Question 1

In Piaget's theory,________ is defined as the tendency of children to adjust their schemes to take new information and experiences into account.

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation 
B) accommodation 
C) evolution 
D) externalization 
A) assimilation 
B) accommodation 
C) evolution 
D) externalization B

Question 2

Samantha,a 2-week-old infant,sucks instinctively when her lips are touched or stroked.She achieves this by

Accepted Answer

A) moving beyond self-preoccupation. 
B) coordinating schemes for vision and touch with intentionality. 
C) coordinating sensation and action through reflexive behavior. 
D) experimenting with new behavior. 
A) moving beyond self-preoccupation. 
B) coordinating schemes for vision and touch with intentionality. 
C) coordinating sensation and action through reflexive behavior. 
D) experimenting with new behavior. C

Question 3

What are Piaget's six substages of sensorimotor development?

Accepted Answer

Piaget's six substages of sensorimotor development are as follows: Simple reflexes First habits and primary circular reactions Secondary circular reactions Coordination of secondary circular reactions Tertiary circular reactions,novelty,and curiosity Internalization of schemes

Question 4

In Piaget's theory,which of the following mistakes is an important feature of infants who are progressing into the coordination of secondary circular reactions substage?

Accepted Answer

A) Type I error 
B) A-not-B error 
C) equilibration 
D) Type II error 
A) Type I error 
B) A-not-B error 
C) equilibration 
D) Type II error

Question 5

The focusing of mental resources on select information that improves cognitive processing on many tasks is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) sensation. 
B) attention. 
C) perception. 
D) transduction. 
A) sensation. 
B) attention. 
C) perception. 
D) transduction.

Question 6

Receptive vocabulary comprises the

Accepted Answer

A) words that a child speaks but does not understand. 
B) first words a child uses to speak as a sentence. 
C) words that a child understands but cannot speak. 
D) first words that a child babbles to his or her caregivers. 
A) words that a child speaks but does not understand. 
B) first words a child uses to speak as a sentence. 
C) words that a child understands but cannot speak. 
D) first words that a child babbles to his or her caregivers.

Question 7

When compared to intelligence tests of older children,tests for infants are characterized by a

Accepted Answer

A) greater emphasis on measures of verbal intelligence. 
B) lesser emphasis on perceptual-motor development. 
C) greater emphasis on social interaction in infants. 
D) lesser emphasis on the relationship with the infant's caregiver(s). 
A) greater emphasis on measures of verbal intelligence. 
B) lesser emphasis on perceptual-motor development. 
C) greater emphasis on social interaction in infants. 
D) lesser emphasis on the relationship with the infant's caregiver(s).

Question 8

________ is a strategy used to increase children's acquisition of language by identifying the names of objects the child seems interested in.

Accepted Answer

A) Rephrasing 
B) Labeling 
C) Expanding 
D) Restating 
A) Rephrasing 
B) Labeling 
C) Expanding 
D) Restating

Question 9

What are the milestones of the sixth sensorimotor substage given by Piaget?

Accepted Answer

Internalization of schemes is Piaget's s

Question 10

According to a recent longitudinal study,intelligence in infancy

Accepted Answer

A) varies considerably from late infancy through the preschool years. 
B) remains fairly stable from late infancy through the preschool years. 
C) is strongly correlated to IQ scores in adulthood. 
D) is too difficult to measure due to infants' lack of language skills. 
A) varies considerably from late infancy through the preschool years. 
B) remains fairly stable from late infancy through the preschool years. 
C) is strongly correlated to IQ scores in adulthood. 
D) is too difficult to measure due to infants' lack of language skills.

Question 11

________ is an area in the left frontal lobe of the brain that is involved in producing words.

Accepted Answer

A) Zona incerta 
B) Broca's area 
C) Reticular formation 
D) Wernicke's area 
A) Zona incerta 
B) Broca's area 
C) Reticular formation 
D) Wernicke's area

Question 12

In the context of Piaget's theory,________ is the process of adjusting to new environmental demands.

Accepted Answer

A) adaptation 
B) evolution 
C) involution 
D) attention 
A) adaptation 
B) evolution 
C) involution 
D) attention

Question 13

One reason older children and adults have difficulty recalling events from their infancy and early childhood years is that during these early years,the

Accepted Answer

A) primary somatosensory cortex is undeveloped. 
B) occipital lobe of the brain is in the process of developing. 
C) sensory and motor association areas are immature. 
D) prefrontal lobes of the brain are immature. 
A) primary somatosensory cortex is undeveloped. 
B) occipital lobe of the brain is in the process of developing. 
C) sensory and motor association areas are immature. 
D) prefrontal lobes of the brain are immature.

Question 14

________ is defined as the increase in responsiveness after a change in stimulation.

Accepted Answer

A) Dishabituation 
B) Generalization 
C) Inhibition 
D) Introspection 
A) Dishabituation 
B) Generalization 
C) Inhibition 
D) Introspection

Question 15

What is infantile amnesia? Explain the best understood cause of infantile amnesia.

Accepted Answer

Most adults can remember little if anyth

Question 16

Describe the Bayley Scales of Infant Development.

Accepted Answer

The widely used Bayley Scales of Infant

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of an A-not-B error?

