Question 1

MATCHING
-Accommodation

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 2

Children do NOT utter meaningful words until about 18 months of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Olivia has learned to call a toy truck "tru." Now whenever she sees any toy with wheels, she calls it "tru." What is Olivia's response an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  overextension 
B)  underextension 
C)  expressive language style 
D)  referential language style 
A)  overextension 
B)  underextension 
C)  expressive language style 
D)  referential language style

Question 4

What has research shown regarding individual differences in intelligence among infants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genetic differences expressed through intelligence are NOT identifiable among infants. 
B)  A great deal of variability in intelligence exists among infants. 
C)  Infant intelligence develops in a discontinuous, stage-like process throughout childhood. 
D)  A genetic process of development minimizes individual differences in infant intelligence. 
A)  Genetic differences expressed through intelligence are NOT identifiable among infants. 
B)  A great deal of variability in intelligence exists among infants. 
C)  Infant intelligence develops in a discontinuous, stage-like process throughout childhood. 
D)  A genetic process of development minimizes individual differences in infant intelligence.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation 
B)  hypothetical reasoning 
C)  empathetic thought 
D)  object permanence 
A)  conservation 
B)  hypothetical reasoning 
C)  empathetic thought 
D)  object permanence

Question 6

Research studies have shown that infants can imitate an adult who opens her mouth and sticks out her tongue.What is the earliest age this imitative behaviour been observed in infants?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 1 hour old 
B)  at age 2 days 
C)  at age 3 days 
D)  at age 1 week 
A)  less than 1 hour old 
B)  at age 2 days 
C)  at age 3 days 
D)  at age 1 week

Question 7

Which of the following skills does the Bayley Scales NOT measure when assessing an infant's intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  attention span and persistence 
B)  gross and fine motor skills 
C)  verbal communication and perceptual skills 
D)  information processing 
A)  attention span and persistence 
B)  gross and fine motor skills 
C)  verbal communication and perceptual skills 
D)  information processing

Question 8

Mary, a one-hour-old infant, sticks out her tongue in response to her mother doing the same.What has most likely occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning 
B)  an imitation reflex 
C)  a deferred imitation 
D)  a decision to mimic an adult 
A)  learning 
B)  an imitation reflex 
C)  a deferred imitation 
D)  a decision to mimic an adult

Question 9

What term refers to an infant's "ooh" and "ah" sounds, which are linked to joy or enthusiasm?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive cries 
B)  cooing 
C)  babbling 
D)  echolalia 
A)  positive cries 
B)  cooing 
C)  babbling 
D)  echolalia

Question 10

How is infant intelligence assessed?

Accepted Answer

A)  by monitoring brain wave activity while the infant is presented with auditory stimuli 
B)  by comparing infant abilities to genetic norms 
C)  by comparing the abilities of one infant to others of the same age 
D)  by monitoring brain wave activity while the infant is presented with visual stimuli 
A)  by monitoring brain wave activity while the infant is presented with auditory stimuli 
B)  by comparing infant abilities to genetic norms 
C)  by comparing the abilities of one infant to others of the same age 
D)  by monitoring brain wave activity while the infant is presented with visual stimuli

Question 11

Dana asks her son's pediatrician whether overall scores on tests, such as the Bayley Scales, can accurately predict future grades in school.What is likely to be the pediatrician's response?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, especially for verbal skills. 
B)  No, because the tests are invalid. 
C)  Yes, especially for mathematic abilities. 
D)  No, perhaps because cognitive functioning changes so rapidly in infancy. 
A)  Yes, especially for verbal skills. 
B)  No, because the tests are invalid. 
C)  Yes, especially for mathematic abilities. 
D)  No, perhaps because cognitive functioning changes so rapidly in infancy.

Question 12

How can infants' and children's language development be enhanced?

Accepted Answer

Numerous methods can be used to help inf

Question 13

Piaget hypothesized that cognitive processes develop in an orderly sequence of stages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Across Canada, more than 50 individual languages belong to 11 Aboriginal language families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

MATCHING
-Visual recognition memory

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 16

Mary, a new parent, is embracing her daughter, Samantha.Mary can be heard speaking slowly to Samantha, at a higher pitch, and with pauses inserted between her words.What would developmentalists call Mary's speech pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  morphology 
B)  grammatical construction 
C)  shaping 
D)  Motherese 
A)  morphology 
B)  grammatical construction 
C)  shaping 
D)  Motherese

Question 17

What is demonstrated by the textbook's case history of Genie?

