Question 1

Explain the category hierarchies that young children form.

Accepted Answer

The category hierarchies that young chil

Question 2

The ability to precisely and accurately code locations in the absence of straightforward landmarks is:

Accepted Answer

A)  fully developed by age 2 years. 
B)  fully developed by age 7 years. 
C)  fully developed by adulthood. 
D)  incomplete in some adults. 
A)  fully developed by age 2 years. 
B)  fully developed by age 7 years. 
C)  fully developed by adulthood. 
D)  incomplete in some adults.

Question 3

Which statement supports the claim that children are born with a "theory of mind module"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Certain areas of the brains of children with autism spectrum disorder appear to be atypically sized. 
B)  Preschoolers with older siblings do better on false-belief tasks than do those without older siblings. 
C)  General information-processing skills are essential for understanding that other people might have different knowledge than they themselves possess. 
D)  Children with autism spectrum disorder tend to have fewer interactions with other people than do others. 
A)  Certain areas of the brains of children with autism spectrum disorder appear to be atypically sized. 
B)  Preschoolers with older siblings do better on false-belief tasks than do those without older siblings. 
C)  General information-processing skills are essential for understanding that other people might have different knowledge than they themselves possess. 
D)  Children with autism spectrum disorder tend to have fewer interactions with other people than do others.

Question 4

Which concept is NOT at the centre of naïve psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  actions 
B)  appearances 
C)  desires 
D)  beliefs 
A)  actions 
B)  appearances 
C)  desires 
D)  beliefs

Question 5

When 12-month-olds saw an experimenter look at and demonstrate an interest in one of two toy stuffed kittens, they:

Accepted Answer

A)  were surprised when the experimenter then held the other kitten. 
B)  were not surprised when the experimenter then held the other kitten. 
C)  were surprised when the experimenter held that kitten. 
D)  responded similarly no matter which kitten the experimenter held. 
A)  were surprised when the experimenter then held the other kitten. 
B)  were not surprised when the experimenter then held the other kitten. 
C)  were surprised when the experimenter held that kitten. 
D)  responded similarly no matter which kitten the experimenter held.

Question 6

Which list is an example of a category hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

A)  people/grown-ups/Mommy 
B)  men/Daddy/Grandpa 
C)  people/plants/animals 
D)  people/Daddy/firemen 
A)  people/grown-ups/Mommy 
B)  men/Daddy/Grandpa 
C)  people/plants/animals 
D)  people/Daddy/firemen

Question 7

Developmental psychologists have settled on which description of children's understanding of living things?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children have only a shallow understanding of living things until they are 7 to 10 years old. 
B)  Children understand the essential characteristics of living things by the age of 5 years. 
C)  Young children simultaneously possess both mature and immature biological understanding. 
D)  Children are fascinated by living things, especially animals. 
A)  Children have only a shallow understanding of living things until they are 7 to 10 years old. 
B)  Children understand the essential characteristics of living things by the age of 5 years. 
C)  Young children simultaneously possess both mature and immature biological understanding. 
D)  Children are fascinated by living things, especially animals.

Question 8

The spatial thought of 3-month-old infants can be based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  vision. 
B)  hearing. 
C)  either vision or hearing. 
D)  neither vision nor hearing. 
A)  vision. 
B)  hearing. 
C)  either vision or hearing. 
D)  neither vision nor hearing.

Question 9

Describe how pretend play and sociodramatic play are associated with children's psychological understanding, and explain why this association exists.

Accepted Answer

One way in which children learn about ot

Question 10

Children's early categories correspond MOST closely to the categories that adults consider:

Accepted Answer

A)  superordinate. 
B)  basic. 
C)  subordinate, but children also sometimes form their own superordinate categories. 
D)  basic, but children also sometimes form their own basic categories. 
A)  superordinate. 
B)  basic. 
C)  subordinate, but children also sometimes form their own superordinate categories. 
D)  basic, but children also sometimes form their own basic categories.

Question 11

The Phillips and colleagues study that recorded infants' looking times when they were presented with actors holding stuffed toy kittens was examining infants' understanding of the connection between:

Accepted Answer

A)  beliefs and actions. 
B)  desires and beliefs. 
C)  abilities and actions. 
D)  desires and actions. 
A)  beliefs and actions. 
B)  desires and beliefs. 
C)  abilities and actions. 
D)  desires and actions.

Question 12

Which category do children generally form last?

Accepted Answer

A)  flower 
B)  oak 
C)  tree 
D)  plant 
A)  flower 
B)  oak 
C)  tree 
D)  plant

Question 13

Which statement BEST characterizes the findings of cross-cultural research on children's understanding of false beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The pattern of development is very consistent across cultures. 
B)  Children in Western cultures develop the understanding earlier than do children in Eastern cultures. 
C)  Children in Western cultures develop the understanding later than do children in Eastern cultures. 
D)  Children in developed countries develop the understanding earlier than do children in developing countries. 
A)  The pattern of development is very consistent across cultures. 
B)  Children in Western cultures develop the understanding earlier than do children in Eastern cultures. 
C)  Children in Western cultures develop the understanding later than do children in Eastern cultures. 
D)  Children in developed countries develop the understanding earlier than do children in developing countries.

