Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) is considered slow for her age; she should be using simple words by this time. 
B) is considered appropriate for her age. 
C) is considered advanced for her age; most children do not point until after 12 months. 
D) should be discouraged so that she will learn to speak. 
A) is considered slow for her age; she should be using simple words by this time. 
B) is considered appropriate for her age. 
C) is considered advanced for her age; most children do not point until after 12 months. 
D) should be discouraged so that she will learn to speak.

Question 2

Eleven-month-old Jenny uses her toy golf club to bring another toy within reach.According to Piaget's theory of infant development,Jenny is in the _____ substage of the sensorimotor stage.

Accepted Answer

A) primary circular reactions 
B) secondary circular reactions 
C) coordination of secondary circular reactions 
D) tertiary circular reactions 
A) primary circular reactions 
B) secondary circular reactions 
C) coordination of secondary circular reactions 
D) tertiary circular reactions

Question 3

According to Jean Piaget's theory of infant development,what makes one stage more advanced than another?

Accepted Answer

A) When a child is able to stand and walk 
B) When a child understands the world differently 
C) When a child is older 
D) When a child is able to manipulate objects better 
A) When a child is able to stand and walk 
B) When a child understands the world differently 
C) When a child is older 
D) When a child is able to manipulate objects better

Question 4

Remembering how to swim is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) implicit memory. 
B) deferred imitation. 
C) joint attention. 
D) explicit memory. 
A) implicit memory. 
B) deferred imitation. 
C) joint attention. 
D) explicit memory.

Question 5

Linguist Noam Chomsky said that children are born into the world with a _____,a biological endowment that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language,including phonology,syntax,and semantics.

Accepted Answer

A) language acquisition device 
B) biological language center 
C) primary language center 
D) biological language device 
A) language acquisition device 
B) biological language center 
C) primary language center 
D) biological language device

Question 6

Consider the sentence: "The boy the ball with a hit bat." Which of the following rule systems of language does the sentence violate?

Accepted Answer

A) Phonology 
B) Syntax 
C) Morphology 
D) Pragmatics 
A) Phonology 
B) Syntax 
C) Morphology 
D) Pragmatics

Question 7

Which of the following statements about first words is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants recognize their name by the age of three months. 
B) Children understand more words than they can speak. 
C) By 18 months,most children have a spoken vocabulary of about 50 words. 
D) A child's first words usually include greeting terms. 
A) Infants recognize their name by the age of three months. 
B) Children understand more words than they can speak. 
C) By 18 months,most children have a spoken vocabulary of about 50 words. 
D) A child's first words usually include greeting terms.

Question 8

Baby Elise has developed a sucking scheme.She knows that to get food she must suck on her mother's breast.Now,her mother has begun to introduce solid foods with a spoon.Elise immediately sucks on the spoon.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) accommodation. 
B) assimilation. 
C) amalgamation. 
D) application. 
A) accommodation. 
B) assimilation. 
C) amalgamation. 
D) application.

Question 9

A form of communication that is based on a system of symbols is called:

Accepted Answer

A) syntax. 
B) grammar. 
C) language. 
D) phonology. 
A) syntax. 
B) grammar. 
C) language. 
D) phonology.

Question 10

In which sensorimotor substage does an infant develop the ability to use primitive symbols?

Accepted Answer

A) Simple reflexes 
B) First habits and primary circular reactions 
C) Secondary circular reactions 
D) Internalization of schemes 
A) Simple reflexes 
B) First habits and primary circular reactions 
C) Secondary circular reactions 
D) Internalization of schemes

Question 11

Jean Mandler argues that early categorizations are best described as _____ categorization.

Accepted Answer

A) conceptual 
B) textual 
C) factual 
D) perceptual 
A) conceptual 
B) textual 
C) factual 
D) perceptual

Question 12

Jean Piaget believed that children:

Accepted Answer

A) actively construct their own cognitive world. 
B) passively react to their environments. 
C) absorb their knowledge from the environment. 
D) gain their view of the world from their parents. 
A) actively construct their own cognitive world. 
B) passively react to their environments. 
C) absorb their knowledge from the environment. 
D) gain their view of the world from their parents.

Question 13

When children experience cognitive conflict in trying to understand the world,they shift from one stage of thought to the next.The mechanism through which this shift occurs is called:

Accepted Answer

A) equilibration. 
B) assimilation. 
C) organization. 
D) amalgamation. 
A) equilibration. 
B) assimilation. 
C) organization. 
D) amalgamation.

Question 14

Which of the following indicates a significant problem in the infant's communication system?

Accepted Answer

A) A lack of pointing by 15 months of age 
B) Not being able to speak 50 words by 15 months of age 
C) Only speaking 150 words by two years of age 
D) A lack of pointing by seven months of age 
A) A lack of pointing by 15 months of age 
B) Not being able to speak 50 words by 15 months of age 
C) Only speaking 150 words by two years of age 
D) A lack of pointing by seven months of age

Question 15

Kevin loves to say "da,da,da,da" over and over again.What type of communication is Kevin using?

