Question 1

Changes in the prefrontal cortex between 7 and 9 months of age seem to be important for the emergence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  complex reflexes. 
B)  impulse inhibition. 
C)  simple reflexes. 
D)  speech recognition. 
A)  complex reflexes. 
B)  impulse inhibition. 
C)  simple reflexes. 
D)  speech recognition.

Question 2

Katti's big sister is anxious for her newborn sister to start crawling. How long will she likely have to wait before Katti achieves this skill?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 months 
B)  4 months 
C)  9 months 
D)  12 months 
A)  2 months 
B)  4 months 
C)  9 months 
D)  12 months

Question 3

Factors such as genetics, diet, and maternal health, account for the finding that children grow:

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A)  at widely varying rates. 
B)  at surprisingly similar rates. 
C)  more rapidly in the second year of life than in the first year. 
D)  at similar rates regardless of biological sex. 
A)  at widely varying rates. 
B)  at surprisingly similar rates. 
C)  more rapidly in the second year of life than in the first year. 
D)  at similar rates regardless of biological sex.

Question 4

Which of the following would be evidence to support the conclusion that an infant made an A-not-B error due to motor perseveration?

Accepted Answer

A)  The infant looked at location B but reached toward location A. 
B)  The infant looked at location A but reached toward location B. 
C)  The infant looked in a new location each time the object was hidden. 
D)  The infant was later able to find the object when allowed to search immediately. 
A)  The infant looked at location B but reached toward location A. 
B)  The infant looked at location A but reached toward location B. 
C)  The infant looked in a new location each time the object was hidden. 
D)  The infant was later able to find the object when allowed to search immediately.

Question 5

During the second year of life:

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A)  visually guided reaching develops. 
B)  voluntary control of elimination is mastered by most children. 
C)  motor movements of the hands become more finely coordinated. 
D)  children's rate of growth increases compared to that of the first year. 
A)  visually guided reaching develops. 
B)  voluntary control of elimination is mastered by most children. 
C)  motor movements of the hands become more finely coordinated. 
D)  children's rate of growth increases compared to that of the first year.

Question 6

Varying the time before infants are allowed to search for an object in Piaget's A-not-B task had which of the following results?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seven-month-old children were not able to locate the object even when given an immediate opportunity to do so. 
B)  Nine-month-old infants could withstand a delay of 5 seconds before beginning to make errors. 
C)  Twelve-month-old infants successfully found the object even after several minutes delay. 
D)  Infants of all ages made errors if their search was delayed by even a few seconds. 
A)  Seven-month-old children were not able to locate the object even when given an immediate opportunity to do so. 
B)  Nine-month-old infants could withstand a delay of 5 seconds before beginning to make errors. 
C)  Twelve-month-old infants successfully found the object even after several minutes delay. 
D)  Infants of all ages made errors if their search was delayed by even a few seconds.

Question 7

Evidence from Rovee-Collier's research suggests that memory development is BEST described as:

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A)  initial increases followed by a decline that coincides with the onset of language. 
B)  a continuous increase in ability to remember events. 
C)  a continuous decline in ability to remember events. 
D)  an unpredictable pattern that depends on children's individual experiences. 
A)  initial increases followed by a decline that coincides with the onset of language. 
B)  a continuous increase in ability to remember events. 
C)  a continuous decline in ability to remember events. 
D)  an unpredictable pattern that depends on children's individual experiences.

Question 8

The infants of the Ache, who are discouraged from early acquisition of motor abilities, acquire the ability to walk:

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A)  earlier than American infants. 
B)  slightly later than American infants. 
C)  a year later than American infants. 
D)  about the same time as American infants. 
A)  earlier than American infants. 
B)  slightly later than American infants. 
C)  a year later than American infants. 
D)  about the same time as American infants.

Question 9

Which of the following correctly describes the order of the phases in the process of attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus detection reflex, stimulus orienting, sustained attention, attention termination 
B)  stimulus orienting, stimulus detecting reflex, sustained attention, attention termination 
C)  sustained attention, stimulus detection reflex, stimulus orienting, attention termination 
D)  stimulus orienting, sustained attention, attention termination, stimulus ignoring 
A)  stimulus detection reflex, stimulus orienting, sustained attention, attention termination 
B)  stimulus orienting, stimulus detecting reflex, sustained attention, attention termination 
C)  sustained attention, stimulus detection reflex, stimulus orienting, attention termination 
D)  stimulus orienting, sustained attention, attention termination, stimulus ignoring

Question 10

Wayne and Margaret Dennis found that traditionally raised Hopi infants who had been strapped to cradle boards:

Accepted Answer

A)  were significantly delayed in all aspects of motor development. 
B)  learned to walk independently later than infants for whom cradle boards were not used. 
C)  learned to walk independently earlier than infants for whom cradle boards had not been used. 
D)  did not differ in age of independent walking from infants for whom cradle boards were not used. 
A)  were significantly delayed in all aspects of motor development. 
B)  learned to walk independently later than infants for whom cradle boards were not used. 
C)  learned to walk independently earlier than infants for whom cradle boards had not been used. 
D)  did not differ in age of independent walking from infants for whom cradle boards were not used.

