Question 1

Toddlers show some understanding of syntax by the time they are old enough to use two-word phrases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

You would expect that children would start to use multi-word utterances (primitive sentences)at around age ______.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 B

Question 3

Research by Baillargeon shows that infants,when presented with possible and impossible events,______.

Accepted Answer

A) see both events as equally possible during the first year of life 
B) show surprise at the impossible event from birth 
C) show surprise at the impossible event somewhere between the ages of 3 and 6 months 
D) show surprise at the impossible event between the ages of 7 and 9 months 
A) see both events as equally possible during the first year of life 
B) show surprise at the impossible event from birth 
C) show surprise at the impossible event somewhere between the ages of 3 and 6 months 
D) show surprise at the impossible event between the ages of 7 and 9 months C

Question 4

The concept of a production deficiency relates to a tendency not to produce ______.

Accepted Answer

A) syntactically correct sentences 
B) appropriate solutions to problems 
C) appropriate answers on memory tests 
D) appropriate strategies for a given task 
A) syntactically correct sentences 
B) appropriate solutions to problems 
C) appropriate answers on memory tests 
D) appropriate strategies for a given task

Question 5

Neuronal pruning involves ______.

Accepted Answer

A) increasing the overall connections between all neurons 
B) decreasing the overall connections between all neurons 
C) removing efficient connections between neurons 
D) removing ineffecient connections between neurons 
A) increasing the overall connections between all neurons 
B) decreasing the overall connections between all neurons 
C) removing efficient connections between neurons 
D) removing ineffecient connections between neurons

Question 6

Chi and Koeske conducted a memory study with a four-and-a-half-year-old child who loved dinosaurs.They tested the child on a list of 20 dinosaurs that he knew a lot about,and a separate list of 20 dinosaurs that he was less familiar with.Although the child could recall only about 4 out of 20 unfamiliar dinosaurs,the child was able to recall ______ of the familiar dinosaurs.

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 6 
C) 9 
D) 15 
A) 4 
B) 6 
C) 9 
D) 15

Question 7

The cases of Genie and Victor of Aveyron demonstrate that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) environmental triggers are necessary for language acquisition 
B) language acquiisition is entirely biological 
C) language acquiisition is universal regardless of context 
D) language acquisition does NOT occur until at least 5 years old 
A) environmental triggers are necessary for language acquisition 
B) language acquiisition is entirely biological 
C) language acquiisition is universal regardless of context 
D) language acquisition does NOT occur until at least 5 years old

Question 8

______ involves acquiring knowledge through introspection and reflection on one's own thoughts and beliefs

Accepted Answer

A) Mirrored reflection 
B) Internal accomodation 
C) Relfexive abstraction 
D) Unique assimilation 
A) Mirrored reflection 
B) Internal accomodation 
C) Relfexive abstraction 
D) Unique assimilation

Question 9

Infants are born with all of the brain cells and neural connections that they will ever have.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Stage theories assume all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A) children are qualitatively different from adults 
B) children go through stages in a fixed order 
C) children learn strategies that help them progress from one stage to the next 
D) stages of development are universal 
A) children are qualitatively different from adults 
B) children go through stages in a fixed order 
C) children learn strategies that help them progress from one stage to the next 
D) stages of development are universal

Question 11

Children in the early sensorimotor stage do not recognize that a hidden toy still exists and can be found by searching.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The formal operations stage is characterized by ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the emergence of the concept of reversibility 
B) the disappearance of egocentrism 
C) the beginning of the ability to mentally represent information 
D) the emergence of abstract thinking 
A) the emergence of the concept of reversibility 
B) the disappearance of egocentrism 
C) the beginning of the ability to mentally represent information 
D) the emergence of abstract thinking

Question 13

Piaget believed that newborns came into the world with ______.

Accepted Answer

A) complex cognitive structures 
B) only a few simple reflexes 
C) well-developed perceptual abilities 
D) short-term and long-term memory structures 
A) complex cognitive structures 
B) only a few simple reflexes 
C) well-developed perceptual abilities 
D) short-term and long-term memory structures

Question 14

Working memory span reaches its full adult level by about the age of 10.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A child in the three-mountain task correctly realizes that the experimenter is only able to see details that are viewable from the experimenter's side of the mountain and cannot see details on the child's side of the mountain.This child is most likely in which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor 
B) reflex-oriented 
C) concrete operational 
D) preoperational 
A) sensorimotor 
B) reflex-oriented 
C) concrete operational 
D) preoperational

Question 16

Kemler argues that with development,children shift from a(n)______ approach to a more ______ approach.

