Question 1

In the violation-of-expectation method,researchers show babies __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  where to find objects hidden under a cover 
B)  an expected event and an unexpected event 
C)  behavior models displaying gross-motor skills 
D)  a series of similar objects, one at a time 
A)  where to find objects hidden under a cover 
B)  an expected event and an unexpected event 
C)  behavior models displaying gross-motor skills 
D)  a series of similar objects, one at a time

Question 2

Middle-income parents are especially likely to place their children in __________ child-care settings,where quality tends to be lowest.

Accepted Answer

A)  rural 
B)  family-based 
C)  for-profit 
D)  nonprofit 
A)  rural 
B)  family-based 
C)  for-profit 
D)  nonprofit

Question 3

Follow-up research on infant cognitive development suggests that mastery of object permanence __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is not possible until age 2 
B)  occurs in Piaget's Substage 4 
C)  is a gradual achievement 
D)  develops suddenly, at around 4 months 
A)  is not possible until age 2 
B)  occurs in Piaget's Substage 4 
C)  is a gradual achievement 
D)  develops suddenly, at around 4 months

Question 4

Most infant intelligence tests emphasize __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  concepts and memory 
B)  memory and mental representations 
C)  perceptual and motor responses 
D)  attention and categorization 
A)  concepts and memory 
B)  memory and mental representations 
C)  perceptual and motor responses 
D)  attention and categorization

Question 5

With age,babies __________ in an effort to gain control over producing particular sounds.

Accepted Answer

A)  coo more than they babble 
B)  increasingly babble in long strings 
C)  decrease their range of babbling sounds 
D)  make fewer consonant-vowel combinations 
A)  coo more than they babble 
B)  increasingly babble in long strings 
C)  decrease their range of babbling sounds 
D)  make fewer consonant-vowel combinations

Question 6

During times of rapid cognitive change,children __________

Accepted Answer

A)  are in a state of disequilibrium 
B)  assimilate more than they accommodate 
C)  are likely to construct inefficient schemes 
D)  balance assimilation and accommodation 
A)  are in a state of disequilibrium 
B)  assimilate more than they accommodate 
C)  are likely to construct inefficient schemes 
D)  balance assimilation and accommodation

Question 7

Recent research indicates that __________ earlier than Piaget expected.

Accepted Answer

A)  infants actively search for hidden objects 
B)  the first signs of problem solving by analogy emerge 
C)  infants master the A-B object search 
D)  toddlers engage in make-believe play 
A)  infants actively search for hidden objects 
B)  the first signs of problem solving by analogy emerge 
C)  infants master the A-B object search 
D)  toddlers engage in make-believe play

Question 8

__________ believed that complex mental activities have their origins in social interaction.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  Renée Baillargeon 
C)  Noam Chomsky 
D)  Lev Vygotsky 
A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  Renée Baillargeon 
C)  Noam Chomsky 
D)  Lev Vygotsky

Question 9

Two-year-old Devin probably __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  understands the meaning of about 14,000 words 
B)  speaks in elaborate sentences 
C)  pronounces most words correctly 
D)  combines two words when speaking 
A)  understands the meaning of about 14,000 words 
B)  speaks in elaborate sentences 
C)  pronounces most words correctly 
D)  combines two words when speaking

Question 10

According to cognitive-developmental theory,a scheme is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an internal process that occurs apart from any contact with the environment 
B)  the understanding that objects continue to exist when out of sight 
C)  the ability to copy the behavior of others 
D)  an organized way of making sense of experience 
A)  an internal process that occurs apart from any contact with the environment 
B)  the understanding that objects continue to exist when out of sight 
C)  the ability to copy the behavior of others 
D)  an organized way of making sense of experience

Question 11

Professor Hellinger believes that babies are born with a set of innate knowledge systems.Professor Hellinger's beliefs are consistent with the __________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  sociocultural 
B)  core knowledge 
C)  information-processing 
D)  sensorimotor 
A)  sociocultural 
B)  core knowledge 
C)  information-processing 
D)  sensorimotor

Question 12

Apart from direct contact with the environment,schemes also change through __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  organization 
B)  circular motion 
C)  deferred imitation 
D)  heredity 
A)  organization 
B)  circular motion 
C)  deferred imitation 
D)  heredity

Question 13

Discuss the development of recall memory.

Accepted Answer

Recognition is the simplest form of memo

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

Because most infant test scores do not tap the same dimensions of intelligence assessed in older children,they usually are conservatively labeled __________ rather than IQs.

