Question 1

An important factor that helps children develop their syntax is that

Accepted Answer

A) they develop fast mapping at an early age. 
B) they become skilled at overextensions. 
C) their working memory increases,allowing them to produce more combinations of words. 
D) they become less self-centered,so that it becomes easier to convey a request to another person. 
A) they develop fast mapping at an early age. 
B) they become skilled at overextensions. 
C) their working memory increases,allowing them to produce more combinations of words. 
D) they become less self-centered,so that it becomes easier to convey a request to another person.

Question 2

According to the discussion of early language production,

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A) true babbling involves only vowels. 
B) babbling is a form of intentional communication. 
C) when infants are 1-month-old,their babbling already sounds like the language spoken in their home. 
D) intentional communication begins at about 9 months of age. 
A) true babbling involves only vowels. 
B) babbling is a form of intentional communication. 
C) when infants are 1-month-old,their babbling already sounds like the language spoken in their home. 
D) intentional communication begins at about 9 months of age.

Question 3

Imagine that you are volunteering in a child-care center,and you are currently taking care of infants who are less than 1 year of age.Which of the following language skills would you expect to be the first one to develop?

Accepted Answer

A) The infants can recognize the sound of their own name. 
B) The infants look longer at their mother when hearing the word "Mommy"; they look longer at their father when hearing the word "Daddy." 
C) The infants have developed some sophisticated concepts,for example,realizing that an unfamiliar animal is likely to drink water. 
D) The infants appreciate that an angry voice goes with an angry facial expression. 
A) The infants can recognize the sound of their own name. 
B) The infants look longer at their mother when hearing the word "Mommy"; they look longer at their father when hearing the word "Daddy." 
C) The infants have developed some sophisticated concepts,for example,realizing that an unfamiliar animal is likely to drink water. 
D) The infants appreciate that an angry voice goes with an angry facial expression.

Question 4

Researchers have used Carolyn Rovee-Collier's conjugate reinforcement technique to assess memory during infancy.According to this research,

Accepted Answer

A) infants show no measurable signs of memory until they are at least 4 months of age. 
B) if you change the environmental context in which the mobile is presented,infants show much lower retention. 
C) context apparently does not influence infants' memory. 
D) unlike adults,infants show no evidence of the spacing effect. 
A) infants show no measurable signs of memory until they are at least 4 months of age. 
B) if you change the environmental context in which the mobile is presented,infants show much lower retention. 
C) context apparently does not influence infants' memory. 
D) unlike adults,infants show no evidence of the spacing effect.

Question 5

The discussion of metacognition in elderly adults suggests that

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A) adults typically experience a decline in all major metacognitive skills as they grow older. 
B) young adults are more aware than elderly adults that some memory strategies are more effective than other memory strategies. 
C) young adults are more accurate than elderly adults in predicting which items they will recall on a memory test. 
D) young adults and elderly adults are reasonably similar in many metacognitive skills. 
A) adults typically experience a decline in all major metacognitive skills as they grow older. 
B) young adults are more aware than elderly adults that some memory strategies are more effective than other memory strategies. 
C) young adults are more accurate than elderly adults in predicting which items they will recall on a memory test. 
D) young adults and elderly adults are reasonably similar in many metacognitive skills.

An important factor that helps children develop their syntax is that

According to the discussion of early language production,

Imagine that you are volunteering in a child-care center,and you are currently taking care of infants who are less than 1 year of age.Which of the following language skills would you expect to be the first one to develop?

Researchers have used Carolyn Rovee-Collier's conjugate reinforcement technique to assess memory during infancy.According to this research,

The discussion of metacognition in elderly adults suggests that

An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Perceptual Processes I: Visual and Auditory Recognition

Perceptual Processes II: Attention and Consciousness

Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Strategies and Metacognition

Mental Imagery and Cognitive Maps

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Language I: Introduction to Language and Language Comprehension

Language II: Language Production and Bilingualism

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Exam 13: Cognitive Development Throughout the Lifespan

An important factor that helps children develop their syntax is that

According to the discussion of early language production,

Imagine that you are volunteering in a child-care center,and you are currently taking care of infants who are less than 1 year of age.Which of the following language skills would you expect to be the first one to develop?

Researchers have used Carolyn Rovee-Collier's conjugate reinforcement technique to assess memory during infancy.According to this research,

The discussion of metacognition in elderly adults suggests that

An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Perceptual Processes I: Visual and Auditory Recognition

Perceptual Processes II: Attention and Consciousness

Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Strategies and Metacognition

Mental Imagery and Cognitive Maps

General Knowledge

Language I: Introduction to Language and Language Comprehension

Language II: Language Production and Bilingualism

Problem Solving and Creativity

Deductive Reasoning and Decision Making

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