Question 1

Which technique would be the best strategy for a researcher to study the ability of infant over 1 year of age to categorize?

Accepted Answer

A)  showing pictures and recording how long he or she looked at different pictures 
B)  presenting objects from two categories and recording how he or she touches them 
C)  using brain imaging studies to record changes when he or she is shown various pictures 
D)  recording which toys, out of a wide selection, he or she prefers to play with 
A)  showing pictures and recording how long he or she looked at different pictures 
B)  presenting objects from two categories and recording how he or she touches them 
C)  using brain imaging studies to record changes when he or she is shown various pictures 
D)  recording which toys, out of a wide selection, he or she prefers to play with

Question 2

In which sensorimotor substage does an infant develop object permanence?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

An example of an infant's earliest schema is when Baby Katy ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  plays peekaboo with her mother 
B)  shakes a rattle to hear its noise 
C)  sucks on her bottle or pacifier 
D)  grasps her favorite stuffed animal 
A)  plays peekaboo with her mother 
B)  shakes a rattle to hear its noise 
C)  sucks on her bottle or pacifier 
D)  grasps her favorite stuffed animal

Question 4

With respect to attentiveness, compared to older infants, younger infants ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  require a long time to habituate to stimuli 
B)  need little distraction in order to habituate to stimuli 
C)  have more difficulty holding attention on an object 
D)  are incapable of habituation 
A)  require a long time to habituate to stimuli 
B)  need little distraction in order to habituate to stimuli 
C)  have more difficulty holding attention on an object 
D)  are incapable of habituation

Question 5

Why is categorization an important process in memory?

Accepted Answer

Categorization, grouping different stimu

Question 6

A statement that describes attention and memory in infancy is that infants ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  show more attentiveness to static than dynamic stimuli 
B)  show more attentiveness to dynamic than static stimuli 
C)  have memory skills that are indirectly associated with cognition 
D)  are born with memory skills equal to adults 
A)  show more attentiveness to static than dynamic stimuli 
B)  show more attentiveness to dynamic than static stimuli 
C)  have memory skills that are indirectly associated with cognition 
D)  are born with memory skills equal to adults

Question 7

What is the assumption behind baby signing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive and gross motor skills are superior to the fine motor control skills of speech. 
B)  Children understand motor movements much better than spoken language. 
C)  Cognitive and gross motor skills develop before the fine motor control needed to articulate speech. 
D)  Children prefer to move their bodies to communicate rather than speak. 
A)  Cognitive and gross motor skills are superior to the fine motor control skills of speech. 
B)  Children understand motor movements much better than spoken language. 
C)  Cognitive and gross motor skills develop before the fine motor control needed to articulate speech. 
D)  Children prefer to move their bodies to communicate rather than speak.

Question 8

In the first month of life, infants use reflexes to learn about their world through the process of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  mental representation 
B)  equilibrium and disequilibrium 
C)  assimilation 
D)  accommodation 
A)  mental representation 
B)  equilibrium and disequilibrium 
C)  assimilation 
D)  accommodation

Question 9

A schema is a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  balance between assimilation and accommodation 
B)  method of changing a preexisting idea in light of new information 
C)  method of integrating a new experience into a preexisting idea 
D)  concept, idea, and way of interacting with the world 
A)  balance between assimilation and accommodation 
B)  method of changing a preexisting idea in light of new information 
C)  method of integrating a new experience into a preexisting idea 
D)  concept, idea, and way of interacting with the world

Question 10

When infants are assessed on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development III, it is common for their performance to remain the same from one test session to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which method would contribute the most to an infant's ability to learn language?

Accepted Answer

A)  audio presentation 
B)  video presentation 
C)  Innate knowledge 
D)  live interaction 
A)  audio presentation 
B)  video presentation 
C)  Innate knowledge 
D)  live interaction

Question 12

Assimilation is defined as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  experiencing a mismatch between an idea the world as it is 
B)  changing a preexisting idea in light of new information 
C)  integrating a new experience into a preexisting idea 
D)  having concepts, ideas, and ways of interacting with the world 
A)  experiencing a mismatch between an idea the world as it is 
B)  changing a preexisting idea in light of new information 
C)  integrating a new experience into a preexisting idea 
D)  having concepts, ideas, and ways of interacting with the world

Question 13

A researcher most likely study an infant's ability to categorize by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  looking at brain imaging to see if there was a shift when an infant was shown something in a different category 
B)  seeing if an infant looks longer at a picture of something in a different category from what he or she has been shown 
C)  observing if an infant reaches for objects that are in a different category from what he or she has in front of him or her 
D)  studying which objects an infant puts into his or her mouth as the objects are presented to him or her 
A)  looking at brain imaging to see if there was a shift when an infant was shown something in a different category 
B)  seeing if an infant looks longer at a picture of something in a different category from what he or she has been shown 
C)  observing if an infant reaches for objects that are in a different category from what he or she has in front of him or her 
D)  studying which objects an infant puts into his or her mouth as the objects are presented to him or her

