Question 1

Which of the following is not characteristic of infant-directed speech?

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A) Varied and exaggerated intonation 
B) Long pauses between phrases 
C) Repetition 
D) Low pitch of the voice 
A) Varied and exaggerated intonation 
B) Long pauses between phrases 
C) Repetition 
D) Low pitch of the voice

Question 2

Japanese mothers tend to emphasize _____ more than American mothers.

Accepted Answer

A) interactive communication-based play activities 
B) excellence-oriented play activities 
C) options-limiting play activities 
D) self-directed play activities 
A) interactive communication-based play activities 
B) excellence-oriented play activities 
C) options-limiting play activities 
D) self-directed play activities

Question 3

Parents' diaries of their children's language development are problematic,and may suffer from all of the following errors except

Accepted Answer

A) parents are often biased observers. 
B) the children described may be unrepresentative. 
C) the parents may be unrepresentative. 
D) there is never enough detail. 
A) parents are often biased observers. 
B) the children described may be unrepresentative. 
C) the parents may be unrepresentative. 
D) there is never enough detail.

Question 4

One of the first scientists to suggest that infants actively construct their own knowledge was

Accepted Answer

A) Jackie Gibson. 
B) Mary Whiton Calkins. 
C) Arnold Gesell. 
D) Jean Piaget. 
A) Jackie Gibson. 
B) Mary Whiton Calkins. 
C) Arnold Gesell. 
D) Jean Piaget.

Question 5

When a parent and child focus together on an object they are engaged in

Accepted Answer

A) parental responsiveness. 
B) habituation. 
C) joint attention. 
D) accommodation. 
A) parental responsiveness. 
B) habituation. 
C) joint attention. 
D) accommodation.

Question 6

Semantics refers to

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A) the meanings of words. 
B) the arrangement of words and phrases. 
C) the production of vocal sounds. 
D) the uses of language. 
A) the meanings of words. 
B) the arrangement of words and phrases. 
C) the production of vocal sounds. 
D) the uses of language.

Question 7

Little Boris accidentally kicked his mobile and liked the way it moved,so now he spends a lot of time kicking it.Piaget would say that he is probably _____ months old.

Accepted Answer

A) 1-4 
B) 4-7 
C) 7-10 
D) 10-18 
A) 1-4 
B) 4-7 
C) 7-10 
D) 10-18

Question 8

Categorization helps infants in all of the following ways except that it does not

Accepted Answer

A) structure and clarify perception. 
B) enhance their fine motor development. 
C) help organize a lot of information in manageable,limited ways. 
D) help the infant know what to expect in similar circumstances. 
A) structure and clarify perception. 
B) enhance their fine motor development. 
C) help organize a lot of information in manageable,limited ways. 
D) help the infant know what to expect in similar circumstances.

Question 9

According to Jean Piaget,the sensorimotor period was made up of _____ stages.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 6 
D) 8 
A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 6 
D) 8

Question 10

Whenever little Zbigniew drops his spoon,it falls to the floor.When he drops his cup,it also falls to the floor.This makes sense to him,so he can _____ the information that objects fall when dropped.

Accepted Answer

A) assimilate 
B) accommodate 
C) habituate 
D) defenestrate 
A) assimilate 
B) accommodate 
C) habituate 
D) defenestrate

Question 11

Expressive speech consists mostly of

Accepted Answer

A) nonsense sounds mixed with real morphemes. 
B) names and nouns to describe objects in the environment. 
C) social communications. 
D) thoughts about religion. 
A) nonsense sounds mixed with real morphemes. 
B) names and nouns to describe objects in the environment. 
C) social communications. 
D) thoughts about religion.

Question 12

In Meltzoff's (1998)experiment,6-month-old infants watched a model press his forehead to a panel.One week later,they imitated this display.Their behavior demonstrated that

Accepted Answer

A) Piaget was correct about children's cognitive development. 
B) Piaget was incorrect in thinking such young children could not perform delayed imitation. 
C) Piaget was correct about children's ability to habituate. 
D) Piaget was incorrect about children's ability to develop syntax. 
A) Piaget was correct about children's cognitive development. 
B) Piaget was incorrect in thinking such young children could not perform delayed imitation. 
C) Piaget was correct about children's ability to habituate. 
D) Piaget was incorrect about children's ability to develop syntax.

Question 13

Analyses of high-quality recordings of infants' speech

Accepted Answer

A) entirely support the work of B . F. Skinner. 
B) entirely support the work of Noam Chomsky. 
C) show evidence that both biology and experience contribute to learning language. 
D) show that infants have a long way to go before they learn anything about language. 
A) entirely support the work of B . F. Skinner. 
B) entirely support the work of Noam Chomsky. 
C) show evidence that both biology and experience contribute to learning language. 
D) show that infants have a long way to go before they learn anything about language.

Question 14

The degree to which a test measures what it's supposed to measure is its

Accepted Answer

A) reliability. 
B) categorization. 
C) validity. 
D) developmental index. 
A) reliability. 
B) categorization. 
C) validity. 
D) developmental index.

Question 15

After several times that baby Oscar hears his mother say "borscht" whenever she puts a bowl of borscht in front of him,he realizes that borscht is the name of this yummy soup.This is due to the phenomena of

Accepted Answer

A) fast mapping. 
B) linguistic determinism. 
C) deferred imitation. 
D) object permanence. 
A) fast mapping. 
B) linguistic determinism. 
C) deferred imitation. 
D) object permanence.

