Exam 5: Infancy: Cognitive Development

Which of the following questions is the primary focus of cognitive development?

Which of the following represents a primary circular reaction?

In the context of infant development, extinction is the increase in frequency of a response due to absence of reinforcement.

Which of the following is a difference between the surface structure and the deep structure of language?

Which of the following is an accurate statement on the evaluation of Piaget's theory on cognitive development?

Piaget's sensorimotor stage refers to the first six years of cognitive development in children.

Damage to Wernicke's area in the brain is likely to cause a condition called _____.

According to studies conducted by Pelphrey et al. in 2004 and Rose et al. in 2011, memory improves dramatically between _____.

Darin, an infant, makes babbling sounds but cannot say actual words. This is an example of _________. ​

According to studies conducted by Arbib in 2015 and Brucker et al. in 2015, mirror neurons are connected with gender differences in empathy and the instinctive human ability to acquire language.

Which of the following substages of the sensorimotor stage serves as a transition between sensorimotor development and the development of symbolic thought?

Larry is talking to his ten-month-old son. He wants his son to call him "daddy" and he keeps repeating the word "daddy" to his son. He is delighted when his son responds with "dada." In this scenario, Larrys's son is:

According to Piaget, children's cognitive processes:

Research conducted by Corballis in 2010 suggests that _________with the built-in human capacity to acquire language. ​

In the context of language acquisition, the critical period is also known as the _________. ​