Question 1

Unlike Piaget, most researchers now believe that

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A)  the cognitive attainments of infancy develop in a neat, stepwise fashion. 
B)  young babies construe all mental representations out of sensorimotor activity. 
C)  even newborns process information much like adults. 
D)  infants have some built-in cognitive equipment for making sense of experience. 
A)  the cognitive attainments of infancy develop in a neat, stepwise fashion. 
B)  young babies construe all mental representations out of sensorimotor activity. 
C)  even newborns process information much like adults. 
D)  infants have some built-in cognitive equipment for making sense of experience. D

Question 2

A child's IQ score offers a way of finding out

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A)  individual strengths and weaknesses, as well as the mental and chronological age of the child. 
B)  whether the child is ahead, behind, or average in mental development compared to agemates. 
C)  the percentage of younger and older children who fall above or below the child's score. 
D)  how the child compares in mental development to younger and older children. 
A)  individual strengths and weaknesses, as well as the mental and chronological age of the child. 
B)  whether the child is ahead, behind, or average in mental development compared to agemates. 
C)  the percentage of younger and older children who fall above or below the child's score. 
D)  how the child compares in mental development to younger and older children. B

Question 3

The study of Simon, a deaf child born to deaf parents who were late learners of American Sign Language (ASL), illustrates children's

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A)  inability to acquire language without direct exposure to it. 
B)  remarkable capacity to invent language. 
C)  innate ability to acquire spoken language. 
D)  inability to acquire language beyond the sensitive period. 
A)  inability to acquire language without direct exposure to it. 
B)  remarkable capacity to invent language. 
C)  innate ability to acquire spoken language. 
D)  inability to acquire language beyond the sensitive period. B

Question 4

Korean toddlers develop object-sorting skills later than their English-speaking counterparts because

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A)  they are less likely to be given opportunities to physically manipulate objects. 
B)  English-speaking children develop language skills sooner than Korean-speaking children. 
C)  the English language is less complex than the Korean language. 
D)  the Korean language often omits object names from sentences. 
A)  they are less likely to be given opportunities to physically manipulate objects. 
B)  English-speaking children develop language skills sooner than Korean-speaking children. 
C)  the English language is less complex than the Korean language. 
D)  the Korean language often omits object names from sentences.

Question 5

According to Piaget, infants' very first schemes are

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A)  disorganized bits of information. 
B)  based on internal representations of experience. 
C)  sensorimotor action patterns. 
D)  deliberate and creative. 
A)  disorganized bits of information. 
B)  based on internal representations of experience. 
C)  sensorimotor action patterns. 
D)  deliberate and creative.

Question 6

Piaget concluded that babies make the A-not-B search error because

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A)  they cannot yet coordinate means-end action sequences. 
B)  appreciation of physical causality has not yet been attained. 
C)  the ability to engage in goal-directed behavior has not yet developed. 
D)  they do not have a clear image of the object as persisting when hidden from view. 
A)  they cannot yet coordinate means-end action sequences. 
B)  appreciation of physical causality has not yet been attained. 
C)  the ability to engage in goal-directed behavior has not yet developed. 
D)  they do not have a clear image of the object as persisting when hidden from view.

Question 7

In Piaget's theory, each time the back-and-forth movement between equilibrium and disequilibrium occurs,

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A)  children regress to a previous stage of development. 
B)  less effective schemes are produced. 
C)  children adapt more than they organize. 
D)  more effective schemes are produced. 
A)  children regress to a previous stage of development. 
B)  less effective schemes are produced. 
C)  children adapt more than they organize. 
D)  more effective schemes are produced.

Question 8

__________ enable(s) older toddlers to solve advanced object permanence problems involving invisible displacement.

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A)  Imitation 
B)  Reflexive schemes 
C)  Mental representation 
D)  Realistic props 
A)  Imitation 
B)  Reflexive schemes 
C)  Mental representation 
D)  Realistic props

Question 9

Two-year-old Greta pretends to bake a cake. Greta is demonstrating

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A)  object permanence. 
B)  core knowledge. 
C)  abstract thinking. 
D)  mental representation. 
A)  object permanence. 
B)  core knowledge. 
C)  abstract thinking. 
D)  mental representation.

Question 10

Telegraphic speech

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A)  usually contains significant grammatical errors. 
B)  focuses on high-content words. 
C)  emerges around age 3. 
D)  focuses on smaller, less important words. 
A)  usually contains significant grammatical errors. 
B)  focuses on high-content words. 
C)  emerges around age 3. 
D)  focuses on smaller, less important words.

Question 11

According to Piaget, __________ first occurs in Substage 4 of the sensorimotor period.

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A)  intentional, goal-directed behavior 
B)  chance behavior 
C)  repetition of interesting events 
D)  behavior repetition with variation 
A)  intentional, goal-directed behavior 
B)  chance behavior 
C)  repetition of interesting events 
D)  behavior repetition with variation

Question 12

Linguist Noam Chomsky reasoned that

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A)  children are born with a series of inborn modules that are specialized for different aspects of language acquisition. 
B)  reinforcement and imitation fully explain language development in toddlers and preschool-age children. 
C)  the rules of sentence organization are too complex to be directly taught to even a cognitively sophisticated young child. 
D)  children's innate desire to verbally interact with others promotes language development in all cultures. 
A)  children are born with a series of inborn modules that are specialized for different aspects of language acquisition. 
B)  reinforcement and imitation fully explain language development in toddlers and preschool-age children. 
C)  the rules of sentence organization are too complex to be directly taught to even a cognitively sophisticated young child. 
D)  children's innate desire to verbally interact with others promotes language development in all cultures.

