Exam 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

"Out of sight,out of mind" is another way to describe

____________ behavior involves taking a deliberate step toward a goal.

If an infant shows surprise at an unexpected event,research assumes that a ____________has occurred.

The __________ theory states that children actively use a skill to reach a goal within the limits set by their body and environment.

By what age are children able to form conceptual categories?

Donnie's mom didn't finish high school and works for minimum wage.Ty's Mom has a PhD and earns $80,000 per year.Which child is likely to have the highest academic achievement?

Baby Amy sees the string of her pull toy nearby.Instead of going to it she grabs the string and purposefully pulls it toward her.She has just learned this behavior.How old is Amy?

If a child isn't speaking by age 3,the child will never learn to talk.This is why it is called a critical period.

The theory that explains how a child tries to acquire,process,and retain data about the world is called

How many substages are there in the sensorimotor period?

_____________ takes various forms,but it enables a child to problem-solve and reach increasingly challenging goals.

Jamie has a hard time expressing himself in words.What area of the brain may be involved?

Mom said a bad word when she got cut off in traffic and her child heard it.Later that night at dinner,the child said the word to Dad.This is an example of

Playing "peek-a-boo" with babies is fun for them because of their lack of

The cells that make up most of the hippocampus are formed by

The __________area of the brain supports the development of explicit memory.

It is important for parents to talk to their children frequently to increase their vocabulary,

The best kind of infant stimulation has been shown to be

Discuss what can be done to prevent disparities from negatively affecting a child's cognitive and academic development.

Discuss the three theories of language development.