Question 1

What did Susan Rose and her colleagues (2001) conclude regarding visual recognition memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is stable from age to age. 
B)  It relates significantly to brain myelination. 
C)  It is positively correlated with brain weight. 
D)  It can screen infants for handicaps, such as sensory or neurological problems. 
A)  It is stable from age to age. 
B)  It relates significantly to brain myelination. 
C)  It is positively correlated with brain weight. 
D)  It can screen infants for handicaps, such as sensory or neurological problems. A

Question 2

By approximately 6 months of age, infants tend to look for objects that are dropped.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Imitation is the basis for much of human learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

MATCHING
-Secondary circular reaction

Accepted Answer

A) a chance event is repeated 
B) words the child can use 
C) mental and motor items 
D) calling all animals "moo" 
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G)words the child knows
H)stage theory of cognitive development
I)repeat behaviours that affect the environment
J)babbling
K)concept of the world
L)thinking all animals are "puppy"
M)"Doggy go."
N)use of words
O)items exist even when out of sight
P)smallest unit of language that has meaning
Q)order of words
R)which words belong together
S)schemes are applied to specific situations
T)learning that different animals have different names 
A) a chance event is repeated 
B) words the child can use 
C) mental and motor items 
D) calling all animals "moo" 
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G)words the child knows
H)stage theory of cognitive development
I)repeat behaviours that affect the environment
J)babbling
K)concept of the world
L)thinking all animals are "puppy"
M)"Doggy go."
N)use of words
O)items exist even when out of sight
P)smallest unit of language that has meaning
Q)order of words
R)which words belong together
S)schemes are applied to specific situations
T)learning that different animals have different names

Question 5

A child says "doggy." What is this word an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a morpheme 
B)  a holophrase 
C)  telegraphic speech 
D)  mean length of utterance 
A)  a morpheme 
B)  a holophrase 
C)  telegraphic speech 
D)  mean length of utterance

Question 6

Memory improves dramatically between 1 and 2 months of age and then again by 36 months.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is meant by deferred imitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children can imitate from the moment they are born. 
B)  Children can mimic what they have seen but only within 5 seconds. 
C)  Imitation is a more automatic process than was assumed in the past. 
D)  Children may observe a behaviour and have a mental representation of it before they imitate it. 
A)  Children can imitate from the moment they are born. 
B)  Children can mimic what they have seen but only within 5 seconds. 
C)  Imitation is a more automatic process than was assumed in the past. 
D)  Children may observe a behaviour and have a mental representation of it before they imitate it.

Question 8

MATCHING
-Tertiary circular reaction

Accepted Answer

A) a chance event is repeated 
B) words the child can use 
C) mental and motor items 
D) calling all animals "moo" 
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G)words the child knows
H)stage theory of cognitive development
I)repeat behaviours that affect the environment
J)babbling
K)concept of the world
L)thinking all animals are "puppy"
M)"Doggy go."
N)use of words
O)items exist even when out of sight
P)smallest unit of language that has meaning
Q)order of words
R)which words belong together
S)schemes are applied to specific situations
T)learning that different animals have different names 
A) a chance event is repeated 
B) words the child can use 
C) mental and motor items 
D) calling all animals "moo" 
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G)words the child knows
H)stage theory of cognitive development
I)repeat behaviours that affect the environment
J)babbling
K)concept of the world
L)thinking all animals are "puppy"
M)"Doggy go."
N)use of words
O)items exist even when out of sight
P)smallest unit of language that has meaning
Q)order of words
R)which words belong together
S)schemes are applied to specific situations
T)learning that different animals have different names

Question 9

MATCHING
-Scheme

Accepted Answer

A) a chance event is repeated 
B) words the child can use 
C) mental and motor items 
D) calling all animals "moo" 
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G)words the child knows
H)stage theory of cognitive development
I)repeat behaviours that affect the environment
J)babbling
K)concept of the world
L)thinking all animals are "puppy"
M)"Doggy go."
N)use of words
O)items exist even when out of sight
P)smallest unit of language that has meaning
Q)order of words
R)which words belong together
S)schemes are applied to specific situations
T)learning that different animals have different names 
A) a chance event is repeated 
B) words the child can use 
C) mental and motor items 
D) calling all animals "moo" 
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G)words the child knows
H)stage theory of cognitive development
I)repeat behaviours that affect the environment
J)babbling
K)concept of the world
L)thinking all animals are "puppy"
M)"Doggy go."
N)use of words
O)items exist even when out of sight
P)smallest unit of language that has meaning
Q)order of words
R)which words belong together
S)schemes are applied to specific situations
T)learning that different animals have different names

Question 10

Language development can be explained entirely as a result of imitation and shaping.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Research on deferred imitation supports Piaget's view of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Piaget closely observed the activities of his son, Laurent, who, like most children, had a tendency to experiment with his environment.Because of this behaviour, what did Piaget consider children to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  scientists 
B)  copiers 
C)  comedians 
D)  students 
A)  scientists 
B)  copiers 
C)  comedians 
D)  students

Question 13

By what age will most children have demonstrated coordination of secondary schemes?

