Exam 6: Cognitive Development: 0 to 3

Doris, a young mother, notices that Alex, her infant son, has become bored with the toy hanging above his crib. When she hangs a new toy, Alex's responsiveness increases. In the context of the information-processing approach to cognitive development, this is referred to as

Emma, a 4-month-old baby, loves to place her cheek on the windowpane because she likes the sensation of the cool breeze against her face when she touches the window. She repeats this action to get a pleasurable bodily sensation, which she discovered by chance. In the context of Piaget's cognitive-stage theory, Emma's behavior most likely illustrates

In the context of the substages of the sensorimotor stage in the Piagetian approach to cognitive development, which of the following is a characteristic of the first substage?

Simone delivers a baby boy in a hospital and comes back home after 2 days. After reaching home, she shows her newborn pictures of his grandparents from the family album. She also shows him pictures of different toys that she received as gifts during the baby shower. He looks at the pictures of his grandparents a little longer than the pictures of gifts. This scenario best illustrates

Liking to look at new things and quickly habituating to them correlates with later signs of cognitive development in babies.

Which of the following involves learning based on reinforcement and punishment?

In the context of the substages of the sensorimotor stage in the Piagetian approach to cognitive development, which of the following statements is true about babies in the second substage?

Linda, a 2-year-old girl, has learned that if she sits on the floor and cries, sooner or later, an adult will give her a piece of candy. In the context of the behaviorist approach to cognitive development, this is an example of

According to the Piagetian approach, during the sixth substage of the sensorimotor stage, babies begin to learn how to coordinate input from their senses and organize their activities in relation to their environment.

In the context of violation-of-expectations research, Wynn's study using Mickey Mouse dolls indicated that infants

Which of the following is true of the Piagetian approach to cognitive development in infants?

Addison, a 7-month-old baby, accidentally presses the keys on a piano. Startled by the sound, he moves back and looks at the piano intently. He then moves forward and presses the keys and enjoys pressing them. In the context of the information-processing approach, Addison is beginning to understand

Which of the following is true of the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) measure?

Samantha, mother of Luke, a 6-week-old baby, decides to do the dishes. She moves his crib to the kitchen. He lies peacefully in the crib, sucking a pacifier. When she opens the tap, Luke stops sucking and looks in the direction of the running water. After a couple of minutes, he looks away and starts sucking again. In the context of the information-processing approach to cognitive development, this scenario best illustrates

The most effective early education interventions are those that

In the context of the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) tests, which of the following statements is true of the factor that influences a child's cognitive development?

Baillargeon and DeVos used the violation-of-expectations method and showed that

Unlike psychologists associated with recent findings, Piaget was of the view that

The ________ examines the hardware of the central nervous system to identify what brain structures are involved in specific areas of cognition.

In the context of the behaviorist approach to cognitive development, operant conditioning enables infants to anticipate an event before it happens by forming associations between stimuli that regularly occur together.