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

When two­year­old Amanda calls her dog,"Here dog" or when she tells her mother "want juice," Amanda is exhibiting telegraphic speech.

The ability to mentally operate on an object and to change it is referred to as

The false-belief task is used to assess whether a child has developed

When a toddler is in the stage called the terrible twos,his or her typical behavior would best be described as

During language development,the interactions between the adult and infant that include touching,vocalizing,gazing,and smiling are referred to as shared transformations.

Three-year-old Terri and her four-year-old friend Keisha are told a story using two dolls,Sally and Anne.Sally has a basket,while Anne has a box.The experimenter then explains that Sally puts a coin in her basket and goes out to play.In the meantime,Anne takes the coin from Sally's basket and puts it into her box.Sally comes back inside and looks for the coin.The experimenter then asks each child "Where will Sally look for her coin?" Terri says "in Anne's box," while Keisha says "in the basket." Which conclusion is correct?

A child has learned to get his or her way with a younger sibling by using physical intimidation.If he or she uses the same tactics on peers,this demonstrates

After late adolescence,improvements in intellect are based on all of the following EXCEPT

Consonants first enter a child's language when the child begins

Regarding Piaget's cognitive theory and the learning theorists,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Assimilation and accommodation are central to whose theory of development?

A good way to encourage development of a child's intellectual capacity is to

During which cognitive stage do children learn to think symbolically and to use language,although their thinking will still be very intuitive?

According to Piaget,one of the major developments during the sensorimotor stage is the emergence of the concept of

Dr.Jones is a psychologist who specializes in the psychology of language and language development.Dr.Jones would be referred to as a

Objects cease to appear and disappear magically with the child's conceptions becoming more orderly,stable,and predictable by the end of the _______ stage.

Your baby is about two months old and is repeating vowel sounds,such as saying "oo" over and over while you are holding her.She is

Regarding recent findings on cognitive development,which of the following statements is FALSE?

When a child understands that people have mental states,such as thoughts,beliefs,and intentions,and that other people's mental states can be different from one's own,we say that the child has developed

When we say a child's thinking is less abstract than an adult's,we mean that