Question 1

Janet tells her husband that their infant son, Josh, is exhibiting echolalia.What behaviour is she referring to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Josh understands more words than he can say. 
B)  Josh is speaking words that he does NOT understand. 
C)  Josh is repeating syllables. 
D)  Josh is using his tongue's circular rotation to speak. 
A)  Josh understands more words than he can say. 
B)  Josh is speaking words that he does NOT understand. 
C)  Josh is repeating syllables. 
D)  Josh is using his tongue's circular rotation to speak.

Question 2

Visual recognition memory during infancy is related to later IQ scores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A child looks repeatedly and intensely at an object.Which of the following is indicated by this activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child is demonstrating memory. 
B)  The child does NOT understand the object. 
C)  The child is purposefully looking in order to see. 
D)  The child is demonstrating depth perception. 
A)  The child is demonstrating memory. 
B)  The child does NOT understand the object. 
C)  The child is purposefully looking in order to see. 
D)  The child is demonstrating depth perception.

Question 4

What is the relationship between MLU and chronological age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chronological age and MLU are unrelated. 
B)  As chronological age increases, MLU tends to increase. 
C)  MLU tends to decrease initially because other developmental challenges also occur when chronological age increases. 
D)  Chronological age increases across time, whereas MLU remains the same across time. 
A)  Chronological age and MLU are unrelated. 
B)  As chronological age increases, MLU tends to increase. 
C)  MLU tends to decrease initially because other developmental challenges also occur when chronological age increases. 
D)  Chronological age increases across time, whereas MLU remains the same across time.

Question 5

Natalie is 18 months old and mispronounces some words.Her parents are quick to correct her pronunciation.According to the research cited in the textbook, what is the most likely result of correcting Natalie's pronunciation?

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in her language development 
B)  a possible slowing of her language development 
C)  no effect on her language development because language acquisition is caused by innate or inborn prewiring 
D)  a normal expression of grammatical construction 
A)  an increase in her language development 
B)  a possible slowing of her language development 
C)  no effect on her language development because language acquisition is caused by innate or inborn prewiring 
D)  a normal expression of grammatical construction

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  reaching for an object 
B)  purposefully searching for an object 
C)  looking to see if one's mother is near 
D)  turning toward the source of a noise 
A)  reaching for an object 
B)  purposefully searching for an object 
C)  looking to see if one's mother is near 
D)  turning toward the source of a noise

Question 7

Infants are unable to imitate others' behaviours until 6 months of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What distinguishes primary circular reactions from secondary circular reactions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are the same; one engages in a more complex behaviour. 
B)  Primary reactions involve more important behaviours than secondary reactions. 
C)  Primary reactions involve only reflexes, whereas secondary reactions involve thoughts. 
D)  Primary reactions focus on the body, whereas secondary reactions focus on the environment. 
A)  They are the same; one engages in a more complex behaviour. 
B)  Primary reactions involve more important behaviours than secondary reactions. 
C)  Primary reactions involve only reflexes, whereas secondary reactions involve thoughts. 
D)  Primary reactions focus on the body, whereas secondary reactions focus on the environment.

Question 9

What is the definition of the expressive language style?

Accepted Answer

A)  using personal pronouns to refer to the self 
B)  using language to label objects in the environment 
C)  using language as a means for engaging in social interaction 
D)  using words that make no particular reference, but allow practice with the vocal cords 
A)  using personal pronouns to refer to the self 
B)  using language to label objects in the environment 
C)  using language as a means for engaging in social interaction 
D)  using words that make no particular reference, but allow practice with the vocal cords

Question 10

Carla is an expectant mother and is reading about newborns' imitation reflex.Which of the following explanations of an imitation reflex is she NOT likely to encounter?

Accepted Answer

A)  It contributes to caregiver-infant bonding. 
B)  It helps to ensure survival of the newborn. 
C)  It may be due to "mirror neurons" in the human brain. 
D)  It enables the newborn to suckle. 
A)  It contributes to caregiver-infant bonding. 
B)  It helps to ensure survival of the newborn. 
C)  It may be due to "mirror neurons" in the human brain. 
D)  It enables the newborn to suckle.

Question 11

At what age is an infant's first word typically spoken?

Accepted Answer

A)  usually by 10 months of age 
B)  usually between 11 and 13 months of age 
C)  usually after 18 months 
D)  NOT before 24 months of age 
A)  usually by 10 months of age 
B)  usually between 11 and 13 months of age 
C)  usually after 18 months 
D)  NOT before 24 months of age

Question 12

Children in the sensorimotor stage do NOT realize that people continue to exist even though they CANNOT be seen.What have these children NOT yet mastered?

Accepted Answer

A)  memory 
B)  conservation 
C)  hypothetical reasoning 
D)  object permanence 
A)  memory 
B)  conservation 
C)  hypothetical reasoning 
D)  object permanence

Question 13

Infants progress from responding to events with reflexes, or ready-made schemes, to goal-oriented behaviour.What stage of Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory is being describing?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sensorimotor stage 
B)  the formal operational stage 
C)  the concrete operational stag 
D)  the preoperational stage 
A)  the sensorimotor stage 
B)  the formal operational stage 
C)  the concrete operational stag 
D)  the preoperational stage

Question 14

What is the definition of a specific nominal?

