Question 1

Recovery of attention refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  regaining interest when something new happens 
B)  losing interest in watching something unchanging 
C)  a compensatory parenting behavior 
D)  a stage of cognitive development 
A)  regaining interest when something new happens 
B)  losing interest in watching something unchanging 
C)  a compensatory parenting behavior 
D)  a stage of cognitive development A

Question 2

The idea that human beings posses an inborn language-generating mechanism, which is called a language acquisition device (LAD), is attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jay Belsky 
B)  Noam Chomsky 
C)  Lev Vygotsky 
D)  Jerome Bruner 
A)  Jay Belsky 
B)  Noam Chomsky 
C)  Lev Vygotsky 
D)  Jerome Bruner B

Question 3

A structured system of sound patterns (words and sentences) that have socially standardized meanings is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  phonemic awareness 
B)  morphemes 
C)  language 
D)  symbolic interaction 
A)  phonemic awareness 
B)  morphemes 
C)  language 
D)  symbolic interaction C

Question 4

The process by which people transmit information, ideas, attitudes, and emotions to one another is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  communication 
B)  telepathy 
C)  language 
D)  expressive totality 
A)  communication 
B)  telepathy 
C)  language 
D)  expressive totality

Question 5

Petra is 18 months old. When she sees her father's watch she exclaims, "Tick tock." She also says "tick tock" when she sees the wall clock, the egg timer, and the dials on the car's dashboard. Petra's use of "tick tock" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a holophrase 
B)  overextension 
C)  telegraphic speech 
D)  expressive vocabulary 
A)  a holophrase 
B)  overextension 
C)  telegraphic speech 
D)  expressive vocabulary

Question 6

Kaitlin's mother asks her what she would like to eat for dinner. Kaitlin responds, "Fis." Her mother queries, "Fis?" "No," Kaitlin responds, "fis." Suddenly realizing what her daughter meant, Kaitlin's mother responds, "Oh, fish!" Kaitlin, exasperated, says, "Yeah, fis." This exchange exemplifies that:

Accepted Answer

A)  many young children's receptive capacities for language outdistance their productive capabilities. 
B)  many young children's productive capabilities outdistance their receptive capacities for language. 
C)  most young children are equally adept at receptive and productive capabilities for language. 
D)  most young children have difficulty with both receptive and productive capabilities for language. 
A)  many young children's receptive capacities for language outdistance their productive capabilities. 
B)  many young children's productive capabilities outdistance their receptive capacities for language. 
C)  most young children are equally adept at receptive and productive capabilities for language. 
D)  most young children have difficulty with both receptive and productive capabilities for language.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding language development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children vary in the timing of their expressive language capabilities. 
B)  Some children with delayed speech have hearing impairments. 
C)  Children who have language delays or whose speech cannot be understood are at risk for later social isolation. 
D)  Later-born children with siblings usually develop language skills faster than firstborn children. 
A)  Children vary in the timing of their expressive language capabilities. 
B)  Some children with delayed speech have hearing impairments. 
C)  Children who have language delays or whose speech cannot be understood are at risk for later social isolation. 
D)  Later-born children with siblings usually develop language skills faster than firstborn children.

Question 8

The coordination of motor activities with sensory inputs is the major task of which of Piaget's stages of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  locomotion 
B)  object control 
C)  sensorimotor 
D)  mobility sensation 
A)  locomotion 
B)  object control 
C)  sensorimotor 
D)  mobility sensation

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true about learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no evidence that a fetus can learn in the womb 
B)  Infants begin to learn when they reach the age of 8 months 
C)  Fetal learning can be found in newborns' sucking patterns 
D)  Newborns show no indication of the ability to learn 
A)  There is no evidence that a fetus can learn in the womb 
B)  Infants begin to learn when they reach the age of 8 months 
C)  Fetal learning can be found in newborns' sucking patterns 
D)  Newborns show no indication of the ability to learn

Question 10

Define learning in terms of the three criteria that psychologists have used.

Accepted Answer

First there must be some chang

Question 11

Children with language delays:

Accepted Answer

A)  are at risk for social isolation 
B)  will have no long-term effects 
C)  will have difficulty reading 
D)  are at risk for mental illness 
A)  are at risk for social isolation 
B)  will have no long-term effects 
C)  will have difficulty reading 
D)  are at risk for mental illness

Question 12

Research conducted with pregnant women who read a storybook to the fetus during the last 6 weeks of gestation revealed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  reading made no difference in the infants' later learning 
B)  learning seems to take place even before birth 
C)  infants in the womb cannot hear 
D)  the women who participated in the study found it to be futile 
A)  reading made no difference in the infants' later learning 
B)  learning seems to take place even before birth 
C)  infants in the womb cannot hear 
D)  the women who participated in the study found it to be futile

Question 13

Describe a child's development during infancy according to Piaget's theory.

Accepted Answer

Piaget characterized cognitive developme

Question 14

The process of knowing that encompasses sensation, perception, imagery, retention, memory, recall, problem solving, reasoning, and thinking is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  information processing 
B)  cognition 
C)  cogitation 
D)  communication 
A)  information processing 
B)  cognition 
C)  cogitation 
D)  communication

Question 15

Which of the following statements is NOT true about learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  there must be some change in behavior 
B)  the change in behavior must be relatively stable 
C)  the change in behavior must be observable 
D)  the change must result from experience 
A)  there must be some change in behavior 
B)  the change in behavior must be relatively stable 
C)  the change in behavior must be observable 
D)  the change must result from experience

Question 16

Which of the following statements is/are true about second-language learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Proficiency in a second language is related to the age at which exposure to the language begins. 
B) Evidence suggests that second language acquisition goes through a gradual decline in childhood rather than a sudden discontinuity at puberty. 
C)  Learning a second language early in life leads to greater proficiency in adulthood. 
D)  All of these are true. 
A)  Proficiency in a second language is related to the age at which exposure to the language begins. 
B) Evidence suggests that second language acquisition goes through a gradual decline in childhood rather than a sudden discontinuity at puberty. 
C)  Learning a second language early in life leads to greater proficiency in adulthood. 
D)  All of these are true.

