Exam 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy

Ruella and Raymond are amazed at the range of new things their six month old daughter seems to be learning every day.Recently,while playing with a toy,Anna,their daughter,tossed it out of the crib.Immediately,Ruella picked it up and placed it in Anna's hand and talked to her for a bit.Ever since this incident,Anna keeps throwing her toys out of the crib expecting one of her parents to give her toy back to her and to cuddle her a bit.From the scenario,we can say that Anna is in the sensorimotor substage of _____.

Receptive vocabulary comprises of:

What are the salient features of the core knowledge approach?

In the context of Piaget's sensorimotor development,a _____ is a scheme based on the attempt to reproduce an event that initially occurred by chance.

The appropriate use of language in different contexts is known as _____.

Which of the following is defined as the sound system of the language?

Richard is a five-month old baby.His parents frequently sit by his side to cuddle him or to speak to him in loud and affectionate tones.Richard seems to enjoy this attention very much and makes cooing sounds in response to his parents' warm interactions with him.Richard's act of cooing to obtain parental attention is a function of the _____ substage given by Piaget.

A baby's schemes are structured by _____ that can be performed on objects,such as sucking,looking,and grasping.

Describe the Bayley Scales of Infant Development.

Samantha,a two-week-old infant,sucks instinctively when her lips are touched or stroked.She achieves this by:

Which of the following is a critique of the core knowledge approach?

Wayne's father hung a bright yellow tennis ball over his crib and dangled it whenever he stood by him.Within a day or two of doing this,Wayne was seen kicking his legs in the air to reach the ball successfully.Wayne's action is an example of the _____ substage given by Piaget.

Describe the nature-nurture controversy in relation to the cognitive development of infants?

According to Piaget,which of the following is true about the life of a newborn?

Which of the following is an important function of child-directed speech?

When compared to intelligence tests of older children,tests for infants are characterized by:

Which of the following would come under the domain of explicit memory?

Explain the role of Broca's area and Wernicke's area with regard to language.

Which of the following is true with regard to Piaget's theory of infant development?

The gurgling sound made in the back of the throat by babies usually to express pleasure during interaction with the caregiver is known as _____.