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

A memory for some significant life event is called a(n) ____ memory.

The fundamental premise of teleological explanations is that living things

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

Which child does Piaget's theory have the most difficulty explaining?

Dr. Eco has a strong belief that global warming is a theoretical myth. In recent years, however, the increased rate of polar ice cap melt has forced him to alter his theory, and he is now a strong advocate against greenhouse pollutants. A Piagetian would most likely describe Dr. Eco's theoretical conversion in terms of

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

Five-year-old Brian hears the sentence, "Brian, 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.

Which best exemplifies the core knowledge hypothesis?

According to the principle of guided participation, cognitive growth results from

What would be the most effective way to assess phonological memory in a two-year-old?

During accommodation, a new experience is incorporated into an existing scheme without modification.

Tucker is asked to count the toes on his left foot and report the total. Tucker says, "1, 4, 5, 2, 3. There are three!" Tucker is demonstrating the ____ principle of counting.

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 statement best exemplifies the concept of essentialism?

Improvements in infant memory that occur around six months after birth may be the result of development in the ____ area of the brain.

According to Vygotsky, ____ speech is another term for thought.

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

Define and provide an example of overextension, underextension, a referential style, an expressive linguistic style, and telegraphic speech.

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

When three-month-old Rosita says "ahhhhhhhh," she is