Question 1

Infants coo when they are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  hungry 
B)  tired 
C)  hurt 
D)  happy 
A)  hungry 
B)  tired 
C)  hurt 
D)  happy D

Question 2

A researcher who contradicts Piaget's theory on cognitive development is most likely to state that_______.

Accepted Answer

A)  infants show deferred imitation as early as nine months of age. 
B)  deferred imitation appears at about 18 months after birth. 
C)  the sensorimotor stage is the first stage of cognitive development. 
D)  the second substage of the sensorimotor stage lasts from about one to four months of age. 
A)  infants show deferred imitation as early as nine months of age. 
B)  deferred imitation appears at about 18 months after birth. 
C)  the sensorimotor stage is the first stage of cognitive development. 
D)  the second substage of the sensorimotor stage lasts from about one to four months of age. A

Question 3

Which of the following terms refers to the imitation of an action that may have occurred hours, days, or even weeks earlier?

Accepted Answer

A)  Priming 
B)  Proximal imitation 
C)  Mirroring 
D)  Deferred imitation 
A)  Priming 
B)  Proximal imitation 
C)  Mirroring 
D)  Deferred imitation D

Question 4

Which of the following is a symptom of Wernicke's aphasia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laborious and patterned speech 
B)  Short stature and infertility 
C)  Trouble understanding speech 
D)  Inability to walk 
A)  Laborious and patterned speech 
B)  Short stature and infertility 
C)  Trouble understanding speech 
D)  Inability to walk

Question 5

Which of the following is a criticism of Piaget's theory on cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not focus on adult and peer influences on cognitive development. 
B)  It focused almost exclusively on learning processes. 
C)  It did not explain the cognitive development of infants aged 12 months and above. 
D)  It did not estimate the abilities of infants. 
A)  It did not focus on adult and peer influences on cognitive development. 
B)  It focused almost exclusively on learning processes. 
C)  It did not explain the cognitive development of infants aged 12 months and above. 
D)  It did not estimate the abilities of infants.

Question 6

Mirror neurons in humans are not connected with emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Suppose Feriha, an infant, is familiar with a ball but not with a bat. When she is given a bat for the first time, she is able to distinguish between the two objects. This ability to discriminate between the two objects is referred to as _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  visual recognition memory 
B)  canalization 
C)  cognitive assimilation 
D)  deferred imitation 
A)  visual recognition memory 
B)  canalization 
C)  cognitive assimilation 
D)  deferred imitation

Question 8

Briefly describe each of the six substages of the sensorimotor stage.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The sensorimotor stag

Question 9

A child is shown two objects for 20 seconds. After this, one of the objects is replaced and the infant spends more time looking at the new object. Which of the following processes does this represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Visual recognition memory 
B)  Canalization 
C)  Centration 
D)  Deferred imitation 
A)  Visual recognition memory 
B)  Canalization 
C)  Centration 
D)  Deferred imitation

Question 10

What do Jean Piaget's schemes mean? How are assimilation and accommodation related to schemes?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Cognitive development

Question 11

By about eight months of age, cooing decreases markedly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Infants who receive reminders before their memory is tested ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  experience improvements in their memory 
B)  experience deficits in their memory 
C)  fail to react to novel stimuli 
D)  overreact to novel stimuli 
A)  experience improvements in their memory 
B)  experience deficits in their memory 
C)  fail to react to novel stimuli 
D)  overreact to novel stimuli

Question 13

Jim tells his son, "Wear your shoes when you go outside to play." Jim's son cannot produce a sentence like this, but he completely understands his dad and goes to put his shoes on before going outside to play. The fact that Jim's son understands this statement suggests that the words in the sentence fall into his _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  receptive vocabulary 
B)  expressive vocabulary 
C)  advanced vocabulary 
D)  active vocabulary 
A)  receptive vocabulary 
B)  expressive vocabulary 
C)  advanced vocabulary 
D)  active vocabulary

Question 14

The development of object permanence is tied into the development of infants' _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  locomotive ability 
B)  reflex action 
C)  reasoning ability 
D)  motor ability 
A)  locomotive ability 
B)  reflex action 
C)  reasoning ability 
D)  motor ability

Question 15

Damage to Broca's area in the brain is likely to cause a condition called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cystic fibrosis 
B)  aphasia 
C)  hemophilia 
D)  sickle-cell anemia 
A)  cystic fibrosis 
B)  aphasia 
C)  hemophilia 
D)  sickle-cell anemia

