Question 1

Which of the following is defined as the sound system of the language?

Accepted Answer

A) morphology 
B) phonology 
C) semiotics 
D) grammar 
A) morphology 
B) phonology 
C) semiotics 
D) grammar

Question 2

Which of the following is a parent who is a professional more likely to ask than a parent on welfare?

Accepted Answer

A) What do you want to eat? 
B) What time is dinner? 
C) What is your friend's name? 
D) Tell me more about what you did in Math today. 
A) What do you want to eat? 
B) What time is dinner? 
C) What is your friend's name? 
D) Tell me more about what you did in Math today.

Question 3

A baby's schemes are structured by ________ that can be performed on objects,such as sucking,looking,and grasping.

Accepted Answer

A) complex behaviors 
B) diverse actions 
C) mental strategies 
D) simple actions 
A) complex behaviors 
B) diverse actions 
C) mental strategies 
D) simple actions

Question 4

Which of the following is a critique of the core knowledge approach according to Mark Johnson?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants come into the world with knowledge systems for space,number sense,object permanence,and language. 
B) Infants come into the world with soft biases to perceive and attend to different aspects of the environment,and to learn about the world in particular ways. 
C) Infants have an innate sense of the world when they are born that is independent of environmental experiences. 
D) The core domains provide a foundation from which infants manifest their genetically hardwired manner of understanding the world and develop more mature cognitive functioning and learning. 
A) Infants come into the world with knowledge systems for space,number sense,object permanence,and language. 
B) Infants come into the world with soft biases to perceive and attend to different aspects of the environment,and to learn about the world in particular ways. 
C) Infants have an innate sense of the world when they are born that is independent of environmental experiences. 
D) The core domains provide a foundation from which infants manifest their genetically hardwired manner of understanding the world and develop more mature cognitive functioning and learning.

Question 5

According to Piaget,which of the following is TRUE about the life of a newborn?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no differentiation between the self and the world. 
B) The ability to use primitive symbols is completely developed in newborns. 
C) Newborns understand that objects have a separate and permanent existence. 
D) The newborn is aware of the existence of its mother when she disappears. 
A) There is no differentiation between the self and the world. 
B) The ability to use primitive symbols is completely developed in newborns. 
C) Newborns understand that objects have a separate and permanent existence. 
D) The newborn is aware of the existence of its mother when she disappears.

Question 6

According to Andrew Meltzoff,the infant's imitative abilities are

Accepted Answer

A) indiscriminate and generalized. 
B) inflexible and rigid. 
C) biologically based. 
D) unseen till two years after birth. 
A) indiscriminate and generalized. 
B) inflexible and rigid. 
C) biologically based. 
D) unseen till two years after birth.

Question 7

Infants' attention to objects is strongly governed by the ________ and habituation.

Accepted Answer

A) obscurity of the object 
B) frequency of interactions with the object 
C) familiarity with the object 
D) novelty of the object 
A) obscurity of the object 
B) frequency of interactions with the object 
C) familiarity with the object 
D) novelty of the object

Question 8

________ is a form of communication that is based on a system of spoken,written,or signed symbols.

Accepted Answer

A) Proprioception 
B) Haptics 
C) Telepathy 
D) Language 
A) Proprioception 
B) Haptics 
C) Telepathy 
D) Language

Question 9

Rachel looks at their neighbor walking their dog and exclaims "not monkey" in a loud and urgent tone.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) two-word utterances. 
B) word of mouth. 
C) babbling. 
D) pragmatics. 
A) two-word utterances. 
B) word of mouth. 
C) babbling. 
D) pragmatics.

Question 10

________ involves the way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences.

Accepted Answer

A) Semiotics 
B) Syllable 
C) Syntax 
D) Haptics 
A) Semiotics 
B) Syllable 
C) Syntax 
D) Haptics

Question 11

Child-directed speech involves

Accepted Answer

A) using a higher-pitch and simple words. 
B) two infants babbling to each other. 
C) parents cooing to other parents. 
D) using only holophrases when communicating with infants. 
A) using a higher-pitch and simple words. 
B) two infants babbling to each other. 
C) parents cooing to other parents. 
D) using only holophrases when communicating with infants.

Question 12

Assimilation occurs when children

Accepted Answer

A) adjust their schemes to take new information and experiences into account. 
B) develop one scheme that applies to all information and experiences they encounter. 
C) prevent the incorporation of new environmental experiences and information. 
D) use their existing schemes to deal with new information or experiences. 
A) adjust their schemes to take new information and experiences into account. 
B) develop one scheme that applies to all information and experiences they encounter. 
C) prevent the incorporation of new environmental experiences and information. 
D) use their existing schemes to deal with new information or experiences.