Accepted Answer

A)  a proper noun 
B)  a personal pronoun 
C)  a class of objects 
D)  a word longer than two syllables 
A)  a proper noun 
B)  a personal pronoun 
C)  a class of objects 
D)  a word longer than two syllables

Question 15

Nicole adjusts her rate of sucking so she can listen to a recording of her mother reading "Good Night Moon," a story her mother read aloud while she was pregnant with Nicole.What does this activity illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  imitation 
B)  memory 
C)  object permanence 
D)  deferred imitation 
A)  imitation 
B)  memory 
C)  object permanence 
D)  deferred imitation

Question 16

Selective reinforcement of children's pronunciation may lead to slower language development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What have other researchers found regarding Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget's stages have been documented in children cross-culturally. 
B)  Piaget's stages have been documented only in Piaget's own children. 
C)  Piaget's stages apply more directly to the cognitive development of boys than girls. 
D)  Piaget's stages apply more directly to the cognitive development of girls than boys. 
A)  Piaget's stages have been documented in children cross-culturally. 
B)  Piaget's stages have been documented only in Piaget's own children. 
C)  Piaget's stages apply more directly to the cognitive development of boys than girls. 
D)  Piaget's stages apply more directly to the cognitive development of girls than boys.

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of a primary circular reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean-Paul turns toward the sound of the phone ringing. 
B)  Lucien kicks his mobile over and over, which makes it move. 
C)  Kayla accidentally touches her nose with her thumb and then repeats the action. 
D)  Megan pulls her blanket so it brings her teddy bear close enough that she can grab it. 
A)  Jean-Paul turns toward the sound of the phone ringing. 
B)  Lucien kicks his mobile over and over, which makes it move. 
C)  Kayla accidentally touches her nose with her thumb and then repeats the action. 
D)  Megan pulls her blanket so it brings her teddy bear close enough that she can grab it.

Question 19

A child learns to call a dog "bow-wow" and now calls all animals he sees "bow-wow." What is this child's behaviour an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  morpheme 
B)  overextension 
C)  egocentric speech 
D)  telegraphic speech 
A)  morpheme 
B)  overextension 
C)  egocentric speech 
D)  telegraphic speech

Question 20

How would Piaget (1963) most likely describe the development of children's cognitive processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  as an orderly sequence or series of stages 
B)  as slow and continuous from childhood to adulthood 
C)  as a developmental sequence that varies greatly for each child 
D)  as primarily completed by age 7, after which no new cognitive development occurs 
A)  as an orderly sequence or series of stages 
B)  as slow and continuous from childhood to adulthood 
C)  as a developmental sequence that varies greatly for each child 
D)  as primarily completed by age 7, after which no new cognitive development occurs

Janet tells her husband that their infant son, Josh, is exhibiting echolalia.What behaviour is she referring to?

Visual recognition memory during infancy is related to later IQ scores.

A child looks repeatedly and intensely at an object.Which of the following is indicated by this activity?

What is the relationship between MLU and chronological age?

Natalie is 18 months old and mispronounces some words.Her parents are quick to correct her pronunciation.According to the research cited in the textbook, what is the most likely result of correcting Natalie's pronunciation?

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

Infants are unable to imitate others' behaviours until 6 months of age.

What distinguishes primary circular reactions from secondary circular reactions?

What is the definition of the expressive language style?

Carla is an expectant mother and is reading about newborns' imitation reflex.Which of the following explanations of an imitation reflex is she NOT likely to encounter?

At what age is an infant's first word typically spoken?

Children in the sensorimotor stage do NOT realize that people continue to exist even though they CANNOT be seen.What have these children NOT yet mastered?

Infants progress from responding to events with reflexes, or ready-made schemes, to goal-oriented behaviour.What stage of Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory is being describing?

What is the definition of a specific nominal?

Nicole adjusts her rate of sucking so she can listen to a recording of her mother reading "Good Night Moon," a story her mother read aloud while she was pregnant with Nicole.What does this activity illustrate?

Selective reinforcement of children's pronunciation may lead to slower language development.

What have other researchers found regarding Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Which of the following is an example of a primary circular reaction?

A child learns to call a dog "bow-wow" and now calls all animals he sees "bow-wow." What is this child's behaviour an example of?

How would Piaget (1963) most likely describe the development of children's cognitive processes?

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

Life's

Filters

Exam 5: Infancy: Cognitive Development

Janet tells her husband that their infant son, Josh, is exhibiting echolalia.What behaviour is she referring to?

Visual recognition memory during infancy is related to later IQ scores.

A child looks repeatedly and intensely at an object.Which of the following is indicated by this activity?

What is the relationship between MLU and chronological age?

Natalie is 18 months old and mispronounces some words.Her parents are quick to correct her pronunciation.According to the research cited in the textbook, what is the most likely result of correcting Natalie's pronunciation?

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

Infants are unable to imitate others' behaviours until 6 months of age.

What distinguishes primary circular reactions from secondary circular reactions?

What is the definition of the expressive language style?

Carla is an expectant mother and is reading about newborns' imitation reflex.Which of the following explanations of an imitation reflex is she NOT likely to encounter?

At what age is an infant's first word typically spoken?

Children in the sensorimotor stage do NOT realize that people continue to exist even though they CANNOT be seen.What have these children NOT yet mastered?

Infants progress from responding to events with reflexes, or ready-made schemes, to goal-oriented behaviour.What stage of Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory is being describing?

What is the definition of a specific nominal?

Nicole adjusts her rate of sucking so she can listen to a recording of her mother reading "Good Night Moon," a story her mother read aloud while she was pregnant with Nicole.What does this activity illustrate?

Selective reinforcement of children's pronunciation may lead to slower language development.

What have other researchers found regarding Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Which of the following is an example of a primary circular reaction?

A child learns to call a dog "bow-wow" and now calls all animals he sees "bow-wow." What is this child's behaviour an example of?

How would Piaget (1963) most likely describe the development of children's cognitive processes?

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

Life's

Filters