Question 1

Core knowledge is a concept that occurs during Piaget's sensorimotor substage of tertiary circular reactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What term does Piaget use to refer to infants during the fifth sensorimotor substage? Why does he call them this?

Accepted Answer

Piaget described infants as "little scientists" during this period because they move from intentional behavior to systematic exploration. In what Piaget referred to as tertiary circular reactions, infants now engage in mini-experiments: active, purposeful, trial-and-error exploration to search for new discoveries.

Question 3

At which age do infants start showing gains in attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 weeks 
B)  8 weeks 
C)  10 weeks 
D)  12 weeks 
A)  6 weeks 
B)  8 weeks 
C)  10 weeks 
D)  12 weeks C

Question 4

Researchers typically study infant attention using which procedures?

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation and accommodation 
B)  preferential looking and habituation 
C)  social referencing and communication 
D)  direct and indirect response 
A)  assimilation and accommodation 
B)  preferential looking and habituation 
C)  social referencing and communication 
D)  direct and indirect response

Question 5

Which statement is inconsistent with the information processing system view?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information is manipulated or processed in long-term memory. 
B)  The structure of the information processing system is the same throughout life. 
C)  With development, individual get better at moving information through the cognitive system in ways that allow adaptation to the world. 
D)  As individuals age, they can process more information, retain more information, and do so more quickly and efficiently. 
A)  Information is manipulated or processed in long-term memory. 
B)  The structure of the information processing system is the same throughout life. 
C)  With development, individual get better at moving information through the cognitive system in ways that allow adaptation to the world. 
D)  As individuals age, they can process more information, retain more information, and do so more quickly and efficiently.

Question 6

A factor that fails to support Chomsky's idea that the human brain has an innate capacity to learn how to communicate is that all young children ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  grasp the essentials of grammar at an early age 
B)  understand the rules of language at an early age 
C)  respond to reinforcers when learning language in the same way 
D)  communicate in the languages of the world which have many similarities 
A)  grasp the essentials of grammar at an early age 
B)  understand the rules of language at an early age 
C)  respond to reinforcers when learning language in the same way 
D)  communicate in the languages of the world which have many similarities

Question 7

In which sensorimotor substage would an infant most likely repeatedly throw a ball down the stairs?

Accepted Answer

A)  mental representations 
B)  secondary circular reactions 
C)  motor reflexes 
D)  tertiary circular reactions 
A)  mental representations 
B)  secondary circular reactions 
C)  motor reflexes 
D)  tertiary circular reactions

Question 8

Which scale of the Bayley-III measures ability to follow directions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language 
B)  Cognitive 
C)  Social-Emotional 
D)  Adaptive Behavior 
A)  Language 
B)  Cognitive 
C)  Social-Emotional 
D)  Adaptive Behavior

Question 9

Learning theory cannot account for all of language development because of the unique utterances and errors that young children make.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The understanding that things continue to exist outside of sensory awareness is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation 
B)  mental representation 
C)  tertiary circular reaction 
D)  object permanence 
A)  habituation 
B)  mental representation 
C)  tertiary circular reaction 
D)  object permanence

Question 11

Do you think that baby signing is useful for language development? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary with students, dependi

Question 12

Infant-directed speech supports language acquisition through ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  permitting infants to quickly and efficiently analyze everyday speech 
B)  exaggerating sounds, which helps infants map sounds to meanings 
C)  diminishing lip movements, which helps infants learn lip movements for speech 
D)  teaching babies how to talk over others who are talking 
A)  permitting infants to quickly and efficiently analyze everyday speech 
B)  exaggerating sounds, which helps infants map sounds to meanings 
C)  diminishing lip movements, which helps infants learn lip movements for speech 
D)  teaching babies how to talk over others who are talking

Question 13

Which term means infant vocalization with well-formed syllables that sounds remarkably like language?