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of a simple reflex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reaching for an object 
B)  Crawling toward a bright object 
C)  Searching for an object behind an obstacle 
D)  Turning toward the source of a noise 
A)  Reaching for an object 
B)  Crawling toward a bright object 
C)  Searching for an object behind an obstacle 
D)  Turning toward the source of a noise

Question 17

Discuss the role of reinforcement in prelinguistic vocalization.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. B. F. Skinner stated

Question 18

Which of the following is true of infant memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants demonstrate memory of experiences they had while still in the womb. 
B)  Infants demonstrate memory for stimuli to which they have been exposed previously only after four months of age. 
C)  Memory does not improve much between two and six months of age. 
D)  Memory improves dramatically between two and six months of age and the development slows down at 12 months of age. 
A)  Infants demonstrate memory of experiences they had while still in the womb. 
B)  Infants demonstrate memory for stimuli to which they have been exposed previously only after four months of age. 
C)  Memory does not improve much between two and six months of age. 
D)  Memory improves dramatically between two and six months of age and the development slows down at 12 months of age.

Question 19

During a study, researchers tied one end of a ribbon to a brightly colored mobile and the other end to an infant's ankle. Which of the following did this study measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Object permanence 
B)  Habituation 
C)  Memory in infants 
D)  Primary circular reactions in infants 
A)  Object permanence 
B)  Habituation 
C)  Memory in infants 
D)  Primary circular reactions in infants

Question 20

Explain how Jean Piaget noted an interesting error known as the A-not-B error. Do infants show the A-not-B error under all circumstances?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Piaget noted an inter

Infants coo when they are _____.

A researcher who contradicts Piaget's theory on cognitive development is most likely to state that_______.

Which of the following terms refers to the imitation of an action that may have occurred hours, days, or even weeks earlier?

Which of the following is a symptom of Wernicke's aphasia?

Which of the following is a criticism of Piaget's theory on cognitive development?

Mirror neurons in humans are not connected with emotions.

Suppose Feriha, an infant, is familiar with a ball but not with a bat. When she is given a bat for the first time, she is able to distinguish between the two objects. This ability to discriminate between the two objects is referred to as _________.

Briefly describe each of the six substages of the sensorimotor stage.

A child is shown two objects for 20 seconds. After this, one of the objects is replaced and the infant spends more time looking at the new object. Which of the following processes does this represent?

What do Jean Piaget's schemes mean? How are assimilation and accommodation related to schemes?

By about eight months of age, cooing decreases markedly.

Infants who receive reminders before their memory is tested ________.

The development of object permanence is tied into the development of infants' _____.

Damage to Broca's area in the brain is likely to cause a condition called _____.

Which of the following is an example of a simple reflex?

Discuss the role of reinforcement in prelinguistic vocalization.

Which of the following is true of infant memory?

During a study, researchers tied one end of a ribbon to a brightly colored mobile and the other end to an infant's ankle. Which of the following did this study measure?

Explain how Jean Piaget noted an interesting error known as the A-not-B error. Do infants show the A-not-B error under all circumstances?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Developmeny

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 5: Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infants coo when they are _____.

A researcher who contradicts Piaget's theory on cognitive development is most likely to state that_______.

Which of the following terms refers to the imitation of an action that may have occurred hours, days, or even weeks earlier?

Which of the following is a symptom of Wernicke's aphasia?

Which of the following is a criticism of Piaget's theory on cognitive development?

Mirror neurons in humans are not connected with emotions.

Suppose Feriha, an infant, is familiar with a ball but not with a bat. When she is given a bat for the first time, she is able to distinguish between the two objects. This ability to discriminate between the two objects is referred to as _________.

Briefly describe each of the six substages of the sensorimotor stage.

A child is shown two objects for 20 seconds. After this, one of the objects is replaced and the infant spends more time looking at the new object. Which of the following processes does this represent?

What do Jean Piaget's schemes mean? How are assimilation and accommodation related to schemes?

By about eight months of age, cooing decreases markedly.

Infants who receive reminders before their memory is tested ________.

The development of object permanence is tied into the development of infants' _____.

Damage to Broca's area in the brain is likely to cause a condition called _____.

Which of the following is an example of a simple reflex?

Discuss the role of reinforcement in prelinguistic vocalization.

Which of the following is true of infant memory?

During a study, researchers tied one end of a ribbon to a brightly colored mobile and the other end to an infant's ankle. Which of the following did this study measure?

Explain how Jean Piaget noted an interesting error known as the A-not-B error. Do infants show the A-not-B error under all circumstances?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Developmeny

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Lifes Final Chapter

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