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

Infant Timmy has been babbling for several months. What is his next likely linguistic milestone?

Research shows that as early as two months of age, infants can recall past events.

Describe three limitations of Piaget's theory, according to critics.

Four-week-old Dixie appears to understand that when you push a cup over the edge of a table, the cup will fall to the ground. Such an understanding would provide support for the concept of

Which child is most likely using private speech during a piano lesson?

The belief that an inanimate object has lifelike properties is called _______________.

When presented with a strong or unfamiliar stimulus, humans will automatically attend to the stimulus. This reaction is referred to as a(n)_______________ response.

The ____ principle of counting states that number names must be counted in the same sequence.

As a Piagetian, Avery would consider ____ the highest accomplishment of the sensorimotor period of development.

Trevor is visiting his dad's office on a take-your-son-to-work day. Just after they arrive, Trevor's dad's boss bursts into the room and screams at the dad about a poorly written report he submitted. All the time that he is being berated, Trevor's dad keeps smiling. Once the boss has left, Trevor turns to his dad and says, "You really must like it when your boss hollers at you." Trevor's lack of understanding that one's internal state may not match an external state is best explained by the concept of

Linguistic intonation is best described as a variation in sound

According to Piaget, when a new experience is readily incorporated into an existing scheme, _______________ is occurring.

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

A child using the one-to-one principle to count would always begin counting starting with the number one.

Jeanne has just learned to talk and often says things like "I want it" or "Come here" or "Where did he go?" Jeanne is exhibiting

The theory that human infants are born with a rudimentary knowledge of the world and they use their experience to expand this knowledge underlies the ____ hypothesis.

Piaget described a scheme as a psychological structure that

Preschoolers who watch the television show Sesame Street have been shown to ____ in kindergarten than children who have not watched the show.

How many phonemes are in the word "test?"

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