Exam 5: Cognitive Development During the First Three Years

Ten-month-old Nathan has just been told goodbye by his grandparents who are now leaving in their car.Nathan waves bye-bye to them with his left arm.Nathan's attempt to communicate with his grandparents is called a

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the textbook as one of the indicators of an infant's ability to process information?

According to some research,a newborn who smiles at a smiling adult is engaging in

Juan's vocabulary suddenly jumps from 50 words to 400 words.He is probably at least how old?

Mindy,who is 24 months old,is beginning to speak sentences with articles and prepositions.She is developing

Rachel hears her father say "ouch!" when he accidentally hits his hand with a hammer.For the next several hours,Rachel deliberately tries to imitate the sound of the word ouch.According to the text,approximately how old is Rachel?

The dual representation hypothesis is used in an attempt to explain why children

Which of the following defines Piaget's concept of circular reactions?

A child who calls a dog a "bow-wow" and also calls a cat a "bow-wow" is

The amount and quality of verbal interaction between parents and children seems to be affected by the

Eliza's mom smiles at her every time she sticks her tongue out.According to operant conditioning,Eliza will

Which of the following do infants NOT do during the first month of life,according to Piaget?

Describe the types of imitation presented in your text and provide one example of each.

According to research,infants can imitate behaviors they see as early as

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding common first words?

Which of the following is NOT one of the Bayley III test scales of infant and toddler development?

What term describes the sound infants begin to make at 2 to 4 months?

The study of the brain structures that govern thinking and memory is called

When an infant is classically conditioned,he or she learns

Infants and toddlers seem to be __________ cognitively competent and to show signs of conceptual thought earlier than Piaget thought.