Question 13

In the context of gender-based concept formation in a major study of 11-month-old to 6-year-old children,which of the following are likely to be the subject of more intense interest among girls?

Accepted Answer

A) dinosaurs 
B) trucks 
C) books/readings 
D) balls 
A) dinosaurs 
B) trucks 
C) books/readings 
D) balls

Question 14

What is perceptual categorization?

Accepted Answer

Using habituation experiments,some resea

Question 15

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development were developed in order to

Accepted Answer

A) evaluate a child's heart and lung functioning at birth. 
B) assess infant behavior and predict later development. 
C) differentiate potentially normal babies from abnormal ones. 
D) combine the height and weight of an infant into a singular metric. 
A) evaluate a child's heart and lung functioning at birth. 
B) assess infant behavior and predict later development. 
C) differentiate potentially normal babies from abnormal ones. 
D) combine the height and weight of an infant into a singular metric.

Question 16

________ is defined as the decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) Orientation 
B) Investigation 
C) Habituation 
D) Imitation 
A) Orientation 
B) Investigation 
C) Habituation 
D) Imitation

Question 17

Carol was about a year and a half old when her father,who was caring for her for the day,noticed that she was using a rattle to brush her hair just the way his wife had brushed her hair before she left about three hours earlier.Carol's father was sure this was something new she had learned.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) concept formation. 
B) deferred imitation. 
C) centration 
D) perceptual organization. 
A) concept formation. 
B) deferred imitation. 
C) centration 
D) perceptual organization.

Question 18

In Piaget's theory,mental schemes first develop in

Accepted Answer

A) infancy. 
B) childhood. 
C) adolescence. 
D) adulthood. 
A) infancy. 
B) childhood. 
C) adolescence. 
D) adulthood.

Question 19

In English,the sound represented by the letter p,as in the words pot and spot,is a

Accepted Answer

A) scheme. 
B) word. 
C) morpheme. 
D) phoneme. 
A) scheme. 
B) word. 
C) morpheme. 
D) phoneme.

Question 20

What are Meltzoff's views on imitation in infants?

Accepted Answer

Infant development researcher Andrew Mel

Which of the following is defined as the sound system of the language?

Which of the following is a parent who is a professional more likely to ask than a parent on welfare?

A baby's schemes are structured by ________ that can be performed on objects,such as sucking,looking,and grasping.

Which of the following is a critique of the core knowledge approach according to Mark Johnson?

According to Piaget,which of the following is TRUE about the life of a newborn?

According to Andrew Meltzoff,the infant's imitative abilities are

Infants' attention to objects is strongly governed by the ________ and habituation.

________ is a form of communication that is based on a system of spoken,written,or signed symbols.

Rachel looks at their neighbor walking their dog and exclaims "not monkey" in a loud and urgent tone.This is an example of

________ involves the way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences.

Child-directed speech involves

Assimilation occurs when children

In the context of gender-based concept formation in a major study of 11-month-old to 6-year-old children,which of the following are likely to be the subject of more intense interest among girls?

What is perceptual categorization?

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development were developed in order to

________ is defined as the decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

In Piaget's theory,mental schemes first develop in

In English,the sound represented by the letter p,as in the words pot and spot,is a

What are Meltzoff's views on imitation in infants?

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Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

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Exam 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy

Which of the following is defined as the sound system of the language?

Which of the following is a parent who is a professional more likely to ask than a parent on welfare?

A baby's schemes are structured by ________ that can be performed on objects,such as sucking,looking,and grasping.

Which of the following is a critique of the core knowledge approach according to Mark Johnson?

According to Piaget,which of the following is TRUE about the life of a newborn?

According to Andrew Meltzoff,the infant's imitative abilities are

Infants' attention to objects is strongly governed by the ________ and habituation.

________ is a form of communication that is based on a system of spoken,written,or signed symbols.

Rachel looks at their neighbor walking their dog and exclaims "not monkey" in a loud and urgent tone.This is an example of

________ involves the way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences.

Child-directed speech involves

Assimilation occurs when children

In the context of gender-based concept formation in a major study of 11-month-old to 6-year-old children,which of the following are likely to be the subject of more intense interest among girls?

What is perceptual categorization?

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development were developed in order to

________ is defined as the decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

In Piaget's theory,mental schemes first develop in

In English,the sound represented by the letter p,as in the words pot and spot,is a

What are Meltzoff's views on imitation in infants?

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

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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