Question 1

The rooting reflex disappears by the time an infant is 4 months old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Making explicit reference to specific stages and concepts, describe your own adolescent and young adult development from an Eriksonian perspective. Try to capture some of the developmental tensions and challenges during this period in your narrative.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Making explicit reference to specific stages and...

Question 3

Making explicit reference to at least two of Piaget's stages of cognitive development, suggest how Piaget's theory has shaped pre-K and K-12 education as it is generally practiced in the United States and Canada.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Making explicit reference to at least two...

Question 4

"Mommy home" is an example of a holophrase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Jay complains to his father that he does not have enough juice. There is no more juice in the house, so his father takes the juice Jay has in his glass and pours it into a taller, narrower glass. Jay believes that he has more juice because he has not yet developed an understanding of:

Accepted Answer

A) object permanence. 
B) formal operations. 
C) reversibility. 
D) conservation.

Question 6

Bonnie is 3 months old and her parents attend only inconsistently to her needs. Sometimes they are very attentive, feeding her promptly when she cries and comforting her when she seems upset. Other times, Bonnie cries for a long time before her parents attend to her. Based on Erikson's theory, it is likely that Bonnie will develop:

Accepted Answer

A) a sense of inferiority. 
B) feelings of shame. 
C) a general sense of mistrust. 
D) feelings of guilt.

Question 7

"All gone milk," says 2-year-old Wesley, placing the empty glass on the table. Wesley's remark exemplifies the language acquisition phenomenon called:

Accepted Answer

A) cooing. 
B) babbling. 
C) telegraphic speech. 
D) a holophrase.

Question 8

Based on the textbook's discussion of the heredity-environment debate, which phrase is MOST accurate in regards to human development?

Accepted Answer

A) nature, not nurture 
B) nurture, not nature 
C) nature or nurture 
D) nature and nurture

Question 9

According to the text, physical exercise in late adulthood encourages the birth of new neurons in areas responsible for learning and memory. In other words, exercise facilitates _____ in the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) neurogenesis; amygdala 
B) neurogenesis; hippocampus 
C) synaptogenesis; amygdala 
D) synaptogenesis; hippocampus

Question 10

Which sequence accurately reflects the order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development, from birth through adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor > concrete operational > preoperational > formal operational 
B) preoperational > concrete operational > preoperational > formal operational 
C) sensorimotor > preoperational > concrete operational > formal operational 
D) nonoperational > preoperational > operational > postoperational

Question 11

Harry Harlow and his colleagues completed a number of studies in which baby macaque monkeys were raised with two artificial surrogate mothers. One of the mothers was made of wire, and the other was made of soft cloth. Either mother could provide food. Harlow found that when the infant monkeys were startled or frightened, they:

Accepted Answer

A) preferred whichever surrogate that provided food. 
B) avoided both surrogates and huddled in a corner. 
C) preferred the cloth surrogate, even if it provided no food. 
D) showed no clear preference, and ran to whichever surrogate was closer.

Question 12

Infant-directed speech is observed throughout the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Infants speak their first words at about 6 months of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Erikson, the first stage of a child's psychosocial development is the _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) initiative vs. guilt 
B) autonomy vs. doubt 
C) trust vs. mistrust 
D) industry vs. inferiority

Question 15

From the late teens into the mid-20s, individuals are in a transitional phase that developmental psychologists call _____ adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) emerging 
B) beginning 
C) developing 
D) launching

Question 16

Dale spends a lot of time using Facebook and Twitter. He is not alone; almost 95% of U.S. teens have an established social media identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Imagine a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is "entirely nature" and 10 is "entirely nurture." Based on the textbook's discussion, where would one place the trait of impulsivity on this scale?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 5 
C) 8 
D) 10

Question 18

Della is 2½ months old. She is most likely in the cooing stage of language development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Eugene is 27 years old, and he feels very insecure about some of the personal and career choices he has made so far; and consequently he is reluctant at this point to undertake a serious, committed relationship with another person. Based on Erikson's theory, it is likely that Eugene will:

Accepted Answer

A) develop a sense of isolation. 
B) develop feelings of inferiority. 
C) develop a sense of despair. 
D) become stagnated.

Question 20

_____ is the weakest sense in newborns.

Accepted Answer

A) Sight 
B) Hearing 
C) Touch 
D) Smell

Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

The rooting reflex disappears by the time an infant is 4 months old.

Making explicit reference to specific stages and concepts, describe your own adolescent and young adult development from an Eriksonian perspective. Try to capture some of the developmental tensions and challenges during this period in your narrative.

Making explicit reference to at least two of Piaget's stages of cognitive development, suggest how Piaget's theory has shaped pre-K and K-12 education as it is generally practiced in the United States and Canada.

"Mommy home" is an example of a holophrase.

Jay complains to his father that he does not have enough juice. There is no more juice in the house, so his father takes the juice Jay has in his glass and pours it into a taller, narrower glass. Jay believes that he has more juice because he has not yet developed an understanding of:

"All gone milk," says 2-year-old Wesley, placing the empty glass on the table. Wesley's remark exemplifies the language acquisition phenomenon called:

Based on the textbook's discussion of the heredity-environment debate, which phrase is MOST accurate in regards to human development?

According to the text, physical exercise in late adulthood encourages the birth of new neurons in areas responsible for learning and memory. In other words, exercise facilitates _ in the _.

Which sequence accurately reflects the order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development, from birth through adolescence?

Infant-directed speech is observed throughout the world.

Infants speak their first words at about 6 months of age.

According to Erikson, the first stage of a child's psychosocial development is the _____ stage.

From the late teens into the mid-20s, individuals are in a transitional phase that developmental psychologists call _____ adulthood.

Dale spends a lot of time using Facebook and Twitter. He is not alone; almost 95% of U.S. teens have an established social media identity.

Imagine a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is "entirely nature" and 10 is "entirely nurture." Based on the textbook's discussion, where would one place the trait of impulsivity on this scale?

Della is 2½ months old. She is most likely in the cooing stage of language development.

Eugene is 27 years old, and he feels very insecure about some of the personal and career choices he has made so far; and consequently he is reluctant at this point to undertake a serious, committed relationship with another person. Based on Erikson's theory, it is likely that Eugene will:

_____ is the weakest sense in newborns.