Question 1

More modern views regarding children as naïve theorists describe rapid development concern which of the following subjects?

Accepted Answer

A) learning and memory 
B) physics and chemistry 
C) sociology and biology 
D) physics and biology 
A) learning and memory 
B) physics and chemistry 
C) sociology and biology 
D) physics and biology

Question 2

Eighteen-month-old Zach's vocabulary consists mainly of words that are the names of objects, persons, or actions. Zach has a(n) ________ style of learning language.

Accepted Answer

A) expressive 
B) referential 
C) social 
D) fast mapping 
A) expressive 
B) referential 
C) social 
D) fast mapping

Question 3

Young infants seem to identify words by

Accepted Answer

A) paying attention to unusual combinations of syllables. 
B) paying more attention to stressed syllables than unstressed syllables. 
C) paying more attention to words they have never heard before. 
D) paying attention to the meaning of words. 
A) paying attention to unusual combinations of syllables. 
B) paying more attention to stressed syllables than unstressed syllables. 
C) paying more attention to words they have never heard before. 
D) paying attention to the meaning of words.

Question 4

Hannah uses the word cat to refer only to her cat, not to other cats. Hannah's mistake is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) fast mapping. 
B) overregularization. 
C) overextension. 
D) underextension. 
A) fast mapping. 
B) overregularization. 
C) overextension. 
D) underextension.

Question 5

The purpose of tertiary circular reactions is to

Accepted Answer

A) recreate a pleasing event. 
B) understand differences between objects. 
C) use symbolic processing. 
D) use it to achieve another end. 
A) recreate a pleasing event. 
B) understand differences between objects. 
C) use symbolic processing. 
D) use it to achieve another end.

Question 6

When infants begin using ________, they are then able to mentally anticipate consequences rather than having to perform them.

Accepted Answer

A) secondary circular reactions 
B) tertiary circular reactions 
C) means to achieve ends 
D) symbols 
A) secondary circular reactions 
B) tertiary circular reactions 
C) means to achieve ends 
D) symbols

Question 7

Infantile amnesia

Accepted Answer

A) means that adults can remember many events that occurred in their lives before the age of 3 years. 
B) means that infants are not able to form memories. 
C) may be related to the young child's well-developed sense of self. 
D) may be related to an individual's changing language ability. 
A) means that adults can remember many events that occurred in their lives before the age of 3 years. 
B) means that infants are not able to form memories. 
C) may be related to the young child's well-developed sense of self. 
D) may be related to an individual's changing language ability.

Question 8

Piaget's primary approach to investigating the origins of knowledge involved

Accepted Answer

A) debate. 
B) introspection. 
C) experiments with children. 
D) discussion with other scientists. 
A) debate. 
B) introspection. 
C) experiments with children. 
D) discussion with other scientists.

Question 9

Researchers in British Columbia found that the steroid hormone ________ has an impact on learning and memory.

Accepted Answer

A) testosterone 
B) cortisol 
C) insulin 
D) adrenaline 
A) testosterone 
B) cortisol 
C) insulin 
D) adrenaline

Question 10

Intonation refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the production of vowel-like sounds. 
B) the production of utterances that contain both vowel and consonant sounds. 
C) a pattern of rising or falling pitch. 
D) the repetition of a sound. 
A) the production of vowel-like sounds. 
B) the production of utterances that contain both vowel and consonant sounds. 
C) a pattern of rising or falling pitch. 
D) the repetition of a sound.

Question 11

Researchers at which Canadian university found that children can improve their performance of certain tasks by altering the attention and memory strategies they use?

Accepted Answer

A) University of Alberta 
B) University of Toronto 
C) Athabasca University 
D) University of Windsor 
A) University of Alberta 
B) University of Toronto 
C) Athabasca University 
D) University of Windsor

Question 12

Which of the following is true of tertiary circular reactions?

Accepted Answer

A) They are unintentional. 
B) They are systematically varied as they are repeated. 
C) They are centered on the infant's body. 
D) They are concerned with exactly reproducing previous events. 
A) They are unintentional. 
B) They are systematically varied as they are repeated. 
C) They are centered on the infant's body. 
D) They are concerned with exactly reproducing previous events.

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a phoneme?

Accepted Answer

A) "bababababa" 
B) the "ing" in "playing" 
C) "Me go." 
D) the "d" sound in "dog" 
A) "bababababa" 
B) the "ing" in "playing" 
C) "Me go." 
D) the "d" sound in "dog"

Question 14

Infants progress through the substages of the sensorimotor period

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A) at the same rate. 
B) in the same order. 
C) beginning with symbolic processing and ending with reflex acts. 
D) after they have gone through the preoperational period. 
A) at the same rate. 
B) in the same order. 
C) beginning with symbolic processing and ending with reflex acts. 
D) after they have gone through the preoperational period.

Question 15

Which of the following is true of infant-directed speech?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants prefer adult-directed speech to infant-directed speech. 
B) Only mothers use infant-directed speech. 
C) Infant-directed speech seems to attract the infant's attention. 
D) The use of infant-directed speech makes it more difficult for infants to perceive speech sounds. 
A) Infants prefer adult-directed speech to infant-directed speech. 
B) Only mothers use infant-directed speech. 
C) Infant-directed speech seems to attract the infant's attention. 
D) The use of infant-directed speech makes it more difficult for infants to perceive speech sounds.

