Exam 15: Human Development: Language and Cognitive Development in Childhood

Infants have a remarkable capability for rapid learning,which is referred to as _______ intelligence.

A specialist in the psychology of language is a

According to Vygotsky,the range of tasks a child cannot yet master alone but that she or he can accomplish with the guidance of a more capable partner is known as the zone of

The use of inductive and deductive reasoning and being able to test hypotheses in a scientific manner are characteristic of _______ thinking.

When children in the concrete operational stage are able to recognize that if 4 x 2 = 8,then 2 x 4 does,too,they are exhibiting

Keri is beginning to respond to real words,such as "no" and "hi,"addresses her parents as "Mama" and "Dada," and is making her first connections between words and objects.Kerri is most likely _______ months old.

Your baby is about two months old and says "oo" over and over as you hold her.Your baby is exhibiting __________.

Younger children cannot understand why the driver of a car cannot see them if they can see the car.This illustrates egocentric thought,a limitation of the _______ stage.

Children's thinking develops through dialogues with more capable people,according to the sociocultural theory of

Erica is accustomed to riding her own bicycle.She decides to ride her brother's bike,which is slightly larger.Piaget would call the changes Erica makes in order to ride her brother's bike

Little Benjamin is taken for a drive in the country.He sees his first live horse in a field,points,and calls out,"Horse!" Benjamin has already seen horses on television and even has a stuffed toy horse.In this case,he adds this new experience to his existing concept of horse.Piaget would say that Benjamin is using

A pattern of speech used when talking to infants that is characterized by the parent using a higher-pitched voice;short,simpler sentences;and an exaggerated inflection is known as

Shantel now realizes that Santa's sack couldn't possibly hold enough toys for millions of girls and boys,which shows that she has developed

According to Chomsky,humans develop language because they have a

Two­year­old Shun is watching his mother putting the groceries away.When he sees the juice,he says,"Mama give," indicating that he wants some juice.According to Noam Chomsky,Shun is exhibiting which pattern of speech?

Piaget thought that children remain egocentric during the preoperational stage,becoming aware of perspectives other than their own only at age

Regarding early language development,which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to Meltzoff's research,infants as young as what age can imitate an adult sticking out his or her tongue?

Becoming fluent in a foreign language requires _______ intelligence.

Zelda is talking to her grandmother on the phone.You know that Grandma has asked Zelda a question because Zelda begins nodding.You tell Zelda that Grandma cannot see her nodding,so Zelda just nods her head more vigorously.She later tries to "show" her grandmother her new doll by holding it up in front of the phone.Zelda's inability to see the world except from her own viewpoint is referred to as