Question 1

_____ involves the way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences.

Accepted Answer

A) Semiotics 
B) Syllable 
C) Syntax 
D) Haptics 
A) Semiotics 
B) Syllable 
C) Syntax 
D) Haptics C

Question 2

What is perceptual categorization?

Accepted Answer

Using habituation experiments,some researchers have found that infants as young as 3 to 4 months of age can group together objects with similar appearances,such as animals.These early categorizations are best described as perceptual categorization.That is,the categorizations are based on similar perceptual features of objects,such as size,color,and movement,as well as parts of objects,such as legs for animals.

Question 3

According to Andrew Meltzoff,the infant's imitative abilities are _____.

Accepted Answer

A) indiscriminate and generalized 
B) inflexible and rigid 
C) biologically based 
D) unseen till two years after birth 
A) indiscriminate and generalized 
B) inflexible and rigid 
C) biologically based 
D) unseen till two years after birth C

Question 4

_____ is defined as the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen,heard,or touched.

Accepted Answer

A) Concept formation 
B) Object orientation 
C) Deferred imitation 
D) Object permanence 
A) Concept formation 
B) Object orientation 
C) Deferred imitation 
D) Object permanence

Question 5

_____ is defined as the decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) Orientation 
B) Investigation 
C) Habituation 
D) Imitation 
A) Orientation 
B) Investigation 
C) Habituation 
D) Imitation

Question 6

What is infantile amnesia? Explain any one causal factor of infantile amnesia.

Accepted Answer

Most adults can remember little if anyth

Question 7

Carol was about a year and a half old when her father,who was babysitting her for the day,noticed that she was brushing her hair with a rattle just the way his wife brushed her hair before she left about three hours back.Carol's father was sure this was something new she had learnt.This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) concept formation 
B) deferred imitation 
C) centration 
D) perceptual organization 
A) concept formation 
B) deferred imitation 
C) centration 
D) perceptual organization

Question 8

Name the different processes delineated by Piaget to explain how children construct their understanding of the world.

Accepted Answer

Piaget developed several concepts to exp

Question 9

Lily was five when a car accident damaged a crucial portion of her brain that controlled language functioning.Following the accident,Lily was unable to speak though she could understand the meaning of the words being spoken to her.From the information provided in the scenario,we can infer that the brain damage Lily suffered affected her _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Wernicke's area 
B) limbic system 
C) Broca's area 
D) amygdala 
A) Wernicke's area 
B) limbic system 
C) Broca's area 
D) amygdala

Question 10

The strings of consonant-vowel combinations produced by babies in the middle of the first year is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A) crying 
B) labeling 
C) cooing 
D) babbling 
A) crying 
B) labeling 
C) cooing 
D) babbling

Question 11

A mechanism that Piaget proposed to explain how children shift from one stage of thought to the next is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) vocalization 
B) equilibration 
C) conceptualization 
D) causation 
A) vocalization 
B) equilibration 
C) conceptualization 
D) causation

Question 12

_____ is defined as the use of content words without grammatical markers such as articles,auxiliary verbs,and other connectives.

Accepted Answer

A) Gesture 
B) Elaborative speech 
C) Receptive speech 
D) Telegraphic speech 
A) Gesture 
B) Elaborative speech 
C) Receptive speech 
D) Telegraphic speech

Question 13

Attention plays an important role in memory as part of a process called _____,which is the process by which information gets into memory.

Accepted Answer

A) encoding 
B) maintaining 
C) filtering 
D) inhibiting 
A) encoding 
B) maintaining 
C) filtering 
D) inhibiting

Question 14

_____ occurs when individuals focus on the same object or event and are able to track each other's behavior;one individual directs another's attention,and reciprocal interaction is present.

Accepted Answer

A) Orienting attention 
B) Joint attention 
C) Investigative attention 
D) Covert attention 
A) Orienting attention 
B) Joint attention 
C) Investigative attention 
D) Covert attention

Question 15

Which of the following refers to the conscious memory of facts and experiences?