Question 14

Sheira, a 2-year-old, is told a story about a girl named Brenda. Brenda is looking for her favourite doll. Although Brenda thinks the doll is under the bed, it really is in the kitchen cabinet. When Sheira is asked where Brenda will look for her doll, Sheira will MOST likely predict that Brenda will look in which location(s)?

Accepted Answer

A)  under the bed 
B)  in the kitchen cabinet 
C)  in the garage 
D)  both under the bed and in the kitchen cabinet 
A)  under the bed 
B)  in the kitchen cabinet 
C)  in the garage 
D)  both under the bed and in the kitchen cabinet

Question 15

Young children have difficulty understanding that plants are alive because children equate being alive with:

Accepted Answer

A)  being able to move. 
B)  breathing. 
C)  being able to dance. 
D)  having fur. 
A)  being able to move. 
B)  breathing. 
C)  being able to dance. 
D)  having fur.

Question 16

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 17

By age 2 years, understanding of the connection between people's _____ and actions is firmly established.

Accepted Answer

A)  beliefs 
B)  desires 
C)  abilities 
D)  goals 
A)  beliefs 
B)  desires 
C)  abilities 
D)  goals

Question 18

Many people erroneously believe that spatial thinking is only related only to

Accepted Answer

A)  vision. 
B)  hearing. 
C)  touch. 
D)  taste. 
A)  vision. 
B)  hearing. 
C)  touch. 
D)  taste.

Question 19

Which list places children's understandings in a typical developmental progression?

Accepted Answer

A)  distinction between living and nonliving things, people from animals, plants are living 
B)  distinction between living and nonliving things, plants are living, people are animals 
C)  people are animals, distinction between living and nonliving things, plants are living 
D)  plants are living, distinction between living and nonliving things, people are animals 
A)  distinction between living and nonliving things, people from animals, plants are living 
B)  distinction between living and nonliving things, plants are living, people are animals 
C)  people are animals, distinction between living and nonliving things, plants are living 
D)  plants are living, distinction between living and nonliving things, people are animals

Question 20

Daniel, who is 5 years old, and his brother James, who is 3 years old, watch a magic show. Which reaction would NOT be expected?

Accepted Answer

A)  James actively tries to figure out how the magician does his tricks. 
B)  Daniel is fascinated by the lack of an obvious causal mechanism. 
C)  James does not find the magic tricks very interesting. 
D)  Daniel believes that the magical effects have no cause. 
A)  James actively tries to figure out how the magician does his tricks. 
B)  Daniel is fascinated by the lack of an obvious causal mechanism. 
C)  James does not find the magic tricks very interesting. 
D)  Daniel believes that the magical effects have no cause.

Explain the category hierarchies that young children form.

The ability to precisely and accurately code locations in the absence of straightforward landmarks is:

Which statement supports the claim that children are born with a "theory of mind module"?

Which concept is NOT at the centre of naïve psychology?

When 12-month-olds saw an experimenter look at and demonstrate an interest in one of two toy stuffed kittens, they:

Which list is an example of a category hierarchy?

Developmental psychologists have settled on which description of children's understanding of living things?

The spatial thought of 3-month-old infants can be based on:

Describe how pretend play and sociodramatic play are associated with children's psychological understanding, and explain why this association exists.

Children's early categories correspond MOST closely to the categories that adults consider:

The Phillips and colleagues study that recorded infants' looking times when they were presented with actors holding stuffed toy kittens was examining infants' understanding of the connection between:

Which category do children generally form last?

Which statement BEST characterizes the findings of cross-cultural research on children's understanding of false beliefs?

Young children have difficulty understanding that plants are alive because children equate being alive with:

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

By age 2 years, understanding of the connection between people's _____ and actions is firmly established.

Many people erroneously believe that spatial thinking is only related only to

Which list places children's understandings in a typical developmental progression?

Daniel, who is 5 years old, and his brother James, who is 3 years old, watch a magic show. Which reaction would NOT be expected?

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behaviour

Theories of Cognitive Development

Seeing, Thinking, and Doing in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

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Exam 7: Conceptual Development

Explain the category hierarchies that young children form.

The ability to precisely and accurately code locations in the absence of straightforward landmarks is:

Which statement supports the claim that children are born with a "theory of mind module"?

Which concept is NOT at the centre of naïve psychology?

When 12-month-olds saw an experimenter look at and demonstrate an interest in one of two toy stuffed kittens, they:

Which list is an example of a category hierarchy?

Developmental psychologists have settled on which description of children's understanding of living things?

The spatial thought of 3-month-old infants can be based on:

Describe how pretend play and sociodramatic play are associated with children's psychological understanding, and explain why this association exists.

Children's early categories correspond MOST closely to the categories that adults consider:

The Phillips and colleagues study that recorded infants' looking times when they were presented with actors holding stuffed toy kittens was examining infants' understanding of the connection between:

Which category do children generally form last?

Which statement BEST characterizes the findings of cross-cultural research on children's understanding of false beliefs?

Young children have difficulty understanding that plants are alive because children equate being alive with:

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

By age 2 years, understanding of the connection between people's _____ and actions is firmly established.

Many people erroneously believe that spatial thinking is only related only to

Which list places children's understandings in a typical developmental progression?

Daniel, who is 5 years old, and his brother James, who is 3 years old, watch a magic show. Which reaction would NOT be expected?

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behaviour

Theories of Cognitive Development

Seeing, Thinking, and Doing in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters