Question 1

Dawi has developed the ability to move around on his own. This 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 2

Gross motor skills develop in an unpredictable order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The finding that infants are able to successfully find hidden objects when allowed to search for them immediately suggests that the A-not-B error:

Accepted Answer

A)  may be a result of limited representational abilities. 
B)  may reflect limitations of infants' memories. 
C)  may be due to motor perseveration. 
D)  does not actually exist. 
A)  may be a result of limited representational abilities. 
B)  may reflect limitations of infants' memories. 
C)  may be due to motor perseveration. 
D)  does not actually exist.

Question 4

What have studies of orphans told us about the importance of early experience for brain development?

Accepted Answer

A)  The earlier an experience occurs, the more influential it is for later development. 
B)  The later in development an experience occurs, the more important are its effects. 
C)  The experiences of all periods of development contribute equally to developmental outcome. 
D)  During phases of rapid brain growth, brain structures are particularly sensitive to infants' experiences. 
A)  The earlier an experience occurs, the more influential it is for later development. 
B)  The later in development an experience occurs, the more important are its effects. 
C)  The experiences of all periods of development contribute equally to developmental outcome. 
D)  During phases of rapid brain growth, brain structures are particularly sensitive to infants' experiences.

Question 5

Piaget's work regarding the knowledge that infants possess has been criticized because he relied on the limited motor abilities of infants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The changes in body proportion that occur by 12 months of age allow children to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  reach and grasp 
B)  hold their heads up 
C)  balance on two legs and begin to walk 
D)  coordinate their arm movements 
A)  reach and grasp 
B)  hold their heads up 
C)  balance on two legs and begin to walk 
D)  coordinate their arm movements

Question 7

In substage 6 of the sensorimotor period, children's play becomes more:

Accepted Answer

A)  rigid. 
B)  concrete. 
C)  impulsive. 
D)  symbolic. 
A)  rigid. 
B)  concrete. 
C)  impulsive. 
D)  symbolic.

Question 8

At which of the following computerized events would a 6-month-old infant look longest?

Accepted Answer

A)  A square bumps into another square, which then moves. 
B)  A square bumps into another square, which moves after a delay. 
C)  A square approaches another square but stops before bumping it; the second square does not move. 
D)  Two squares appear on screen and remain motionless. 
A)  A square bumps into another square, which then moves. 
B)  A square bumps into another square, which moves after a delay. 
C)  A square approaches another square but stops before bumping it; the second square does not move. 
D)  Two squares appear on screen and remain motionless.

Question 9

Which of the following infants is using fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  an infant who reaches for and grasps a toy 
B)  an infant who rolls from her stomach to her back 
C)  an infant who takes her first steps 
D)  an infant who pulls herself into a standing position 
A)  an infant who reaches for and grasps a toy 
B)  an infant who rolls from her stomach to her back 
C)  an infant who takes her first steps 
D)  an infant who pulls herself into a standing position

Question 10

According to Piaget, infants between the ages of 4 and 8 months act on the world through:

Accepted Answer

A)  their inborn reflexes. 
B)  primary circular reactions. 
C)  secondary circular reactions. 
D)  a well-developed understanding of object permanence. 
A)  their inborn reflexes. 
B)  primary circular reactions. 
C)  secondary circular reactions. 
D)  a well-developed understanding of object permanence.

Question 11

Which of the following accurately describes what Zachary, a 14-month-old, will do on being confronted with a steep slope when he is still a novice (new) walker?

Accepted Answer

A)  He will refuse to walk down the slope, unless his mother urges him to do so. 
B)  He will refuse to walk down the slope, even if his mother urges him to do so. 
C)  He will try to walk down the slope as if he doesn't notice that it is there. 
D)  He will stop and crawl or scoot down the slope. 
A)  He will refuse to walk down the slope, unless his mother urges him to do so. 
B)  He will refuse to walk down the slope, even if his mother urges him to do so. 
C)  He will try to walk down the slope as if he doesn't notice that it is there. 
D)  He will stop and crawl or scoot down the slope.

Question 12

Profound and pervasive deprivation experienced during infancy is referred to as:

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 13

Tertiary circular reactions differ from earlier forms of circular reactions because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  make interesting sights last. 
B)  are examples of representational thought. 
C)  involve deliberate varying of action sequences. 
D)  involve actions on the infant's own body (e.g., thumb-sucking). 
A)  make interesting sights last. 
B)  are examples of representational thought. 
C)  involve deliberate varying of action sequences. 
D)  involve actions on the infant's own body (e.g., thumb-sucking).

Question 14

By 1 year of age, the percentage of a child's body that is the head is about:

Accepted Answer

A)  6 percent. 
B)  12 percent. 
C)  20 percent. 
D)  25 percent. 
A)  6 percent. 
B)  12 percent. 
C)  20 percent. 
D)  25 percent.

Question 15

At which substage of Piaget's sensorimotor period would you expect to first see children engaging in trial-and-error experiments on the world around them?

