Question 1

Which of the following represents a primary circular reaction?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Kala accidentally touches her nose with her thumb and then repeats it. 
B)  Jose turns toward the sound of his mother's voice. 
C)  Lorenzo kicks his mobile over and over again because it makes it move. 
D)  Megan pulls her blanket because it brings her teddy bear close enough to grab it. 
A)  Kala accidentally touches her nose with her thumb and then repeats it. 
B)  Jose turns toward the sound of his mother's voice. 
C)  Lorenzo kicks his mobile over and over again because it makes it move. 
D)  Megan pulls her blanket because it brings her teddy bear close enough to grab it.

Question 2

Mirror neurons are found only in humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Rovee-Collier and her colleagues tied one end of a ribbon to a brightly colored mobile and the other end to an infant's ankle. Which of the following did this study measure?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Object permanence 
B)  Habituation 
C)  Memory 
D)  Primary circular reaction 
A)  Object permanence 
B)  Habituation 
C)  Memory 
D)  Primary circular reaction

Question 4

Piaget's sensorimotor stage refers to the first four to six years of cognitive development in children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Piaget suggested that, between 12 to 18 months of age, infants engage in _________, or purposeful adaptations of established schemes to specific situations.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary circular reactions 
B)  secondary circular reactions 
C)  tertiary circular reactions 
D)  simple reflex 
A)  primary circular reactions 
B)  secondary circular reactions 
C)  tertiary circular reactions 
D)  simple reflex

Question 6

The presence of _________ suggests that children have mentally represented behavior patterns.

Accepted Answer

A)  deferred imitation 
B)  negative imitation 
C)  automatic imitation 
D)  immediate imitation 
A)  deferred imitation 
B)  negative imitation 
C)  automatic imitation 
D)  immediate imitation

Question 7

Extinction is the increase in frequency of a response due to absence of reinforcement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain briefly about overextension.

Accepted Answer

Young children try to talk about more ob

Question 9

Emma is a seven-month-old infant. She repeatedly shakes a rattle because it makes a noise she likes. This is an example of a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  simple reflex 
B)  secondary circular reaction 
C)  primary circular reaction 
D)  tertiary circular reaction 
A)  simple reflex 
B)  secondary circular reaction 
C)  primary circular reaction 
D)  tertiary circular reaction

Question 10

Tertiary circular reactions are witnessed during the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor 
B)  concrete operational 
C)  preoperational 
D)  formal operational 
A)  sensorimotor 
B)  concrete operational 
C)  preoperational 
D)  formal operational

Question 11

Which of the following tests measures of infant intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Apgar Scales 
B)  The Riley Scales 
C)  The Bayley Scales 
D)  The Piaget Scales 
A)  The Apgar Scales 
B)  The Riley Scales 
C)  The Bayley Scales 
D)  The Piaget Scales

Question 12

Explain how Jean Piaget noted an interesting error known as the A-not-B error. Do infants show the A-not-B error under all circumstances?​

Accepted Answer

Piaget noted an interesting error known

Question 13

Why are infants tested? Name a few scales with which they are tested.

Accepted Answer

It is no easy matter to test an infant.

Question 14

Infants use their _____ when they coo.

Accepted Answer

A)  tongues 
B)  thumbs 
C)  feet 
D)  forefingers 
A)  tongues 
B)  thumbs 
C)  feet 
D)  forefingers

Question 15

Toward the end of the first year, infants are also using patterns of rising and falling _____ that resemble the sounds of adult speech.

Accepted Answer

A)  echolalia 
B)  syntax 
C)  overextension 
D)  intonation 
A)  echolalia 
B)  syntax 
C)  overextension 
D)  intonation

Question 16

Which of the following is a similarity between cooing and babbling?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Both do not represent objects or actions. 
B)  Both sound like human speech. 
C)  Both do not start until the age of one. 
D)  Both are used to express meaning. 
A)  Both do not represent objects or actions. 
B)  Both sound like human speech. 
C)  Both do not start until the age of one. 
D)  Both are used to express meaning.

Question 17

Infants tend to repeat stimulating actions that first occurred by chance and that focus on their own body. This is an example of a _________ in Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary circular reaction 
B)  secondary circular reaction 
C)  tertiary circular reaction 
D)  simple reflex 
A)  primary circular reaction 
B)  secondary circular reaction 
C)  tertiary circular reaction 
D)  simple reflex

Question 18

Which of the following is used in the Bayley Scales of Infant Development?​

Accepted Answer

A)  A language rating scale 
B)  A behavior rating scale 
C)  A reflex rating scale 
D)  A maternal behavior scale 
A)  A language rating scale 
B)  A behavior rating scale 
C)  A reflex rating scale 
D)  A maternal behavior scale

Question 19

According to a study conducted by Rose and her colleagues, it was shown that, from age to age, individual differences in capacity for visual recognition memory:​

Accepted Answer

A)  are stable. 
B)  increase gradually. 
C)  increase at a hazardous rate. 
D)  decrease gradually. 
A)  are stable. 
B)  increase gradually. 
C)  increase at a hazardous rate. 
D)  decrease gradually.