Question 16

Clay is playing with 2-month-old Damian.As Damian watches,Clay covers the rattle with a blanket.Although Damian was having fun with the rattle,he doesn't look for it,and acts as if it never existed.Obviously,Damian has not yet achieved

Accepted Answer

A) object permanence. 
B) accommodation. 
C) habituation. 
D) causality. 
A) object permanence. 
B) accommodation. 
C) habituation. 
D) causality.

Question 17

Use Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological perspective to explain how a child's culture and socioeconomic status affect his or her intelligence.

Accepted Answer

Students' responses to this item should

Question 18

Researchers have learned that

Accepted Answer

A) all children learn to understand about 75 words by the time they're 13 months old. 
B) all children learn to say about 500 words by the time they're 13 months old. 
C) the ability of children to learn language differs more between cultures than it does within any one culture. 
D) there is great individual variation among children in the learning of language. 
A) all children learn to understand about 75 words by the time they're 13 months old. 
B) all children learn to say about 500 words by the time they're 13 months old. 
C) the ability of children to learn language differs more between cultures than it does within any one culture. 
D) there is great individual variation among children in the learning of language.

Question 19

Natasha is 3 months old.Piaget would expect her to be in the _____ stage of the sensorimotor period.

Accepted Answer

A) 1st 
B) 2nd 
C) 3rd 
D) 4th 
A) 1st 
B) 2nd 
C) 3rd 
D) 4th

Question 20

The fact that little Rosie has habituated to a photograph of Linus and his blanket suggests that she may have

Accepted Answer

A) neurological damage in the amygdalA. 
B) created a mental representation of it. 
C) accommodated it into her association cortex. 
D) been distracted by her own blanket. 
A) neurological damage in the amygdalA. 
B) created a mental representation of it. 
C) accommodated it into her association cortex. 
D) been distracted by her own blanket.

Which of the following is not characteristic of infant-directed speech?

Japanese mothers tend to emphasize _____ more than American mothers.

Parents' diaries of their children's language development are problematic,and may suffer from all of the following errors except

One of the first scientists to suggest that infants actively construct their own knowledge was

When a parent and child focus together on an object they are engaged in

Semantics refers to

Little Boris accidentally kicked his mobile and liked the way it moved,so now he spends a lot of time kicking it.Piaget would say that he is probably _____ months old.

Categorization helps infants in all of the following ways except that it does not

According to Jean Piaget,the sensorimotor period was made up of _____ stages.

Whenever little Zbigniew drops his spoon,it falls to the floor.When he drops his cup,it also falls to the floor.This makes sense to him,so he can _____ the information that objects fall when dropped.

Expressive speech consists mostly of

In Meltzoff's (1998)experiment,6-month-old infants watched a model press his forehead to a panel.One week later,they imitated this display.Their behavior demonstrated that

Analyses of high-quality recordings of infants' speech

The degree to which a test measures what it's supposed to measure is its

After several times that baby Oscar hears his mother say "borscht" whenever she puts a bowl of borscht in front of him,he realizes that borscht is the name of this yummy soup.This is due to the phenomena of

Clay is playing with 2-month-old Damian.As Damian watches,Clay covers the rattle with a blanket.Although Damian was having fun with the rattle,he doesn't look for it,and acts as if it never existed.Obviously,Damian has not yet achieved

Use Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological perspective to explain how a child's culture and socioeconomic status affect his or her intelligence.

Researchers have learned that

Natasha is 3 months old.Piaget would expect her to be in the _____ stage of the sensorimotor period.

The fact that little Rosie has habituated to a photograph of Linus and his blanket suggests that she may have

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Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

Which of the following is not characteristic of infant-directed speech?

Japanese mothers tend to emphasize _____ more than American mothers.

Parents' diaries of their children's language development are problematic,and may suffer from all of the following errors except

One of the first scientists to suggest that infants actively construct their own knowledge was

When a parent and child focus together on an object they are engaged in

Semantics refers to

Little Boris accidentally kicked his mobile and liked the way it moved,so now he spends a lot of time kicking it.Piaget would say that he is probably _____ months old.

Categorization helps infants in all of the following ways except that it does not

According to Jean Piaget,the sensorimotor period was made up of _____ stages.

Whenever little Zbigniew drops his spoon,it falls to the floor.When he drops his cup,it also falls to the floor.This makes sense to him,so he can _____ the information that objects fall when dropped.

Expressive speech consists mostly of

In Meltzoff's (1998)experiment,6-month-old infants watched a model press his forehead to a panel.One week later,they imitated this display.Their behavior demonstrated that

Analyses of high-quality recordings of infants' speech

The degree to which a test measures what it's supposed to measure is its

After several times that baby Oscar hears his mother say "borscht" whenever she puts a bowl of borscht in front of him,he realizes that borscht is the name of this yummy soup.This is due to the phenomena of

Clay is playing with 2-month-old Damian.As Damian watches,Clay covers the rattle with a blanket.Although Damian was having fun with the rattle,he doesn't look for it,and acts as if it never existed.Obviously,Damian has not yet achieved

Use Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological perspective to explain how a child's culture and socioeconomic status affect his or her intelligence.

Researchers have learned that

Natasha is 3 months old.Piaget would expect her to be in the _____ stage of the sensorimotor period.

The fact that little Rosie has habituated to a photograph of Linus and his blanket suggests that she may have

The Study of Child Development

Nature With Nurture

Conception,prenatal Development,and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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