Question 1

Which of the following statements is true regarding language acquisition rates in children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rates of language acquisition follow common set sequential patterns. 
B)  The speed at which children acquire language varies widely. 
C)  The mean length of utterance (MLU) is a good test for cognitive delay. 
D)  Gender determines the speed of language acquisition. 
A)  Rates of language acquisition follow common set sequential patterns. 
B)  The speed at which children acquire language varies widely. 
C)  The mean length of utterance (MLU) is a good test for cognitive delay. 
D)  Gender determines the speed of language acquisition.

Question 2

Infants as young as 2 months old are capable of imitating observed behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Across all cultures, children learn language and word order in the same ways and sequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following would not be a type of learning that an infant of one month could accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  schematic learning 
B)  social cognitive learning 
C)  habituation 
D)  classical conditioning 
A)  schematic learning 
B)  social cognitive learning 
C)  habituation 
D)  classical conditioning

Question 5

The Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence is one of the best known and most widely used tests of infant intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Children's earliest simple two- or three-word sentences are called telegraphic speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An infant's ability to remember an event is strongly related to two factors: ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  whether the infant is breast-fed or bottle-fed; the quality of social interactions the child has experienced 
B)  her age; the specific context in which the original experience occurred 
C)  his IQ; capacity for cross-modal transfer 
D)  parental efforts to reinforce the memory; the speed of the infant's perception of the event 
A)  whether the infant is breast-fed or bottle-fed; the quality of social interactions the child has experienced 
B)  her age; the specific context in which the original experience occurred 
C)  his IQ; capacity for cross-modal transfer 
D)  parental efforts to reinforce the memory; the speed of the infant's perception of the event

Question 8

Researcher Renée Baillargeon believes that knowledge about objects is not built in, but that the strategies for learning are innate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following represents the typical sequence of the beginning of language up to the first words?

Accepted Answer

A)  crying, cooing, babbling, gesturing, receptive language 
B)  babbling, intonational babbling, cooing, expressive language 
C)  receptive language, intonational babbling, babbling, expressive language, gesturing 
D)  babbling, cooing, expressive language, gesturing 
A)  crying, cooing, babbling, gesturing, receptive language 
B)  babbling, intonational babbling, cooing, expressive language 
C)  receptive language, intonational babbling, babbling, expressive language, gesturing 
D)  babbling, cooing, expressive language, gesturing

Question 10

"Sst" is a word if a child consistently uses it to refer to her sister.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Research indicates that children who are fluently bilingual

Accepted Answer

A)  encounter few, if any, learning problems in school. 
B)  always get better grades in school. 
C)  have decreased ability to focus on tasks. 
D)  are more intelligent. 
A)  encounter few, if any, learning problems in school. 
B)  always get better grades in school. 
C)  have decreased ability to focus on tasks. 
D)  are more intelligent.

Question 12

Several recent research studies have identified some capacity for deferred imitation capabilities in infants as young as 6 weeks of age. These discoveries are significant because

Accepted Answer

A)  they provide evidence that supports Piaget's theories about age and deferred imitation capacities. 
B)  they provide clear evidence that cognitive development progresses in stages. 
C)  they confirm that infants do learn through modelling. 
D)  they change the sequence of Piaget's stages of development. 
A)  they provide evidence that supports Piaget's theories about age and deferred imitation capacities. 
B)  they provide clear evidence that cognitive development progresses in stages. 
C)  they confirm that infants do learn through modelling. 
D)  they change the sequence of Piaget's stages of development.

Question 13

According to Piaget's substages of sensorimotor development, which of the following behaviours would most accurately reflect the ability of a child who is 1 to 4 months old?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marvin begins to suck his mother's breast when it is placed in his mouth. 
B)  When Fatinah, who has been breast-fed, receives a bottle, she is able to adjust her sucking to the rubber nipple. 
C)  Reem's toy rattle makes a sound when she hits it on her plate. Now she keeps hitting the plate to hear the sound again and again. 
D)  Mike pushes the button on his musical nursery rhyme book, to hear "Itsy Bitsy Spider." He chooses this button over and over again, instead of choosing a different song. 
A)  Marvin begins to suck his mother's breast when it is placed in his mouth. 
B)  When Fatinah, who has been breast-fed, receives a bottle, she is able to adjust her sucking to the rubber nipple. 
C)  Reem's toy rattle makes a sound when she hits it on her plate. Now she keeps hitting the plate to hear the sound again and again. 
D)  Mike pushes the button on his musical nursery rhyme book, to hear "Itsy Bitsy Spider." He chooses this button over and over again, instead of choosing a different song.

Question 14

An infant of 2 months of age will not look for her bottle if it accidentally rolls away.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true regarding the impact of television viewing on children's behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amount of time spent watching TV in infancy/childhood establishes later TV viewing patterns. 
B)  Viewing prosocial and altruistic themed TV programs in infancy/childhood has no behavioural impact, but viewing violent/aggressive themed TV programs influences behaviour. 
C)  There is no proof of a correlation between viewing violent/aggressive themed TV programs in childhood and increases in these behaviours in young children. 
D)  The hours spent watching TV correlate with increased interest in learning and school performance. 
A)  The amount of time spent watching TV in infancy/childhood establishes later TV viewing patterns. 
B)  Viewing prosocial and altruistic themed TV programs in infancy/childhood has no behavioural impact, but viewing violent/aggressive themed TV programs influences behaviour. 
C)  There is no proof of a correlation between viewing violent/aggressive themed TV programs in childhood and increases in these behaviours in young children. 
D)  The hours spent watching TV correlate with increased interest in learning and school performance.

