Exam 5: Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infants' first sentences are typically one-word utterances.

The fifth substage of the sensorimotor stage, characterized by tertiary circular reactions, lasts from _____ months of age.

A researcher who contradicts Piaget's theory on cognitive development is most likely to state that:

Explain the psycholinguistic theory of language acquisition.

Screening infants does not help detect early signs of sensory or neurological problems.

Jay is a 12-month-old infant. He often starts making sounds like "ha-ba-ba-ba-ba-ha." This is an example of _____.

Paul is a six-month-old baby who loves playing with his toy truck. Every time he picks his truck up, he says "ooh," and every time he drops it back on the floor he says "aah." In this scenario, Paul is:

Which of the following is an example of a simple reflex?

Benjamin is a two-month-old baby who accidentally discovers his thumbs. He waves them around for a while and then sticks one of them in his mouth. He repeats this for a few times. Benjamin's behavior is an example of:

According to research by Rose et al. in the year 2012, in a continuing effort to find aspects of intelligence and cognition that might remain consistent from infancy through later childhood, a number of researchers have recently focused on _____.

Discuss prelinguistic vocalization.

Infants use their _____ when they coo.

Discuss the critical period for language acquisition in children.

In the context of the human brain, Broca's area is located near the section of the motor cortex that controls the muscles of the _____.

By about eight months of age, cooing decreases markedly.

According to studies conducted by Kibbe in 2013 and Yermolayeva & Rakison in 2014, the development of object permanence is tied into the development of infants' _____.

One-month-old babies, as parents are well aware, have an unlearned but highly effective form of verbal expression that is _____.

According to research by Pugh et al. in 2013, problems in the angular gyrus area of the brain can cause problems in _____.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about neonates?

Memory improves dramatically between five to ten years of age and then again by the age of 18.