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

Which of the following skills is NOT an accomplishment of the concrete operational stage?

Concerning language development,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Piaget's one­step­ahead strategy is very similar to Vygotsky's concept of

Between the ages of seven and 15 years,children become increasingly adept at using language as the peak synaptic growth occurs in which areas of the brain?

In the late teens,the brain actively destroys unneeded connections,especially in the frontal lobes,with this pruning of synapses sharpening the brain's capacity for

Four-year-old Luis watches his mother open two equal containers of milk and pour each container of milk into a glass.She pours one container of milk into a glass that is short and wide,while the other glass is tall and thin.Although both glasses contain the same amount of milk,Luis wants the tall,thin glass because he says it has "more milk." Luis is

A child is largely nonverbal,is learning to coordinate purposeful movements with sense information,and is developing the concept of object permanence.The child is in Piaget's _______ stage.

When parents praise their infants,their parentese usually has low,smooth,drawn-out tones.

Recent research on infant cognition suggests that infants as young as three months old appear to know that objects are solid and do not disappear when out of view.This illustrates that infants exhibit which of the following at an earlier age than was once thought?

In the concrete operational stage,children are able to use abstract principles and consider hypothetical possibilities.

Parents typically switch to parentese when their child

Children between the ages of two and seven years are in which cognitive stage of development?

The concepts of reversibility and conservation develop during the _______ stage.

When Marcia was in high school,all she had to do to make an A on a test was to study the printed notes for about 20 minutes.For her first test in college,Marcia tried this same study technique and received a grade of F.After this experience,Marcia took her instructor's advice and began using the SQ4R method to read her textbook and the LISAN method for taking notes.This change in Marcia's study technique illustrates

When parents around the world use a high-pitched,rising melody,they are

The development of which of the following allows people to understand that other people may lie,be sarcastic,make jokes,or use figures of speech?

Regarding parentese,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Five-month-old Eric picks up his mother's keys and begins to put them in his mouth.His mother takes the keys away from Eric,and he begins to cry.However,as soon as she puts the keys out of sight behind her back,Eric stops crying and becomes interested in something else.This story demonstrates Eric's lack of

Learned knowledge and skills are called _______ intelligence.

Tanya is helping her daughter Tina with her math homework,but rather than giving her the answer,Tanya makes helpful suggestions that serve to guide Tina's efforts.Vygotsky called this type of guidance