Accepted Answer

A)  evidence for the existence of a LAD 
B)  the effects of teaching ASL to young children 
C)  support for the hypothesis that there are sensitive periods for learning language 
D)  proof that language acquisition is genetically determined and NOT dependent on environment 
A)  evidence for the existence of a LAD 
B)  the effects of teaching ASL to young children 
C)  support for the hypothesis that there are sensitive periods for learning language 
D)  proof that language acquisition is genetically determined and NOT dependent on environment

Question 18

What assumption forms the basis of a stage theory of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Development occurs regardless of experience. 
B)  Development is a continuous process that never ends. 
C)  Development occurs at different ages for different children. 
D)  Development progresses according to discrete, age-based steps. 
A)  Development occurs regardless of experience. 
B)  Development is a continuous process that never ends. 
C)  Development occurs at different ages for different children. 
D)  Development progresses according to discrete, age-based steps.

Question 19

In its simplest sense, what do the Bayley Scales measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  mental and motor abilities 
B)  genetic influences on intelligence 
C)  social and emotional development 
D)  environmental influences on intelligence 
A)  mental and motor abilities 
B)  genetic influences on intelligence 
C)  social and emotional development 
D)  environmental influences on intelligence

Question 20

What is intonation?

Accepted Answer

A)  repeating what has been heard 
B)  rising and falling speech patterns 
C)  the replication of consonants and vowels 
D)  babbling sounds from all achievable languages 
A)  repeating what has been heard 
B)  rising and falling speech patterns 
C)  the replication of consonants and vowels 
D)  babbling sounds from all achievable languages

MATCHING -Accommodation

Children do NOT utter meaningful words until about 18 months of age.

Olivia has learned to call a toy truck "tru." Now whenever she sees any toy with wheels, she calls it "tru." What is Olivia's response an example of?

What has research shown regarding individual differences in intelligence among infants?

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

Research studies have shown that infants can imitate an adult who opens her mouth and sticks out her tongue.What is the earliest age this imitative behaviour been observed in infants?

Which of the following skills does the Bayley Scales NOT measure when assessing an infant's intelligence?

Mary, a one-hour-old infant, sticks out her tongue in response to her mother doing the same.What has most likely occurred?

What term refers to an infant's "ooh" and "ah" sounds, which are linked to joy or enthusiasm?

How is infant intelligence assessed?

Dana asks her son's pediatrician whether overall scores on tests, such as the Bayley Scales, can accurately predict future grades in school.What is likely to be the pediatrician's response?

How can infants' and children's language development be enhanced?

Piaget hypothesized that cognitive processes develop in an orderly sequence of stages.

Across Canada, more than 50 individual languages belong to 11 Aboriginal language families.

MATCHING -Visual recognition memory

Mary, a new parent, is embracing her daughter, Samantha.Mary can be heard speaking slowly to Samantha, at a higher pitch, and with pauses inserted between her words.What would developmentalists call Mary's speech pattern?

What is demonstrated by the textbook's case history of Genie?

What assumption forms the basis of a stage theory of cognitive development?

In its simplest sense, what do the Bayley Scales measure?

What is intonation?

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Exam 5: Infancy: Cognitive Development

MATCHING -Accommodation

Children do NOT utter meaningful words until about 18 months of age.

Olivia has learned to call a toy truck "tru." Now whenever she sees any toy with wheels, she calls it "tru." What is Olivia's response an example of?

What has research shown regarding individual differences in intelligence among infants?

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

Research studies have shown that infants can imitate an adult who opens her mouth and sticks out her tongue.What is the earliest age this imitative behaviour been observed in infants?

Which of the following skills does the Bayley Scales NOT measure when assessing an infant's intelligence?

Mary, a one-hour-old infant, sticks out her tongue in response to her mother doing the same.What has most likely occurred?

What term refers to an infant's "ooh" and "ah" sounds, which are linked to joy or enthusiasm?

How is infant intelligence assessed?

Dana asks her son's pediatrician whether overall scores on tests, such as the Bayley Scales, can accurately predict future grades in school.What is likely to be the pediatrician's response?

How can infants' and children's language development be enhanced?

Piaget hypothesized that cognitive processes develop in an orderly sequence of stages.

Across Canada, more than 50 individual languages belong to 11 Aboriginal language families.

MATCHING -Visual recognition memory

Mary, a new parent, is embracing her daughter, Samantha.Mary can be heard speaking slowly to Samantha, at a higher pitch, and with pauses inserted between her words.What would developmentalists call Mary's speech pattern?

What is demonstrated by the textbook's case history of Genie?

What assumption forms the basis of a stage theory of cognitive development?

In its simplest sense, what do the Bayley Scales measure?

What is intonation?

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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