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

Describe three guidelines for fostering cognitive development in children.

What is the best example of overregularisation?

In English, '-ing' and '-ed' represent grammatical morphemes.

Most preschoolers believe that

Although the sound is unfamiliar, when six-month-old Hlengiwe sees the flashing lights on the police car, she keeps her eyes locked on the lights. She also begins to show a decrease in heart rate. Which concept best explains Hlengiwe's reaction?

Infant Tumi has been babbling for several months. What is his next likely linguistic milestone?

Which is a legitimate criticism of Piaget's theory?

While visiting a zoo, five-month-old Lebo is frightened by a roaring lion and starts to cry. By the time Lebo is one year old, he appears to have forgotten this event and actually enjoys movies with lions. Based on memory research, how might you get Lebo to exhibit the original fear response?

Zola believes that Buddy, her toy robot, does not eat or grow, is made by humans, and can break. Zola's beliefs are characteristic of

One criticism of Piaget's theory is that it

Thabo waves 'bye-bye' when he leaves the room and pretends to eat imaginary food. In other words, Thabo is

Learning gender roles by watching TV is an example of imitation.

Compare and contrast the behaviourist answer, the linguistic answer, the cognitive answer, and the social-interaction answer to the question, 'How do children acquire grammar?'

Jasmine is trying to teach her younger sister Keshia how to shoot a jump shot. Before they start, Jasmine reminds herself that Keshia will need a lot of direction at first, but it is critical to not give more help than is needed. Jasmine's plan provides an excellent example of the strategy of