Question 14

Abigail is an infant who crawls over to a box of toys that has 10 items and ignores the box of toys that only has five items. A core knowledge theorist would conclude that Abigail ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  has early knowledge of numbers 
B)  is experiencing violation-of-expectation 
C)  is capable of tertiary circular reactions 
D)  has reached the stage of mental representation 
A)  has early knowledge of numbers 
B)  is experiencing violation-of-expectation 
C)  is capable of tertiary circular reactions 
D)  has reached the stage of mental representation

Question 15

Babbling indicates that babies are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  building a foundation for word learning 
B)  demonstrating a cognitive disability 
C)  showing delay in word learning 
D)  building a foundation for emotional responses 
A)  building a foundation for word learning 
B)  demonstrating a cognitive disability 
C)  showing delay in word learning 
D)  building a foundation for emotional responses

Question 16

Which example demonstrates underextension?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abigail refers to any animal with four legs as a "dog." 
B)  Billy knows the word "ball," but he only calls a football a ball. 
C)  Maddie knows that cows, sheep, horses, and chickens all live on a farm, but she calls them all "horses." 
D)  Tyler uses the word "butter" to refer to anything that he puts on bread, including peanut butter, cream cheese, and jelly. 
A)  Abigail refers to any animal with four legs as a "dog." 
B)  Billy knows the word "ball," but he only calls a football a ball. 
C)  Maddie knows that cows, sheep, horses, and chickens all live on a farm, but she calls them all "horses." 
D)  Tyler uses the word "butter" to refer to anything that he puts on bread, including peanut butter, cream cheese, and jelly.

Question 17

Damage to Broca's area in the brain causes the inability to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  write language 
B)  speak coherently 
C)  speak fluently 
D)  understand speech 
A)  write language 
B)  speak coherently 
C)  speak fluently 
D)  understand speech

Question 18

Which sensorimotor substage involves active, purposeful, trial-and-error exploration to search for new discoveries?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Danny had a head injury that resulted in his inability to speak fluently. He would mix up words in a sentence, so instead of saying "Mommy pick me up" he would say "up pick Mommy me." What area of Danny's brain was damaged?

Accepted Answer

A)  prefrontal cortex 
B)  Wernicke's area 
C)  temporal lobe 
D)  Broca's area 
A)  prefrontal cortex 
B)  Wernicke's area 
C)  temporal lobe 
D)  Broca's area

Question 20

Which scale of the Bayley-III measures gross and fine movement skills?

Accepted Answer

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

Which technique would be the best strategy for a researcher to study the ability of infant over 1 year of age to categorize?

In which sensorimotor substage does an infant develop object permanence?

An example of an infant's earliest schema is when Baby Katy ______.

With respect to attentiveness, compared to older infants, younger infants ______.

Why is categorization an important process in memory?

A statement that describes attention and memory in infancy is that infants ______.

What is the assumption behind baby signing?

In the first month of life, infants use reflexes to learn about their world through the process of ______.

A schema is a ______.

When infants are assessed on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development III, it is common for their performance to remain the same from one test session to another.

Which method would contribute the most to an infant's ability to learn language?

Assimilation is defined as ______.

A researcher most likely study an infant's ability to categorize by ______.

Abigail is an infant who crawls over to a box of toys that has 10 items and ignores the box of toys that only has five items. A core knowledge theorist would conclude that Abigail ______.

Babbling indicates that babies are ______.

Which example demonstrates underextension?

Damage to Broca's area in the brain causes the inability to ______.

Which sensorimotor substage involves active, purposeful, trial-and-error exploration to search for new discoveries?

Danny had a head injury that resulted in his inability to speak fluently. He would mix up words in a sentence, so instead of saying "Mommy pick me up" he would say "up pick Mommy me." What area of Danny's brain was damaged?

Which scale of the Bayley-III measures gross and fine movement skills?

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

Which technique would be the best strategy for a researcher to study the ability of infant over 1 year of age to categorize?

In which sensorimotor substage does an infant develop object permanence?

An example of an infant's earliest schema is when Baby Katy ______.

With respect to attentiveness, compared to older infants, younger infants ______.

Why is categorization an important process in memory?

A statement that describes attention and memory in infancy is that infants ______.

What is the assumption behind baby signing?

In the first month of life, infants use reflexes to learn about their world through the process of ______.

A schema is a ______.

When infants are assessed on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development III, it is common for their performance to remain the same from one test session to another.

Which method would contribute the most to an infant's ability to learn language?

Assimilation is defined as ______.

A researcher most likely study an infant's ability to categorize by ______.

Abigail is an infant who crawls over to a box of toys that has 10 items and ignores the box of toys that only has five items. A core knowledge theorist would conclude that Abigail ______.

Babbling indicates that babies are ______.

Which example demonstrates underextension?

Damage to Broca's area in the brain causes the inability to ______.

Which sensorimotor substage involves active, purposeful, trial-and-error exploration to search for new discoveries?

Danny had a head injury that resulted in his inability to speak fluently. He would mix up words in a sentence, so instead of saying "Mommy pick me up" he would say "up pick Mommy me." What area of Danny's brain was damaged?

Which scale of the Bayley-III measures gross and fine movement skills?

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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