Accepted Answer

A)  substage 3 
B)  substage 4 
C)  substage 5 
D)  substage 6 
A)  substage 3 
B)  substage 4 
C)  substage 5 
D)  substage 6

Question 16

After babies can pull themselves up to standing, walking is not far behind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Secondary circular reactions are of interest because they are the first sign that infants understand:

Accepted Answer

A)  their own bodies can serve as a source of pleasurable experience. 
B)  objects have their own identities. 
C)  they can deliberately solve problems and explore the world. 
D)  objects continue to exist even when out of sight. 
A)  their own bodies can serve as a source of pleasurable experience. 
B)  objects have their own identities. 
C)  they can deliberately solve problems and explore the world. 
D)  objects continue to exist even when out of sight.

Question 18

How would you expect a child in the tertiary circular reactions stage of Piaget's substages to pull a stick through the bars of her playpen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because she learned to tilt the stick in her first attempt at pulling it through the bars, she will do this again on her second and subsequent attempts. 
B)  She will quickly give up if she has difficulty pulling the stick through the bars of the playpen. 
C)  She will require multiple trials and experience multiple errors while solving the problem of getting the stick through the playpen bars. 
D)  She will quickly grasp the concepts involved in pulling the stick through the playpen bars and systematically apply this concept in future attempts to pull the stick through the playpen bars. 
A)  Because she learned to tilt the stick in her first attempt at pulling it through the bars, she will do this again on her second and subsequent attempts. 
B)  She will quickly give up if she has difficulty pulling the stick through the bars of the playpen. 
C)  She will require multiple trials and experience multiple errors while solving the problem of getting the stick through the playpen bars. 
D)  She will quickly grasp the concepts involved in pulling the stick through the playpen bars and systematically apply this concept in future attempts to pull the stick through the playpen bars.

Question 19

Children cannot effectively coordinate all of the perceptual-motor skills needed to feed themselves with a spoon without spilling until they are 2 years old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

After seeing her mother put on eyeshadow, 2-year-old Abigail uses her paint set to pretend to apply color to her own eyelids. This is an example of object permanence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Dawi has developed the ability to move around on his own. This is referred to as:

Gross motor skills develop in an unpredictable order.

The finding that infants are able to successfully find hidden objects when allowed to search for them immediately suggests that the A-not-B error:

What have studies of orphans told us about the importance of early experience for brain development?

Piaget's work regarding the knowledge that infants possess has been criticized because he relied on the limited motor abilities of infants.

The changes in body proportion that occur by 12 months of age allow children to do which of the following?

In substage 6 of the sensorimotor period, children's play becomes more:

At which of the following computerized events would a 6-month-old infant look longest?

Which of the following infants is using fine motor skills?

According to Piaget, infants between the ages of 4 and 8 months act on the world through:

Which of the following accurately describes what Zachary, a 14-month-old, will do on being confronted with a steep slope when he is still a novice (new) walker?

Profound and pervasive deprivation experienced during infancy is referred to as:

Tertiary circular reactions differ from earlier forms of circular reactions because they:

By 1 year of age, the percentage of a child's body that is the head is about:

At which substage of Piaget's sensorimotor period would you expect to first see children engaging in trial-and-error experiments on the world around them?

After babies can pull themselves up to standing, walking is not far behind.

Secondary circular reactions are of interest because they are the first sign that infants understand:

How would you expect a child in the tertiary circular reactions stage of Piaget's substages to pull a stick through the bars of her playpen?

Children cannot effectively coordinate all of the perceptual-motor skills needed to feed themselves with a spoon without spilling until they are 2 years old.

After seeing her mother put on eyeshadow, 2-year-old Abigail uses her paint set to pretend to apply color to her own eyelids. This is an example of object permanence.

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Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Dawi has developed the ability to move around on his own. This is referred to as:

Gross motor skills develop in an unpredictable order.

The finding that infants are able to successfully find hidden objects when allowed to search for them immediately suggests that the A-not-B error:

What have studies of orphans told us about the importance of early experience for brain development?

Piaget's work regarding the knowledge that infants possess has been criticized because he relied on the limited motor abilities of infants.

The changes in body proportion that occur by 12 months of age allow children to do which of the following?

In substage 6 of the sensorimotor period, children's play becomes more:

At which of the following computerized events would a 6-month-old infant look longest?

Which of the following infants is using fine motor skills?

According to Piaget, infants between the ages of 4 and 8 months act on the world through:

Which of the following accurately describes what Zachary, a 14-month-old, will do on being confronted with a steep slope when he is still a novice (new) walker?

Profound and pervasive deprivation experienced during infancy is referred to as:

Tertiary circular reactions differ from earlier forms of circular reactions because they:

By 1 year of age, the percentage of a child's body that is the head is about:

At which substage of Piaget's sensorimotor period would you expect to first see children engaging in trial-and-error experiments on the world around them?

After babies can pull themselves up to standing, walking is not far behind.

Secondary circular reactions are of interest because they are the first sign that infants understand:

How would you expect a child in the tertiary circular reactions stage of Piaget's substages to pull a stick through the bars of her playpen?

Children cannot effectively coordinate all of the perceptual-motor skills needed to feed themselves with a spoon without spilling until they are 2 years old.

After seeing her mother put on eyeshadow, 2-year-old Abigail uses her paint set to pretend to apply color to her own eyelids. This is an example of object permanence.

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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