Question 1

Which substage of the sensorimotor stage lasts from eight to twelve months of age?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first substage 
B)  The second substage 
C)  The third substage 
D)  The fourth substage 
A)  The first substage 
B)  The second substage 
C)  The third substage 
D)  The fourth substage

Question 2

Which of the following questions is the primary focus of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  How children perceive and mentally represent the world? 
B)  How children enter puberty and undergo physical changes? 
C)  How children deal with infectious diseases? 
D)  How children with developmental disorders behave? 
A)  How children perceive and mentally represent the world? 
B)  How children enter puberty and undergo physical changes? 
C)  How children deal with infectious diseases? 
D)  How children with developmental disorders behave?

Question 3

Research has found that neonates adjusted their rate of sucking to hear a recording of their mother reading a story she had read aloud during the last weeks of pregnancy. This provides evidence that________.

Accepted Answer

A)  neonates demonstrate memory for stimuli to which they have been exposed previously. 
B)  a neonate's mind is a blank slate. 
C)  neonates develop object permanence long before they are born. 
D)  a neonate's cognitive development is tied to discrete stages. 
A)  neonates demonstrate memory for stimuli to which they have been exposed previously. 
B)  a neonate's mind is a blank slate. 
C)  neonates develop object permanence long before they are born. 
D)  a neonate's cognitive development is tied to discrete stages.

Question 4

Which of the following is an accurate statement about neonates?

Accepted Answer

A)  They continuously lose weight for almost one month. 
B)  They do not show a tendency to respond to objects that are not within their immediate sensory grasp. 
C)  They are capable of searching for hidden objects. 
D)  They cannot move their heads to the side but are capable of tracking things with their eyes. 
A)  They continuously lose weight for almost one month. 
B)  They do not show a tendency to respond to objects that are not within their immediate sensory grasp. 
C)  They are capable of searching for hidden objects. 
D)  They cannot move their heads to the side but are capable of tracking things with their eyes.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Laborious and patterned speech 
B)  Short stature and infertility 
C)  A rounded face and a protruding tongue 
D)  Inability to understand speech 
A)  Laborious and patterned speech 
B)  Short stature and infertility 
C)  A rounded face and a protruding tongue 
D)  Inability to understand speech

Question 6

Which substage of the sensorimotor stage lasts from twelve to eighteen months of age?

Accepted Answer

A)  The second substage 
B)  The third substage 
C)  The fourth substage 
D)  The fifth substage 
A)  The second substage 
B)  The third substage 
C)  The fourth substage 
D)  The fifth substage

Question 7

The average number of morphemes that communicators use in their sentences is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the mean length of language 
B)  the standard deviation of language 
C)  the standard deviation of utterance 
D)  the mean length of utterance 
A)  the mean length of language 
B)  the standard deviation of language 
C)  the standard deviation of utterance 
D)  the mean length of utterance

Question 8

Which of the following is a similarity between cooing and babbling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both do not represent objects or actions. 
B)  Both sound like human speech. 
C)  Both are related to experiences of pain. 
D)  Both are used to express meaning. 
A)  Both do not represent objects or actions. 
B)  Both sound like human speech. 
C)  Both are related to experiences of pain. 
D)  Both are used to express meaning.

Question 9

When infants babble, they tend to produce _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  incomplete sentences. 
B)  only vowel sounds. 
C)  complete sentences of five to six words. 
D)  combinations of consonants and vowels. 
A)  incomplete sentences. 
B)  only vowel sounds. 
C)  complete sentences of five to six words. 
D)  combinations of consonants and vowels.

Question 10

Larry is talking to his ten-month-old son. He wants his son to call him "daddy" and he keeps repeating the word "daddy" to his son. He is delighted when his son responds with "dada." In this scenario, Larry's son is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cooing. 
B)  babbling. 
C)  humming. 
D)  murmuring. 
A)  cooing. 
B)  babbling. 
C)  humming. 
D)  murmuring.

Question 11

Infant memory can be improved if infants receive a reminder after their memory is tested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Piaget, children's cognitive processes:

Accepted Answer

A)  develop only after the second year. 
B)  develop in an orderly sequence of stages. 
C)  develop only after the first year. 
D)  begin from the preoperational stage. 
A)  develop only after the second year. 
B)  develop in an orderly sequence of stages. 
C)  develop only after the first year. 
D)  begin from the preoperational stage.

Question 13

The motor scale in the Bayley Scales of Infant Development assesses _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  attention span 
B)  goal directedness 
C)  standing skills 
D)  emotional development 
A)  attention span 
B)  goal directedness 
C)  standing skills 
D)  emotional development

Question 14

Higher visual recognition scores in infancy are related to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  attention deficit disorder in later childhood. 
B)  poorer memory skills in later childhood. 
C)  higher emotional quotient scores in later childhood. 
D)  higher IQ scores in later childhood. 
A)  attention deficit disorder in later childhood. 
B)  poorer memory skills in later childhood. 
C)  higher emotional quotient scores in later childhood. 
D)  higher IQ scores in later childhood.

Question 15

Memory improves dramatically between five to ten years of age and then again by the age of 18.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following rating scales in the Bayley Scales of Infant Development assesses attention span?

