Exam 6: The First Two Years: Cognitive Development

The term holophrase is used to denote _____.

Abed is an average toddler. His parents can expect him to utter his first multiword sentence at around _____.

Infants' repetition of certain syllables at the age of about 6 or 7 months is called _____.

After completing all of Piaget's six stages of sensorimotor development, the main cognitive development left for babies to achieve is to learn to use their imaginations.

How do the views of B. F. Skinner and Noam Chomsky differ in their explanations of infant language acquisition? Explain each view, and then defend the one that seems more convincing to you.

The social-pragmatic theory of language development highlights the importance of _____.

What role does an infant's attention to mouth movements play in his or her understanding of language?

One of the first acquired adaptations is an accommodation of reflexes-for example, the reflexes involved in sucking a pacifier.

The fourth stage of Piaget's sensorimotor period is often referred to as ends to the mean.

Toddlers enjoy squeezing all of the toothpaste from the tube because they are naturally naughty during Piaget's stage five.

The sequence in which language development occurs depends upon which language is spoken.

Which is a language development that requires the understanding of another person's perspective?

The distinct form of language used by adults to communicate with babies is called child-directed speech, or _____.

As infants acquire language, they say more _____ than any other parts of speech.

Annette, a 6-month-old human infant, and Dash, a 4-year-old Border collie, are both interested in a squeaky toy. When the toy is hidden from view, what will Annette and Dash do?

Language acquisition device is a term Chomsky used to refer to the infant's inborn ability to learn language.

Reminder sessions can prolong a young infant's memory of earlier events.

In Piaget's terminology, sensorimotor stage one is described as _____.

A child's grammar use becomes obvious when he or she begins to produce holophrases.

Research has shown that 6-month-olds can distinguish whether a person whose face is covered is happy or angry, based on body movements alone. This accuracy is due to _____.