Accepted Answer

A)  by age 2 to 3 months 
B)  by age 4 to 5 months 
C)  by age 8 or 9 months 
D)  by age 12 to 18 months 
A)  by age 2 to 3 months 
B)  by age 4 to 5 months 
C)  by age 8 or 9 months 
D)  by age 12 to 18 months

Question 14

What is the earliest communicative sound a child makes?

Accepted Answer

A)  crying 
B)  cooing 
C)  saying "ma" or "pa" 
D)  echolalia 
A)  crying 
B)  cooing 
C)  saying "ma" or "pa" 
D)  echolalia

Question 15

While observing infants, you witness a tertiary circular reaction.What stage of cognitive development have you observed?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sensorimotor stage 
B)  the preoperations stage 
C)  the concrete operations stage 
D)  the formal operations stage 
A)  the sensorimotor stage 
B)  the preoperations stage 
C)  the concrete operations stage 
D)  the formal operations stage

Question 16

Cooing is the same thing as crying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following best defines the process of cognitive development in children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence is developed. 
B)  Children learn to imitate others. 
C)  Children perceive and mentally represent the world. 
D)  Children learn strategies for developing short- and long-term memory. 
A)  Intelligence is developed. 
B)  Children learn to imitate others. 
C)  Children perceive and mentally represent the world. 
D)  Children learn strategies for developing short- and long-term memory.

Question 18

You are visiting your friends, and you meet their daughter, Roberta.You are delighted to see such a happy child.You also notice that Roberta has begun using two-word sentences.How old is Roberta?

Accepted Answer

A)  12 months 
B)  16 months 
C)  24 months 
D)  36 months 
A)  12 months 
B)  16 months 
C)  24 months 
D)  36 months

Question 19

MATCHING
-Syntax

Accepted Answer

A) a chance event is repeated 
B) words the child can use 
C) mental and motor items 
D) calling all animals "moo" 
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G)words the child knows
H)stage theory of cognitive development
I)repeat behaviours that affect the environment
J)babbling
K)concept of the world
L)thinking all animals are "puppy"
M)"Doggy go."
N)use of words
O)items exist even when out of sight
P)smallest unit of language that has meaning
Q)order of words
R)which words belong together
S)schemes are applied to specific situations
T)learning that different animals have different names 
A) a chance event is repeated 
B) words the child can use 
C) mental and motor items 
D) calling all animals "moo" 
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G)words the child knows
H)stage theory of cognitive development
I)repeat behaviours that affect the environment
J)babbling
K)concept of the world
L)thinking all animals are "puppy"
M)"Doggy go."
N)use of words
O)items exist even when out of sight
P)smallest unit of language that has meaning
Q)order of words
R)which words belong together
S)schemes are applied to specific situations
T)learning that different animals have different names

Question 20

Reading to a child can help foster his or her language development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What did Susan Rose and her colleagues (2001) conclude regarding visual recognition memory?

By approximately 6 months of age, infants tend to look for objects that are dropped.

Imitation is the basis for much of human learning.

MATCHING -Secondary circular reaction

A child says "doggy." What is this word an example of?

Memory improves dramatically between 1 and 2 months of age and then again by 36 months.

What is meant by deferred imitation?

MATCHING -Tertiary circular reaction

MATCHING -Scheme

Language development can be explained entirely as a result of imitation and shaping.

Research on deferred imitation supports Piaget's view of cognitive development.

Piaget closely observed the activities of his son, Laurent, who, like most children, had a tendency to experiment with his environment.Because of this behaviour, what did Piaget consider children to be?

By what age will most children have demonstrated coordination of secondary schemes?

What is the earliest communicative sound a child makes?

While observing infants, you witness a tertiary circular reaction.What stage of cognitive development have you observed?

Cooing is the same thing as crying.

Which of the following best defines the process of cognitive development in children?

You are visiting your friends, and you meet their daughter, Roberta.You are delighted to see such a happy child.You also notice that Roberta has begun using two-word sentences.How old is Roberta?

MATCHING -Syntax

Reading to a child can help foster his or her language development.

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Exam 5: Infancy: Cognitive Development

What did Susan Rose and her colleagues (2001) conclude regarding visual recognition memory?

By approximately 6 months of age, infants tend to look for objects that are dropped.

Imitation is the basis for much of human learning.

MATCHING -Secondary circular reaction

A child says "doggy." What is this word an example of?

Memory improves dramatically between 1 and 2 months of age and then again by 36 months.

What is meant by deferred imitation?

MATCHING -Tertiary circular reaction

MATCHING -Scheme

Language development can be explained entirely as a result of imitation and shaping.

Research on deferred imitation supports Piaget's view of cognitive development.

Piaget closely observed the activities of his son, Laurent, who, like most children, had a tendency to experiment with his environment.Because of this behaviour, what did Piaget consider children to be?

By what age will most children have demonstrated coordination of secondary schemes?

What is the earliest communicative sound a child makes?

While observing infants, you witness a tertiary circular reaction.What stage of cognitive development have you observed?

Cooing is the same thing as crying.

Which of the following best defines the process of cognitive development in children?

You are visiting your friends, and you meet their daughter, Roberta.You are delighted to see such a happy child.You also notice that Roberta has begun using two-word sentences.How old is Roberta?

MATCHING -Syntax

Reading to a child can help foster his or her language development.

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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