Question 1

MATCHING
-Assimilation

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

Which of the following is NOT an example of a general nominal?

Accepted Answer

A)  car 
B)  doggy 
C)  ball 
D)  pretty 
A)  car 
B)  doggy 
C)  ball 
D)  pretty

Question 3

The case study of Genie supports the idea that the tendency to acquire language is easily learned at any time in life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A child refers to the "meese" that he saw in the zoo.His mother knows her child saw a moose at the zoo, based on the fact that he knows "geese" refers to more than one goose.What is this child's error an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a syntax error 
B)  an overextension 
C)  an Morpheme style 
D)  a referential language style 
A)  a syntax error 
B)  an overextension 
C)  an Morpheme style 
D)  a referential language style

Question 5

Alex reaches for a toy truck, which is hidden under the toy box.What would an informed observer be most likely to assume about this action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alex's action is random. 
B)  The action's significance depends on Alex's age. 
C)  The action's significance depends on the Alex's gender. 
D)  Alex has a mental representation of the object in mind. 
A)  Alex's action is random. 
B)  The action's significance depends on Alex's age. 
C)  The action's significance depends on the Alex's gender. 
D)  Alex has a mental representation of the object in mind.

Question 6

What is the definition of the referential 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 7

Language learning is most efficient during sensitive periods, particularly after puberty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Max is 10 months old.He is able to push one toy aside to reach another toy that he wants to play with.He is also able to imitate the gestures and sounds his parents make when they play with him.What is Max's behaviour an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  object permanence 
B)  secondary circular reactions 
C)  coordination of secondary schemes 
D)  invention of new means through mental combinations 
A)  object permanence 
B)  secondary circular reactions 
C)  coordination of secondary schemes 
D)  invention of new means through mental combinations

Question 9

Which of the following perspectives suggests that parents serve as models for the language development of their children?

Accepted Answer

A)  the maturational perspective 
B)  the social cognitive perspective 
C)  the Skinnerian learning theory perspective 
D)  the Piagetian cognitive-developmental perspective 
A)  the maturational perspective 
B)  the social cognitive perspective 
C)  the Skinnerian learning theory perspective 
D)  the Piagetian cognitive-developmental perspective

Question 10

Jenna can tell the difference between a toy she has seen before and a new toy.What term refers to this ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  recognition memory 
D)  classical conditioning 
A)  habituation 
B)  sensory memory 
C)  recognition memory 
D)  classical conditioning

Question 11

Research on infant memory has shown that newborns adjust their rate of sucking to hear a recording of their mother reading a story she had read aloud during the last weeks of pregnancy,

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the meaning of the phrase "A-not-B error"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children will search for hidden objects only when they have an incentive. 
B)  Children will randomly search for hidden objects, but will quickly become frustrated and give up. 
C)  A child will search for a hidden toy but will quickly become distracted by other, more interesting objects. 
D)  A child may reach for a hidden object where it has always been, and will continue to reach there even when the child sees the toy hidden somewhere else. 
A)  Children will search for hidden objects only when they have an incentive. 
B)  Children will randomly search for hidden objects, but will quickly become frustrated and give up. 
C)  A child will search for a hidden toy but will quickly become distracted by other, more interesting objects. 
D)  A child may reach for a hidden object where it has always been, and will continue to reach there even when the child sees the toy hidden somewhere else.

Question 13

What does it mean to say "many of the cognitive capabilities of infants depend upon memory"?

Accepted Answer

Memory is essential for cognitive develo

Question 14

Which of the following has research taught us about infant memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants can remember only after 6 months of age. 
B)  Infants can memorize things after only one exposure. 
C)  Infants demonstrate memory for experiences they had in utero. 
D)  Infants do NOT demonstrate reliable memory until approximately 3 months of age. 
A)  Infants can remember only after 6 months of age. 
B)  Infants can memorize things after only one exposure. 
C)  Infants demonstrate memory for experiences they had in utero. 
D)  Infants do NOT demonstrate reliable memory until approximately 3 months of age.

