Question 1

Compared to the first year of life, children's physical growth rate during the second year is:

Accepted Answer

A) slower. 
B) a little faster. 
C) about the same. 
D) about twice as fast.

Question 2

Your friend is upset because her 3­year­old daughter is still having accidents regarding self­control of excretory functions. What can you tell her about the developmental process of toilet learning that will help her understand her daughter's behavior?

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Question 3

What statement best summarizes the current research on the understanding of objects and their properties in infancy?

Accepted Answer

A) Most researchers agree that infants have innate knowledge about the properties of objects. 
B) Most researchers agree that infants do not have innate knowledge about objects and their properties, but that infants have general abilities to pay attention to novelty and intensity. 
C) Most researchers agree that infants have innate skeletal knowledge about objects, such as biases in learning that lead to the rapid development of object knowledge. 
D) At present there is no consensus on how much innate knowledge infants have about objects.

Question 4

In the first two years of life, infants develop increased abilities to:

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A) focus their attention. 
B) process information. 
C) attend to complex stimuli. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 5

The prefrontal cortex is important in:

Accepted Answer

A) memory. 
B) simple reflexes. 
C) integrating information. 
D) smoothing motor movements.

Question 6

According to Thelen (1995), changes in body proportions by about 12 months of age make it easier for a child to:

Accepted Answer

A) play with his or her toes. 
B) balance on two legs and begin to walk. 
C) reach for objects while in a squatting posture. 
D) bend over and pick up objects and return to a standing position without losing balance.

Question 7

Secondary circular reactions are of interest because the are the first sign that infants understand:

Accepted Answer

A) their own bodies can serve as a source of pleasurable experience. 
B) objects have their own identities. 
C) they can deliberately solve problems and explore the world. 
D) objects continue to exist even when out of sight.

Question 8

The hallmark of the fourth substage of the sensorimotor period, coordination of secondary circular reactions, is the emergence of:

Accepted Answer

A) repetition of chance actions by the body. 
B) intentionality or the ability to engage in goal­ directed behavior. 
C) the end of the A­no­B error. 
D) repetition of chance actions with objects.

Question 9

Once babies can pull themselves up to standing, walking is not far behind.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Give convincing evidence that the data on object permanence, categorization, and the changing bases of remembering are not separate from each other.

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Question 11

The age at which parents begin attempts to toilet train their children varies based on historical and cultural factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What factor is considered the key to walking?

Accepted Answer

A) upright posture 
B) a sense of balance 
C) weight shifting 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 13

Dynamic systems explanations of conceptual development emphasize the role of infants:

Accepted Answer

A) remarkable early conceptual competencies. 
B) coordination of varied sources of information. 
C) performance abilities. 
D) observational learning skills.

Question 14

Discuss the role of practice in the development of early motor skills.

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Question 15

Sometimes infants between the ages of 8 and 12 months have difficulty searching for a hidden object, even when they witness the object being hidden (e.g., the A­not­B error). What factors may contribute to infants' difficulty when searching for hidden objects?

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Question 16

How much screen time is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics for babies under age 2?

Accepted Answer

A) none 
B) ½ hour a day 
C) 1 hour a day 
D) 2 hours a day

Question 17

In substage 6 of the sensorimotor period, children:

Accepted Answer

A) are first able to search for an object that has just been covered by a cloth. 
B) tend to search for an object where they have previously found the object, even though they see it moved to a new place. 
C) are able to search for an object in a new place, so long as they see the object being moved from the place where they have previously found it. 
D) can search for an object in a new place even if they have not seen the object moved from the place where they have previously found it.

Question 18

The continued use of a once­successful solution whenever possible can result in:

Accepted Answer

A) violations of expectation. 
B) object permanence. 
C) capture errors. 
D) conduct errors.

Question 19

Hilda, age 14 months, will search for an object when she sees it being moved but will stop searching if she does not see the object being hidden. How should her parents respond?

Accepted Answer

A) They should give Hilda more practice at finding objects without her seeing their hiding spot be changed because she should have mastered this skill by now. 
B) They should consult their pediatrician because Hilda should have mastered this skill before she turned one year of age. 
C) They should not be too concerned because this pattern of behavior is characteristic of her age group, according to Piaget. 
D) They should consult their pediatrician because this is an indication that Hilda has not acquired object permanence, which she should have done this by 12 months of age.