Accepted Answer

A) Non-declarative memory 
B) Procedural memory 
C) Implicit memory 
D) Explicit memory 
A) Non-declarative memory 
B) Procedural memory 
C) Implicit memory 
D) Explicit memory

Question 16

_____ is defined as the increase in responsiveness after a change in stimulation.

Accepted Answer

A) Dishabituation 
B) Generalization 
C) Inhibition 
D) Introspection 
A) Dishabituation 
B) Generalization 
C) Inhibition 
D) Introspection

Question 17

Language spoken in a higher pitch than normal,with simple words and sentences to communicate meaningfully and clearly is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) elaborative speech 
B) abstract speech 
C) telegraphic speech 
D) child-directed speech 
A) elaborative speech 
B) abstract speech 
C) telegraphic speech 
D) child-directed speech

Question 18

Most adults can remember little if anything from the first three years of their life.This reflects the operation of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) infantile amnesia 
B) infantile psychosis 
C) juvenile dementia 
D) infantile neurosis 
A) infantile amnesia 
B) infantile psychosis 
C) juvenile dementia 
D) infantile neurosis

Question 19

_____ is rephrasing something the child has said by turning it into a question or restating the child's immature utterance in the form of a fully grammatical sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) Recasting 
B) Relearning 
C) Labeling 
D) Overextending 
A) Recasting 
B) Relearning 
C) Labeling 
D) Overextending

Question 20

Which of the following mistakes is common in infants who are in the coordination of secondary circular reactions substage?

Accepted Answer

A) Type I error 
B) A-not-B error 
C) Equilibration 
D) Type II error 
A) Type I error 
B) A-not-B error 
C) Equilibration 
D) Type II error

_____ involves the way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences.

What is perceptual categorization?

According to Andrew Meltzoff,the infant's imitative abilities are _____.

_____ is defined as the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen,heard,or touched.

_____ is defined as the decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

What is infantile amnesia? Explain any one causal factor of infantile amnesia.

Name the different processes delineated by Piaget to explain how children construct their understanding of the world.

The strings of consonant-vowel combinations produced by babies in the middle of the first year is called _____.

A mechanism that Piaget proposed to explain how children shift from one stage of thought to the next is known as _____.

_____ is defined as the use of content words without grammatical markers such as articles,auxiliary verbs,and other connectives.

Attention plays an important role in memory as part of a process called _____,which is the process by which information gets into memory.

_____ occurs when individuals focus on the same object or event and are able to track each other's behavior;one individual directs another's attention,and reciprocal interaction is present.

Which of the following refers to the conscious memory of facts and experiences?

_____ is defined as the increase in responsiveness after a change in stimulation.

Language spoken in a higher pitch than normal,with simple words and sentences to communicate meaningfully and clearly is known as _____.

Most adults can remember little if anything from the first three years of their life.This reflects the operation of _____.

_____ is rephrasing something the child has said by turning it into a question or restating the child's immature utterance in the form of a fully grammatical sentence.

Which of the following mistakes is common in infants who are in the coordination of secondary circular reactions substage?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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Exam 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy

_____ involves the way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences.

What is perceptual categorization?

According to Andrew Meltzoff,the infant's imitative abilities are _____.

_____ is defined as the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen,heard,or touched.

_____ is defined as the decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

What is infantile amnesia? Explain any one causal factor of infantile amnesia.

Name the different processes delineated by Piaget to explain how children construct their understanding of the world.

The strings of consonant-vowel combinations produced by babies in the middle of the first year is called _____.

A mechanism that Piaget proposed to explain how children shift from one stage of thought to the next is known as _____.

_____ is defined as the use of content words without grammatical markers such as articles,auxiliary verbs,and other connectives.

Attention plays an important role in memory as part of a process called _____,which is the process by which information gets into memory.

_____ occurs when individuals focus on the same object or event and are able to track each other's behavior;one individual directs another's attention,and reciprocal interaction is present.

Which of the following refers to the conscious memory of facts and experiences?

_____ is defined as the increase in responsiveness after a change in stimulation.

Language spoken in a higher pitch than normal,with simple words and sentences to communicate meaningfully and clearly is known as _____.

Most adults can remember little if anything from the first three years of their life.This reflects the operation of _____.

_____ is rephrasing something the child has said by turning it into a question or restating the child's immature utterance in the form of a fully grammatical sentence.

Which of the following mistakes is common in infants who are in the coordination of secondary circular reactions substage?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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