Accepted Answer

A) Dora had a fall while climbing a chair and complained to her mother that the chair is "bad" and began hitting it. 
B) Dennis cannot comprehend that a ball made out of his clay modeling set can also be used to make a box or a tower. 
C) Devon's mother taught him to say "Dad," and he now uses the term to refer to any male he comes across irrespective of age or familiarity. 
D) Daniel always looks below the bed first when he cannot find his toy because that was the first place where his father had hidden his toy,even though his father now hides the toy in different locations. 
A) Dora had a fall while climbing a chair and complained to her mother that the chair is "bad" and began hitting it. 
B) Dennis cannot comprehend that a ball made out of his clay modeling set can also be used to make a box or a tower. 
C) Devon's mother taught him to say "Dad," and he now uses the term to refer to any male he comes across irrespective of age or familiarity. 
D) Daniel always looks below the bed first when he cannot find his toy because that was the first place where his father had hidden his toy,even though his father now hides the toy in different locations.

Question 18

Most older children can remember little if anything from the first three years of their life.This reflects the operation of

Accepted Answer

A) infantile amnesia. 
B) infantile psychosis. 
C) juvenile dementia. 
D) infantile neurosis. 
A) infantile amnesia. 
B) infantile psychosis. 
C) juvenile dementia. 
D) infantile neurosis.

Question 19

On Dora's first birthday,one of her aunts brought a set of Lego basic bricks that she absolutely loves.Dora spends hours building,breaking,and rebuilding towers from the bricks and smiles widely whenever she discovers something new she can do with them.Dora's preoccupation with manipulating the building bricks in different ways reflects a function of the sensorimotor substage of

Accepted Answer

A) secondary circular reactions. 
B) tertiary circular reactions,novelty,and curiosity. 
C) first habits and primary circular reactions. 
D) simple reflexes. 
A) secondary circular reactions. 
B) tertiary circular reactions,novelty,and curiosity. 
C) first habits and primary circular reactions. 
D) simple reflexes.

Question 20

Research on habituation has shown that

Accepted Answer

A) continual stimulation over extended periods of time using the same object is the best way to elicit a child's attention. 
B) the extent to which infants can see,hear,smell,taste,and experience touch cannot be empirically studied. 
C) it is important for parents to do novel things and to repeat them often until the infant stops responding. 
D) habituation is inadequate as a variable in studying an infant's maturity and well-being. 
A) continual stimulation over extended periods of time using the same object is the best way to elicit a child's attention. 
B) the extent to which infants can see,hear,smell,taste,and experience touch cannot be empirically studied. 
C) it is important for parents to do novel things and to repeat them often until the infant stops responding. 
D) habituation is inadequate as a variable in studying an infant's maturity and well-being.

In Piaget's theory,________ is defined as the tendency of children to adjust their schemes to take new information and experiences into account.

Samantha,a 2-week-old infant,sucks instinctively when her lips are touched or stroked.She achieves this by

What are Piaget's six substages of sensorimotor development?

In Piaget's theory,which of the following mistakes is an important feature of infants who are progressing into the coordination of secondary circular reactions substage?

The focusing of mental resources on select information that improves cognitive processing on many tasks is referred to as

Receptive vocabulary comprises the

When compared to intelligence tests of older children,tests for infants are characterized by a

________ is a strategy used to increase children's acquisition of language by identifying the names of objects the child seems interested in.

What are the milestones of the sixth sensorimotor substage given by Piaget?

According to a recent longitudinal study,intelligence in infancy

________ is an area in the left frontal lobe of the brain that is involved in producing words.

In the context of Piaget's theory,________ is the process of adjusting to new environmental demands.

One reason older children and adults have difficulty recalling events from their infancy and early childhood years is that during these early years,the

________ is defined as the increase in responsiveness after a change in stimulation.

What is infantile amnesia? Explain the best understood cause of infantile amnesia.

Describe the Bayley Scales of Infant Development.

Which of the following is an example of an A-not-B error?

Most older children can remember little if anything from the first three years of their life.This reflects the operation of

Research on habituation has shown that

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Exam 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy

In Piaget's theory,________ is defined as the tendency of children to adjust their schemes to take new information and experiences into account.

Samantha,a 2-week-old infant,sucks instinctively when her lips are touched or stroked.She achieves this by

What are Piaget's six substages of sensorimotor development?

In Piaget's theory,which of the following mistakes is an important feature of infants who are progressing into the coordination of secondary circular reactions substage?

The focusing of mental resources on select information that improves cognitive processing on many tasks is referred to as

Receptive vocabulary comprises the

When compared to intelligence tests of older children,tests for infants are characterized by a

________ is a strategy used to increase children's acquisition of language by identifying the names of objects the child seems interested in.

What are the milestones of the sixth sensorimotor substage given by Piaget?

According to a recent longitudinal study,intelligence in infancy

________ is an area in the left frontal lobe of the brain that is involved in producing words.

In the context of Piaget's theory,________ is the process of adjusting to new environmental demands.

One reason older children and adults have difficulty recalling events from their infancy and early childhood years is that during these early years,the

________ is defined as the increase in responsiveness after a change in stimulation.

What is infantile amnesia? Explain the best understood cause of infantile amnesia.

Describe the Bayley Scales of Infant Development.

Which of the following is an example of an A-not-B error?

Most older children can remember little if anything from the first three years of their life.This reflects the operation of

Research on habituation has shown that

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle in Late Childhood

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