Exam 3: B: Human Development

Ernesto knows more than 100 words,which he uses one word at a time.He is probably __________ old.

Piaget's first stage of development is the __________ stage.

You are watching television,when your four-year-old son comes into the room and sits on the floor between you and the television,blocking your view.You ask him to move so you can see better,and he moves so that HE can see better.Your son is exhibiting

At 20 months,Katy says "pah-getty" (spaghetti)whenever she wants to eat and says "milk" when she wants something to drink.She also calls her mother "Mama" and her father "Dada" and her cat "Kitty." Katy is most likely in the which stage of language development?

According to Vygotsky,the range of tasks a child cannot yet master alone but that she or he can accomplish with the guidance of a more capable partner is known as the zone of

During the formal operations stage,children begin to

Jermaine,who is five years old,is becoming less egocentric and now knows that his older brother sometimes lies to him.Jermaine has developed

Active play,explorations involving the senses,and playing "peekaboo" are effective ways of guiding intellectual development during which stage of cognitive development?

Consonants first enter a child's language when the child begins

Through such games as "I'm-Going-To-Get-You," adults and babies come to share similar rhythms and expectations that help to create a system that includes touching,vocalizing,gazing,and smiling,which are referred to as shared

Keri is beginning to respond to real words,such as "no" and "hi,"addresses her parents as "Mama" and "Dada," and is making her first connections between words and objects.Kerri is most likely __________ months old.

Two-year-old Perry loves to involve his parents in his playtime.Perry's mother tends to engage Perry more in which type of activity than his father does?

Adolescents who are capable of inductive and deductive reasoning,can consider hypothetical possibilities,and can comprehend such subjects as physics,philosophy,and psychology are most likely in which stage of cognitive development?

Two-year-old Teshonda is eating her breakfast and tells her mother,"Allgone milk."According to Noam Chomsky,Teshonda is exhibiting which pattern of speech?

Regarding cognitive development,Russian scholar Lev Vygotsky focused on the impact of sociocultural factors,while Piaget focused on

A pattern of speech used when talking to infants that is characterized by the parent using a higher-pitched voice,short,simpler sentences; and an exaggerated or musical inflection is known as

Regarding the similarities and differences of the ethnic communities presented in the textbook,which of the following conclusions is FALSE?

Adults can help children learn important cultural beliefs and values by providing

David has experienced early maturation.Compared to boys who mature later,we can expect David to

Jarrod is in the period of emerging adulthood.Which of the following statements would NOT describe Jarrod during this stage of development?