Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Two-year-old Laura dropped a block into her toy box.She then dropped a cup,a car,and a doll-some gently,and some with force.Laura's modification of her dropping scheme is an example of __________.

The first successful intelligence test predicted __________.

The video deficit effect __________.

__________ are slightly ahead of __________ in early vocabulary growth.

Discuss the development of recall memory.

Dr.Smirnov is interested in measuring infant intelligence as a predictor of preschool mental test performance.He should use __________.

Ten-month-old Hannah is shown a stuffed sheep,and then it is hidden under a blanket.Which statement is true?

Which statement is supported by research on babbling?

The circular reaction initially centers on __________.

__________ are so well-learned that they require no space in working memory and,therefore,permit us to focus on other information while performing them.

What are the two main problems that modern researchers have with Piaget's sensorimotor stage? What are his contributions to the field of research on infant cognition?

The more time caregivers and infants spend in joint play with objects,the __________.

Six-month-old Eva dropped her teething ring in a fairly rigid way,simply letting go and watching it with interest.This example demonstrates Piaget's belief that,at first,schemes are __________.

One type of interactionist theory applies the __________ perspective to language development,and a second type emphasizes __________.

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

Which word is most likely to be among an English-speaking toddler's first 50 words?

Most infant intelligence tests emphasize __________.

In Piaget's Substage __________,8- to 12-month-olds can engage in intentional,or goal-directed,behavior.

Between 18 and 24 months,toddlers gain __________ words per __________.

Older infants and toddlers are more likely to imitate __________ rather than __________.