Question 1

Whereas Piaget viewed cognitive development as the result of the child's own exploratory actions, Vygotsky believed that cognitive abilities develop

Accepted Answer

A)  as a result of the child's mental representations rather than physical actions 
B)  only after children learn to use language to communicate 
C)  in sociocultural contexts and through social interaction 
D)  as a result of brain maturation 
A)  as a result of the child's mental representations rather than physical actions 
B)  only after children learn to use language to communicate 
C)  in sociocultural contexts and through social interaction 
D)  as a result of brain maturation

Question 2

Newborns prefer looking at

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A)  abstract patterns that resemble human faces 
B)  human faces with open eyes that are focused on them 
C)  animal faces 
D)  their own reflection in a mirror 
A)  abstract patterns that resemble human faces 
B)  human faces with open eyes that are focused on them 
C)  animal faces 
D)  their own reflection in a mirror

Question 3

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Implicit memory

Accepted Answer

Unconscious learning

Question 4

One of the best-known measures of intelligence over the first three years of life is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazelton Behavior Scales of Development 
B)  Bornstein Infant Assessment 
C)  Piagetian Sensorimotor Scale 
D)  Bayley Scales of Infant Development 
A)  Brazelton Behavior Scales of Development 
B)  Bornstein Infant Assessment 
C)  Piagetian Sensorimotor Scale 
D)  Bayley Scales of Infant Development

Question 5

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Scaffolding

Accepted Answer

The process through which more

Question 6

Infants' long-term memory abilities have been investigated by using all of the following techniques except

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation-dishabituation 
B)  novelty preference 
C)  conditioning 
D)  verbal reports 
A)  habituation-dishabituation 
B)  novelty preference 
C)  conditioning 
D)  verbal reports

Question 7

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Egocentric framework

Accepted Answer

Spatial orientation

Question 8

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Mental combinations

Accepted Answer

Piaget's sixth substage of the

Question 9

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Mental representation

Accepted Answer

The ability to remember and th

Question 10

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Representational insight

Accepted Answer

Awareness of the rel

Question 11

According to Piaget, which type of intelligence do infants use from birth to age 2?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor 
B)  preoperational 
C)  concrete operational 
D)  paradigmatic 
A)  sensorimotor 
B)  preoperational 
C)  concrete operational 
D)  paradigmatic

Question 12

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Preoperational thought

Accepted Answer

Piaget's second stag

Question 13

Two-year-old Carson lives in a community in which children are usually kept apart from their parents' daily work activities. Which of the following is unlikely to be true about play and other interactions between Carson and his parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  His parents do not offer explicit suggestions and prompts for Carson to follow. 
B)  His parents take charge when Carson is presented with a new toy, joining in the exploration of it. 
C)  His parents sit on the floor next to Carson, much as a peer or sibling would. 
D)  His parents' actions prepare Carson for the world of school (and preschool), which emphasizes following spoken or written instructions given by an adult teacher. 
A)  His parents do not offer explicit suggestions and prompts for Carson to follow. 
B)  His parents take charge when Carson is presented with a new toy, joining in the exploration of it. 
C)  His parents sit on the floor next to Carson, much as a peer or sibling would. 
D)  His parents' actions prepare Carson for the world of school (and preschool), which emphasizes following spoken or written instructions given by an adult teacher.

Question 14

Infants' long-term memory ability increases when parts of the hippocampus mature, typically

Accepted Answer

A)  by the age of about 12 months 
B)  around 6 months 
C)  around 6 months. 
D)  by the end of the first month of life 
A)  by the age of about 12 months 
B)  around 6 months 
C)  around 6 months. 
D)  by the end of the first month of life

Question 15

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Pretend/symbolic play

Accepted Answer

Play that emerges af

Question 16

Which of the following has been shown to be moderately successful as a predictor of later intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  getting a high score on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development 
B)  achieving a low score on the Uzgiris-Hunt Ordinal Scales of Sensorimotor Development 
C)  being a "short looker" in a test of habituation 
D)  being a "long looker" in a test of habituation 
A)  getting a high score on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development 
B)  achieving a low score on the Uzgiris-Hunt Ordinal Scales of Sensorimotor Development 
C)  being a "short looker" in a test of habituation 
D)  being a "long looker" in a test of habituation