Question 20

Which of the following statements BEST describes current thinking about why infants become more skilled at categorization in the second year of life?

Accepted Answer

A) They become more attentive to even subtle perceptual cues. 
B) They gain conceptual understandings that allow them to reason about meaningful properties. 
C) They become increasingly aware of the relations between features. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years

Compared to the first year of life, children's physical growth rate during the second year is:

Your friend is upset because her 3yearold daughter is still having accidents regarding selfcontrol of excretory functions. What can you tell her about the developmental process of toilet learning that will help her understand her daughter's behavior?

What statement best summarizes the current research on the understanding of objects and their properties in infancy?

In the first two years of life, infants develop increased abilities to:

The prefrontal cortex is important in:

According to Thelen (1995) , changes in body proportions by about 12 months of age make it easier for a child to:

Secondary circular reactions are of interest because the are the first sign that infants understand:

The hallmark of the fourth substage of the sensorimotor period, coordination of secondary circular reactions, is the emergence of:

Once babies can pull themselves up to standing, walking is not far behind.

Give convincing evidence that the data on object permanence, categorization, and the changing bases of remembering are not separate from each other.

The age at which parents begin attempts to toilet train their children varies based on historical and cultural factors.

What factor is considered the key to walking?

Dynamic systems explanations of conceptual development emphasize the role of infants:

Discuss the role of practice in the development of early motor skills.

Sometimes infants between the ages of 8 and 12 months have difficulty searching for a hidden object, even when they witness the object being hidden (e.g., the AnotB error). What factors may contribute to infants' difficulty when searching for hidden objects?

How much screen time is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics for babies under age 2?

In substage 6 of the sensorimotor period, children:

The continued use of a oncesuccessful solution whenever possible can result in:

Hilda, age 14 months, will search for an object when she sees it being moved but will stop searching if she does not see the object being hidden. How should her parents respond?

Which of the following statements BEST describes current thinking about why infants become more skilled at categorization in the second year of life?

Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years

Compared to the first year of life, children's physical growth rate during the second year is:

Your friend is upset because her 3­year­old daughter is still having accidents regarding self­control of excretory functions. What can you tell her about the developmental process of toilet learning that will help her understand her daughter's behavior?

What statement best summarizes the current research on the understanding of objects and their properties in infancy?

In the first two years of life, infants develop increased abilities to:

The prefrontal cortex is important in:

According to Thelen (1995) , changes in body proportions by about 12 months of age make it easier for a child to:

Secondary circular reactions are of interest because the are the first sign that infants understand:

The hallmark of the fourth substage of the sensorimotor period, coordination of secondary circular reactions, is the emergence of:

Once babies can pull themselves up to standing, walking is not far behind.

Give convincing evidence that the data on object permanence, categorization, and the changing bases of remembering are not separate from each other.

The age at which parents begin attempts to toilet train their children varies based on historical and cultural factors.

What factor is considered the key to walking?

Dynamic systems explanations of conceptual development emphasize the role of infants:

Discuss the role of practice in the development of early motor skills.

Sometimes infants between the ages of 8 and 12 months have difficulty searching for a hidden object, even when they witness the object being hidden (e.g., the A­not­B error). What factors may contribute to infants' difficulty when searching for hidden objects?

How much screen time is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics for babies under age 2?

In substage 6 of the sensorimotor period, children:

The continued use of a once­successful solution whenever possible can result in:

Hilda, age 14 months, will search for an object when she sees it being moved but will stop searching if she does not see the object being hidden. How should her parents respond?

Which of the following statements BEST describes current thinking about why infants become more skilled at categorization in the second year of life?

Your friend is upset because her 3yearold daughter is still having accidents regarding selfcontrol of excretory functions. What can you tell her about the developmental process of toilet learning that will help her understand her daughter's behavior?

Sometimes infants between the ages of 8 and 12 months have difficulty searching for a hidden object, even when they witness the object being hidden (e.g., the AnotB error). What factors may contribute to infants' difficulty when searching for hidden objects?

The continued use of a oncesuccessful solution whenever possible can result in: