Question 1

Jean Mandler argues that early categorizations are best described as _____ categorization.

Accepted Answer

A)  conceptual 
B)  textual 
C)  factual 
D)  perceptual

Question 2

_____ are cognitive groupings of similar objects,events,people,or ideas.

Accepted Answer

A)  Symbols 
B)  Concepts 
C)  Habits 
D)  Semantics

Question 3

Mandy sees a little girl in the grocery store throwing a tantrum for a toy.Mandy screams and cries for some candy the following week at the mall.Mandy is displaying:

Accepted Answer

A)  dishabituation. 
B)  habituation. 
C)  object permanence. 
D)  deferred imitation.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the five rules of language?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phonology 
B)  Syntax 
C)  Morphology 
D)  Reciprocity

Question 5

According to Piaget,the _____ sensorimotor substage marks the starting point for human curiosity and interest in novelty.

Accepted Answer

A)  second 
B)  third 
C)  fifth 
D)  sixth

Question 6

Which of the following is a requirement of joint attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  An ability to manipulate objects 
B)  An ability to track another's behavior 
C)  A lack of interest in others 
D)  An intense interest in a particular object

Question 7

Two-year-old Max says the word "bunny" for a large hamster and a white rat.Max's error is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  telegraphic speech. 
B)  underextension. 
C)  aphasia. 
D)  overextension.

Question 8

According to Jean Piaget,identify the first substage of sensorimotor thought.This substage is apparent at birth and lasts approximately one month.Sensation and action are coordinated primarily through reflexive behaviors.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Alejandro is 3 years old.He is now able to sort his blocks by color.Alejandro has developed:

Accepted Answer

A)  a new behavioral scheme. 
B)  a new mental scheme. 
C)  object permanence. 
D)  the ability to assimilate.

Question 10

Most researchers find that babies do not show _____ until the second half of the first year.

Accepted Answer

A)  dishabituation 
B)  explicit memory 
C)  habituation 
D)  implicit memory

Question 11

A study of young children living in low-income families found that _____ when predicting the vocabulary development of children.

Accepted Answer

A)  the amount of maternal talk was less important than maternal literacy skills 
B)  the amount of maternal talk was more important than the amount of paternal talk 
C)  nutrition and SES were more important than the amount of maternal talk or maternal literacy skills 
D)  attending preschool or Head Start was more important than paternal talk but less important than maternal talk

Question 12

Most of young infants' conscious memories appear to be _____,although their implicit memory of perceptual-motor actions can be _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  substantial; rather fragile 
B)  well-developed; underdeveloped 
C)  rather fragile and short-lived; substantial 
D)  long-lasting; short-lived

Question 13

Three-year-old Jesse used to call all moving vehicles "car." He now accurately categorizes moving vehicles into trucks,cars,motorcycles,and buses.Jesse has _____ to fit new information into his existing scheme.

Accepted Answer

A)  accommodated 
B)  assimilated 
C)  amalgamated 
D)  applied

Question 14

_____ involves the retention of information over time.

Accepted Answer

A)  Attention 
B)  Memory 
C)  Cognition 
D)  Organization

Question 15

Identify the ability to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences using a finite set of words and rules.

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Question 16

A newborn baby widens her eyes after her mother widens her eyes and mouth and smiles at the baby.Meltzoff would say that this baby is:

Accepted Answer

A)  exhibiting a reflex. 
B)  engaging in true imitation. 
C)  showing deferred imitation. 
D)  habituating to the mother's facial expression.

Question 17

Remembering how to swim is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit memory. 
B)  deferred imitation. 
C)  joint attention. 
D)  explicit memory.

Question 18

Peter shouts and uses profane language while speaking to his teacher.Which of the following rule systems of language is Peter disregarding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phonology 
B)  Syntax 
C)  Morphology 
D)  Pragmatics

Question 19

_____ is an area in the left frontal lobe of the brain that is involved in speech production.

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's area 
B)  Wernicke's area 
C)  Morton's area 
D)  SMA area

Question 20

Distinguish between explicit memory and implicit memory.

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Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy