Question 1

Research suggests that infants __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  can discriminate quantities up to five 
B)  have basic numerical knowledge 
C)  can multiply and divide single-digit problems 
D)  experience cognitive change abruptly 
A)  can discriminate quantities up to five 
B)  have basic numerical knowledge 
C)  can multiply and divide single-digit problems 
D)  experience cognitive change abruptly

Question 2

After watching 3-year-old Shana drop her raisins into a cup, 10-month-old Nicholas copies her and drops his raisins into a cup. Nicholas is in Substage __________ of the sensorimotor period substages.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 3

Derrick speaks to his son using short sentences with high-pitched, exaggerated expression and clear gestures to support verbal meaning. Derrick is using __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a referential style 
B)  an expressive style 
C)  infant-directed speech 
D)  telegraphic speech 
A)  a referential style 
B)  an expressive style 
C)  infant-directed speech 
D)  telegraphic speech

Question 4

The more time caregivers and infants spend in joint play with objects, the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  slower babies' vocabulary growth 
B)  earlier babies use preverbal gestures 
C)  later babies say their first word 
D)  more often caregivers speak for infants 
A)  slower babies' vocabulary growth 
B)  earlier babies use preverbal gestures 
C)  later babies say their first word 
D)  more often caregivers speak for infants

Question 5

Two-year-old Laura dropped a block into her toy box. She then dropped a cup, a car, and a doll-some gently, and some with force. Laura's modification of her dropping scheme is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  equilibrium 
B)  organization 
C)  accommodation 
D)  assimilation 
A)  equilibrium 
B)  organization 
C)  accommodation 
D)  assimilation

Question 6

According to Vygotsky, make-believe, like other complex mental activities, is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  first learned under the guidance of experts 
B)  discovered once toddlers are capable of representational schemes 
C)  a core domain of thought, prewired at birth to support rapid development 
D)  an automatic process, so well-learned that it requires no space in working memory 
A)  first learned under the guidance of experts 
B)  discovered once toddlers are capable of representational schemes 
C)  a core domain of thought, prewired at birth to support rapid development 
D)  an automatic process, so well-learned that it requires no space in working memory

Question 7

At all ages, __________ develops ahead of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  overextension; underextension 
B)  production; comprehension 
C)  comprehension; production 
D)  telegraphic speech; babbling 
A)  overextension; underextension 
B)  production; comprehension 
C)  comprehension; production 
D)  telegraphic speech; babbling

Question 8

Research on infantile amnesia suggests that adults typically cannot remember events that happened during the first few years of life because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  early memories are stored in an explicit memory system that makes recall difficult 
B)  young children rely too heavily on verbal memory techniques 
C)  long-term memory does not emerge until around age 7 
D)  they cannot translate early preverbal memories into language 
A)  early memories are stored in an explicit memory system that makes recall difficult 
B)  young children rely too heavily on verbal memory techniques 
C)  long-term memory does not emerge until around age 7 
D)  they cannot translate early preverbal memories into language

Question 9

Chomsky's LAD is a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  device that allows parents to directly teach language to children 
B)  linguistic tutoring device by which parents provide children assistance in learning grammatical rules 
C)  computer device that attempts to generate the linguistic rules that are needed for language acquisition 
D)  innate language system that enables children to understand and speak in a rule-oriented fashion 
A)  device that allows parents to directly teach language to children 
B)  linguistic tutoring device by which parents provide children assistance in learning grammatical rules 
C)  computer device that attempts to generate the linguistic rules that are needed for language acquisition 
D)  innate language system that enables children to understand and speak in a rule-oriented fashion

Question 10

According to Noam Chomsky, all children have a __________ device that contains a universal grammar.

Accepted Answer

A)  language acquisition 
B)  listening 
C)  speaking 
D)  neurotransmission 
A)  language acquisition 
B)  listening 
C)  speaking 
D)  neurotransmission

Question 11

The extent to which parents __________ contributes strongly to early language progress.

