Question 1

Juan's vocabulary suddenly jumps from 50 words to 400 words.He is probably at least how old?

Accepted Answer

A) 11 months 
B) 16 months 
C) 30 months 
D) 3 ½ years 
A) 11 months 
B) 16 months 
C) 30 months 
D) 3 ½ years

Question 2

Which of the following defines Piaget's concept of circular reactions?

Accepted Answer

A) They are primitive reflexes in infants. 
B) Circular reactions set up continuous cycles of waking and sleeping. 
C) They are processes that an infant reproduces after learning by chance. 
D) Circular reactions are another form of habituation. 
A) They are primitive reflexes in infants. 
B) Circular reactions set up continuous cycles of waking and sleeping. 
C) They are processes that an infant reproduces after learning by chance. 
D) Circular reactions are another form of habituation.

Question 3

Babbling,cooing,and crying are known as

Accepted Answer

A) motherese. 
B) prelinguistic speech. 
C) linguistic speech. 
D) nonsymbolic speech. 
A) motherese. 
B) prelinguistic speech. 
C) linguistic speech. 
D) nonsymbolic speech.

Question 4

Some researchers propose that infants may be born with or acquire very early reasoning abilities that help them make sense of the information they encounter.These abilities are called

Accepted Answer

A) innate learning mechanisms. 
B) at-birth learning abilities. 
C) preprogrammed learning skills. 
D) information-processing abilities. 
A) innate learning mechanisms. 
B) at-birth learning abilities. 
C) preprogrammed learning skills. 
D) information-processing abilities.

Question 5

An example of telegraphic speech is

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A) "Cookie." 
B) "Want cookie." 
C) "I want a cookie." 
D) "I want a chocolate chip cookie." 
A) "Cookie." 
B) "Want cookie." 
C) "I want a cookie." 
D) "I want a chocolate chip cookie."

Question 6

When Martin and his dad sit down to read at the end of the day,Martin's dad encourages him to think deeply about the story,and to make predictions and inferences.Martin's dad uses the ______ style.

Accepted Answer

A) describer 
B) performance-oriented 
C) comprehender 
D) linguistic 
A) describer 
B) performance-oriented 
C) comprehender 
D) linguistic

Question 7

Lukas was shown two toys at the same time.He looked for a short time at one and then turned to look at the other.This quick shift in attention shows that Lucas has good

Accepted Answer

A) habituation. 
B) visual-recognition memory. 
C) cross-modal transfer. 
D) attention recovery. 
A) habituation. 
B) visual-recognition memory. 
C) cross-modal transfer. 
D) attention recovery.

Question 8

The concept of guided participation was inspired by the theory of the zone of proximal development,which was postulated by

Accepted Answer

A) Jean Piaget. 
B) Lev Vygotsky. 
C) Urie Bronfenbrenner. 
D) Noam Chomsky. 
A) Jean Piaget. 
B) Lev Vygotsky. 
C) Urie Bronfenbrenner. 
D) Noam Chomsky.

Question 9

Infants __________ simplified speech,or child-directed speech.

Accepted Answer

A) avoid 
B) prefer 
C) don't like 
D) are delayed in speech development with 
A) avoid 
B) prefer 
C) don't like 
D) are delayed in speech development with

Question 10

Reading orally to a child affects all of the following EXCEPT

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A) how well children speak. 
B) how well children read. 
C) how well a child will do in school. 
D) how soon children speak. 
A) how well children speak. 
B) how well children read. 
C) how well a child will do in school. 
D) how soon children speak.

Question 11

According to research cited in the text,children become capable of deferred imitation

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A)  at an older age than Piaget suggested. 
B) at a much younger age than Piaget suggested. 
C) at the age Piaget suggested. 
D) minutes after birth. 
A)  at an older age than Piaget suggested. 
B) at a much younger age than Piaget suggested. 
C) at the age Piaget suggested. 
D) minutes after birth.

Question 12

According to Noam Chomsky,a language acquisition device is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual mechanism that allows reinforcement to strengthen commonly used words in a language. 
B) mechanism that enables the brain to infer linguistic rules from the language they hear. 
C) inborn mechanism that helps children to understand the meanings of words. 
D) something that helps a child learn to read. 
A) perceptual mechanism that allows reinforcement to strengthen commonly used words in a language. 
B) mechanism that enables the brain to infer linguistic rules from the language they hear. 
C) inborn mechanism that helps children to understand the meanings of words. 
D) something that helps a child learn to read.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a type of prelinguistic speech?

Accepted Answer

A) Crying 
B) Cooing 
C) Babbling 
D) Gestures 
A) Crying 
B) Cooing 
C) Babbling 
D) Gestures

Question 14

Babies who habituate rapidly are

Accepted Answer

A) highly distractible. 
B) likely to be more intelligent. 
C) stronger in nonverbal than verbal abilities. 
D) perceptually differentiated. 
A) highly distractible. 
B) likely to be more intelligent. 
C) stronger in nonverbal than verbal abilities. 
D) perceptually differentiated.

