Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

Babbling consists of

Jean Piaget believed that infants

Cross-cultural studies have found that infant-directed speech is

When baby Aaron realizes that the teddy bear and the stuffed moose are both soft and fun to hug,he is engaging in

Little Emilio has discovered that if he smears his baby food all over his face,the dog will lick it off.Since he thinks this is fun,Emilio does it all the time.Emilio's knowledge that the baby food will bring the dog running shows his understanding of

_____ is a social cue that parents teach their children to show that a conversation is happening.

Four-month-old Lucian learns mostly by listening,touching,and sucking on things.Piaget would say that he is in the _____ period of development.

Larry is talking to little Manutapu.Whenever he finishes a sentence,Larry looks at Manutapu and encourages him to talk.Whenever Manutapu talks,Larry is quiet and pays attention.Larry and Manutapu are engaged in

Brett allows baby Bridget to habituate to a stuffed squirrel toy.One week later,he tests her to find out whether she is still not very interested in the stuffed squirrel,even though she has not seen it in all that time.Brett is testing Bridget's

Explain the process of adaptation outlined by Jean Piaget.Give examples to support your description.

Little Emile has figured out that "Me want cookie" doesn't mean the same thing as "Cookie want me." This means he's learning about

Habituation and novelty response in infants are used to test their

One-year-old Norman walks up to his father Oliver and says "cookie." Oliver doesn't know if Norman is referring to the Cookie Monster,if he wants to eat a cookie,or if he wants to go to the bakery to get cookies.Norman's extended use of the word is called

Referential speech consists mostly of

Transitional properties are a part of

Little Rosa is 13 months old.If she is an average child,she should understand approximately _____ spoken words.

Studies of children's IQ levels show that they correlate with _____ in infancy.

_____ allows an infant to make sense of the world based on what she already knows,and _____ allows her to modify her understanding to incorporate new information.

_____ believed that the inability of infants to encode information made it unlikely that they could remember things.

Shmuel asks 9-month-old Tavi to give him the teddy bear.Little Tavi smiles and hands it to him.Tavi is showing