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

When a word is used too broadly, ____ is taking place.

Which of the following is the best example of a preschooler using calibration in their message?

Six-month-old Dumi is playing with his favourite toy, a stuffed bear. Suddenly a blanket falls off the shelf and covers his bear. According to Piaget, Dumi would most likely

Linguistic intonation is best described as a variation in sound

While counting four objects, Lesedi says '1, 2, 4, 8' one time and '2, 1, 4, 8' the next time. This demonstrates that Lesedi has failed to master the ____ principle of counting.

By four years of age, children sometimes realise that a message is vague or confusing, but they often don't ask speakers to clarify their intent.

Piagetians believe that an average child would first demonstrate the onset of intentional behaviour when he or she is approximately

Which is not a Piagetian-based implication for teaching?

As a Piagetian, Andile would consider ____ the highest accomplishment of the sensorimotor period of development.

Which statement by a 17-month-old best represents telegraphic speech?

You work for the police service in a major city. A brutal crime has just been committed and the only witness is a five-year-old boy. Discuss concerns that you might have over the accuracy of the boy's testimony. Then describe ways that you might use to improve the accuracy of the child's recollection.

Two-year-old Anele's parents recently bought her an aquarium and have begun to point at the moving animals and call them 'fish'. Despite having only heard the word 'fish' a few times, Anele appears to realise that the term refers to those little moving things in the tank. Anele's behaviour is best explained by

Dr McCoy is attempting to determine the zone of proximal development for Jabu when Jabu works on complex mazes. In order to do so, Dr McCoy must measure Jabu's personal performance on the maze and

Hlengiwe has just learned to talk and often says things like 'I want it', 'Come here', or 'Where did he go?' Hlengiwe is exhibiting

Which child (identified here by player name) is most likely using private speech while playing a video game?

According to the linguist perspective, children are born with some mechanism that simplifies the acquisition of grammar.

In what way are newborns more linguistically sophisticated than the average adult?

Theory on the emergence of autobiographical memory suggests that in order to improve the autobiographical memory skills of his or her child, a parent would most likely

Describe how the processes of assimilation and accommodation might come into play during a child's thought process on a visit to a zoo.

Preoperational children often think in a manner consistent with the idea that appearance is reality.