Question 16

Dr. Richards wants to predict 6-month-old Olaf's intelligence during childhood. What would be the most appropriate measure?

Accepted Answer

A) the Bayley Scales 
B) a measure of habituation 
C) the Wechsler scales 
D) the Stanford-Binet scales 
A) the Bayley Scales 
B) a measure of habituation 
C) the Wechsler scales 
D) the Stanford-Binet scales

Question 17

Which of the following properties is not shared by both primary and secondary circular reactions?

Accepted Answer

A) Both can first occur by chance. 
B) The outcome of both is pleasing to the infant. 
C) The infant strives to repeat the action. 
D) Both are centered on the infant's own body. 
A) Both can first occur by chance. 
B) The outcome of both is pleasing to the infant. 
C) The infant strives to repeat the action. 
D) Both are centered on the infant's own body.

Question 18

Pettito and colleagues (2000) found which of the following while studying infant language development?

Accepted Answer

A) neural activation in the auditory cortex in children with normal speech sounds like cooing and babbling 
B) neural activation in the auditory cortex in children with any language development including sign language 
C) neural activation only in the motor cortex in children using sign language 
D) They did not measure cortical activity in the study. 
A) neural activation in the auditory cortex in children with normal speech sounds like cooing and babbling 
B) neural activation in the auditory cortex in children with any language development including sign language 
C) neural activation only in the motor cortex in children using sign language 
D) They did not measure cortical activity in the study.

Question 19

________ focuses on the relation between the consequences of behaviour and the likelihood that the behaviour will reoccur.

Accepted Answer

A) Habituation 
B) An orienting response 
C) Classical conditioning 
D) Operant conditioning 
A) Habituation 
B) An orienting response 
C) Classical conditioning 
D) Operant conditioning

Question 20

Who is experiencing disequilibrium?

Accepted Answer

A) Becky, who is doing much more accommodating than assimilating 
B) Sandy, who is doing more assimilating than accommodating 
C) Jane, who is doing equal amounts of assimilating and accommodating 
D) Carla, who not doing any assimilating or accommodating 
A) Becky, who is doing much more accommodating than assimilating 
B) Sandy, who is doing more assimilating than accommodating 
C) Jane, who is doing equal amounts of assimilating and accommodating 
D) Carla, who not doing any assimilating or accommodating

More modern views regarding children as naïve theorists describe rapid development concern which of the following subjects?

Eighteen-month-old Zach's vocabulary consists mainly of words that are the names of objects, persons, or actions. Zach has a(n) ________ style of learning language.

Young infants seem to identify words by

Hannah uses the word cat to refer only to her cat, not to other cats. Hannah's mistake is an example of

The purpose of tertiary circular reactions is to

When infants begin using ________, they are then able to mentally anticipate consequences rather than having to perform them.

Infantile amnesia

Piaget's primary approach to investigating the origins of knowledge involved

Researchers in British Columbia found that the steroid hormone ________ has an impact on learning and memory.

Intonation refers to

Researchers at which Canadian university found that children can improve their performance of certain tasks by altering the attention and memory strategies they use?

Which of the following is true of tertiary circular reactions?

Which of the following is an example of a phoneme?

Infants progress through the substages of the sensorimotor period

Which of the following is true of infant-directed speech?

Dr. Richards wants to predict 6-month-old Olaf's intelligence during childhood. What would be the most appropriate measure?

Which of the following properties is not shared by both primary and secondary circular reactions?

Pettito and colleagues (2000) found which of the following while studying infant language development?

________ focuses on the relation between the consequences of behaviour and the likelihood that the behaviour will reoccur.

Who is experiencing disequilibrium?

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Exam 6: Cognition in Infants and Toddlers

More modern views regarding children as naïve theorists describe rapid development concern which of the following subjects?

Eighteen-month-old Zach's vocabulary consists mainly of words that are the names of objects, persons, or actions. Zach has a(n) ________ style of learning language.

Young infants seem to identify words by

Hannah uses the word cat to refer only to her cat, not to other cats. Hannah's mistake is an example of

The purpose of tertiary circular reactions is to

When infants begin using ________, they are then able to mentally anticipate consequences rather than having to perform them.

Infantile amnesia

Piaget's primary approach to investigating the origins of knowledge involved

Researchers in British Columbia found that the steroid hormone ________ has an impact on learning and memory.

Intonation refers to

Researchers at which Canadian university found that children can improve their performance of certain tasks by altering the attention and memory strategies they use?

Which of the following is true of tertiary circular reactions?

Which of the following is an example of a phoneme?

Infants progress through the substages of the sensorimotor period

Which of the following is true of infant-directed speech?

Dr. Richards wants to predict 6-month-old Olaf's intelligence during childhood. What would be the most appropriate measure?

Which of the following properties is not shared by both primary and secondary circular reactions?

Pettito and colleagues (2000) found which of the following while studying infant language development?

________ focuses on the relation between the consequences of behaviour and the likelihood that the behaviour will reoccur.

Who is experiencing disequilibrium?

Child Development: Theories and Themes

Research in Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers

Social and Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers

Physical Growth in Preschool Children

Cognitive Development in Preschool Children

Social and Emotional Development in Preschool Children

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Growth in Adolescents

Cognitive Processes in Adolescents

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescents

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