Accepted Answer

A)  The behavior rating scale 
B)  The mental scale 
C)  The motor scale 
D)  The emotion scale 
A)  The behavior rating scale 
B)  The mental scale 
C)  The motor scale 
D)  The emotion scale

Question 17

The angular gyrus "translates" visual information, such as spoken words, into visual information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Jay is a 12-month-old infant. He often starts making sounds like "ha-ba-ba-ba-ba-ha." This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  intonation 
B)  echolalia 
C)  deferred imitation 
D)  cooing 
A)  intonation 
B)  echolalia 
C)  deferred imitation 
D)  cooing

Question 19

Latifa knows that kittens are animals. Her mother tells her that puppies are also animals. Latifa then modifies her existing scheme of animals to include puppies. This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation 
B)  conditioning 
C)  differentiation 
D)  accommodation 
A)  assimilation 
B)  conditioning 
C)  differentiation 
D)  accommodation

Question 20

Which of the following is a difference between the surface structure and the deep structure of language?

Accepted Answer

A)  Surface structure includes prelinguistic vocalizations like cooing and babbling, whereas deep structure includes holophrases and telegraphic speech. 
B)  Surface structure is the superficial grammatical construction of a sentence, whereas deep structure is the underlying meaning of a sentence. 
C)  Surface structure is the number of words one understands, whereas deep structure is the number of words one can use in a sentence. 
D)  Surface structure is the automatic repetition of sounds or words, whereas deep structure is the use of pitches of varying levels to help communicate meaning. 
A)  Surface structure includes prelinguistic vocalizations like cooing and babbling, whereas deep structure includes holophrases and telegraphic speech. 
B)  Surface structure is the superficial grammatical construction of a sentence, whereas deep structure is the underlying meaning of a sentence. 
C)  Surface structure is the number of words one understands, whereas deep structure is the number of words one can use in a sentence. 
D)  Surface structure is the automatic repetition of sounds or words, whereas deep structure is the use of pitches of varying levels to help communicate meaning.

Which substage of the sensorimotor stage lasts from eight to twelve months of age?

Which of the following questions is the primary focus of cognitive development?

Research has found that neonates adjusted their rate of sucking to hear a recording of their mother reading a story she had read aloud during the last weeks of pregnancy. This provides evidence that________.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about neonates?

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

Which substage of the sensorimotor stage lasts from twelve to eighteen months of age?

The average number of morphemes that communicators use in their sentences is called ________.

Which of the following is a similarity between cooing and babbling?

When infants babble, they tend to produce _________.

Larry is talking to his ten-month-old son. He wants his son to call him "daddy" and he keeps repeating the word "daddy" to his son. He is delighted when his son responds with "dada." In this scenario, Larry's son is ________.

Infant memory can be improved if infants receive a reminder after their memory is tested.

According to Piaget, children's cognitive processes:

The motor scale in the Bayley Scales of Infant Development assesses _____.

Higher visual recognition scores in infancy are related to ______.

Memory improves dramatically between five to ten years of age and then again by the age of 18.

Which of the following rating scales in the Bayley Scales of Infant Development assesses attention span?

The angular gyrus "translates" visual information, such as spoken words, into visual information.

Jay is a 12-month-old infant. He often starts making sounds like "ha-ba-ba-ba-ba-ha." This is an example of _____.

Latifa knows that kittens are animals. Her mother tells her that puppies are also animals. Latifa then modifies her existing scheme of animals to include puppies. This is an example of _____.

Which of the following is a difference between the surface structure and the deep structure of language?

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

Which substage of the sensorimotor stage lasts from eight to twelve months of age?

Which of the following questions is the primary focus of cognitive development?

Research has found that neonates adjusted their rate of sucking to hear a recording of their mother reading a story she had read aloud during the last weeks of pregnancy. This provides evidence that________.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about neonates?

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

Which substage of the sensorimotor stage lasts from twelve to eighteen months of age?

The average number of morphemes that communicators use in their sentences is called ________.

Which of the following is a similarity between cooing and babbling?

When infants babble, they tend to produce _________.

Larry is talking to his ten-month-old son. He wants his son to call him "daddy" and he keeps repeating the word "daddy" to his son. He is delighted when his son responds with "dada." In this scenario, Larry's son is ________.

Infant memory can be improved if infants receive a reminder after their memory is tested.

According to Piaget, children's cognitive processes:

The motor scale in the Bayley Scales of Infant Development assesses _____.

Higher visual recognition scores in infancy are related to ______.

Memory improves dramatically between five to ten years of age and then again by the age of 18.

Which of the following rating scales in the Bayley Scales of Infant Development assesses attention span?

The angular gyrus "translates" visual information, such as spoken words, into visual information.

Jay is a 12-month-old infant. He often starts making sounds like "ha-ba-ba-ba-ba-ha." This is an example of _____.

Latifa knows that kittens are animals. Her mother tells her that puppies are also animals. Latifa then modifies her existing scheme of animals to include puppies. This is an example of _____.

Which of the following is a difference between the surface structure and the deep structure of language?

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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