Question 15

At about 3 months of age,infants

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A) "try out" sounds from all human languages. 
B) produce sounds that match the ones they hear. 
C) babble strings of consonants. 
D) deliberately imitate sounds with linguistic meaning. 
A) "try out" sounds from all human languages. 
B) produce sounds that match the ones they hear. 
C) babble strings of consonants. 
D) deliberately imitate sounds with linguistic meaning.

Question 16

According to Piaget,infants who repeat actions in order to get results outside their own bodies are engaging in

Accepted Answer

A) primary circular reactions. 
B) secondary circular reactions. 
C) deferred imitation. 
D) sensorimotor conditioning. 
A) primary circular reactions. 
B) secondary circular reactions. 
C) deferred imitation. 
D) sensorimotor conditioning.

Question 17

Predictions about an infant's intelligence appear to be related to how infants process information but this information does not take into account the

Accepted Answer

A) physical health of the infant. 
B) parents' genetic background. 
C) education of the infant's parents. 
D) All of these 
A) physical health of the infant. 
B) parents' genetic background. 
C) education of the infant's parents. 
D) All of these

Question 18

Young infants' memory is specifically linked to a particular cue.At what age will children repeat a learned behavior without the original cue being available?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 to 4 months 
B) 4 to 6 months 
C) 9 to 12 months 
D) After the first year 
A) 3 to 4 months 
B) 4 to 6 months 
C) 9 to 12 months 
D) After the first year

Question 19

Jake has developed the ability to put his actions into memory.This ability is called

Accepted Answer

A) permanence. 
B) representational ability. 
C) maturity. 
D) imitation. 
A) permanence. 
B) representational ability. 
C) maturity. 
D) imitation.

Question 20

The activity of stringing together meaningless motions and repeating them over and over,a process performed by deaf children,is called

Accepted Answer

A) hand babbling. 
B) hand cooing. 
C) motherese. 
D) asymmetric acoustics. 
A) hand babbling. 
B) hand cooing. 
C) motherese. 
D) asymmetric acoustics.

Juan's vocabulary suddenly jumps from 50 words to 400 words.He is probably at least how old?

Which of the following defines Piaget's concept of circular reactions?

Babbling,cooing,and crying are known as

Some researchers propose that infants may be born with or acquire very early reasoning abilities that help them make sense of the information they encounter.These abilities are called

An example of telegraphic speech is

When Martin and his dad sit down to read at the end of the day,Martin's dad encourages him to think deeply about the story,and to make predictions and inferences.Martin's dad uses the ______ style.

Lukas was shown two toys at the same time.He looked for a short time at one and then turned to look at the other.This quick shift in attention shows that Lucas has good

The concept of guided participation was inspired by the theory of the zone of proximal development,which was postulated by

Infants __________ simplified speech,or child-directed speech.

Reading orally to a child affects all of the following EXCEPT

According to research cited in the text,children become capable of deferred imitation

According to Noam Chomsky,a language acquisition device is a(n)

Which of the following is NOT a type of prelinguistic speech?

Babies who habituate rapidly are

At about 3 months of age,infants

According to Piaget,infants who repeat actions in order to get results outside their own bodies are engaging in

Predictions about an infant's intelligence appear to be related to how infants process information but this information does not take into account the

Young infants' memory is specifically linked to a particular cue.At what age will children repeat a learned behavior without the original cue being available?

Jake has developed the ability to put his actions into memory.This ability is called

The activity of stringing together meaningless motions and repeating them over and over,a process performed by deaf children,is called

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Exam 5: Cognitive Development During the First Three Years

Juan's vocabulary suddenly jumps from 50 words to 400 words.He is probably at least how old?

Which of the following defines Piaget's concept of circular reactions?

Babbling,cooing,and crying are known as

Some researchers propose that infants may be born with or acquire very early reasoning abilities that help them make sense of the information they encounter.These abilities are called

An example of telegraphic speech is

When Martin and his dad sit down to read at the end of the day,Martin's dad encourages him to think deeply about the story,and to make predictions and inferences.Martin's dad uses the ______ style.

Lukas was shown two toys at the same time.He looked for a short time at one and then turned to look at the other.This quick shift in attention shows that Lucas has good

The concept of guided participation was inspired by the theory of the zone of proximal development,which was postulated by

Infants __________ simplified speech,or child-directed speech.

Reading orally to a child affects all of the following EXCEPT

According to research cited in the text,children become capable of deferred imitation

According to Noam Chomsky,a language acquisition device is a(n)

Which of the following is NOT a type of prelinguistic speech?

Babies who habituate rapidly are

At about 3 months of age,infants

According to Piaget,infants who repeat actions in order to get results outside their own bodies are engaging in

Predictions about an infant's intelligence appear to be related to how infants process information but this information does not take into account the

Young infants' memory is specifically linked to a particular cue.At what age will children repeat a learned behavior without the original cue being available?

Jake has developed the ability to put his actions into memory.This ability is called

The activity of stringing together meaningless motions and repeating them over and over,a process performed by deaf children,is called

The Study of Human Development

Theory and Research

Forming a New Life

Birth and Physical Development During the First Three Years

Psychosocial Development During the First Three Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood

Dealing With Death and Bereavement

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