Question 1

Two-year-old Sammy uses the word "truck" only to refer to his dad's vehicle.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  referential style. 
B)  an overextension. 
C)  an underextension. 
D)  telegraphic speech. 
A)  referential style. 
B)  an overextension. 
C)  an underextension. 
D)  telegraphic speech.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about cooing and babbling is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Before babies say their first words, they make little language progress. 
B)  Babies everywhere start babbling at about the same age and produce a similar range of early sounds. 
C)  Babies typically begin babbling around 2 months and cooing around 6 months. 
D)  A deaf infant does not coo or babble. 
A)  Before babies say their first words, they make little language progress. 
B)  Babies everywhere start babbling at about the same age and produce a similar range of early sounds. 
C)  Babies typically begin babbling around 2 months and cooing around 6 months. 
D)  A deaf infant does not coo or babble.

Question 3

Most mental tests focus on

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A)  the process of development. 
B)  cognitive products. 
C)  how children's thinking changes. 
D)  environmental influences on intelligence. 
A)  the process of development. 
B)  cognitive products. 
C)  how children's thinking changes. 
D)  environmental influences on intelligence.

Question 4

Define and describe the Piagetian concept of schemes.

Accepted Answer

According to Swiss theorist Jean Piaget,

Question 5

Research using the HOME checklist reveals that the extent to which parents __________ is particularly important in predicting intelligence and academic achievement in elementary school.

Accepted Answer

A)  talk to their infants and toddlers 
B)  engage their children in physical activity 
C)  take part in make-believe play with their children 
D)  provide an organized, stimulating physical setting 
A)  talk to their infants and toddlers 
B)  engage their children in physical activity 
C)  take part in make-believe play with their children 
D)  provide an organized, stimulating physical setting

Question 6

The core knowledge perspective emphasizes the role of __________ in cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A)  social interaction 
B)  cultural values 
C)  independent exploration 
D)  prewired understandings 
A)  social interaction 
B)  cultural values 
C)  independent exploration 
D)  prewired understandings

Question 7

__________ is the simplest form of memory,whereas __________ involves remembering something not present.

Accepted Answer

A)  Recognition; recall 
B)  The sensory register; working memory 
C)  Habituation; recovery 
D)  Recall; recognition 
A)  Recognition; recall 
B)  The sensory register; working memory 
C)  Habituation; recovery 
D)  Recall; recognition

Question 8

According to Piaget,organization takes place

Accepted Answer

A)  through direct contact with the environment. 
B)  internally. 
C)  in the zone of proximal development. 
D)  externally. 
A)  through direct contact with the environment. 
B)  internally. 
C)  in the zone of proximal development. 
D)  externally.

Question 9

In cultures where sibling caregiving is common,make-believe is more frequent and complex with __________ than with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fathers; siblings 
B)  mothers; siblings 
C)  older siblings; mothers 
D)  non-related agemates; family members 
A)  fathers; siblings 
B)  mothers; siblings 
C)  older siblings; mothers 
D)  non-related agemates; family members

Question 10

Research consistently shows that infants and young children exposed to __________ child care score lower on measures of __________ skills.

Accepted Answer

A)  full-time; social 
B)  poor-quality; cognitive 
C)  developmentally appropriate; cognitive 
D)  part-time; emotional 
A)  full-time; social 
B)  poor-quality; cognitive 
C)  developmentally appropriate; cognitive 
D)  part-time; emotional

Question 11

Theorists who apply the information-processing perspective to language development note that

Accepted Answer

A)  a language acquisition device helps children rapidly learn new words. 
B)  brain regions housing language also govern similar perceptual and cognitive abilities. 
C)  infants' capacity to analyze speech is sufficient to account for mastery of intricate grammatical structures. 
D)  children's social skills and language experiences are centrally involved in language development. 
A)  a language acquisition device helps children rapidly learn new words. 
B)  brain regions housing language also govern similar perceptual and cognitive abilities. 
C)  infants' capacity to analyze speech is sufficient to account for mastery of intricate grammatical structures. 
D)  children's social skills and language experiences are centrally involved in language development.

Question 12

Infants and toddlers gain experience with the turn-taking pattern of human conversation by

Accepted Answer

A)  using a referential communication style. 
B)  watching educational television programs. 
C)  using child-directed speech. 
D)  playing social games like pat-a-cake and peekaboo. 
A)  using a referential communication style. 
B)  watching educational television programs. 
C)  using child-directed speech. 
D)  playing social games like pat-a-cake and peekaboo.

Question 13

Eight-month-old Alexis says "Nananananana!" This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  an underextension. 
B)  cooing. 
C)  babbling. 
D)  an overextension. 
A)  an underextension. 
B)  cooing. 
C)  babbling. 
D)  an overextension.

Question 14

Follow-up research shows that success at object search tasks coincides with

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of autobiographical memory. 
B)  the onset of telegraphic speech. 
C)  rapid development of the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex. 
D)  the development of reflexive schemes. 
A)  the development of autobiographical memory. 
B)  the onset of telegraphic speech. 
C)  rapid development of the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex. 
D)  the development of reflexive schemes.

