Question 1

The other area of development that is influenced by an infant's ability to understand object permanence is the ability to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  control emotional outbursts 
B)  advance fine motor skills 
C)  learn language 
D)  advance gross motor skills 
A)  control emotional outbursts 
B)  advance fine motor skills 
C)  learn language 
D)  advance gross motor skills

Question 2

Which infant will most likely score the highest on intelligence measures in childhood and adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nina, who prefers pictures already seen rather than new pictures 
B)  Benny, who looks away from pictures that change frequently 
C)  Kai, who looks away quickly from an unchanging picture 
D)  Cho, who stares at an unchanging picture for quite some time 
A)  Nina, who prefers pictures already seen rather than new pictures 
B)  Benny, who looks away from pictures that change frequently 
C)  Kai, who looks away quickly from an unchanging picture 
D)  Cho, who stares at an unchanging picture for quite some time

Question 3

Khalid's favorite toy has been hidden from him. Observers watch as he searches for it. Which of the Bayley-III scales is he being tested for?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Accommodation 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 5

Poverty has early effects on children's brain development that can lead to lifelong implications for cognition and language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the name of the experimental task in which an infant interacts with an adult who first engages in normal social interaction and then suddenly becomes unresponsive?

Accepted Answer

A)  still-face interaction paradigm 
B)  violation-of-expectation task 
C)  information processing approach 
D)  A-not-B error 
A)  still-face interaction paradigm 
B)  violation-of-expectation task 
C)  information processing approach 
D)  A-not-B error

Question 7

Kenzie's mother is being asked to report on Kenzie's ability to communicate, regulate her emotions, and display certain behaviors. Which of the Bayley-III scales does this relate to?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which statement describes the ability to learn words?

Accepted Answer

A)  A toddler may increase vocabulary from 50 words to over 400 words within a couple of weeks. 
B)  Children tend to start out using overextension and then progress to using underextension more often. 
C)  Word acquisition tends to happen in sudden spurts for most children. 
D)  Children's vocabulary spurt occurs when they are in a formal education setting. 
A)  A toddler may increase vocabulary from 50 words to over 400 words within a couple of weeks. 
B)  Children tend to start out using overextension and then progress to using underextension more often. 
C)  Word acquisition tends to happen in sudden spurts for most children. 
D)  Children's vocabulary spurt occurs when they are in a formal education setting.

Question 9

Which example is characteristic of infant-directed speech?

Accepted Answer

A)  longer words and longer sentences 
B)  nonsense sounds mimicking the baby's sounds 
C)  higher and more varied pitch 
D)  few repetitions and short pauses 
A)  longer words and longer sentences 
B)  nonsense sounds mimicking the baby's sounds 
C)  higher and more varied pitch 
D)  few repetitions and short pauses

Question 10

Newborn infants and adults have the same duration of sensory memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which infant will use the most categories to organize objects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quinn, who is 4 months old 
B)  Kazimar, who is 6 months old 
C)  Dahlia, who is 8 months old 
D)  Tanisha, who is 10 months old 
A)  Quinn, who is 4 months old 
B)  Kazimar, who is 6 months old 
C)  Dahlia, who is 8 months old 
D)  Tanisha, who is 10 months old

Question 12

Infants who are able to habituate quickly are more likely to have lower IQs and lower educational achievement in their early twenties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Do you think the nativist theory of language acquisition is valid? Why or why not.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary depending on what stud

Question 14

"Out of sight is out of mind" is a phrase consistent with the inability to understand object permanence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which sensorimotor substage involves patterns of repetition with objects and is more oriented to the infant's environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary circular reactions 
B)  primary circular reactions 
C)  tertiary circular reactions 
D)  mental representations 
A)  secondary circular reactions 
B)  primary circular reactions 
C)  tertiary circular reactions 
D)  mental representations

Question 16

Infants who learn quickly perform on habituation tasks by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  looking away from an unchanging stimulus more readily 
B)  staring at an unchanging stimulus longer 
C)  looking away from a stimulus that changes frequently 
D)  preferring stimuli they have seen more often over new stimuli 
A)  looking away from an unchanging stimulus more readily 
B)  staring at an unchanging stimulus longer 
C)  looking away from a stimulus that changes frequently 
D)  preferring stimuli they have seen more often over new stimuli

Question 17

Which scale of the Bayley-III measures attending to a stimulus?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Which approach discusses how culture shapes language acquisition?

