Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Which part of the information processing system is an unlimited store that holds information indefinitely?

Why is categorization an important process in memory?

Why is the information processing approach to measuring infant intelligence predictive of later intellectual ability?

What other theoretical viewpoint is consistent with beliefs of core knowledge theorists?

A concept, idea, and way of interacting on the world is called a(an):

Carter is an infant who enjoys playing patty-cake with his mother. Carter doesn't do the hand motions to patty-cake all the time, but when his mother sits down in front of him and puts her hands together, he starts doing the hand motions. Where is Carter's knowledge of the hand motions to patty-cake stored?

What type of studies would a researcher employ to gather information about infant memory?

What perspective explains that infants are born with several innate knowledge systems, or core domains of thought, that enable early rapid learning and adaptation?

Abigail has a puppy. She loves to hold the puppy in her lap and pet it. She visits her grandma's house. Her grandma has bird. The bird does not like to be held or it will bite. Abigail at first tries to grab the bird to hold it and it nips her finger. She learns that she must just pet the bird when it is in the cage. What cognitive process did Abigail need to use?

Danny had a head injury that resulted in his inability to speak fluently. He would mix up words in a sentence, so instead of saying "Mommy pick me up" he would say "up pick Mommy me." What area of Danny's brain was damaged?

What is it called when a person integrates a new experience into a preexisting schema?

What propels a child to move through the four stages of cognitive development proposed by Piaget?

What does the information processing approach to studying intelligence in infancy examine?

Much core knowledge research employs looking paradigms, in which infants' visual preferences are measured as indicators of what they know.

What happens when there is damage to Broca's area in the brain?

Carrie's mother gives her a big smile and says "good job" every time Carrie says "thank you." Which perspective on language development is this an example of?

What cognitive skill results in an infant's ability to attend to and learn from television and video?

The structure of the information processing system remains the same throughout the lifespan.

What part of the information processing system is considered to be a control processor that directs the flow of information and regulates cognitive activities such as attention, action, and problem solving?

The Bayley-III is not predictive of later intelligence because the items measured on the Bayley-III are not measured by childhood intelligence tests.