Question 16

Schematic learning in young infants can be understood as

Accepted Answer

A)  the organization of experiences into expectancies. 
B)  the infant's ability to grasp basic-level categories. 
C)  a demonstration of habituation in infant learning. 
D)  the organization of experiences into hierarchical categories. 
A)  the organization of experiences into expectancies. 
B)  the infant's ability to grasp basic-level categories. 
C)  a demonstration of habituation in infant learning. 
D)  the organization of experiences into hierarchical categories.

Question 17

Object individuation is the process by which an infant differentiates and recognizes distinct objects based on mental images of objects in the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to Elizabeth Bates, when understanding language development, referential-style children are

Accepted Answer

A)  more cognitively oriented. 
B)  more emotionally oriented. 
C)  more individualized. 
D)  more physically oriented. 
A)  more cognitively oriented. 
B)  more emotionally oriented. 
C)  more individualized. 
D)  more physically oriented.

Question 19

Research has identified social and emotional benefits to bilingual education for children but no proven cognitive benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Cedric sees his bottle just out of reach on the bed. He pulls on the blanket under the bottle and is able to drag the bottle close enough that he can reach it. This behaviour is an example of ________, which typically begins to occur at approximately ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic function; 3 months 
B)  secondary circular reactions; 2 years of age 
C)  object permanence; 6 months 
D)  means-ends behaviour; 8 to 12 months 
A)  symbolic function; 3 months 
B)  secondary circular reactions; 2 years of age 
C)  object permanence; 6 months 
D)  means-ends behaviour; 8 to 12 months

Which of the following statements is true regarding language acquisition rates in children?

Infants as young as 2 months old are capable of imitating observed behaviour.

Across all cultures, children learn language and word order in the same ways and sequences.

Which of the following would not be a type of learning that an infant of one month could accomplish?

The Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence is one of the best known and most widely used tests of infant intelligence.

Children's earliest simple two- or three-word sentences are called telegraphic speech.

An infant's ability to remember an event is strongly related to two factors: and .

Researcher Renée Baillargeon believes that knowledge about objects is not built in, but that the strategies for learning are innate.

Which of the following represents the typical sequence of the beginning of language up to the first words?

"Sst" is a word if a child consistently uses it to refer to her sister.

Research indicates that children who are fluently bilingual

Several recent research studies have identified some capacity for deferred imitation capabilities in infants as young as 6 weeks of age. These discoveries are significant because

According to Piaget's substages of sensorimotor development, which of the following behaviours would most accurately reflect the ability of a child who is 1 to 4 months old?

An infant of 2 months of age will not look for her bottle if it accidentally rolls away.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the impact of television viewing on children's behaviour?

Schematic learning in young infants can be understood as

Object individuation is the process by which an infant differentiates and recognizes distinct objects based on mental images of objects in the environment.

According to Elizabeth Bates, when understanding language development, referential-style children are

Research has identified social and emotional benefits to bilingual education for children but no proven cognitive benefits.

Cedric sees his bottle just out of reach on the bed. He pulls on the blanket under the bottle and is able to drag the bottle close enough that he can reach it. This behaviour is an example of , which typically begins to occur at approximately .

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

Which of the following statements is true regarding language acquisition rates in children?

Infants as young as 2 months old are capable of imitating observed behaviour.

Across all cultures, children learn language and word order in the same ways and sequences.

Which of the following would not be a type of learning that an infant of one month could accomplish?

The Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence is one of the best known and most widely used tests of infant intelligence.

Children's earliest simple two- or three-word sentences are called telegraphic speech.

An infant's ability to remember an event is strongly related to two factors: ________ and ________.

Researcher Renée Baillargeon believes that knowledge about objects is not built in, but that the strategies for learning are innate.

Which of the following represents the typical sequence of the beginning of language up to the first words?

"Sst" is a word if a child consistently uses it to refer to her sister.

Research indicates that children who are fluently bilingual

Several recent research studies have identified some capacity for deferred imitation capabilities in infants as young as 6 weeks of age. These discoveries are significant because

According to Piaget's substages of sensorimotor development, which of the following behaviours would most accurately reflect the ability of a child who is 1 to 4 months old?

An infant of 2 months of age will not look for her bottle if it accidentally rolls away.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the impact of television viewing on children's behaviour?

Schematic learning in young infants can be understood as

Object individuation is the process by which an infant differentiates and recognizes distinct objects based on mental images of objects in the environment.

According to Elizabeth Bates, when understanding language development, referential-style children are

Research has identified social and emotional benefits to bilingual education for children but no proven cognitive benefits.

Cedric sees his bottle just out of reach on the bed. He pulls on the blanket under the bottle and is able to drag the bottle close enough that he can reach it. This behaviour is an example of ________, which typically begins to occur at approximately ________.

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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An infant's ability to remember an event is strongly related to two factors: and .

Cedric sees his bottle just out of reach on the bed. He pulls on the blanket under the bottle and is able to drag the bottle close enough that he can reach it. This behaviour is an example of , which typically begins to occur at approximately .