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual quotients (PQs) 
B)  habituation quotients (HQs) 
C)  distribution quotients (DQs) 
D)  developmental quotients (DQs) 
A)  perceptual quotients (PQs) 
B)  habituation quotients (HQs) 
C)  distribution quotients (DQs) 
D)  developmental quotients (DQs)

Question 16

Retention of visual events __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is adultlike at birth 
B)  improves greatly with age 
C)  slowly declines throughout childhood 
D)  decreases from two items at 6 months to one at 12 months 
A)  is adultlike at birth 
B)  improves greatly with age 
C)  slowly declines throughout childhood 
D)  decreases from two items at 6 months to one at 12 months

Question 17

Early intervention programs __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  serve economically at-risk children and their parents 
B)  are most effective if they begin at age 4 
C)  are most effective when their scope is narrow and targeted 
D)  rarely improve the lives of poverty-stricken children 
A)  serve economically at-risk children and their parents 
B)  are most effective if they begin at age 4 
C)  are most effective when their scope is narrow and targeted 
D)  rarely improve the lives of poverty-stricken children

Question 18

In Substage 6 of the sensorimotor period,the ability to create mental representations enables toddlers to __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  engage in deferred imitation; use make-believe play 
B)  understand object permanence; engage in parallel play 
C)  engage in deferred imitation; use the primary circular reaction 
D)  engage in functional play; use the violation-of-expectation method 
A)  engage in deferred imitation; use make-believe play 
B)  understand object permanence; engage in parallel play 
C)  engage in deferred imitation; use the primary circular reaction 
D)  engage in functional play; use the violation-of-expectation method

Question 19

Piaget based the substages of sensorimotor development on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  interviews with parents and children 
B)  observations of a large sample of young children 
C)  observations of his own three children 
D)  field experiments with toddlers and preschoolers 
A)  interviews with parents and children 
B)  observations of a large sample of young children 
C)  observations of his own three children 
D)  field experiments with toddlers and preschoolers

Question 20

Mental tests __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  measure variations in developmental progress 
B)  focus on the process of cognitive development 
C)  are accurate indicators of what babies and toddlers understand 
D)  focus on environmental influences on intelligence 
A)  measure variations in developmental progress 
B)  focus on the process of cognitive development 
C)  are accurate indicators of what babies and toddlers understand 
D)  focus on environmental influences on intelligence

In the violation-of-expectation method,researchers show babies __________.

Middle-income parents are especially likely to place their children in __________ child-care settings,where quality tends to be lowest.

Follow-up research on infant cognitive development suggests that mastery of object permanence __________.

Most infant intelligence tests emphasize __________.

With age,babies __________ in an effort to gain control over producing particular sounds.

During times of rapid cognitive change,children __________

Recent research indicates that __________ earlier than Piaget expected.

__________ believed that complex mental activities have their origins in social interaction.

Two-year-old Devin probably __________.

According to cognitive-developmental theory,a scheme is __________.

Professor Hellinger believes that babies are born with a set of innate knowledge systems.Professor Hellinger's beliefs are consistent with the __________ perspective.

Apart from direct contact with the environment,schemes also change through __________.

Discuss the development of recall memory.

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

Because most infant test scores do not tap the same dimensions of intelligence assessed in older children,they usually are conservatively labeled __________ rather than IQs.

Retention of visual events __________.

Early intervention programs __________.

In Substage 6 of the sensorimotor period,the ability to create mental representations enables toddlers to and .

Piaget based the substages of sensorimotor development on __________.

Mental tests __________.

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

In the violation-of-expectation method,researchers show babies __________.

Middle-income parents are especially likely to place their children in __________ child-care settings,where quality tends to be lowest.

Follow-up research on infant cognitive development suggests that mastery of object permanence __________.

Most infant intelligence tests emphasize __________.

With age,babies __________ in an effort to gain control over producing particular sounds.

During times of rapid cognitive change,children __________

Recent research indicates that __________ earlier than Piaget expected.

__________ believed that complex mental activities have their origins in social interaction.

Two-year-old Devin probably __________.

According to cognitive-developmental theory,a scheme is __________.

Professor Hellinger believes that babies are born with a set of innate knowledge systems.Professor Hellinger's beliefs are consistent with the __________ perspective.

Apart from direct contact with the environment,schemes also change through __________.

Discuss the development of recall memory.

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

Because most infant test scores do not tap the same dimensions of intelligence assessed in older children,they usually are conservatively labeled __________ rather than IQs.

Retention of visual events __________.

Early intervention programs __________.

In Substage 6 of the sensorimotor period,the ability to create mental representations enables toddlers to __________ and __________.

Piaget based the substages of sensorimotor development on __________.

Mental tests __________.

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

Filters

In Substage 6 of the sensorimotor period,the ability to create mental representations enables toddlers to and .