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

Which speech sound is always a single vowel-like sound?

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

Between early and later childhood, schemes tend to have more ____ properties.

Francesca does a pretty good job of completing spelling problems but does much better if she is given direction by her teacher. The difference between what Francesca can do alone and with assistance is best defined in terms of her

Which best exemplifies intersubjectivity?

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

Discuss the concepts of naive physics and biology. Be sure to both describe some of the common elements of thinking children use to differentiate living organism and inanimate objects. Also, describe the role of teleological explanations in this thought process.

By definition, attention determines

In order to overcome a state of disequilibrium, a child must

One criticism of Piaget's theory is that it

As a typical two-year-old, Webster would have a vocabulary of

The core knowledge hypothesis is very compatible with notions of naive physics and naive biology.

The defining characteristic of centration is ____ thought.

How did Piaget and Vygotsky view the "journey" of cognitive development?

The fundamental premise of teleological explanations is that living things

Scaffolding involves a teaching style in which assistance is always

The mutual shared understanding among participants in an activity is referred to as

When asked to describe why storm clouds travel so slowly in the sky, Sirius gives several interesting answers. Which of her answers provides the best example of animism?

Adam waves "bye-bye" when he leaves the room and pretends to eat imaginary food. In other words, Adam is

In what way are newborns more linguistically sophisticated than the average adult?