Question 1

Why are infants tested? Name a few scales used for testing infants.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. It is no easy matter

Question 2

Piaget's sensorimotor stage refers to the first six years of cognitive development in children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the context of language acquisition, the critical period is also known as the__________.

Accepted Answer

A) sensitive period 
B) primary period 
C) vocalization period 
D) linguistic period 
A) sensitive period 
B) primary period 
C) vocalization period 
D) linguistic period

Question 4

Infants begin cooing:

Accepted Answer

A) at birth. 
B) during the second month. 
C) at one week of age. 
D) during the fourth month. 
A) at birth. 
B) during the second month. 
C) at one week of age. 
D) during the fourth month.

Question 5

Jamie, an infant, sticks his tongue out when he sees his father do the same. While doing this, which of the following is most likely to have occurred?

Accepted Answer

A) Jamie's mirror neurons must have been activated. 
B) Jamie's body must have stopped the production of dopamine for a while. 
C) Jamie must have engaged in prelinguistic vocalizations. 
D) Jamie must have engaged in deferred imitation. 
A) Jamie's mirror neurons must have been activated. 
B) Jamie's body must have stopped the production of dopamine for a while. 
C) Jamie must have engaged in prelinguistic vocalizations. 
D) Jamie must have engaged in deferred imitation.

Question 6

Explain how Jean Piaget noted an interesting error known as the A-not-B error. Do infants show the A-not-B error under all circumstances?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Piaget noted an inter

Question 7

Tertiary circular reactions are first witnessed during the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor 
B) concrete operational 
C) preoperational 
D) formal operational 
A) sensorimotor 
B) concrete operational 
C) preoperational 
D) formal operational

Question 8

According to research by Rose et al. in the year 2012, in a continuing effort to find aspects of intelligence and cognition that might remain consistent from infancy through later childhood, a number of researchers have recently focused on _____.

Accepted Answer

A) visual recognition memory 
B) genetic behavioral patterns 
C) canalization 
D) deferred imitation 
A) visual recognition memory 
B) genetic behavioral patterns 
C) canalization 
D) deferred imitation

Question 9

Which of the following infants is illustrating the presence of visual recognition memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Janet laughs loudly when her mother tickles her. 
B) Percy wriggles his toes when he wants his mother to pick him up and often cries if he is not picked. 
C) Pierce spends more time looking at the picture of a new person rather than the familiar picture of his mother. 
D) Angelica stacks blocks on top of each other to make a tower. 
A) Janet laughs loudly when her mother tickles her. 
B) Percy wriggles his toes when he wants his mother to pick him up and often cries if he is not picked. 
C) Pierce spends more time looking at the picture of a new person rather than the familiar picture of his mother. 
D) Angelica stacks blocks on top of each other to make a tower.

Question 10

Chanel is a six-month-old baby. Her mother shows her a teddy bear and she giggles. However, when her mother hides the teddy bear behind her back, Chanel makes no attempt to search for it. From the given information, it can be concluded that Chanel has not yet developed:

Accepted Answer

A) deferred imitation. 
B) object permanence. 
C) the rooting reflex. 
D) a simple reflex. 
A) deferred imitation. 
B) object permanence. 
C) the rooting reflex. 
D) a simple reflex.

Question 11

The presence of__________suggests that children have mentally represented behavior patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) deferred imitation 
B) negative emotion 
C) environmental stimulus 
D) positive energy 
A) deferred imitation 
B) negative emotion 
C) environmental stimulus 
D) positive energy

Question 12

Infants use their _____ when they coo.

Accepted Answer

A) tongues 
B) thumbs 
C) feet 
D) forefingers 
A) tongues 
B) thumbs 
C) feet 
D) forefingers

Question 13

The__________comprises both mental-scale and motor-scale items and also includes a behavior rating scale.

Accepted Answer

A) Apgar Scales of Infant Development 
B) Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test 
C) Bayley Scales of Infant Development 
D) Motor Performance Scales 
A) Apgar Scales of Infant Development 
B) Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test 
C) Bayley Scales of Infant Development 
D) Motor Performance Scales

Question 14

Which of the following is an accurate statement on the evaluation of Piaget's theory on cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) Piaget emphasized the role of maturation, almost to the point of excluding adult and peer influences on cognitive development. 
B) Piaget believed that deferred imitation in babies appears as early as nine months. 
C) The pattern and sequence of events described in Piaget's theory were restricted only to American infants. 
D) Piaget's theory overestimated infants' competence. 
A) Piaget emphasized the role of maturation, almost to the point of excluding adult and peer influences on cognitive development. 
B) Piaget believed that deferred imitation in babies appears as early as nine months. 
C) The pattern and sequence of events described in Piaget's theory were restricted only to American infants. 
D) Piaget's theory overestimated infants' competence.

Question 15

Cognitive development proceeds in the same way and at the same pace for all infants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Larry is talking to his ten-month-old son. He wants his son to call him "daddy" and he keeps repeating the word "daddy" to his son. He is delighted when his son responds with "dada." In this scenario, Larrys's son is:

Accepted Answer

A) cooing. 
B) babbling. 
C) humming. 
D) murmuring. 
A) cooing. 
B) babbling. 
C) humming. 
D) murmuring.

