Question 1

What do infants' motor schemas transform into as they develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  thoughts 
B)  emotions 
C)  memories 
D)  assimilations

Question 2

Wernicke's area controls the ability to use language for expression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Maddie watches her mother hide her favorite toy behind the couch. When she gets down from her high chair after lunch, she crawls over to the couch and gets her toy. What type of memory is Maddie using?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory 
B)  working 
C)  long-term 
D)  short-term

Question 4

The ability to focus and switch attention is influenced by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  metabolic changes 
B)  fine motor skills 
C)  social bonding skills 
D)  neurological development

Question 5

At which age to infants start paying attention to vowel sounds?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 months 
B)  6 months 
C)  9 months 
D)  12 months

Question 6

Pediatricians accurately determine infants' development relative to other infants their age through ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  standardized tests 
B)  parental reports 
C)  observation of the children 
D)  social service reports

Question 7

According to Piaget, at what age does an infant develop object permanence?

Accepted Answer

A)  3-6 months 
B)  8-12 months 
C)  15-18 months 
D)  4-8 months

Question 8

The most often used standardized measure of infant intelligence is the Bayley Scales of Infant Development III.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Increases in imitative capacity are observed with development up to what age?

Accepted Answer

A)  14 months 
B)  24 months 
C)  30 months 
D)  36 months

Question 10

Which effect has research shown poverty to have on infants and children?

Accepted Answer

A)  higher gray matter volume 
B)  supportive language development 
C)  increased visual processing speed 
D)  cumulative cognitive deficits

Question 11

At which age to infants start paying attention to consonant sounds?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 months 
B)  6 months 
C)  9 months 
D)  12 months

Question 12

Carter is an infant who enjoys playing patty-cake with his mother. Carter does not do the hand motions to patty-cake all the time, but when his mother sits down in front of him and puts her hands together, he starts doing the hand motions. In which type of memory is Carter's knowledge of the hand motions to patty-cake stored?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory 
B)  working 
C)  short-term 
D)  long-term

Question 13

A core assumption of working memory is the idea of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  maintaining abilities 
B)  storing excess data 
C)  unlimited capacity 
D)  limited capacity

Question 14

A statement that describes an infant's ability to categorize objects is that infants ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  perform the task initially by perceiving similarity of objects 
B)  are unable to truly categorize objects until they reach about 7 months of age 
C)  are unable to accurately perform the task until they are able to point 
D)  reach a milestone in Piaget's preoperational stage of cognitive development

Question 15

What is the difference between underextension and overextension?

Accepted Answer

A)  Underextension is applying a word more narrowly than usual, and overextension is applying a word too broadly. 
B)  Overextension is applying a word more narrowly than usual, and underextension is applying a word too broadly. 
C)  Underextension occurs when infants begin speaking their first words, and overextension begins after they start using more than one-word sentences. 
D)  Overextension occurs when infants begin speaking their first words, and underextension begins after they start using more than one-word sentences.

Question 16

The age at which a vocabulary spurt typically occurs is between ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 and 8 months 
B)  10 and 14 months 
C)  16 and 24 months 
D)  24 and 30 months

Question 17

Which term means the repetition of an action and its response?

Accepted Answer

A)  motor reflexes 
B)  schema coordination 
C)  cognitive growth 
D)  circular reactions

Question 18

Explain how the effects of socioeconomic status on development varies.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Infants tend to categorize with less inclusive levels before they categorize at more inclusive levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Explain the significance of sequential touching.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

What do infants' motor schemas transform into as they develop?

Wernicke's area controls the ability to use language for expression.

Maddie watches her mother hide her favorite toy behind the couch. When she gets down from her high chair after lunch, she crawls over to the couch and gets her toy. What type of memory is Maddie using?

The ability to focus and switch attention is influenced by ______.

At which age to infants start paying attention to vowel sounds?

Pediatricians accurately determine infants' development relative to other infants their age through ______.

According to Piaget, at what age does an infant develop object permanence?

The most often used standardized measure of infant intelligence is the Bayley Scales of Infant Development III.

Increases in imitative capacity are observed with development up to what age?

Which effect has research shown poverty to have on infants and children?

At which age to infants start paying attention to consonant sounds?

A core assumption of working memory is the idea of ______.

A statement that describes an infant's ability to categorize objects is that infants ______.

What is the difference between underextension and overextension?

The age at which a vocabulary spurt typically occurs is between ______.

Which term means the repetition of an action and its response?

Explain how the effects of socioeconomic status on development varies.

Infants tend to categorize with less inclusive levels before they categorize at more inclusive levels.

Explain the significance of sequential touching.