Question 1

June announces that she "drinked all the milk." June is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  overregularizing. 
B)  overextending. 
C)  underextending. 
D)  use of holophrases. 
A)  overregularizing. 
B)  overextending. 
C)  underextending. 
D)  use of holophrases.

Question 2

Which of the following describes the correct status of Piaget's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has continued to be accepted with modifications. 
B)  Later research has revealed this theory to be deeply flawed. 
C)  Piaget's theory has stimulated little research. 
D)  Piaget's theory was influential only in the early 1950s. 
A)  It has continued to be accepted with modifications. 
B)  Later research has revealed this theory to be deeply flawed. 
C)  Piaget's theory has stimulated little research. 
D)  Piaget's theory was influential only in the early 1950s.

Question 3

Prelinguistic speech communicates

Accepted Answer

A)  ideas. 
B)  emotions. 
C)  symbols. 
D)  words. 
A)  ideas. 
B)  emotions. 
C)  symbols. 
D)  words.

Question 4

HOME is an instrument for evaluating the impact of a child's home environment for

Accepted Answer

A)  socioeconomic status. 
B)  emotional health. 
C)  intellectual development. 
D)  future career success. 
A)  socioeconomic status. 
B)  emotional health. 
C)  intellectual development. 
D)  future career success.

Question 5

The first stage in Piaget's cognitive theory is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The use of parentese,or child-directed speech,includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of short words and simple sentences 
B)  Low-pitched speech 
C)  Rapid speech 
D)  None of these 
A)  Use of short words and simple sentences 
B)  Low-pitched speech 
C)  Rapid speech 
D)  None of these

Question 7

As Cynthia is reading her textbook and trying to learn the material,she will be relying MOST heavily on her

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory. 
B)  echoic memory. 
C)  iconic memory. 
D)  sensory memory. 
A)  working memory. 
B)  echoic memory. 
C)  iconic memory. 
D)  sensory memory.

Question 8

According to research,what seems to be a key ingredient in understanding causality for infants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Highly intellectual parents 
B)  Self-locomotion 
C)  Presence of older siblings 
D)  A nurturing environment 
A)  Highly intellectual parents 
B)  Self-locomotion 
C)  Presence of older siblings 
D)  A nurturing environment

Question 9

Analyze characteristics of early speech and common mistakes that children make.

Accepted Answer

Early speech in children typically begin

Question 10

At Tiny Tots day care,the caregivers have found that if the infants in their care repeat an action over and over again they will

Accepted Answer

A)  not repeat the action in several weeks. 
B)  always repeat the action several weeks later. 
C)  often repeat the action several weeks later. 
D)  repeat the action if it was practiced with their mother. 
A)  not repeat the action in several weeks. 
B)  always repeat the action several weeks later. 
C)  often repeat the action several weeks later. 
D)  repeat the action if it was practiced with their mother.

Question 11

The activity of stringing together meaningless motions and repeating them over and over,a process performed by deaf children,is called

Accepted Answer

A)  hand babbling. 
B)  hand cooing. 
C)  motherese. 
D)  asymmetric acoustics. 
A)  hand babbling. 
B)  hand cooing. 
C)  motherese. 
D)  asymmetric acoustics.

Question 12

The realization that a person or object continues to exist even when out of sight is called

Accepted Answer

A)  representational ability. 
B)  primary circular reaction. 
C)  coordination of secondary schemes. 
D)  object permanence. 
A)  representational ability. 
B)  primary circular reaction. 
C)  coordination of secondary schemes. 
D)  object permanence.

Question 13

Toni's Grandpa Sully was a schoolteacher for 40 years.When they sit down to read,Toni's grandpa first introduces the main themes,then reads the story all the way through,and finally ends by asking questions.Her grandpa uses the ______ style.

Accepted Answer

A)  describer 
B)  performance-oriented 
C)  comprehender 
D)  linguistic 
A)  describer 
B)  performance-oriented 
C)  comprehender 
D)  linguistic

Question 14

An infant who slows or stops sucking when a novel stimulus is presented is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation. 
B)  dishabituation. 
C)  that he/she is full. 
D)  None of these 
A)  habituation. 
B)  dishabituation. 
C)  that he/she is full. 
D)  None of these

Question 15

Most children speak in two-word sentences by about what age?

Accepted Answer

A)  8 months 
B)  10 months 
C)  14 months 
D)  24 months 
A)  8 months 
B)  10 months 
C)  14 months 
D)  24 months

Question 16

Based on research using operant conditioning techniques with infants,what appears to be different between infant and adult memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  The quality of the memory 
B)  The duration of the memory 
C)  Infants cannot form memories, while adults can. 
D)  Adults require stronger retrieval cues to access their memories. 
A)  The quality of the memory 
B)  The duration of the memory 
C)  Infants cannot form memories, while adults can. 
D)  Adults require stronger retrieval cues to access their memories.