Question 17

Discuss the role of reinforcement in prelinguistic vocalization.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. B. F. Skinner (1957)

Question 18

According to studies conducted by Arbib in 2015 and Brucker et al. in 2015, mirror neurons are connected with gender differences in empathy and the instinctive human ability to acquire language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The mean length of utterance is the average number of _____ that communicators use in their sentences.

Accepted Answer

A) holophrases 
B) phonemes 
C) compound words 
D) morphemes 
A) holophrases 
B) phonemes 
C) compound words 
D) morphemes

Question 20

Which of the following substages of the sensorimotor stage serves as a transition between sensorimotor development and the development of symbolic thought?

Accepted Answer

A) The fifth substage 
B) The fourth substage 
C) The sixth substage 
D) The second substage 
A) The fifth substage 
B) The fourth substage 
C) The sixth substage 
D) The second substage

Why are infants tested? Name a few scales used for testing infants.

Piaget's sensorimotor stage refers to the first six years of cognitive development in children.

In the context of language acquisition, the critical period is also known as the__________.

Infants begin cooing:

Jamie, an infant, sticks his tongue out when he sees his father do the same. While doing this, which of the following is most likely to have occurred?

Explain how Jean Piaget noted an interesting error known as the A-not-B error. Do infants show the A-not-B error under all circumstances?

Tertiary circular reactions are first witnessed during the _____ stage of cognitive development.

According to research by Rose et al. in the year 2012, in a continuing effort to find aspects of intelligence and cognition that might remain consistent from infancy through later childhood, a number of researchers have recently focused on _____.

Which of the following infants is illustrating the presence of visual recognition memory?

Chanel is a six-month-old baby. Her mother shows her a teddy bear and she giggles. However, when her mother hides the teddy bear behind her back, Chanel makes no attempt to search for it. From the given information, it can be concluded that Chanel has not yet developed:

The presence of__________suggests that children have mentally represented behavior patterns.

Infants use their _____ when they coo.

The__________comprises both mental-scale and motor-scale items and also includes a behavior rating scale.

Which of the following is an accurate statement on the evaluation of Piaget's theory on cognitive development?

Cognitive development proceeds in the same way and at the same pace for all infants.

Larry is talking to his ten-month-old son. He wants his son to call him "daddy" and he keeps repeating the word "daddy" to his son. He is delighted when his son responds with "dada." In this scenario, Larrys's son is:

Discuss the role of reinforcement in prelinguistic vocalization.

According to studies conducted by Arbib in 2015 and Brucker et al. in 2015, mirror neurons are connected with gender differences in empathy and the instinctive human ability to acquire language.

The mean length of utterance is the average number of _____ that communicators use in their sentences.

Which of the following substages of the sensorimotor stage serves as a transition between sensorimotor development and the development of symbolic thought?

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Exam 6: Infancy: Cognitive Development

Why are infants tested? Name a few scales used for testing infants.

Piaget's sensorimotor stage refers to the first six years of cognitive development in children.

In the context of language acquisition, the critical period is also known as the__________.

Infants begin cooing:

Jamie, an infant, sticks his tongue out when he sees his father do the same. While doing this, which of the following is most likely to have occurred?

Explain how Jean Piaget noted an interesting error known as the A-not-B error. Do infants show the A-not-B error under all circumstances?

Tertiary circular reactions are first witnessed during the _____ stage of cognitive development.

According to research by Rose et al. in the year 2012, in a continuing effort to find aspects of intelligence and cognition that might remain consistent from infancy through later childhood, a number of researchers have recently focused on _____.

Which of the following infants is illustrating the presence of visual recognition memory?

Chanel is a six-month-old baby. Her mother shows her a teddy bear and she giggles. However, when her mother hides the teddy bear behind her back, Chanel makes no attempt to search for it. From the given information, it can be concluded that Chanel has not yet developed:

The presence of__________suggests that children have mentally represented behavior patterns.

Infants use their _____ when they coo.

The__________comprises both mental-scale and motor-scale items and also includes a behavior rating scale.

Which of the following is an accurate statement on the evaluation of Piaget's theory on cognitive development?

Cognitive development proceeds in the same way and at the same pace for all infants.

Larry is talking to his ten-month-old son. He wants his son to call him "daddy" and he keeps repeating the word "daddy" to his son. He is delighted when his son responds with "dada." In this scenario, Larrys's son is:

Discuss the role of reinforcement in prelinguistic vocalization.

According to studies conducted by Arbib in 2015 and Brucker et al. in 2015, mirror neurons are connected with gender differences in empathy and the instinctive human ability to acquire language.

The mean length of utterance is the average number of _____ that communicators use in their sentences.

Which of the following substages of the sensorimotor stage serves as a transition between sensorimotor development and the development of symbolic thought?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity

Conception and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical Development

Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

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