Question 1

Researchers investigating the role of experience in 7-month-old infants' representational abilities found that object permanence:

Accepted Answer

A)  was stronger for familiar compared to novel objects. 
B)  was stronger for novel compared to familiar objects. 
C)  was not influenced by familiarity with objects. 
D)  is innate. 
A)  was stronger for familiar compared to novel objects. 
B)  was stronger for novel compared to familiar objects. 
C)  was not influenced by familiarity with objects. 
D)  is innate.

Question 2

____________ was the key evidence Piaget used in identifying a new form of thought in the final substage of the sensorimotor period.

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning through trial and error 
B)  The ability to solve problems through inference alone 
C)  Thinking focused on the here and now 
D)  The repetition of chance events with objects 
A)  Learning through trial and error 
B)  The ability to solve problems through inference alone 
C)  Thinking focused on the here and now 
D)  The repetition of chance events with objects

Question 3

During their first year of life, MOST healthy babies:

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A)  achieve adult-like body proportions. 
B)  double in height and weight. 
C)  triple in weight and grow approximately 10 inches. 
D)  have a head that accounts for 70 percent of their total length by age 1. 
A)  achieve adult-like body proportions. 
B)  double in height and weight. 
C)  triple in weight and grow approximately 10 inches. 
D)  have a head that accounts for 70 percent of their total length by age 1.

Question 4

Placing babies to sleep on their backs has had the unexpected effect of delaying the onset of crawling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The hallmark of the fourth substage of the sensorimotor period, coordination of secondary circular reactions, is the emergence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  repetition of chance actions by the body. 
B)  intentionality or the ability to engage in goal-directed behavior. 
C)  the end of the A-not-B error. 
D)  repetition of chance actions with objects. 
A)  repetition of chance actions by the body. 
B)  intentionality or the ability to engage in goal-directed behavior. 
C)  the end of the A-not-B error. 
D)  repetition of chance actions with objects.

Question 6

In the first two years of life, infants develop increased abilities to do all of the following except:

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A)  focus their attention. 
B)  habituate. 
C)  attend to complex stimuli. 
D)  process information. 
A)  focus their attention. 
B)  habituate. 
C)  attend to complex stimuli. 
D)  process information.

Question 7

The ability to move around on one's own is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  fine motor skills. 
B)  gross motor skills. 
C)  locomotion. 
D)  proprioception. 
A)  fine motor skills. 
B)  gross motor skills. 
C)  locomotion. 
D)  proprioception.

Question 8

Brain development during the second year of life:

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A)  does not appreciably affect cortical development. 
B)  results in myelination of connections between different areas of the brain. 
C)  does not include increases in brain weight, which has already reached adult levels. 
D)  results, for the first time, in an imbalance in rates of development among various areas of the brain. 
A)  does not appreciably affect cortical development. 
B)  results in myelination of connections between different areas of the brain. 
C)  does not include increases in brain weight, which has already reached adult levels. 
D)  results, for the first time, in an imbalance in rates of development among various areas of the brain.

Question 9

The ability to engage in behaviors directed toward achieving a goal is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  object permanence. 
B)  deferred imitation. 
C)  symbolic play. 
D)  intentionality. 
A)  object permanence. 
B)  deferred imitation. 
C)  symbolic play. 
D)  intentionality.

Question 10

The emergence of symbolic play is a sign that children are engaged in representational thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Piaget, if an infant discovers that when she kicks the mobile above her crib the fairy-tale characters flutter, then repeats this action many times, this is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  a primary circular reaction. 
D)  a secondary circular reaction. 
A)  habituation. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  a primary circular reaction. 
D)  a secondary circular reaction.

Question 12

Dynamic systems explanations of conceptual development emphasize the role of infants':

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A)  remarkable early conceptual competencies. 
B)  coordination of varied sources of information. 
C)  performance abilities. 
D)  observational learning skills. 
A)  remarkable early conceptual competencies. 
B)  coordination of varied sources of information. 
C)  performance abilities. 
D)  observational learning skills.

Question 13

In sensorimotor substage 4, infants:

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A)  think, using mental symbols. 
B)  practice and extend their inborn reflexes. 
C)  perform only secondary circular reactions. 
D)  coordinate secondary circular reactions to achieve goals. 
A)  think, using mental symbols. 
B)  practice and extend their inborn reflexes. 
C)  perform only secondary circular reactions. 
D)  coordinate secondary circular reactions to achieve goals.

Question 14

What statement best summarizes the current research on the understanding of objects and their properties in infancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most researchers agree that infants have innate knowledge about the properties of objects. 
B)  Most researchers agree that infants do not have innate knowledge about objects and their properties, but that infants have general abilities to pay attention to novelty and intensity. 
C)  Most researchers agree that infants have innate skeletal knowledge about objects, such as biases in learning that lead to the rapid development of object knowledge. 
D)  At present there is no consensus on how much innate knowledge infants have about objects. 
A)  Most researchers agree that infants have innate knowledge about the properties of objects. 
B)  Most researchers agree that infants do not have innate knowledge about objects and their properties, but that infants have general abilities to pay attention to novelty and intensity. 
C)  Most researchers agree that infants have innate skeletal knowledge about objects, such as biases in learning that lead to the rapid development of object knowledge. 
D)  At present there is no consensus on how much innate knowledge infants have about objects.