Question 13

According to Piaget, in accommodation, children

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A)  build schemes through direct interaction with the environment. 
B)  create new schemes or adjust old ones. 
C)  use current schemes to interpret the external world. 
D)  rearrange schemes, linking them with other schemes. 
A)  build schemes through direct interaction with the environment. 
B)  create new schemes or adjust old ones. 
C)  use current schemes to interpret the external world. 
D)  rearrange schemes, linking them with other schemes.

Question 14

Sally and her granddaughter play peekaboo regularly. At first, Sally starts the game and her granddaughter is an amused observer. By 12 months, the granddaughter actively participates, trading roles with Sally. Sally is helping her granddaughter

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A)  learn how to overextend and underextend. 
B)  understand the turn-taking pattern of human conversation. 
C)  develop a referential style of communication. 
D)  understand telegraphic speech. 
A)  learn how to overextend and underextend. 
B)  understand the turn-taking pattern of human conversation. 
C)  develop a referential style of communication. 
D)  understand telegraphic speech.

Question 15

Recall

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A)  is not as challenging as recognition. 
B)  is the simplest form of memory. 
C)  involves remembering a stimulus with perceptual support. 
D)  improves steadily with age. 
A)  is not as challenging as recognition. 
B)  is the simplest form of memory. 
C)  involves remembering a stimulus with perceptual support. 
D)  improves steadily with age.

Question 16

Define and describe recognition and recall. Discuss the development of recall memory.

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Recognition is noticing when a stimulus

Question 17

According to Vygotsky, children master activities through

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A)  joint activities with more mature members of their society. 
B)  interaction with the physical environment. 
C)  operant conditioning and modeling. 
D)  a complicated system of trial and error. 
A)  joint activities with more mature members of their society. 
B)  interaction with the physical environment. 
C)  operant conditioning and modeling. 
D)  a complicated system of trial and error.

Question 18

Which of the following sounds is the best example of babbling?

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A)  "aaaaa" 
B)  "ooooo" 
C)  "rrrrr" 
D)  "nanana" 
A)  "aaaaa" 
B)  "ooooo" 
C)  "rrrrr" 
D)  "nanana"

Question 19

Research consistently shows that young children exposed to long hours of mediocre to poor-quality child care

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A)  score lower on cognitive measures only if they also come from low-SES homes. 
B)  score lower on language measures, but high on social skills, during the preschool years. 
C)  still show gains in cognitive, emotional, and social competence in the elementary school years. 
D)  score lower on measures of cognitive and language skills during the preschool and elementary school years. 
A)  score lower on cognitive measures only if they also come from low-SES homes. 
B)  score lower on language measures, but high on social skills, during the preschool years. 
C)  still show gains in cognitive, emotional, and social competence in the elementary school years. 
D)  score lower on measures of cognitive and language skills during the preschool and elementary school years.

Question 20

How well do infant and toddler mental tests predict later intelligence? What are some alternatives to the traditional tests?

Accepted Answer

Despite careful construction, most infan

Unlike Piaget, most researchers now believe that

A child's IQ score offers a way of finding out

The study of Simon, a deaf child born to deaf parents who were late learners of American Sign Language (ASL), illustrates children's

Korean toddlers develop object-sorting skills later than their English-speaking counterparts because

According to Piaget, infants' very first schemes are

Piaget concluded that babies make the A-not-B search error because

In Piaget's theory, each time the back-and-forth movement between equilibrium and disequilibrium occurs,

__________ enable(s) older toddlers to solve advanced object permanence problems involving invisible displacement.

Two-year-old Greta pretends to bake a cake. Greta is demonstrating

Telegraphic speech

According to Piaget, __________ first occurs in Substage 4 of the sensorimotor period.

Linguist Noam Chomsky reasoned that

According to Piaget, in accommodation, children

Sally and her granddaughter play peekaboo regularly. At first, Sally starts the game and her granddaughter is an amused observer. By 12 months, the granddaughter actively participates, trading roles with Sally. Sally is helping her granddaughter

Recall

Define and describe recognition and recall. Discuss the development of recall memory.

According to Vygotsky, children master activities through

Which of the following sounds is the best example of babbling?

Research consistently shows that young children exposed to long hours of mediocre to poor-quality child care

How well do infant and toddler mental tests predict later intelligence? What are some alternatives to the traditional tests?

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

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Exam 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Unlike Piaget, most researchers now believe that

A child's IQ score offers a way of finding out

The study of Simon, a deaf child born to deaf parents who were late learners of American Sign Language (ASL), illustrates children's

Korean toddlers develop object-sorting skills later than their English-speaking counterparts because

According to Piaget, infants' very first schemes are

Piaget concluded that babies make the A-not-B search error because

In Piaget's theory, each time the back-and-forth movement between equilibrium and disequilibrium occurs,

__________ enable(s) older toddlers to solve advanced object permanence problems involving invisible displacement.

Two-year-old Greta pretends to bake a cake. Greta is demonstrating

Telegraphic speech

According to Piaget, __________ first occurs in Substage 4 of the sensorimotor period.

Linguist Noam Chomsky reasoned that

According to Piaget, in accommodation, children

Sally and her granddaughter play peekaboo regularly. At first, Sally starts the game and her granddaughter is an amused observer. By 12 months, the granddaughter actively participates, trading roles with Sally. Sally is helping her granddaughter

Recall

Define and describe recognition and recall. Discuss the development of recall memory.

According to Vygotsky, children master activities through

Which of the following sounds is the best example of babbling?

Research consistently shows that young children exposed to long hours of mediocre to poor-quality child care

How well do infant and toddler mental tests predict later intelligence? What are some alternatives to the traditional tests?

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

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