Accepted Answer

A)  provide toys or interesting activities for children 
B)  actively teach children letters and sounds 
C)  talk to infants and toddlers 
D)  speak to each other and to other adults 
A)  provide toys or interesting activities for children 
B)  actively teach children letters and sounds 
C)  talk to infants and toddlers 
D)  speak to each other and to other adults

Question 12

Four-month-old Michaela groups stimuli on the basis of shape and size. This means that Michaela is able to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  habituate 
B)  categorize 
C)  defer imitation 
D)  sustain attention 
A)  habituate 
B)  categorize 
C)  defer imitation 
D)  sustain attention

Question 13

__________ is more challenging than __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Recall; recognition 
B)  Recognition; short-term recall 
C)  Recognition; long-term recall 
D)  Identification; retrieval 
A)  Recall; recognition 
B)  Recognition; short-term recall 
C)  Recognition; long-term recall 
D)  Identification; retrieval

Question 14

The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) is a checklist for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  determining whether a child is ahead, behind, or on time in mental development 
B)  gathering information about the quality of a child's home life 
C)  making long-term predictions about a child's later intelligence 
D)  measuring cognitive skills, such as object permanence and categorization 
A)  determining whether a child is ahead, behind, or on time in mental development 
B)  gathering information about the quality of a child's home life 
C)  making long-term predictions about a child's later intelligence 
D)  measuring cognitive skills, such as object permanence and categorization

Question 15

Laboratory research suggests that deferred imitation is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  possible at birth 
B)  present at 6 weeks of age 
C)  not possible until mastery of object permanence 
D)  a skill that only develops in Western cultures 
A)  possible at birth 
B)  present at 6 weeks of age 
C)  not possible until mastery of object permanence 
D)  a skill that only develops in Western cultures

Question 16

Most infant tests predict __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  school achievement well 
B)  later intelligence poorly 
C)  motor responses poorly 
D)  adult vocational success well 
A)  school achievement well 
B)  later intelligence poorly 
C)  motor responses poorly 
D)  adult vocational success well

Question 17

Chomsky believed that children __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have to be taught the complex rules of sentence organization 
B)  discover the rules of grammar by listening to more skilled older children and adults 
C)  can understand and speak in a rule-oriented fashion as soon as they pick up enough words 
D)  can master a grammatically complex language system if they experience a highly stimulating environment 
A)  have to be taught the complex rules of sentence organization 
B)  discover the rules of grammar by listening to more skilled older children and adults 
C)  can understand and speak in a rule-oriented fashion as soon as they pick up enough words 
D)  can master a grammatically complex language system if they experience a highly stimulating environment

Research suggests that infants __________.

After watching 3-year-old Shana drop her raisins into a cup, 10-month-old Nicholas copies her and drops his raisins into a cup. Nicholas is in Substage __________ of the sensorimotor period substages.

Derrick speaks to his son using short sentences with high-pitched, exaggerated expression and clear gestures to support verbal meaning. Derrick is using __________.

The more time caregivers and infants spend in joint play with objects, the __________.

Two-year-old Laura dropped a block into her toy box. She then dropped a cup, a car, and a doll-some gently, and some with force. Laura's modification of her dropping scheme is an example of __________.

According to Vygotsky, make-believe, like other complex mental activities, is __________.

At all ages, develops ahead of .

Research on infantile amnesia suggests that adults typically cannot remember events that happened during the first few years of life because __________.

Chomsky's LAD is a(n) __________.

According to Noam Chomsky, all children have a __________ device that contains a universal grammar.

The extent to which parents __________ contributes strongly to early language progress.

Four-month-old Michaela groups stimuli on the basis of shape and size. This means that Michaela is able to __________.

is more challenging than .

The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) is a checklist for __________.

Laboratory research suggests that deferred imitation is __________.

Most infant tests predict __________.

Chomsky believed that children __________.

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 and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Research suggests that infants __________.

After watching 3-year-old Shana drop her raisins into a cup, 10-month-old Nicholas copies her and drops his raisins into a cup. Nicholas is in Substage __________ of the sensorimotor period substages.

Derrick speaks to his son using short sentences with high-pitched, exaggerated expression and clear gestures to support verbal meaning. Derrick is using __________.

The more time caregivers and infants spend in joint play with objects, the __________.

Two-year-old Laura dropped a block into her toy box. She then dropped a cup, a car, and a doll-some gently, and some with force. Laura's modification of her dropping scheme is an example of __________.

According to Vygotsky, make-believe, like other complex mental activities, is __________.

At all ages, __________ develops ahead of __________.

Research on infantile amnesia suggests that adults typically cannot remember events that happened during the first few years of life because __________.

Chomsky's LAD is a(n) __________.

According to Noam Chomsky, all children have a __________ device that contains a universal grammar.

The extent to which parents __________ contributes strongly to early language progress.

Four-month-old Michaela groups stimuli on the basis of shape and size. This means that Michaela is able to __________.

__________ is more challenging than __________.

The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) is a checklist for __________.

Laboratory research suggests that deferred imitation is __________.

Most infant tests predict __________.

Chomsky believed that children __________.

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 and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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At all ages, develops ahead of .

is more challenging than .