Question 17

Five-month-old Danielle is participating in a laboratory study in which her leg is tethered to an overhead mobile with a ribbon. To Danielle's delight, when she kicks her legs, the mobile moves. One week later, Danielle returns to the same laboratory setting, but the researchers do not attach a ribbon from her leg to the mobile. If Danielle remembers her previous visit to the lab, she will most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  cry because she has no way of activating the mobile without the ribbon being attached to her leg 
B)  stare at the mobile, waiting for it to move 
C)  kick her legs, because doing so the last time made the mobile move 
D)  increase her vocalizing until the researcher returns with the ribbon 
A)  cry because she has no way of activating the mobile without the ribbon being attached to her leg 
B)  stare at the mobile, waiting for it to move 
C)  kick her legs, because doing so the last time made the mobile move 
D)  increase her vocalizing until the researcher returns with the ribbon

Question 18

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Zone of proximal development (ZPD)

Accepted Answer

Vygotsky's term for the distan

Question 19

In which community did Rogoff and her colleagues observe parents standing to the side, ready to help the child during exploration, but remaining in the adult role rather than becoming engaged with the child as a peer?

Accepted Answer

A)  middle-class United States 
B)  middle-class Turkey 
C)  nonmiddle-class Guatemala 
D)  urban-dwelling American Indian 
A)  middle-class United States 
B)  middle-class Turkey 
C)  nonmiddle-class Guatemala 
D)  urban-dwelling American Indian

Question 20

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Assimilation

Accepted Answer

Piaget's term for em

Whereas Piaget viewed cognitive development as the result of the child's own exploratory actions, Vygotsky believed that cognitive abilities develop

Newborns prefer looking at

What is the definition of the following terms? -Implicit memory

One of the best-known measures of intelligence over the first three years of life is the

What is the definition of the following terms? -Scaffolding

Infants' long-term memory abilities have been investigated by using all of the following techniques except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Egocentric framework

What is the definition of the following terms? -Mental combinations

What is the definition of the following terms? -Mental representation

What is the definition of the following terms? -Representational insight

According to Piaget, which type of intelligence do infants use from birth to age 2?

What is the definition of the following terms? -Preoperational thought

Two-year-old Carson lives in a community in which children are usually kept apart from their parents' daily work activities. Which of the following is unlikely to be true about play and other interactions between Carson and his parents?

Infants' long-term memory ability increases when parts of the hippocampus mature, typically

What is the definition of the following terms? -Pretend/symbolic play

Which of the following has been shown to be moderately successful as a predictor of later intelligence?

What is the definition of the following terms? -Zone of proximal development (ZPD)

In which community did Rogoff and her colleagues observe parents standing to the side, ready to help the child during exploration, but remaining in the adult role rather than becoming engaged with the child as a peer?

What is the definition of the following terms? -Assimilation

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Whereas Piaget viewed cognitive development as the result of the child's own exploratory actions, Vygotsky believed that cognitive abilities develop

Newborns prefer looking at

What is the definition of the following terms? -Implicit memory

One of the best-known measures of intelligence over the first three years of life is the

What is the definition of the following terms? -Scaffolding

Infants' long-term memory abilities have been investigated by using all of the following techniques except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Egocentric framework

What is the definition of the following terms? -Mental combinations

What is the definition of the following terms? -Mental representation

What is the definition of the following terms? -Representational insight

According to Piaget, which type of intelligence do infants use from birth to age 2?

What is the definition of the following terms? -Preoperational thought

Two-year-old Carson lives in a community in which children are usually kept apart from their parents' daily work activities. Which of the following is unlikely to be true about play and other interactions between Carson and his parents?

Infants' long-term memory ability increases when parts of the hippocampus mature, typically

What is the definition of the following terms? -Pretend/symbolic play

Which of the following has been shown to be moderately successful as a predictor of later intelligence?

What is the definition of the following terms? -Zone of proximal development (ZPD)

In which community did Rogoff and her colleagues observe parents standing to the side, ready to help the child during exploration, but remaining in the adult role rather than becoming engaged with the child as a peer?

What is the definition of the following terms? -Assimilation

Beliefs About Babies: Historical Perspectives on Children and Childhood

Research Methods

Genetics, Conception, and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn

Physical Growth, Health, and Nutrition

Sensation, Perception, and Motor Development

Language and Communication

Relationships and Social Development

Temperament, Emotions, and the Self

Building Better Babies: Childcare and Early Intervention

Babies of Today and Tomorrow: Music, Media, and Computers

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