Question 17

Chomsky's proposal that humans possess a language acquisition device is MOST consistent with a(n)__________ view of language acquisition.

Accepted Answer

A)  learning theory 
B)  nativist 
C)  empiricist 
D)  prelinguistic 
A)  learning theory 
B)  nativist 
C)  empiricist 
D)  prelinguistic

Question 18

Implicit memory seems to develop ________ explicit memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  later than 
B)  earlier than 
C)  at about the same time as 
D)  None of these 
A)  later than 
B)  earlier than 
C)  at about the same time as 
D)  None of these

Question 19

According to some theorists,infants look longer at an "impossible" event during the violation-of-expectations experiment because they can see a difference between the two scenes.These theorists support a(n)_____ awareness explanation for infants' reactions.

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual 
B)  conceptual 
C)  intellectual 
D)  reciprocal 
A)  perceptual 
B)  conceptual 
C)  intellectual 
D)  reciprocal

Question 20

Developmental tests measure mostly sensory and motor abilities,whereas intelligence tests used for older children also measure __________ abilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral 
B)  emotional 
C)  verbal 
D)  arousal 
A)  behavioral 
B)  emotional 
C)  verbal 
D)  arousal

June announces that she "drinked all the milk." June is exhibiting

Which of the following describes the correct status of Piaget's theory?

Prelinguistic speech communicates

HOME is an instrument for evaluating the impact of a child's home environment for

The first stage in Piaget's cognitive theory is

The use of parentese,or child-directed speech,includes which of the following?

As Cynthia is reading her textbook and trying to learn the material,she will be relying MOST heavily on her

According to research,what seems to be a key ingredient in understanding causality for infants?

Analyze characteristics of early speech and common mistakes that children make.

At Tiny Tots day care,the caregivers have found that if the infants in their care repeat an action over and over again they will

The activity of stringing together meaningless motions and repeating them over and over,a process performed by deaf children,is called

The realization that a person or object continues to exist even when out of sight is called

Toni's Grandpa Sully was a schoolteacher for 40 years.When they sit down to read,Toni's grandpa first introduces the main themes,then reads the story all the way through,and finally ends by asking questions.Her grandpa uses the ______ style.

An infant who slows or stops sucking when a novel stimulus is presented is exhibiting

Most children speak in two-word sentences by about what age?

Based on research using operant conditioning techniques with infants,what appears to be different between infant and adult memories?

Chomsky's proposal that humans possess a language acquisition device is MOST consistent with a(n)__________ view of language acquisition.

Implicit memory seems to develop ________ explicit memory.

According to some theorists,infants look longer at an "impossible" event during the violation-of-expectations experiment because they can see a difference between the two scenes.These theorists support a(n)_____ awareness explanation for infants' reactions.

Developmental tests measure mostly sensory and motor abilities,whereas intelligence tests used for older children also measure __________ abilities.

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Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

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Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

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Exam 5: Cognitive Development During the First Three Years

June announces that she "drinked all the milk." June is exhibiting

Which of the following describes the correct status of Piaget's theory?

Prelinguistic speech communicates

HOME is an instrument for evaluating the impact of a child's home environment for

The first stage in Piaget's cognitive theory is

The use of parentese,or child-directed speech,includes which of the following?

As Cynthia is reading her textbook and trying to learn the material,she will be relying MOST heavily on her

According to research,what seems to be a key ingredient in understanding causality for infants?

Analyze characteristics of early speech and common mistakes that children make.

At Tiny Tots day care,the caregivers have found that if the infants in their care repeat an action over and over again they will

The activity of stringing together meaningless motions and repeating them over and over,a process performed by deaf children,is called

The realization that a person or object continues to exist even when out of sight is called

Toni's Grandpa Sully was a schoolteacher for 40 years.When they sit down to read,Toni's grandpa first introduces the main themes,then reads the story all the way through,and finally ends by asking questions.Her grandpa uses the ______ style.

An infant who slows or stops sucking when a novel stimulus is presented is exhibiting

Most children speak in two-word sentences by about what age?

Based on research using operant conditioning techniques with infants,what appears to be different between infant and adult memories?

Chomsky's proposal that humans possess a language acquisition device is MOST consistent with a(n)__________ view of language acquisition.

Implicit memory seems to develop ________ explicit memory.

According to some theorists,infants look longer at an "impossible" event during the violation-of-expectations experiment because they can see a difference between the two scenes.These theorists support a(n)_____ awareness explanation for infants' reactions.

Developmental tests measure mostly sensory and motor abilities,whereas intelligence tests used for older children also measure __________ abilities.

The Study of Human Development

Theory and Research

Forming a New Life

Birth and Physical Development During the First Three Years

Psychosocial Development During the First Three Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood

Dealing With Death and Bereavement

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