Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

In which sensorimotor substage does an infant's actions become more object-oriented?

Eighteen-month-old Moira knows that her mother is "mommy",but she now calls all women she meets "mommy." According to Piaget,this illustrates _____.

The sensorimotor stage of development lasts from birth to about:

Mariah has suffered damage to the left frontal lobe of her brain.When she tries to speak,she struggles to produce words and is unable to say them correctly.Mariah has sustained injury to the:

Which of the following is a key criticism of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

In the word "falling," both "fall" and "-ing" are considered _____.

Attention in the first year of life is dominated by a(n)_____ process that involves directing attention to potentially important locations in the environment,that is,"where," and recognizing objects and their features,that is,"what."

While nine-month-old Mave is playing with a ball,her brother takes it and hides it behind a pillow.Mave cries and crawls over to the pillow to get the ball.Which Piagetian concept is represented in this scenario?

When one uses polite language in formal conversations and personal,informal language in intimate conversations,one is demonstrating the knowledge of _____,or the appropriate use of language in different contexts.

Jean Piaget observes that at 1 year and 2 months,his daughter Jacqueline holds in her hands an object which is new to her: a round,flat box which she turns all over,shakes,[and] rubs against the bassinet.She lets it go and tries to pick it up.But she only succeeds in touching it with her index finger,without grasping it.She nevertheless makes an attempt and presses on the edge.The box then tilts up and falls again.Jacqueline shows an interest in this result and studies the fallen box.Which of Piaget's six substages of sensorimotor development does this behavior reflect?

Identify a special way that adults speak to babies that is characterized by language spoken in a higher pitch than normal,the use of simple words,and the use of simple sentences.

Significant changes during the _____ substage involve the coordination of schemes and intentionality.

Sarah,an infant of seven months,loves repeatedly hitting a toy that lights up and plays music on impact with her toy hammer.Sarah is in Piaget's substage of:

From about 6 to 12 months of age,the maturation of the _____ and the surrounding cerebral cortex,especially the frontal lobes,makes explicit memory possible.

11-month-old Maya points to her cup when she wants some water to drink.Maya's behavior:

According to Jean Piaget,identify the sixth and final substage of sensorimotor thought.This substage is apparent in children between 18 and 24 months of age.The infant develops the ability to use primitive symbols in this substage.

Researchers like Baillargeon have found that infants' perceptual abilities are highly developed much earlier than Jean Piaget proposed.These researchers conclude that infants see objects as bounded,unitary,solid,and separate from their background definitely by _____ of age.

Using habituation experiments,some researchers have found that infants as young as _____ can group together objects with similar appearances.

The rules that govern _____ describe the sound sequences that can occur in a language.

The word "toy" is an example of a _____.