Question 1

Ernesto knows more than 100 words,which he uses one word at a time.He is probably __________ old.

Accepted Answer

A)   six to eight weeks
B)   seven months
C)   one year
D)   18 months to two years D

Question 2

Piaget's first stage of development is the __________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   formal operational
B)   concrete operational
C)   preoperational
D)   sensorimotor D

Question 3

You are watching television,when your four-year-old son comes into the room and sits on the floor between you and the television,blocking your view.You ask him to move so you can see better,and he moves so that HE can see better.Your son is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)   a lack of object permanence.
B)   egocentric thought.
C)   naive conservationism.
D)   a lack of intuitive thinking. B

Question 4

At 20 months,Katy says "pah-getty" (spaghetti)whenever she wants to eat and says "milk" when she wants something to drink.She also calls her mother "Mama" and her father "Dada" and her cat "Kitty." Katy is most likely in the which stage of language development?

Accepted Answer

A)   cooing
B)   babbling
C)   telegraphic
D)   single-word

Question 5

According to Vygotsky,the range of tasks a child cannot yet master alone but that she or he can accomplish with the guidance of a more capable partner is known as the zone of

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive development
B)   vicarious learning
C)   proximal development
D)   task learning

Question 6

During the formal operations stage,children begin to

Accepted Answer

A)   accurately use concepts of time, space, and number.
B)   think primarily about concrete objects or situations.
C)   develop the concept of object permanency.
D)   think in terms of abstract principles and hypothetical possibilities.

Question 7

Jermaine,who is five years old,is becoming less egocentric and now knows that his older brother sometimes lies to him.Jermaine has developed

Accepted Answer

A)   animism.
B)   hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
C)   conservation.
D)   theory of mind.

Question 8

Active play,explorations involving the senses,and playing "peekaboo" are effective ways of guiding intellectual development during which stage of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)   sensorimotor
B)   preoperational
C)   concrete operational
D)   formal operational

Question 9

Consonants first enter a child's language when the child begins

Accepted Answer

A)   babbling.
B)   cooing.
C)   the single-word stage.
D)   the telegraphic stage.

Question 10

Through such games as "I'm-Going-To-Get-You," adults and babies come to share similar rhythms and expectations that help to create a system that includes touching,vocalizing,gazing,and smiling,which are referred to as shared

Accepted Answer

A)   signals.
B)   transformations.
C)   telegraphic speech.
D)   semantics.

Question 11

Keri is beginning to respond to real words,such as "no" and "hi,"addresses her parents as "Mama" and "Dada," and is making her first connections between words and objects.Kerri is most likely __________ months old.

Accepted Answer

A)   6
B)   9
C)   12
D)   18

Question 12

Two-year-old Perry loves to involve his parents in his playtime.Perry's mother tends to engage Perry more in which type of activity than his father does?

Accepted Answer

A)   conventional play, such as peek-a-boo
B)   unusual play, such as imitating Perry
C)   physical arousing play, such as rough-and-tumble play
D)   tactile activities, such as tickling

Question 13

Adolescents who are capable of inductive and deductive reasoning,can consider hypothetical possibilities,and can comprehend such subjects as physics,philosophy,and psychology are most likely in which stage of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)   preoperational
B)   concrete operational
C)   formal operational
D)   sensorimotor

Question 14

Two-year-old Teshonda is eating her breakfast and tells her mother,"Allgone milk."According to Noam Chomsky,Teshonda is exhibiting which pattern of speech?

Accepted Answer

A)   identification
B)   nonexistence
C)   negation
D)   agent-action

Question 15

Regarding cognitive development,Russian scholar Lev Vygotsky focused on the impact of sociocultural factors,while Piaget focused on

Accepted Answer

A)   learning.
B)   maturation.
C)   environmental factors.
D)   conditioned responses.

Question 16

A pattern of speech used when talking to infants that is characterized by the parent using a higher-pitched voice,short,simpler sentences; and an exaggerated or musical inflection is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   transformations.
B)   telegraphic speech.
C)   syntactical expression.
D)   parentese or motherese.

Question 17

Regarding the similarities and differences of the ethnic communities presented in the textbook,which of the following conclusions is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American, and Arab-American families are all concerned with family pride and loyalty.
B)   Hard work and educational achievement are particularly important to Asian-American and Arab-American families.
C)   Child discipline tends to be strict among African-American, Hispanic, and Arab- American families.
D)   Hispanic families and Asian-American families tend to stress individual effort and independence over interdependence and cooperation.

Question 18

Adults can help children learn important cultural beliefs and values by providing

Accepted Answer

A)   scaffolding.
B)   proactive nurturance.
C)   imprinting stimuli.
D)   parentese.

Question 19

David has experienced early maturation.Compared to boys who mature later,we can expect David to

Accepted Answer

A)   be less poised and more anxious.
B)   be less popular.
C)   be more likely to get into trouble with drugs and alcohol.
D)   exhibit all of these characteristics.

Question 20

Jarrod is in the period of emerging adulthood.Which of the following statements would NOT describe Jarrod during this stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jarrod is exhibiting prolonged identity exploration.
B)   Jarrod probably still lives at home with his parents.
C)   Jarrod does not have a settled career and has not married.
D)   Jarrod is experiencing less emotional turbulence during this stage than when he becomes middle-aged.

Exam 3: B: Human Development