Question 17

According to Bruner, when children represent the world through language it is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  ikonic 
B)  symbolic 
C)  enactive 
D)  play 
A)  ikonic 
B)  symbolic 
C)  enactive 
D)  play

Question 18

Natasha walks in the door and exclaims to Bert, "I just won the lottery!" Bert looks up and raises his eyebrows. Bert is responding with:

Accepted Answer

A)  a communication disorder 
B)  kinesics 
C)  paralanguage 
D)  verbal cues 
A)  a communication disorder 
B)  kinesics 
C)  paralanguage 
D)  verbal cues

Question 19

Caregiver speech differs from everyday speech in all the following ways EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of simplified vocabulary 
B)  the use of higher speaking pitch 
C)  fewer questions and imperatives 
D)  using an exaggerated intonation 
A)  the use of simplified vocabulary 
B)  the use of higher speaking pitch 
C)  fewer questions and imperatives 
D)  using an exaggerated intonation

Question 20

Although 8-month-old Ronnie does not yet speak, his mother asks him, "Where is Mommy's nose?" Ronnie responds by pointing to her nose, indicating that he understood her question. This shows that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ronnie has developed receptive vocabulary. 
B)  Ronnie has developed expressive vocabulary. 
C)  Ronnie pointed to Mommy's nose by chance. 
D)  Ronnie is using what are called holophrases. 
A)  Ronnie has developed receptive vocabulary. 
B)  Ronnie has developed expressive vocabulary. 
C)  Ronnie pointed to Mommy's nose by chance. 
D)  Ronnie is using what are called holophrases.

Recovery of attention refers to:

The idea that human beings posses an inborn language-generating mechanism, which is called a language acquisition device (LAD), is attributed to:

A structured system of sound patterns (words and sentences) that have socially standardized meanings is termed:

The process by which people transmit information, ideas, attitudes, and emotions to one another is called:

Petra is 18 months old. When she sees her father's watch she exclaims, "Tick tock." She also says "tick tock" when she sees the wall clock, the egg timer, and the dials on the car's dashboard. Petra's use of "tick tock" is an example of:

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding language development?

The coordination of motor activities with sensory inputs is the major task of which of Piaget's stages of development?

Which of the following statements is true about learning?

Define learning in terms of the three criteria that psychologists have used.

Children with language delays:

Research conducted with pregnant women who read a storybook to the fetus during the last 6 weeks of gestation revealed that:

Describe a child's development during infancy according to Piaget's theory.

The process of knowing that encompasses sensation, perception, imagery, retention, memory, recall, problem solving, reasoning, and thinking is called:

Which of the following statements is NOT true about learning?

Which of the following statements is/are true about second-language learning?

According to Bruner, when children represent the world through language it is called:

Natasha walks in the door and exclaims to Bert, "I just won the lottery!" Bert looks up and raises his eyebrows. Bert is responding with:

Caregiver speech differs from everyday speech in all the following ways EXCEPT:

Although 8-month-old Ronnie does not yet speak, his mother asks him, "Where is Mommy's nose?" Ronnie responds by pointing to her nose, indicating that he understood her question. This shows that:

Introduction

Theories of Development

Reproduction, Heredity, and Prenatal Development Reproduction

Birth and Physical Development: The First Two Years Birth

Infancy: The Development of Emotional and Social Bonds

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Emotional and Social Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Emotional and Social Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Emotional and Social Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Dying and Death

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Exam 5: Infancy: Cognitive and Language Development

Recovery of attention refers to:

The idea that human beings posses an inborn language-generating mechanism, which is called a language acquisition device (LAD), is attributed to:

A structured system of sound patterns (words and sentences) that have socially standardized meanings is termed:

The process by which people transmit information, ideas, attitudes, and emotions to one another is called:

Petra is 18 months old. When she sees her father's watch she exclaims, "Tick tock." She also says "tick tock" when she sees the wall clock, the egg timer, and the dials on the car's dashboard. Petra's use of "tick tock" is an example of:

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding language development?

The coordination of motor activities with sensory inputs is the major task of which of Piaget's stages of development?

Which of the following statements is true about learning?

Define learning in terms of the three criteria that psychologists have used.

Children with language delays:

Research conducted with pregnant women who read a storybook to the fetus during the last 6 weeks of gestation revealed that:

Describe a child's development during infancy according to Piaget's theory.

The process of knowing that encompasses sensation, perception, imagery, retention, memory, recall, problem solving, reasoning, and thinking is called:

Which of the following statements is NOT true about learning?

Which of the following statements is/are true about second-language learning?

According to Bruner, when children represent the world through language it is called:

Natasha walks in the door and exclaims to Bert, "I just won the lottery!" Bert looks up and raises his eyebrows. Bert is responding with:

Caregiver speech differs from everyday speech in all the following ways EXCEPT:

Although 8-month-old Ronnie does not yet speak, his mother asks him, "Where is Mommy's nose?" Ronnie responds by pointing to her nose, indicating that he understood her question. This shows that:

Introduction

Theories of Development

Reproduction, Heredity, and Prenatal Development Reproduction

Birth and Physical Development: The First Two Years Birth

Infancy: The Development of Emotional and Social Bonds

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Emotional and Social Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Emotional and Social Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Emotional and Social Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Dying and Death

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