Question 1

Which of the following is used in the Bayley Scales of Infant Development?

Accepted Answer

A)  A scale measuring the environmental influences on an infant 
B)  A behavior rating scale 
C)  A scale measuring the cultural influences on an infant 
D)  A maternal behavior scale 
A)  A scale measuring the environmental influences on an infant 
B)  A behavior rating scale 
C)  A scale measuring the cultural influences on an infant 
D)  A maternal behavior scale

Question 2

Screening infants does not help detect early signs of sensory or neurological problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Mirror neurons are found only in humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Paul is a six-month-old baby who loves playing with his toy truck. Every time he picks his truck up, he says "ooh," and every time he drops it back on the floor he says "aah." In this scenario, Paul is ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Benjamin is a two-month-old baby who accidentally discovers his thumbs. He waves them around for a while and then sticks one of them in his mouth. He repeats this for a few times. Benjamin's behavior is an example of________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a primary circular reaction. 
B)  a secondary circular reaction. 
C)  a tertiary circular reaction. 
D)  echolalia quaternary circular reaction. 
A)  a primary circular reaction. 
B)  a secondary circular reaction. 
C)  a tertiary circular reaction. 
D)  echolalia quaternary circular reaction.

Question 7

Which of the following infants is illustrating the presence of visual recognition memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Janet laughs loudly when her mother tickles her. 
B)  Percy wriggles his toes when he wants his mother to pick him up and often cries if he is not picked. 
C)  Pierce spends more time looking at the picture of a new person rather than the familiar picture of his mother. 
D)  Angelica stacks blocks on top of each other to make a tower. 
A)  Janet laughs loudly when her mother tickles her. 
B)  Percy wriggles his toes when he wants his mother to pick him up and often cries if he is not picked. 
C)  Pierce spends more time looking at the picture of a new person rather than the familiar picture of his mother. 
D)  Angelica stacks blocks on top of each other to make a tower.

Question 8

According to Piaget, the first stage of cognitive development is called the _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  preoperational stage 
B)  formal operational stage 
C)  sensorimotor stage 
D)  concrete operational stage 
A)  preoperational stage 
B)  formal operational stage 
C)  sensorimotor stage 
D)  concrete operational stage

Question 9

True words are symbols of morality and emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to the first substage of the sensorimotor stage, reflexes at birth tend to be _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotypical 
B)  premeditated 
C)  changeable 
D)  nuanced 
A)  stereotypical 
B)  premeditated 
C)  changeable 
D)  nuanced

Question 11

At how many months of age did Piaget believe that deferred imitation tends to appear?

Accepted Answer

A)  8 
B)  14 
C)  18 
D)  12 
A)  8 
B)  14 
C)  18 
D)  12

Question 12

It has been demonstrated that, from age to age, individual differences in capacity for visual recognition memory _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  are stable. 
B)  increase dramatically. 
C)  increase gradually. 
D)  decrease dramatically. 
A)  are stable. 
B)  increase dramatically. 
C)  increase gradually. 
D)  decrease dramatically.

Question 13

Discuss prelinguistic vocalization.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. B. F. Skinner stated

Question 14

The standard deviation of utterance is the average number of morphemes that communicators use in their sentences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following are witnessed during the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tertiary circular reactions 
B)  Concrete identifications of objects 
C)  Naming conventions 
D)  Abstract information development 
A)  Tertiary circular reactions 
B)  Concrete identifications of objects 
C)  Naming conventions 
D)  Abstract information development

Question 16

Julia was working on her laptop one day and her 18-month-old daughter was sitting on her lap. A week later, when she was working on her laptop again, her daughter reached out from her lap and started pressing the keys of the laptop. In this scenario, Julia's daughter is displaying________.

Accepted Answer

A)  echolalia. 
B)  deferred imitation. 
C)  a primary circular reaction. 
D)  object permanence. 
A)  echolalia. 
B)  deferred imitation. 
C)  a primary circular reaction. 
D)  object permanence.

Question 17

Infants' first sentences are typically one-word utterances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Discuss the various structures of the brain that are involved in language development.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Many parts of the bra

Question 19

The Bayley scales is one of a number of tests that have been developed to screen infants for sensory or neurological problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What are mirror neurons? Explain mirror neurons in humans.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Mirror neurons, found

Which of the following is used in the Bayley Scales of Infant Development?

Screening infants does not help detect early signs of sensory or neurological problems.

Mirror neurons are found only in humans.

Paul is a six-month-old baby who loves playing with his toy truck. Every time he picks his truck up, he says "ooh," and every time he drops it back on the floor he says "aah." In this scenario, Paul is ________.

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

Benjamin is a two-month-old baby who accidentally discovers his thumbs. He waves them around for a while and then sticks one of them in his mouth. He repeats this for a few times. Benjamin's behavior is an example of________.

Which of the following infants is illustrating the presence of visual recognition memory?

According to Piaget, the first stage of cognitive development is called the _________.

True words are symbols of morality and emotions.

According to the first substage of the sensorimotor stage, reflexes at birth tend to be _____.

At how many months of age did Piaget believe that deferred imitation tends to appear?

It has been demonstrated that, from age to age, individual differences in capacity for visual recognition memory _______.

Discuss prelinguistic vocalization.

The standard deviation of utterance is the average number of morphemes that communicators use in their sentences.

Which of the following are witnessed during the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development?

Julia was working on her laptop one day and her 18-month-old daughter was sitting on her lap. A week later, when she was working on her laptop again, her daughter reached out from her lap and started pressing the keys of the laptop. In this scenario, Julia's daughter is displaying________.

Infants' first sentences are typically one-word utterances.

Discuss the various structures of the brain that are involved in language development.

The Bayley scales is one of a number of tests that have been developed to screen infants for sensory or neurological problems.

What are mirror neurons? Explain mirror neurons in humans.

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 of the following is used in the Bayley Scales of Infant Development?

Screening infants does not help detect early signs of sensory or neurological problems.

Mirror neurons are found only in humans.

Paul is a six-month-old baby who loves playing with his toy truck. Every time he picks his truck up, he says "ooh," and every time he drops it back on the floor he says "aah." In this scenario, Paul is ________.

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

Benjamin is a two-month-old baby who accidentally discovers his thumbs. He waves them around for a while and then sticks one of them in his mouth. He repeats this for a few times. Benjamin's behavior is an example of________.

Which of the following infants is illustrating the presence of visual recognition memory?

According to Piaget, the first stage of cognitive development is called the _________.

True words are symbols of morality and emotions.

According to the first substage of the sensorimotor stage, reflexes at birth tend to be _____.

At how many months of age did Piaget believe that deferred imitation tends to appear?

It has been demonstrated that, from age to age, individual differences in capacity for visual recognition memory _______.

Discuss prelinguistic vocalization.

The standard deviation of utterance is the average number of morphemes that communicators use in their sentences.

Which of the following are witnessed during the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development?

Julia was working on her laptop one day and her 18-month-old daughter was sitting on her lap. A week later, when she was working on her laptop again, her daughter reached out from her lap and started pressing the keys of the laptop. In this scenario, Julia's daughter is displaying________.

Infants' first sentences are typically one-word utterances.

Discuss the various structures of the brain that are involved in language development.

The Bayley scales is one of a number of tests that have been developed to screen infants for sensory or neurological problems.

What are mirror neurons? Explain mirror neurons in humans.

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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