Exam 6: The First Two Years: Cognitive Development

Babies in the stage of tertiary circular reactions explore the world, actively experimenting on their environment.

A child's grammar use becomes obvious when he or she begins to produce holophrases.

Piaget referred to toddlers in sensorimotor stage five as _____.

Amy spontaneously says things such as "mamamamamama" and "dadadadadadada." About how old is Amy likely to be?

Between 13 and 18 months, infants master their first _____ words.

Freddy has been sucking his thumb for a few weeks. His parents would prefer him to use a pacifier, so they begin to offer one, but Freddy rejects it and continues to suck his thumb. Freddy is at stage _____ of Piaget's theory of sensorimotor development.

Which statement supports the sociocultural perspective of language learning? ____

The American Association of Pediatricians suggests no screen time for children under age ____.

Explain what Eleanor and James Gibson meant by an "affordance." Identify four factors that contribute to how a particular affordance is perceived and acted on.

How do the views of B. F. Skinner and Noam Chomsky differ in their explanations of infant language acquisition? Explain each view, and indicate which view seems more accurate to you.

To test an infant's depth perception, a mother might attempt to lure her infant to cross a(n) _____.

The stage of tertiary circular reactions is when infants begin experimenting with thought and deed.

Mary hides Ramy's favorite toy under a blanket while Ramy watches. Ramy removes the blanket and squeals when he sees the toy. Mary again hides the toy, but this time under a different blanket. Even though Ramy saw where Mary hid his toy, he still looks under the first blanket before removing the second blanket and retrieving the toy. Ramy has displayed _____.

The perspective of cognition modeled on computer functioning is called the "_____ approach."

The use of prefixes, suffixes, intonation, verb forms, pronouns, and other parts of speech is known as _____.

Abed is a typically developing toddler. By age ____ months, Abed should be able to combine two words, such as, "Daddy bye-bye."

Elaine communicates with her new baby using child-directed speech, which is also referred to as "_____."

Infants prefer to look at stationary objects over moving objects.

There are five stages of sensorimotor intelligence.

Explain the characteristics of child-directed speech. How does this form of speech contribute to infant development?