Accepted Answer

A)  expansions 
B)  canonical babbling 
C)  telegraphic speech 
D)  recasting 
A)  expansions 
B)  canonical babbling 
C)  telegraphic speech 
D)  recasting

Question 14

Which scale of the Bayley-III determines ability to regulate emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language 
B)  Cognitive 
C)  Social-Emotional 
D)  Adaptive Behavior 
A)  Language 
B)  Cognitive 
C)  Social-Emotional 
D)  Adaptive Behavior

Question 15

Which scale of the Bayley-III determines play activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language 
B)  Cognitive 
C)  Social-Emotional 
D)  Adaptive Behavior 
A)  Language 
B)  Cognitive 
C)  Social-Emotional 
D)  Adaptive Behavior

Question 16

Which factor is associated with intelligence in children and adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  motor skills 
B)  bonding ability 
C)  processing speed 
D)  emotional development 
A)  motor skills 
B)  bonding ability 
C)  processing speed 
D)  emotional development

Question 17

What does Chomsky think is housed in the language acquisition device?

Accepted Answer

A)  motor functions necessary for speaking 
B)  memories of conversations 
C)  canonical babbling 
D)  universal grammar 
A)  motor functions necessary for speaking 
B)  memories of conversations 
C)  canonical babbling 
D)  universal grammar

Question 18

The earliest schema a newborn has is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  his or her mother's voice 
B)  inborn motor responses 
C)  the ability to see 
D)  the memory of the birth process 
A)  his or her mother's voice 
B)  inborn motor responses 
C)  the ability to see 
D)  the memory of the birth process

Question 19

The testing approach studies intelligence in infancy by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  determining motor skills 
B)  examining specific processing skills 
C)  measuring ability to bond with others 
D)  comparing results with age-based norms 
A)  determining motor skills 
B)  examining specific processing skills 
C)  measuring ability to bond with others 
D)  comparing results with age-based norms

Question 20

Grouping different stimuli from a common class is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  categorization 
B)  organization 
C)  serialization 
D)  identification 
A)  categorization 
B)  organization 
C)  serialization 
D)  identification

Core knowledge is a concept that occurs during Piaget's sensorimotor substage of tertiary circular reactions.

What term does Piaget use to refer to infants during the fifth sensorimotor substage? Why does he call them this?

At which age do infants start showing gains in attention?

Researchers typically study infant attention using which procedures?

Which statement is inconsistent with the information processing system view?

A factor that fails to support Chomsky's idea that the human brain has an innate capacity to learn how to communicate is that all young children ______.

In which sensorimotor substage would an infant most likely repeatedly throw a ball down the stairs?

Which scale of the Bayley-III measures ability to follow directions?

Learning theory cannot account for all of language development because of the unique utterances and errors that young children make.

The understanding that things continue to exist outside of sensory awareness is called ______.

Do you think that baby signing is useful for language development? Why or why not?

Infant-directed speech supports language acquisition through ______.

Which term means infant vocalization with well-formed syllables that sounds remarkably like language?

Which scale of the Bayley-III determines ability to regulate emotions?

Which scale of the Bayley-III determines play activity?

Which factor is associated with intelligence in children and adults?

What does Chomsky think is housed in the language acquisition device?

The earliest schema a newborn has is ______.

The testing approach studies intelligence in infancy by ______.

Grouping different stimuli from a common class is called ______.

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

Death and Dying

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Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Core knowledge is a concept that occurs during Piaget's sensorimotor substage of tertiary circular reactions.

What term does Piaget use to refer to infants during the fifth sensorimotor substage? Why does he call them this?

At which age do infants start showing gains in attention?

Researchers typically study infant attention using which procedures?

Which statement is inconsistent with the information processing system view?

A factor that fails to support Chomsky's idea that the human brain has an innate capacity to learn how to communicate is that all young children ______.

In which sensorimotor substage would an infant most likely repeatedly throw a ball down the stairs?

Which scale of the Bayley-III measures ability to follow directions?

Learning theory cannot account for all of language development because of the unique utterances and errors that young children make.

The understanding that things continue to exist outside of sensory awareness is called ______.

Do you think that baby signing is useful for language development? Why or why not?

Infant-directed speech supports language acquisition through ______.

Which term means infant vocalization with well-formed syllables that sounds remarkably like language?

Which scale of the Bayley-III determines ability to regulate emotions?

Which scale of the Bayley-III determines play activity?

Which factor is associated with intelligence in children and adults?

What does Chomsky think is housed in the language acquisition device?

The earliest schema a newborn has is ______.

The testing approach studies intelligence in infancy by ______.

Grouping different stimuli from a common class is called ______.

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

Death and Dying

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