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

Sylvester has just learned how to pick up his cat named Chester, who likes to be picked up and does not put up any struggle. Later, Sylvester tries to pick up another cat named Thai, who scratches when held. The fact that Sylvester learns to leave Thai alone after he has been scratched provides a good example of

What would be the most effective way to assess phonological memory in a 2-year-old?

Ed knows what a horse is but has never seen nor heard of a camel. When Ed sees his first camel, he says "horsey." Ed's reaction is best explained by the process of

By 4 years of age, children sometimes realize that a message is vague or confusing, but they often don't ask speakers to clarify their intent.

Which is not a Piagetian-based implication for teaching?

Seven-month-old LeBron appears to possess a sense of "naïve physics." Which of LeBron's actions would indicate that he does possess this sense?

What can be done to improve the credibility of the testimony of a child?

When dealing with young infants, why is infant-directed speech preferred over normal adult speech?

Object permanence involves understanding that something exists even when it is out of our sensory awareness.

Michael, who is a preoperational thinker, watches as a movie character appears to turn from a nice teenager into a werewolf. What is Michael's most likely reaction?

Piaget used the three-mountain problem to assess a child's level of

When first attempting to learn English as a second language, Olga spent a great deal of time converting similar English sounds into Russian equivalents. Later, she spent more time generating new, non-Russian language ideas. Piaget would describe this change as involving

Private speech is a form of verbal communication a child uses when talking to his or her best friend.

When 3-month-old Rosita says "ahhhhhhhh," she is

An information-processing theorist would most likely conceptualize all built-in neural structures that assist the operations of the mind as

According to the principle of guided participation, cognitive growth results from

Which best describes a linguistic babble?

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

The inability to see the world from any perspective but your own is called egocentrism.

Which best exemplifies the core knowledge hypothesis?