Question 1

Children's psychological understanding begins to emerge by about what age?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 year 
B)  3 years 
C)  5 years 
D)  10 years 
A)  1 year 
B)  3 years 
C)  5 years 
D)  10 years

Question 2

False-belief problems examine children's understanding of the relation between:

Accepted Answer

A)  their own beliefs and actions. 
B)  others' desires and beliefs. 
C)  others' beliefs and actions. 
D)  the objective facts and others' actions. 
A)  their own beliefs and actions. 
B)  others' desires and beliefs. 
C)  others' beliefs and actions. 
D)  the objective facts and others' actions.

Question 3

A plate and a clock would be put into the same category if the categorization were based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  a superordinate-subordinate relationship. 
B)  cross-class correspondence. 
C)  perceptual similarities. 
D)  functional similarities. 
A)  a superordinate-subordinate relationship. 
B)  cross-class correspondence. 
C)  perceptual similarities. 
D)  functional similarities.

Question 4

Differences between the counting abilities of preschoolers in China and North America appear to indicate that:

Accepted Answer

A)  differences in language can affect the rate of development of the ability to count. 
B)  differences in the ability to count to 10 are apparent at age 3. 
C)  Chinese children do not show superior counting ability for numbers lower than 30. 
D)  all of these statements are true. 
A)  differences in language can affect the rate of development of the ability to count. 
B)  differences in the ability to count to 10 are apparent at age 3. 
C)  Chinese children do not show superior counting ability for numbers lower than 30. 
D)  all of these statements are true.

Question 5

Which level of category hierarchies do children usually learn first?

Accepted Answer

A)  basic 
B)  subordinate 
C)  superordinate 
D)  supersubordinate 
A)  basic 
B)  subordinate 
C)  superordinate 
D)  supersubordinate

Question 6

Emily, a 7-month-old infant, is sitting on the floor in a nearly empty room. On each side of her is a television screen. Every 10 seconds, an interesting picture appears on the screen on her left. The screen on her right remains blank. Emily is then rotated so that the screen that has been showing the interesting pictures is now on her right. Where will Emily look in anticipation of the interesting picture?

Accepted Answer

A)  directly in front of her 
B)  to her left 
C)  to her right 
D)  behind her 
A)  directly in front of her 
B)  to her left 
C)  to her right 
D)  behind her

Question 7

Subitizing is a _____ process.

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual 
B)  conceptual 
C)  mathematical 
D)  spatial 
A)  perceptual 
B)  conceptual 
C)  mathematical 
D)  spatial

Question 8

The existence of a TOMM is advocated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  nativists. 
B)  empiricists. 
C)  neurologists. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  nativists. 
B)  empiricists. 
C)  neurologists. 
D)  all of these.

Question 9

Which statement BEST describes the ability of 6-month-old infants to use landmarks to code the locations of hidden objects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants 6 months old are unable to use landmarks. 
B)  Six-month-old infants are able to use landmarks when there is only a single landmark and it is very close to the hidden object. 
C)  Six-month-old infants are able to use landmarks when there are many possible landmarks and one landmark is located right next to the hidden object. 
D)  Infants 6 months old are able to use landmarks regardless of the number of landmarks and proximity to the hidden object. 
A)  Infants 6 months old are unable to use landmarks. 
B)  Six-month-old infants are able to use landmarks when there is only a single landmark and it is very close to the hidden object. 
C)  Six-month-old infants are able to use landmarks when there are many possible landmarks and one landmark is located right next to the hidden object. 
D)  Infants 6 months old are able to use landmarks regardless of the number of landmarks and proximity to the hidden object.

Question 10

Chen and Siegler's study about 1- and 2-year-olds' use of tools demonstrated that the older toddlers were more likely than were the younger toddlers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  try to use their hands instead of a tool. 
B)  generalize the causal nature of what they had learned on previous problems to new superficially different tools. 
C)  ask their mothers for help. 
D)  search actively for causes when no cause was apparent. 
A)  try to use their hands instead of a tool. 
B)  generalize the causal nature of what they had learned on previous problems to new superficially different tools. 
C)  ask their mothers for help. 
D)  search actively for causes when no cause was apparent.

Question 11

What is the highest number that generally can be subitized by young children?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  5 
A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  5

Question 12

It is NOT true that children can reason about:

Accepted Answer

A)  the future before they can reason about the present. 
B)  the past before they can reason about the future. 
C)  the present before they can reason about the past. 
D)  recent past events before they can reason about events that occurred far in the past. 
A)  the future before they can reason about the present. 
B)  the past before they can reason about the future. 
C)  the present before they can reason about the past. 
D)  recent past events before they can reason about events that occurred far in the past.

Question 13

Children's informal theories have which property?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many phenomena are explained in terms of a few basic principles. 
B)  Events are explained only in terms of observable causes. 
C)  Vast numbers of abstract categories are formed to divide up the objects and events in the world. 
D)  The theories are precisely specified deductive systems. 
A)  Many phenomena are explained in terms of a few basic principles. 
B)  Events are explained only in terms of observable causes. 
C)  Vast numbers of abstract categories are formed to divide up the objects and events in the world. 
D)  The theories are precisely specified deductive systems.

