Exam 5: Toddlerhood

Piaget believed deferred imitation begins at __________ months.

It is clear that humans are built for learning language, but not for learning a specific language.The language that is learned is dependent on __________.

Most toddlers can self-recognize by the age of __________.

What percentage of 5-year-olds have an occasional accident during toilet training, usually at night?

After watching a news report that stated that American children do not get enough sleep, you become worried because your son, who is 2 years old, is only sleeping 13 hours a day-12 at night and a 1-hour nap.Which of the following statements is supported by research?

Your friend is frustrated because she has tried to toilet train her 24-month-old son Caleb for the past week, but the process is taking longer than she would like.Based on what you have learned about readiness for toilet training, how should you respond to Caleb's mother?

Which lobes of the toddler brain experience peak production of new synapses?

Five-year-old Sandi has spent the last two hours watching cartoons on her mother's laptop rather than playing outside with the neighbor friends.Sandi's behavior illustrates __________, a term describing the choice to engage with media rather than in other activities.

Tantrums during toddlerhood, also known as the "terrible twos," are __________.

Dr.Syndai wants to assess real-time activity of lower brain structures and not just the cerebral cortex.Her patient is a girl in middle childhood who is old enough to understand that she must remain still for the test.Which of the following devices would Dr.Syndai use?

According to Piaget, by the end of the first year, infants lose their __________ and their actions are voluntary and purposeful.

Explain how Infant Directed (ID) speech can benefit language development.

What do Chinese mothers use to teach their toddlers to be considerate of others, which prepares them for growing up in a collectivistic culture that emphasizes the value of consideration for others?

What famous chimpanzee learned to use approximately 100 signs, mostly involving requests for food?

Three-year-old Max loves to climb up and around the jungle gym at the playground, demonstrating his __________.

The average 18-month-old toddler knows __________ words.

For most cultures, initial weaning from breast milk is __________.

The __________ are the location in the brain of our most distinctively human cognitive qualities, such as reasoning, planning, and creativity.

Describe the language environment of a country other than the United States.

Noam Chomsky believed that children were born with a __________ because they all seem to learn the basic rules of grammar in their language between 2 and 3 years of age.