Accepted Answer

A) holistic;analytic 
B) analytic;holistic 
C) strategic;impulsive 
D) strategic;holistic 
A) holistic;analytic 
B) analytic;holistic 
C) strategic;impulsive 
D) strategic;holistic

Question 17

Throughout the course of development,you would expect the use of various cognitive strategies to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) increase 
B) decrease 
C) stay about the same 
D) disappear 
A) increase 
B) decrease 
C) stay about the same 
D) disappear

Question 18

If Piaget were correct about young infants not having object permanence,you would expect that 3-month olds watching a car appear from out-of-view,travel down a ramp,behind a screen,and reappear on the other side would ______.

Accepted Answer

A) never be surprised by the appearance of the car 
B) be surprised only when the car initially appeared from out-of-view 
C) be surprised only after the car reappeared from behind the screen 
D) be surprised any time the car appeared 
A) never be surprised by the appearance of the car 
B) be surprised only when the car initially appeared from out-of-view 
C) be surprised only after the car reappeared from behind the screen 
D) be surprised any time the car appeared

Question 19

A basic tenet of Piagetian theory is that cognitive development at any age will be constrained by ______.

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memory capacity 
B) short-term memory capacity 
C) knowledge base 
D) existing mental structures 
A) long-term memory capacity 
B) short-term memory capacity 
C) knowledge base 
D) existing mental structures

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT one of Piaget's stages of development?

Accepted Answer

A) reflex-oriented 
B) sensorimotor 
C) preoperational 
D) concrete operational 
A) reflex-oriented 
B) sensorimotor 
C) preoperational 
D) concrete operational

Toddlers show some understanding of syntax by the time they are old enough to use two-word phrases.

You would expect that children would start to use multi-word utterances (primitive sentences)at around age ______.

Research by Baillargeon shows that infants,when presented with possible and impossible events,______.

The concept of a production deficiency relates to a tendency not to produce ______.

Neuronal pruning involves ______.

The cases of Genie and Victor of Aveyron demonstrate that ______.

______ involves acquiring knowledge through introspection and reflection on one's own thoughts and beliefs

Infants are born with all of the brain cells and neural connections that they will ever have.

Stage theories assume all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Children in the early sensorimotor stage do not recognize that a hidden toy still exists and can be found by searching.

The formal operations stage is characterized by ______.

Piaget believed that newborns came into the world with ______.

Working memory span reaches its full adult level by about the age of 10.

Kemler argues that with development,children shift from a(n) approach to a more approach.

Throughout the course of development,you would expect the use of various cognitive strategies to ______.

If Piaget were correct about young infants not having object permanence,you would expect that 3-month olds watching a car appear from out-of-view,travel down a ramp,behind a screen,and reappear on the other side would ______.

A basic tenet of Piagetian theory is that cognitive development at any age will be constrained by ______.

Which of the following is NOT one of Piaget's stages of development?

Cognitive Psychology: History, methods, and Paradigms

The Brain: an Overview of Structure and Function

Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects

Attention: Deploying Cognitive Resources

Working Memory: Forming and Using New Memory Traces

Retrieving Memories From Long-Term Storage

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Knowledge Representation: Storing and Organizing

Visual Imagery and Spatial Cognition

Language

Thinking and Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Individual Differences in Cognition

Cognition in Cross-Cultural Perspective

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Exam 13: Cognitive Development Through Adolescence

Toddlers show some understanding of syntax by the time they are old enough to use two-word phrases.

You would expect that children would start to use multi-word utterances (primitive sentences)at around age ______.

Research by Baillargeon shows that infants,when presented with possible and impossible events,______.

The concept of a production deficiency relates to a tendency not to produce ______.

Neuronal pruning involves ______.

The cases of Genie and Victor of Aveyron demonstrate that ______.

______ involves acquiring knowledge through introspection and reflection on one's own thoughts and beliefs

Infants are born with all of the brain cells and neural connections that they will ever have.

Stage theories assume all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Children in the early sensorimotor stage do not recognize that a hidden toy still exists and can be found by searching.

The formal operations stage is characterized by ______.

Piaget believed that newborns came into the world with ______.

Working memory span reaches its full adult level by about the age of 10.

Kemler argues that with development,children shift from a(n)______ approach to a more ______ approach.

Throughout the course of development,you would expect the use of various cognitive strategies to ______.

If Piaget were correct about young infants not having object permanence,you would expect that 3-month olds watching a car appear from out-of-view,travel down a ramp,behind a screen,and reappear on the other side would ______.

A basic tenet of Piagetian theory is that cognitive development at any age will be constrained by ______.

Which of the following is NOT one of Piaget's stages of development?

Cognitive Psychology: History, methods, and Paradigms

The Brain: an Overview of Structure and Function

Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects

Attention: Deploying Cognitive Resources

Working Memory: Forming and Using New Memory Traces

Retrieving Memories From Long-Term Storage

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Knowledge Representation: Storing and Organizing

Visual Imagery and Spatial Cognition

Language

Thinking and Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Individual Differences in Cognition

Cognition in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Filters

Kemler argues that with development,children shift from a(n) approach to a more approach.