Question 20

Higher visual recognition scores in infancy are related to:​

Accepted Answer

A)  attention deficit disorder in later childhood. 
B)  poorer memory skills in later childhood. 
C)  higher verbal ability in later childhood. 
D)  higher IQ scores in later childhood. 
A)  attention deficit disorder in later childhood. 
B)  poorer memory skills in later childhood. 
C)  higher verbal ability in later childhood. 
D)  higher IQ scores in later childhood.

Which of the following represents a primary circular reaction?

Mirror neurons are found only in humans.

Rovee-Collier and her colleagues tied one end of a ribbon to a brightly colored mobile and the other end to an infant's ankle. Which of the following did this study measure?

Piaget's sensorimotor stage refers to the first four to six years of cognitive development in children.

Piaget suggested that, between 12 to 18 months of age, infants engage in _________, or purposeful adaptations of established schemes to specific situations.

The presence of _________ suggests that children have mentally represented behavior patterns.

Extinction is the increase in frequency of a response due to absence of reinforcement.

Explain briefly about overextension.

Emma is a seven-month-old infant. She repeatedly shakes a rattle because it makes a noise she likes. This is an example of a _____.

Tertiary circular reactions are witnessed during the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Which of the following tests measures of infant intelligence?

Explain how Jean Piaget noted an interesting error known as the A-not-B error. Do infants show the A-not-B error under all circumstances?

Why are infants tested? Name a few scales with which they are tested.

Infants use their _____ when they coo.

Toward the end of the first year, infants are also using patterns of rising and falling _____ that resemble the sounds of adult speech.

Which of the following is a similarity between cooing and babbling?

Infants tend to repeat stimulating actions that first occurred by chance and that focus on their own body. This is an example of a _________ in Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory.

Which of the following is used in the Bayley Scales of Infant Development?

According to a study conducted by Rose and her colleagues, it was shown that, from age to age, individual differences in capacity for visual recognition memory:

Higher visual recognition scores in infancy are related to:

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

Which of the following represents a primary circular reaction?​

Mirror neurons are found only in humans.

Rovee-Collier and her colleagues tied one end of a ribbon to a brightly colored mobile and the other end to an infant's ankle. Which of the following did this study measure?​

Piaget's sensorimotor stage refers to the first four to six years of cognitive development in children.

Piaget suggested that, between 12 to 18 months of age, infants engage in _________, or purposeful adaptations of established schemes to specific situations.

The presence of _________ suggests that children have mentally represented behavior patterns.

Extinction is the increase in frequency of a response due to absence of reinforcement.

Explain briefly about overextension.

Emma is a seven-month-old infant. She repeatedly shakes a rattle because it makes a noise she likes. This is an example of a _____.

Tertiary circular reactions are witnessed during the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Which of the following tests measures of infant intelligence?

Explain how Jean Piaget noted an interesting error known as the A-not-B error. Do infants show the A-not-B error under all circumstances?​

Why are infants tested? Name a few scales with which they are tested.

Infants use their _____ when they coo.

Toward the end of the first year, infants are also using patterns of rising and falling _____ that resemble the sounds of adult speech.

Which of the following is a similarity between cooing and babbling?​

Infants tend to repeat stimulating actions that first occurred by chance and that focus on their own body. This is an example of a _________ in Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory.

Which of the following is used in the Bayley Scales of Infant Development?​

According to a study conducted by Rose and her colleagues, it was shown that, from age to age, individual differences in capacity for visual recognition memory:​

Higher visual recognition scores in infancy are related to:​

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

Lifes

Filters

Which of the following represents a primary circular reaction?

Rovee-Collier and her colleagues tied one end of a ribbon to a brightly colored mobile and the other end to an infant's ankle. Which of the following did this study measure?

Explain how Jean Piaget noted an interesting error known as the A-not-B error. Do infants show the A-not-B error under all circumstances?

Which of the following is a similarity between cooing and babbling?

Which of the following is used in the Bayley Scales of Infant Development?

According to a study conducted by Rose and her colleagues, it was shown that, from age to age, individual differences in capacity for visual recognition memory:

Higher visual recognition scores in infancy are related to: