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

According to Piaget, which statement is true regarding the stages of thinking?

Five-year-old Westly hears the sentence, "Westly, quit clowning around." He knows all the other words, but he has never heard the word "clowning" before. The fact that he understands that the word "clowning" must be referring to what he is currently doing is best explained as involving ____ cues.

During underextension, a word is used too broadly.

Which is a key cue used by infants when attempting to identify whether a sound represents a word?

Which best exemplifies intersubjectivity?

Phonological memory is defined as the ability to recall a visual image after the passage of time.

Piaget used the term ____ to describe the process by which new experiences are easily incorporated into existing schemes.

A commitment to a teleological explanation means believing that all living things exist for a purpose.

An individual using guided participation would pair up a less skilled student with a more skilled student on some structured activity.

On her way to the United States for the first time from her home country, non-English-speaking Yasini has a baby aboard her sea transport vessel. Describe how Yasini's baby will be affected in language development by growing up in a country with a language that is different than Yasini's native language.

According to Piaget, which normally developing child would most likely have just begun to engage in preoperational thinking?

Which is the best example of a question designed to assess autobiographical memory?

The phrase "out of sight, out of mind" best exemplifies the Piagetian concept of

An expressive style vocabulary consists of many names for people, objects, and actions.

Research shows that infants as young as ____ can differentiate two objects from three objects.

Preoperational children often think in a manner consistent with the idea that appearance is reality.

Thirteen-month-old Olaf has begun to raise the pitch of his voice at the end of a babble. If Olaf is being raised by English-speaking parents, his behavior may reflect the precursor of his ability to

While visiting a zoo, 5-month-old Leo is frightened by a roaring lion and starts to cry. By the time Leo is 1 year old, he appears to have forgotten this event and actually enjoys movies with lions. Based on memory research, how might you get Leo to exhibit the original fear response?

Memory research suggests that

One-year-old Peyton notices that when his dad, Archie, is watching football on television, he shouts at the screen. The next time a football game come on, Peyton shouts at the screen. Peyton's behavior best exemplifies