Accepted Answer

A) Crying 
B) Cooing 
C) Babbling 
D) Gesturing 
A) Crying 
B) Cooing 
C) Babbling 
D) Gesturing

Question 16

As an infant,Mary suffered damage to _____ of her brain.This injury severly affected her comprehension abilities.Even though her speech is fluent it remains incomprehensible.

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's area 
B) SMA area 
C) Morton's area 
D) Wernicke's area 
A) Broca's area 
B) SMA area 
C) Morton's area 
D) Wernicke's area

Question 17

Which of the following is a requirement of joint attention?

Accepted Answer

A) An ability to manipulate objects 
B) An ability to track another's behavior 
C) A lack of interest in others 
D) An intense interest in a particular object 
A) An ability to manipulate objects 
B) An ability to track another's behavior 
C) A lack of interest in others 
D) An intense interest in a particular object

Question 18

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:

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's area. 
B) Wernicke's area. 
C) SMA area. 
D) Morton's area. 
A) Broca's area. 
B) Wernicke's area. 
C) SMA area. 
D) Morton's area.

Question 19

Most researchers find that babies do not show _____ until the second half of the first year.

Accepted Answer

A) dishabituation 
B) explicit memory 
C) habituation 
D) implicit memory 
A) dishabituation 
B) explicit memory 
C) habituation 
D) implicit memory

Question 20

In considering the big issue of whether nature or nurture plays the more important role in infant development,Elizabeth Spelke endorses a _____ approach that states that infants are born with domain-specific innate knowledge systems.

Accepted Answer

A) core knowledge 
B) domain knowledge 
C) learned domain 
D) nurture 
A) core knowledge 
B) domain knowledge 
C) learned domain 
D) nurture

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

Eleven-month-old Jenny uses her toy golf club to bring another toy within reach.According to Piaget's theory of infant development,Jenny is in the _____ substage of the sensorimotor stage.

According to Jean Piaget's theory of infant development,what makes one stage more advanced than another?

Remembering how to swim is an example of:

Linguist Noam Chomsky said that children are born into the world with a _____,a biological endowment that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language,including phonology,syntax,and semantics.

Consider the sentence: "The boy the ball with a hit bat." Which of the following rule systems of language does the sentence violate?

Which of the following statements about first words is NOT correct?

Baby Elise has developed a sucking scheme.She knows that to get food she must suck on her mother's breast.Now,her mother has begun to introduce solid foods with a spoon.Elise immediately sucks on the spoon.This is an example of:

A form of communication that is based on a system of symbols is called:

In which sensorimotor substage does an infant develop the ability to use primitive symbols?

Jean Mandler argues that early categorizations are best described as _____ categorization.

Jean Piaget believed that children:

When children experience cognitive conflict in trying to understand the world,they shift from one stage of thought to the next.The mechanism through which this shift occurs is called:

Which of the following indicates a significant problem in the infant's communication system?

Kevin loves to say "da,da,da,da" over and over again.What type of communication is Kevin using?

As an infant,Mary suffered damage to _____ of her brain.This injury severly affected her comprehension abilities.Even though her speech is fluent it remains incomprehensible.

Which of the following is a requirement of joint attention?

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:

Most researchers find that babies do not show _____ until the second half of the first year.

In considering the big issue of whether nature or nurture plays the more important role in infant development,Elizabeth Spelke endorses a _____ approach that states that infants are born with domain-specific innate knowledge systems.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

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

Eleven-month-old Jenny uses her toy golf club to bring another toy within reach.According to Piaget's theory of infant development,Jenny is in the _____ substage of the sensorimotor stage.

According to Jean Piaget's theory of infant development,what makes one stage more advanced than another?

Remembering how to swim is an example of:

Linguist Noam Chomsky said that children are born into the world with a _____,a biological endowment that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language,including phonology,syntax,and semantics.

Consider the sentence: "The boy the ball with a hit bat." Which of the following rule systems of language does the sentence violate?

Which of the following statements about first words is NOT correct?

Baby Elise has developed a sucking scheme.She knows that to get food she must suck on her mother's breast.Now,her mother has begun to introduce solid foods with a spoon.Elise immediately sucks on the spoon.This is an example of:

A form of communication that is based on a system of symbols is called:

In which sensorimotor substage does an infant develop the ability to use primitive symbols?

Jean Mandler argues that early categorizations are best described as _____ categorization.

Jean Piaget believed that children:

When children experience cognitive conflict in trying to understand the world,they shift from one stage of thought to the next.The mechanism through which this shift occurs is called:

Which of the following indicates a significant problem in the infant's communication system?

Kevin loves to say "da,da,da,da" over and over again.What type of communication is Kevin using?

As an infant,Mary suffered damage to _____ of her brain.This injury severly affected her comprehension abilities.Even though her speech is fluent it remains incomprehensible.

Which of the following is a requirement of joint attention?

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:

Most researchers find that babies do not show _____ until the second half of the first year.

In considering the big issue of whether nature or nurture plays the more important role in infant development,Elizabeth Spelke endorses a _____ approach that states that infants are born with domain-specific innate knowledge systems.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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