)  have neurons that lack functional electrical activity 
C)  make some cognitive advances earlier than Piaget proposed 
D)  have "infantile amnesia" 
A)  do not respond to child-directed speech 
B)  have neurons that lack functional electrical activity 
C)  make some cognitive advances earlier than Piaget proposed 
D)  have "infantile amnesia"

Question 9

In which of Piaget's sensorimotor stages do infants seek to make interesting events last?

Accepted Answer

A)  stage one 
B)  stage two 
C)  stage three 
D)  stage four 
A)  stage one 
B)  stage two 
C)  stage three 
D)  stage four

Question 10

Deaf babies do not babble.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The distinct language form known as child-directed speech is a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal collection of facts and myths about having and caring for babies 
B)  teaching technique used to accelerate language acquisition 
C)  simplified language that adults use when talking to babies 
D)  preverbal sound (like "gaga" and "goo goo") that mothers often make 
A)  verbal collection of facts and myths about having and caring for babies 
B)  teaching technique used to accelerate language acquisition 
C)  simplified language that adults use when talking to babies 
D)  preverbal sound (like "gaga" and "goo goo") that mothers often make

Question 12

Babies whose caregivers use child-directed speech learn language more slowly than babies whose caregivers use adult patterns in their speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Dashiel is 20 months old. His mother tells him that he must not touch the candle that she just lit, and then she turns her back to continue tidying the room. When she turns back around, she sees Dashiel trying to dip his finger in the melted wax under the flame. What best explains Dashiel's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dashiel is demonstrating early evidence of a deviant personality. 
B)  Dashiel's actions were driven by curiosity. 
C)  Dashiel may have a hearing problem. 
D)  Stubbornness is part of Dashiel's personality. 
A)  Dashiel is demonstrating early evidence of a deviant personality. 
B)  Dashiel's actions were driven by curiosity. 
C)  Dashiel may have a hearing problem. 
D)  Stubbornness is part of Dashiel's personality.

Question 14

Adriana and her mother have been playing patty-cake, but mother is now trying to engage Adriana in a picture book. Adriana wants to play patty-cake again, so she grabs mother's hands and puts them together as if in a clap. Adriana is clearly in which stage of sensorimotor development?

Accepted Answer

A)  stage one 
B)  stage two 
C)  stage three 
D)  stage four 
A)  stage one 
B)  stage two 
C)  stage three 
D)  stage four

Question 15

Janie is a 3-month-old infant participating in an experiment. She's lying in her crib with one end of a ribbon tied to her foot and the other end tied to a mobile dangling over her crib. She quickly learns that she controls the movement of the mobile with her kicking. One week later, the researchers return, tie the ribbon to her foot, and hang the mobile above her crib. Immediately, Janie starts vigorously kicking her leg. What does this experiment demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Three-month-olds can remember things for at least a week. 
B)  Three-month-olds can relearn the kicking strategy very quickly at the second test. 
C)  Kicking behavior is very easy to learn. 
D)  Mobiles are very interesting to 3-month-olds. 
A)  Three-month-olds can remember things for at least a week. 
B)  Three-month-olds can relearn the kicking strategy very quickly at the second test. 
C)  Kicking behavior is very easy to learn. 
D)  Mobiles are very interesting to 3-month-olds.

Question 16

Your friend has a 10-month-old infant. She's considering buying an expensive set of infant learning software to train her baby's cognitive ability. What advice would you give your friend about the wisdom of buying such a program? Give at least two reasons for your recommendation.

Accepted Answer

I would discourage her from making the s

Question 17

Eighteen-month-old babies display object permanence, but they also display the A-not-B error.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Motherese refers to the sounds made by babies and imitated by parents in the first few weeks after birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If a toddler sees an object hidden first in one place and then in another, he or she will continue to search in the first place. This error is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If a toddler sees an object hidden...

Question 20

Noting that children between 12 and 18 months of age engage in extensive experimentation and exploration, Piaget described the toddler of this age as the _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Noting that children between 12 and 18...

The behavior of an infant in sensorimotor stage four might best be described as _____.

In English, which part of speech facilitates the learning of nouns?

Explain the nature and limitations of memory in infants aged 0 to 9 months.

Piaget's sixth stage of sensorimotor intelligence is known as the stage of _____.

One word plus gestures, facial expressions, and nuances of tone, loudness, and cadence make up a holophrase.

According to theorists who believe that infants teach themselves language, infants are primed to learn associations between parts of speech due to the infants' _____.

Most babies speak their first recognizable words by _____.

Modern research that includes new technology indicates that infants _____.

In which of Piaget's sensorimotor stages do infants seek to make interesting events last?

Deaf babies do not babble.

The distinct language form known as child-directed speech is a _____.

Babies whose caregivers use child-directed speech learn language more slowly than babies whose caregivers use adult patterns in their speech.

Adriana and her mother have been playing patty-cake, but mother is now trying to engage Adriana in a picture book. Adriana wants to play patty-cake again, so she grabs mother's hands and puts them together as if in a clap. Adriana is clearly in which stage of sensorimotor development?

Your friend has a 10-month-old infant. She's considering buying an expensive set of infant learning software to train her baby's cognitive ability. What advice would you give your friend about the wisdom of buying such a program? Give at least two reasons for your recommendation.

Eighteen-month-old babies display object permanence, but they also display the A-not-B error.

Motherese refers to the sounds made by babies and imitated by parents in the first few weeks after birth.

If a toddler sees an object hidden first in one place and then in another, he or she will continue to search in the first place. This error is known as _____.

Noting that children between 12 and 18 months of age engage in extensive experimentation and exploration, Piaget described the toddler of this age as the _____.

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Exam 6: The First Two Years: Cognitive Development

The behavior of an infant in sensorimotor stage four might best be described as _____.

In English, which part of speech facilitates the learning of nouns?

Explain the nature and limitations of memory in infants aged 0 to 9 months.

Piaget's sixth stage of sensorimotor intelligence is known as the stage of _____.

One word plus gestures, facial expressions, and nuances of tone, loudness, and cadence make up a holophrase.

According to theorists who believe that infants teach themselves language, infants are primed to learn associations between parts of speech due to the infants' _____.

Most babies speak their first recognizable words by _____.

Modern research that includes new technology indicates that infants _____.

In which of Piaget's sensorimotor stages do infants seek to make interesting events last?

Deaf babies do not babble.

The distinct language form known as child-directed speech is a _____.

Babies whose caregivers use child-directed speech learn language more slowly than babies whose caregivers use adult patterns in their speech.

Adriana and her mother have been playing patty-cake, but mother is now trying to engage Adriana in a picture book. Adriana wants to play patty-cake again, so she grabs mother's hands and puts them together as if in a clap. Adriana is clearly in which stage of sensorimotor development?

Your friend has a 10-month-old infant. She's considering buying an expensive set of infant learning software to train her baby's cognitive ability. What advice would you give your friend about the wisdom of buying such a program? Give at least two reasons for your recommendation.

Eighteen-month-old babies display object permanence, but they also display the A-not-B error.

Motherese refers to the sounds made by babies and imitated by parents in the first few weeks after birth.

If a toddler sees an object hidden first in one place and then in another, he or she will continue to search in the first place. This error is known as _____.

Noting that children between 12 and 18 months of age engage in extensive experimentation and exploration, Piaget described the toddler of this age as the _____.

The Science of Human Development

Theories

The New Genetics

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First Two Years: Biosocial Development

The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development

Early Childhood: Biosocial Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development

Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Adolescence: Biosocial Development

Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Psychosocial Development

Emerging Adulthood

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