Deck 6: Infancy: Cognitive Development

Question 1

In the sixth sub stage of Piaget's sensor I motor period, external exploration is replaced by mental exploration.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Key biological structures that may provide the basis for the language acquisition device (LAD) are based in the right hemisphere for most people.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The story of Genie, locked alone in a small room until she was 13 years old, illustrates that there is a sensitive period for language learning.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget's proposed stages of cognitive development?

A) Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
B) Sensor I motor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
C) Trust, autonomy, initiative, industry
D) Pre conventional, conventional, post conventional

Question 5

A study by Renee Baillargeon (1987) demonstrates that infants as young as 3½ months

A) are capable of tertiary circular reactions.
B) quickly lose interest when shown unfamiliar objects.
C) have a rudimentary knowledge of object permanence.
D) use deferred imitation.

Question 6

One study did not allow 12-month-old infants to practice acts that they had just imitated. What was the result of being unable to practice?

A) They immediately forgot how to do the act.
B) They could still repeat the act 4 weeks later.
C) They lost interest, even when the act was repeated for them.
D) They practiced much harder when finally allowed to do so.

Question 7

Mirror neurons

A) are not present in infants.
B) develop in an infant in response to seeing acts.
C) make early forms of imitation possible.
D) allow infants to avoid imitating acts they see.

Question 8

Using infant-directed speech is a way that parents can

A) increase bonding with their infant.
B) increase their infant's intelligence.
C) enhance language development in their infants.
D) stop language development in their infants.

Question 9

Broca's area is involved in language production, and Wernicke's area is involved in language

A) production.
B) comprehension.
C) syntax.
D) pronunciation.

Question 10

The story of Genie

A) shows the effects of teaching American Sign Language (ASL) to young children.
B) provides evidence for the existence of a language acquisition device (LAD).
C) proves that language acquisition is genetically determined and not dependent upon the environment.
D) supports the hypothesis that there are sensitive periods for learning language.

Question 11

Match the following:

-Echolalia

A) average number of morphemes in an utterance
B) words the child can use
C) assesses mental and motor abilities
D) underlying meaning of a sentence
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F) one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G) words the child comprehends
H) learning language results from an interaction between the environment and an inborn tendency
I) repeat behaviors that affect the environment
J) one example is babbling
K) concept of the world
L) modification of existing schemes
M) "Car go!"
N) communication through symbols formed by moving hands and arms
O) items exist even when out of sight
P) imitation of people or events that occurred in the past
Q) automatic repetition of sounds or words
R) characterized by impaired comprehension of speech
S) schemes are applied to specific situations
T) period during which the brain is capable of learning language due to its plasticity