Question 11

The finding that children look to the spot where a train disappears into a tunnel rather than toward the end of the tunnel where the train should appear challenges Piaget's theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Psychologists generally agree on the ages at which children acquire various cognitive milestones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Using the violation-of-expectancies method, investigators have found that between 3 and 9 months of age, and sometimes earlier, infants appear to have at least an initial grasp of a wide variety of physical laws concerning the behavior of objects. For example, it has been demonstrated that infants in this age range show surprise when all of the following occur except:

Accepted Answer

A)  a hand lets go of an object and the object does not fall. 
B)  an object appears to have fallen through a solid shelf instead of onto the shelf. 
C)  noncausal events occur, such as an object bumping into a second object and then after a 5-second delay, the second object moving. 
D)  searching for an object that is no longer in the location in which the infant placed it. 
A)  a hand lets go of an object and the object does not fall. 
B)  an object appears to have fallen through a solid shelf instead of onto the shelf. 
C)  noncausal events occur, such as an object bumping into a second object and then after a 5-second delay, the second object moving. 
D)  searching for an object that is no longer in the location in which the infant placed it.

Question 14

The current thinking on inborn cognitive capabilities is:

Accepted Answer

A)  researchers are not in agreement on the question of inborn cognitive capabilities. 
B)  researchers are reasonably certain that the infant comes into the world already knowing about the permanence of objects. 
C)  Piaget was correct about the necessity of action for the development of cognitive understanding. 
D)  Piaget was correct about the limited cognitive capabilities of infants. 
A)  researchers are not in agreement on the question of inborn cognitive capabilities. 
B)  researchers are reasonably certain that the infant comes into the world already knowing about the permanence of objects. 
C)  Piaget was correct about the necessity of action for the development of cognitive understanding. 
D)  Piaget was correct about the limited cognitive capabilities of infants.

Changes in the prefrontal cortex between 7 and 9 months of age seem to be important for the emergence of:

Katti's big sister is anxious for her newborn sister to start crawling. How long will she likely have to wait before Katti achieves this skill?

Factors such as genetics, diet, and maternal health, account for the finding that children grow:

Which of the following would be evidence to support the conclusion that an infant made an A-not-B error due to motor perseveration?

During the second year of life:

Varying the time before infants are allowed to search for an object in Piaget's A-not-B task had which of the following results?

Evidence from Rovee-Collier's research suggests that memory development is BEST described as:

The infants of the Ache, who are discouraged from early acquisition of motor abilities, acquire the ability to walk:

Which of the following correctly describes the order of the phases in the process of attention?

Wayne and Margaret Dennis found that traditionally raised Hopi infants who had been strapped to cradle boards:

The finding that children look to the spot where a train disappears into a tunnel rather than toward the end of the tunnel where the train should appear challenges Piaget's theory.

Psychologists generally agree on the ages at which children acquire various cognitive milestones.

The current thinking on inborn cognitive capabilities is:

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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Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Changes in the prefrontal cortex between 7 and 9 months of age seem to be important for the emergence of:

Katti's big sister is anxious for her newborn sister to start crawling. How long will she likely have to wait before Katti achieves this skill?

Factors such as genetics, diet, and maternal health, account for the finding that children grow:

Which of the following would be evidence to support the conclusion that an infant made an A-not-B error due to motor perseveration?

During the second year of life:

Varying the time before infants are allowed to search for an object in Piaget's A-not-B task had which of the following results?

Evidence from Rovee-Collier's research suggests that memory development is BEST described as:

The infants of the Ache, who are discouraged from early acquisition of motor abilities, acquire the ability to walk:

Which of the following correctly describes the order of the phases in the process of attention?

Wayne and Margaret Dennis found that traditionally raised Hopi infants who had been strapped to cradle boards:

The finding that children look to the spot where a train disappears into a tunnel rather than toward the end of the tunnel where the train should appear challenges Piaget's theory.

Psychologists generally agree on the ages at which children acquire various cognitive milestones.

The current thinking on inborn cognitive capabilities is:

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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