Question 15

Information-processing researchers

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on interactions between the various core domains of thought. 
B)  focus on general concepts, such as assimilation and accommodation, to describe how children think. 
C)  want to know exactly what individuals of different ages do when faced with a task or problem. 
D)  assume that learning takes place within the zone of proximal development. 
A)  focus on interactions between the various core domains of thought. 
B)  focus on general concepts, such as assimilation and accommodation, to describe how children think. 
C)  want to know exactly what individuals of different ages do when faced with a task or problem. 
D)  assume that learning takes place within the zone of proximal development.

Question 16

Chomsky's language acquisition device

Accepted Answer

A)  allows parents to directly teach nonnative languages to children. 
B)  enables children to understand and speak in a rule-oriented fashion as soon as they pick up enough words. 
C)  generates the linguistic rules that are needed for children's language acquisition. 
D)  assists children in learning the grammatical rules of their native language. 
A)  allows parents to directly teach nonnative languages to children. 
B)  enables children to understand and speak in a rule-oriented fashion as soon as they pick up enough words. 
C)  generates the linguistic rules that are needed for children's language acquisition. 
D)  assists children in learning the grammatical rules of their native language.

Question 17

Most infant intelligence tests are better at making long-term predications for __________ babies.

Accepted Answer

A)  extremely high-scoring 
B)  average- to high-scoring 
C)  low- to average-scoring 
D)  extremely low-scoring 
A)  extremely high-scoring 
B)  average- to high-scoring 
C)  low- to average-scoring 
D)  extremely low-scoring

Question 18

Around age 2½,the video deficit effect

Accepted Answer

A)  declines. 
B)  is strongest when videos are interactive. 
C)  increases. 
D)  is strongest when videos are rich in social cues. 
A)  declines. 
B)  is strongest when videos are interactive. 
C)  increases. 
D)  is strongest when videos are rich in social cues.

Question 19

When children are not changing much cognitively,they __________ more than they __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  accommodate; organize 
B)  organize; assimilate 
C)  assimilate; accommodate 
D)  organize; adapt 
A)  accommodate; organize 
B)  organize; assimilate 
C)  assimilate; accommodate 
D)  organize; adapt

Question 20

Accommodation

Accepted Answer

A)  involves the use of current schemes to interpret the world. 
B)  takes place internally. 
C)  involves creating new schemes or adjusting old ones. 
D)  involves the linking of schemes with other schemes. 
A)  involves the use of current schemes to interpret the world. 
B)  takes place internally. 
C)  involves creating new schemes or adjusting old ones. 
D)  involves the linking of schemes with other schemes.

Two-year-old Sammy uses the word "truck" only to refer to his dad's vehicle.This is an example of

Which of the following statements about cooing and babbling is true?

Most mental tests focus on

Define and describe the Piagetian concept of schemes.

Research using the HOME checklist reveals that the extent to which parents __________ is particularly important in predicting intelligence and academic achievement in elementary school.

The core knowledge perspective emphasizes the role of __________ in cognitive development.

is the simplest form of memory,whereas involves remembering something not present.

According to Piaget,organization takes place

In cultures where sibling caregiving is common,make-believe is more frequent and complex with than with .

Research consistently shows that infants and young children exposed to child care score lower on measures of skills.

Theorists who apply the information-processing perspective to language development note that

Infants and toddlers gain experience with the turn-taking pattern of human conversation by

Eight-month-old Alexis says "Nananananana!" This is an example of

Follow-up research shows that success at object search tasks coincides with

Information-processing researchers

Chomsky's language acquisition device

Most infant intelligence tests are better at making long-term predications for __________ babies.

Around age 2½,the video deficit effect

When children are not changing much cognitively,they more than they .

Accommodation

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

Two-year-old Sammy uses the word "truck" only to refer to his dad's vehicle.This is an example of

Which of the following statements about cooing and babbling is true?

Most mental tests focus on

Define and describe the Piagetian concept of schemes.

Research using the HOME checklist reveals that the extent to which parents __________ is particularly important in predicting intelligence and academic achievement in elementary school.

The core knowledge perspective emphasizes the role of __________ in cognitive development.

__________ is the simplest form of memory,whereas __________ involves remembering something not present.

According to Piaget,organization takes place

In cultures where sibling caregiving is common,make-believe is more frequent and complex with __________ than with __________.

Research consistently shows that infants and young children exposed to __________ child care score lower on measures of __________ skills.

Theorists who apply the information-processing perspective to language development note that

Infants and toddlers gain experience with the turn-taking pattern of human conversation by

Eight-month-old Alexis says "Nananananana!" This is an example of

Follow-up research shows that success at object search tasks coincides with

Information-processing researchers

Chomsky's language acquisition device

Most infant intelligence tests are better at making long-term predications for __________ babies.

Around age 2½,the video deficit effect

When children are not changing much cognitively,they __________ more than they __________.

Accommodation

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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is the simplest form of memory,whereas involves remembering something not present.

In cultures where sibling caregiving is common,make-believe is more frequent and complex with than with .

Research consistently shows that infants and young children exposed to child care score lower on measures of skills.

When children are not changing much cognitively,they more than they .