Question 15

Which of the following statements might Piaget have made about the new modes of thought that occur near the end of the second year of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children begin to think in a new way near the end of the second year of life because of the expectations their culture has for them. 
B)  Near the end of the second year of life, children begin to repeat chance events with their bodies and objects. 
C)  Children begin to think in a new way near the end of the second year of life because of the emergence of mental representation. 
D)  Exuberant synaptogenesis accounts for the new modes of thought that occur near the end of the second year of life. 
A)  Children begin to think in a new way near the end of the second year of life because of the expectations their culture has for them. 
B)  Near the end of the second year of life, children begin to repeat chance events with their bodies and objects. 
C)  Children begin to think in a new way near the end of the second year of life because of the emergence of mental representation. 
D)  Exuberant synaptogenesis accounts for the new modes of thought that occur near the end of the second year of life.

Question 16

Changes that occur in the brain during the second year of life include increased myelination in the frontal cortex region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Babies who have the opportunity to practice motor skills develop those skills:

Accepted Answer

A)  sooner than children who do not practice. 
B)  later than children who do not practice. 
C)  at the same time as other children. 
D)  sooner or later than other children in their culture depending upon broad cultural expectations. 
A)  sooner than children who do not practice. 
B)  later than children who do not practice. 
C)  at the same time as other children. 
D)  sooner or later than other children in their culture depending upon broad cultural expectations.

Question 18

During the second year of life:

Accepted Answer

A)  the brain stem shows a developmental surge and becomes dominant in behavioral control. 
B)  height shows a developmental surge and proceeds much more rapidly than in the first year. 
C)  the pace of brain growth becomes slower. 
D)  there are more rapid gains in weight than in the first year. 
A)  the brain stem shows a developmental surge and becomes dominant in behavioral control. 
B)  height shows a developmental surge and proceeds much more rapidly than in the first year. 
C)  the pace of brain growth becomes slower. 
D)  there are more rapid gains in weight than in the first year.

Question 19

_____ is (are) evident in a pattern of emotional development observed in some boys who have been institutionalized as infants. Those who had been institutionalized were less adventurous in childhood but more impulsive during adolescence than those who had not been institutionalized.

Accepted Answer

A)  Early-life adversity 
B)  Sleeper effects 
C)  Locomotion 
D)  Visual proprioception 
A)  Early-life adversity 
B)  Sleeper effects 
C)  Locomotion 
D)  Visual proprioception

Question 20

During the first postnatal year, an infant's muscles:

Accepted Answer

A)  do not increase in size. 
B)  are adding new fibers each day. 
C)  increase in length, thickness, and mass. 
D)  are slightly decreased in total mass and length. 
A)  do not increase in size. 
B)  are adding new fibers each day. 
C)  increase in length, thickness, and mass. 
D)  are slightly decreased in total mass and length.

Researchers investigating the role of experience in 7-month-old infants' representational abilities found that object permanence:

____________ was the key evidence Piaget used in identifying a new form of thought in the final substage of the sensorimotor period.

During their first year of life, MOST healthy babies:

Placing babies to sleep on their backs has had the unexpected effect of delaying the onset of crawling.

The hallmark of the fourth substage of the sensorimotor period, coordination of secondary circular reactions, is the emergence of:

In the first two years of life, infants develop increased abilities to do all of the following except:

The ability to move around on one's own is referred to as:

Brain development during the second year of life:

The ability to engage in behaviors directed toward achieving a goal is referred to as:

The emergence of symbolic play is a sign that children are engaged in representational thinking.

According to Piaget, if an infant discovers that when she kicks the mobile above her crib the fairy-tale characters flutter, then repeats this action many times, this is an example of:

Dynamic systems explanations of conceptual development emphasize the role of infants':

In sensorimotor substage 4, infants:

What statement best summarizes the current research on the understanding of objects and their properties in infancy?

Which of the following statements might Piaget have made about the new modes of thought that occur near the end of the second year of life?

Changes that occur in the brain during the second year of life include increased myelination in the frontal cortex region.

Babies who have the opportunity to practice motor skills develop those skills:

During the second year of life:

_____ is (are) evident in a pattern of emotional development observed in some boys who have been institutionalized as infants. Those who had been institutionalized were less adventurous in childhood but more impulsive during adolescence than those who had not been institutionalized.

During the first postnatal year, an infant's muscles:

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Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Researchers investigating the role of experience in 7-month-old infants' representational abilities found that object permanence:

____________ was the key evidence Piaget used in identifying a new form of thought in the final substage of the sensorimotor period.

During their first year of life, MOST healthy babies:

Placing babies to sleep on their backs has had the unexpected effect of delaying the onset of crawling.

The hallmark of the fourth substage of the sensorimotor period, coordination of secondary circular reactions, is the emergence of:

In the first two years of life, infants develop increased abilities to do all of the following except:

The ability to move around on one's own is referred to as:

Brain development during the second year of life:

The ability to engage in behaviors directed toward achieving a goal is referred to as:

The emergence of symbolic play is a sign that children are engaged in representational thinking.

According to Piaget, if an infant discovers that when she kicks the mobile above her crib the fairy-tale characters flutter, then repeats this action many times, this is an example of:

Dynamic systems explanations of conceptual development emphasize the role of infants':

In sensorimotor substage 4, infants:

What statement best summarizes the current research on the understanding of objects and their properties in infancy?

Which of the following statements might Piaget have made about the new modes of thought that occur near the end of the second year of life?

Changes that occur in the brain during the second year of life include increased myelination in the frontal cortex region.

Babies who have the opportunity to practice motor skills develop those skills:

During the second year of life:

_____ is (are) evident in a pattern of emotional development observed in some boys who have been institutionalized as infants. Those who had been institutionalized were less adventurous in childhood but more impulsive during adolescence than those who had not been institutionalized.

During the first postnatal year, an infant's muscles:

The Study of Human Development

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First 3 Months

Social and Emotional Development in Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As Context for Development

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

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