Question 14

Which category would be considered by researchers to be a child-created basic category that is likely to disappear as the child matures?

Accepted Answer

A)  objects with wheels 
B)  food 
C)  objects that make you cool 
D)  places we go 
A)  objects with wheels 
B)  food 
C)  objects that make you cool 
D)  places we go

Question 15

The finding that babies smile less at rabbits than they do at people indicates that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  can distinguish between animals and inanimate objects. 
B)  can differentiate between people and other animals. 
C)  know that animals and humans both belong to the category of living things. 
D)  have all of these skills. 
A)  can distinguish between animals and inanimate objects. 
B)  can differentiate between people and other animals. 
C)  know that animals and humans both belong to the category of living things. 
D)  have all of these skills.

Question 16

Jane, an 18-month-old, is pretending to put on makeup using a small block as her lipstick. Jane is:

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrating a false belief. 
B)  engaging in object substitution. 
C)  demonstrating her underdeveloped theory of mind. 
D)  engaging in sociodramatic play. 
A)  demonstrating a false belief. 
B)  engaging in object substitution. 
C)  demonstrating her underdeveloped theory of mind. 
D)  engaging in sociodramatic play.

Question 17

Trisha, who is 3 years old, views an event in which no cause is visible. She is MOST likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  expect that someone tricked her. 
B)  actively search for the cause. 
C)  laugh. 
D)  do none of these. 
A)  expect that someone tricked her. 
B)  actively search for the cause. 
C)  laugh. 
D)  do none of these.

Question 18

Anna, a 6-month-old infant, is being tickled on the tummy by her grandmother. The grandmother repeatedly tickles Anna twice and then pauses for Anna's giggles. With the tickles, Anna's grandmother says, "Beep, beep." After a minute or so of this, Anna becomes bored and stops giggling. Anna's grandmother then changes the pattern to three tickles and "Beep, beep, beep." Which response to the change in number of tickles is Anna MOST likely to make?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anna remains bored. 
B)  Anna begins to giggle again. 
C)  Anna adds two and three and giggles five times. 
D)  Anna says, "Wow, three tickles!" 
A)  Anna remains bored. 
B)  Anna begins to giggle again. 
C)  Anna adds two and three and giggles five times. 
D)  Anna says, "Wow, three tickles!"

Question 19

_____ appears to be a major factor in infants' development of a sense of space independent of their own location.

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct instruction from adults 
B)  Experience being carried around complex rooms 
C)  Self-locomotion 
D)  The ability to sit up 
A)  Direct instruction from adults 
B)  Experience being carried around complex rooms 
C)  Self-locomotion 
D)  The ability to sit up

Question 20

Infants' discriminations between numerical sets depend in large part on:

Accepted Answer

A)  their familiarity with the items. 
B)  the items' appearance. 
C)  the ratio of the numbers. 
D)  whether the infants were able to touch the items. 
A)  their familiarity with the items. 
B)  the items' appearance. 
C)  the ratio of the numbers. 
D)  whether the infants were able to touch the items.

Exam 7: Section 2: Conceptual Development

Children's psychological understanding begins to emerge by about what age?

False-belief problems examine children's understanding of the relation between:

A plate and a clock would be put into the same category if the categorization were based on:

Differences between the counting abilities of preschoolers in China and North America appear to indicate that:

Which level of category hierarchies do children usually learn first?

Subitizing is a _____ process.

The existence of a TOMM is advocated by:

Which statement BEST describes the ability of 6-month-old infants to use landmarks to code the locations of hidden objects?

Chen and Siegler's study about 1- and 2-year-olds' use of tools demonstrated that the older toddlers were more likely than were the younger toddlers to:

What is the highest number that generally can be subitized by young children?

It is NOT true that children can reason about:

Children's informal theories have which property?

Which category would be considered by researchers to be a child-created basic category that is likely to disappear as the child matures?

The finding that babies smile less at rabbits than they do at people indicates that they:

Jane, an 18-month-old, is pretending to put on makeup using a small block as her lipstick. Jane is:

Trisha, who is 3 years old, views an event in which no cause is visible. She is MOST likely to:

_____ appears to be a major factor in infants' development of a sense of space independent of their own location.

Infants' discriminations between numerical sets depend in large part on:

Section 1: An Introduction to Child Development

Section 2: An Introduction to Child Development

Section 1: Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Section 2: Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Section 1: Biology and Behavior

Section 2: Biology and Behavior

Section 1: Theories of Cognitive Development

Section 2: Theories of Cognitive Development

Seeing, Thinking, and Doing in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Section 1: Conceptual Development

Section 1: Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Section 2: Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Section 1: Theories of Social Development

Section 2: Theories of Social Development

Section 1: Emotional Development

Section 2: Emotional Development

Section 1: Attachment to Others and Development of Self

Section 2: Attachment to Others and Development of Self

Section 1: The Family

Section 2: The Family

Section 1: Peer Relationship

Section 2: Peer Relationship

Section 1: Moral Development

Section 2: Moral Development

Section 1: Gender Development

Section 2: Gender Development

Section 1: Conclusions

Section 2: Conclusions

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