Exam 6: The First Two Years: Cognitive Development

Which statement supports the sociocultural perspective of language learning? Toddlers learn new words _____.

The fact that variations in a child's vocabulary size correlate with the amount of language that child has heard underlies the _____ theory of language learning.

Tertiary circular reactions are characterized by _____.

Brodie just started saying single words such as "mama" and "doggie." About how old is Brodie likely to be?

According to Piaget, the first period of cognitive development is the _____ period, which lasts from birth until about age 2.

One way to test infants' awareness of height is to use the _____ cliff.

Timo pays attention to voices, developing expectations of the rhythm of spoken words, as revealed by a habituation test. Timo is at least how old?

In the final stage of sensorimotor intelligence, toddlers begin to anticipate and solve simple problems by using _____ combinations.

During the sensorimotor stage, _____ are the raw materials for infant cognition.

Harris is a 3-week-old newborn. A test of habituation reveals that he prefers listening to his mother's language over any other language. Harris _____.

According to the social-pragmatic theory, infants communicate because _____.

Define object permanence and tell when it begins. Describe how it is measured in laboratory settings and how it can be revealed in informal settings. Why is this concept considered a major milestone in cognitive development?

Cooper sees his mother come through the door after work. He squeals, "Mama!" Information-processing theorists would call his exclamation an example of _____.

_____ memory is not verbal and begins by 3 months of age.

Research with 3-month-old infants demonstrates that _____ sessions can help a baby to recollect an idea, thing, or experience without necessarily testing whether he or she remembers it at the moment.

Adults may not remember information that was stored in infancy because adults tend to rely on _____ memory.

Justin is a 6-month-old infant. He focuses intently on new stimuli and quickly becomes habituated. What can we infer about Justin's cognitive abilities?

Sensorimotor stage four is the stage of _____.

Scientists have attempted to integrate the three main theories of language development into one theory known as a _____.

When two-word combinations begin around 21 months, it is apparent that a toddler has begun to comprehend _____ rules.