Exam 7: Conceptual Development

Isabella, who is 5 years old, observes her little brother counting the nine pennies in front of him. He first lines up all the pennies, and then begins to count them, starting from the middle of the line, proceeding first all the way to the end of the line on the right, and then continuing with the left-most penny and counting to the right, ending on the penny directly to the left of the penny he counted first. He counts, "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9," and then says, "I have nine9 pennies." When Isabella is asked if her brother counted correctly, which response is she MOST likely to make?

Which statement about the ability of 5-year-olds to make logical inferences about time is TRUE?

Research demonstrating infants' habituation to a constant pattern was concerned with their knowledge of:

Which factor is NOT an aspect of psychological understanding that emerges by the early part of the 2nd year?

The development of a theory of mind is severely impaired for:

On the subject of growth, preschoolers believe that:

The study that compared the spatial skills of aboriginal children growing up in the Australian desert with those of their White peers growing up in Australian cities demonstrated that:

Cases where adults who were born blind and have surgery to restore sight have provided evidence that:

Infants are first able to code space relative to:

Which list places the types of play in a typical developmental progression?

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

Which statement is NOT one of the counting principles proposed by Gelman and Gallistel?

The understanding that numbers should always be recited in the same order represents:

The parents of Elizabeth, a 2-year-old, are trying to teach her what hammers are. Which action would be MOST likely to help her learn this new category?

A study by Taylor demonstrated that, compared with children who do not have imaginary companions, children who do have imaginary companions:

The study examining infants' ability to do simple arithmetic that showed infants one or two dolls and then either added or subtracted a doll from behind a screen demonstrated that infants were surprised in which of these scenarios? Scenario A: A doll is placed behind a screen where another doll was initially present, and lowering of the screen reveals a single doll. Scenario B: A doll is removed from behind a screen where two dolls were initially present, and lowering of the screen reveals a single doll. Scenario C: A doll is placed behind a screen where another doll was initially present, and lowering of the screen reveals two dolls. Scenario D: A doll is removed from behind a screen where two dolls were initially present, and lowering of the screen reveals two dolls.

Which statement would be considered evidence that an infant has formed the category "furniture"?

Which statement would BEST support the nativists' view of causal reasoning?

Make-believe activities in which children create new symbolic relations, such as if they were in a situation different from their actual one, is called:

Children with autism spectrum disorder do NOT have trouble: