Exam 4: The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

A memory for some significant life event is called a(n) ____ memory.

During load shedding, Ayanda does not want to finish eating her vanilla ice cream because, as she puts it, 'When the lights went out, the ice cream turned black, and I don't like black ice cream!' Ayanda is in the ____ stage of development.

Three-year-old Hamid knows what the words 'cat' and 'dog' mean. One day his babysitter comes in with a box of kittens and a hamster and says, 'Isn't he furry?' Since Hamid does not know the words 'hamster' and 'furry', he will most likely

An information-processing theorist would most likely conceptualise all built-in neural structures that assist the operations of the mind as

Coo sounds are composed of a single consonant sound.

Sandile has just learned how to pick up his cat named Fluffy, who likes to be picked up and does not put up any struggle. Later, Sandile tries to pick up another cat named Stripey, who scratches when held. The fact that Sandile learns to leave Stripey alone after he has been scratched provides a good example of

Seven-month-old Katleho appears to possess a sense of 'naïve physics'. Which of Katleho's actions would indicate that he does possess this sense?

When discussing the acquisition of grammar, which type of theorist would be most likely to say, 'Context and genetics are overrated, what really matters is imitation and reinforcement?'

Which evidence provides the strongest support for the 'linguistic approach' to grammar acquisition?

According to Piaget, which normally developing child would most likely have just begun to engage in preoperational thinking?

Research shows that infants as young as ____ can differentiate two objects from three objects.

____ can be defined as a diminished response to a familiar stimulus.

One-year-old Buhle notices that when his dad, Archie, is watching soccer on television, he shouts at the screen. The next time a soccer game come on, Buhle shouts at the screen. Buhle's behaviour best exemplifies

Piaget described a scheme as a psychological structure that

A good way to improve the eyewitness testimony of children is to minimise the use of specific questions.

Kgatello is actively playing with his toy truck when his mom accidentally drops a towel she is carrying directly on top of the vehicle. As soon as the vehicle is covered, Kgatello turns his head away and calmly begins playing with another toy. Kgatello's reaction best illustrates a lack of

According to the principle of guided participation, cognitive growth results from

When six-month-old Gugu says 'tatatata', she is

Which is the best example of underextension?

According to Vygotsky, ____ speech is another term for thought.