Question 15

Why do we assess infant intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  to ensure that bright children start school early 
B)  to screen for problems so that compensations can be made 
C)  because the assessments lead to accurate developmental predictions 
D)  to ensure follow-up parent capacity assessments are completed 
A)  to ensure that bright children start school early 
B)  to screen for problems so that compensations can be made 
C)  because the assessments lead to accurate developmental predictions 
D)  to ensure follow-up parent capacity assessments are completed

Question 16

Newborns at only 0.7 to 71 hours old have been found to imitate adults when the adults have done which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  open their mouths or stick out their tongues 
B)  repeatedly open and close their eyes 
C)  repeatedly open and "fist up" their hands in front of the newborns 
D)  purse their lips 
A)  open their mouths or stick out their tongues 
B)  repeatedly open and close their eyes 
C)  repeatedly open and "fist up" their hands in front of the newborns 
D)  purse their lips

Question 17

What is required to move from reflexive imitation to purposeful imitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the passing of time 
B)  improvements in cognitive abilities 
C)  the emergence of genetic programming 
D)  significant effort on the part of the child over an extended period of time 
A)  the passing of time 
B)  improvements in cognitive abilities 
C)  the emergence of genetic programming 
D)  significant effort on the part of the child over an extended period of time

Question 18

When children accommodate, they create new schemes for the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What test measures infant intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apgar scale 
B)  Bayley scales 
C)  Riley scale 
D)  Piaget scale 
A)  Apgar scale 
B)  Bayley scales 
C)  Riley scale 
D)  Piaget scale

Question 20

Critics of Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory suggest that development tends to be more gradual and continuous than he suggested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

MATCHING -Assimilation

Which of the following is NOT an example of a general nominal?

The case study of Genie supports the idea that the tendency to acquire language is easily learned at any time in life.

A child refers to the "meese" that he saw in the zoo.His mother knows her child saw a moose at the zoo, based on the fact that he knows "geese" refers to more than one goose.What is this child's error an example of?

Alex reaches for a toy truck, which is hidden under the toy box.What would an informed observer be most likely to assume about this action?

What is the definition of the referential language style?

Language learning is most efficient during sensitive periods, particularly after puberty.

Max is 10 months old.He is able to push one toy aside to reach another toy that he wants to play with.He is also able to imitate the gestures and sounds his parents make when they play with him.What is Max's behaviour an example of?

Which of the following perspectives suggests that parents serve as models for the language development of their children?

Jenna can tell the difference between a toy she has seen before and a new toy.What term refers to this ability?

Research on infant memory has shown that newborns adjust their rate of sucking to hear a recording of their mother reading a story she had read aloud during the last weeks of pregnancy,

What is the meaning of the phrase "A-not-B error"?

What does it mean to say "many of the cognitive capabilities of infants depend upon memory"?

Which of the following has research taught us about infant memory?

Why do we assess infant intelligence?

Newborns at only 0.7 to 71 hours old have been found to imitate adults when the adults have done which of the following?

What is required to move from reflexive imitation to purposeful imitation?

When children accommodate, they create new schemes for the world.

What test measures infant intelligence?

Critics of Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory suggest that development tends to be more gradual and continuous than he suggested.

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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Exam 5: Infancy: Cognitive Development

MATCHING -Assimilation

Which of the following is NOT an example of a general nominal?

The case study of Genie supports the idea that the tendency to acquire language is easily learned at any time in life.

A child refers to the "meese" that he saw in the zoo.His mother knows her child saw a moose at the zoo, based on the fact that he knows "geese" refers to more than one goose.What is this child's error an example of?

Alex reaches for a toy truck, which is hidden under the toy box.What would an informed observer be most likely to assume about this action?

What is the definition of the referential language style?

Language learning is most efficient during sensitive periods, particularly after puberty.

Max is 10 months old.He is able to push one toy aside to reach another toy that he wants to play with.He is also able to imitate the gestures and sounds his parents make when they play with him.What is Max's behaviour an example of?

Which of the following perspectives suggests that parents serve as models for the language development of their children?

Jenna can tell the difference between a toy she has seen before and a new toy.What term refers to this ability?

Research on infant memory has shown that newborns adjust their rate of sucking to hear a recording of their mother reading a story she had read aloud during the last weeks of pregnancy,

What is the meaning of the phrase "A-not-B error"?

What does it mean to say "many of the cognitive capabilities of infants depend upon memory"?

Which of the following has research taught us about infant memory?

Why do we assess infant intelligence?

Newborns at only 0.7 to 71 hours old have been found to imitate adults when the adults have done which of the following?

What is required to move from reflexive imitation to purposeful imitation?

When children accommodate, they create new schemes for the world.

What test measures infant intelligence?

Critics of Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory suggest that development tends to be more gradual and continuous than he suggested.

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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