Accepted Answer

A)  interactionist perspective 
B)  nativist theory 
C)  learning theory 
D)  ethological perspective 
A)  interactionist perspective 
B)  nativist theory 
C)  learning theory 
D)  ethological perspective

Question 19

The most often used standardized measure of infant intelligence is the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised 
B)  Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scales of Development 
C)  Bayley Scales of Infant Development III (BSID-III) 
D)  Stanford-Binet 
A)  Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised 
B)  Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scales of Development 
C)  Bayley Scales of Infant Development III (BSID-III) 
D)  Stanford-Binet

Question 20

In which sensorimotor substage would an infant be most likely to enjoy pushing buttons on a toy and making different animals pop up?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary circular reactions 
B)  secondary circular reactions 
C)  reflexes 
D)  mental representations 
A)  primary circular reactions 
B)  secondary circular reactions 
C)  reflexes 
D)  mental representations

The other area of development that is influenced by an infant's ability to understand object permanence is the ability to ______.

Which infant will most likely score the highest on intelligence measures in childhood and adolescence?

Khalid's favorite toy has been hidden from him. Observers watch as he searches for it. Which of the Bayley-III scales is he being tested for?

Accommodation is defined as ______.

Poverty has early effects on children's brain development that can lead to lifelong implications for cognition and language.

What is the name of the experimental task in which an infant interacts with an adult who first engages in normal social interaction and then suddenly becomes unresponsive?

Kenzie's mother is being asked to report on Kenzie's ability to communicate, regulate her emotions, and display certain behaviors. Which of the Bayley-III scales does this relate to?

Which statement describes the ability to learn words?

Which example is characteristic of infant-directed speech?

Newborn infants and adults have the same duration of sensory memory.

Which infant will use the most categories to organize objects?

Infants who are able to habituate quickly are more likely to have lower IQs and lower educational achievement in their early twenties.

Do you think the nativist theory of language acquisition is valid? Why or why not.

"Out of sight is out of mind" is a phrase consistent with the inability to understand object permanence.

Which sensorimotor substage involves patterns of repetition with objects and is more oriented to the infant's environment?

Infants who learn quickly perform on habituation tasks by ______.

Which scale of the Bayley-III measures attending to a stimulus?

Which approach discusses how culture shapes language acquisition?

The most often used standardized measure of infant intelligence is the ______.

In which sensorimotor substage would an infant be most likely to enjoy pushing buttons on a toy and making different animals pop up?

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

The other area of development that is influenced by an infant's ability to understand object permanence is the ability to ______.

Which infant will most likely score the highest on intelligence measures in childhood and adolescence?

Khalid's favorite toy has been hidden from him. Observers watch as he searches for it. Which of the Bayley-III scales is he being tested for?

Accommodation is defined as ______.

Poverty has early effects on children's brain development that can lead to lifelong implications for cognition and language.

What is the name of the experimental task in which an infant interacts with an adult who first engages in normal social interaction and then suddenly becomes unresponsive?

Kenzie's mother is being asked to report on Kenzie's ability to communicate, regulate her emotions, and display certain behaviors. Which of the Bayley-III scales does this relate to?

Which statement describes the ability to learn words?

Which example is characteristic of infant-directed speech?

Newborn infants and adults have the same duration of sensory memory.

Which infant will use the most categories to organize objects?

Infants who are able to habituate quickly are more likely to have lower IQs and lower educational achievement in their early twenties.

Do you think the nativist theory of language acquisition is valid? Why or why not.

"Out of sight is out of mind" is a phrase consistent with the inability to understand object permanence.

Which sensorimotor substage involves patterns of repetition with objects and is more oriented to the infant's environment?

Infants who learn quickly perform on habituation tasks by ______.

Which scale of the Bayley-III measures attending to a stimulus?

Which approach discusses how culture shapes language acquisition?

The most often used standardized measure of infant intelligence is the ______.

In which sensorimotor substage would an infant be most likely to enjoy pushing buttons on a toy and making different animals pop up?

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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