Deck 6: Seciton 2: the First Two Years: Cognitive Development

Question 1

When two-word combinations begin around 21 months, it is apparent that a toddler has begun to comprehend _____ concepts.

Answer 1

grammar

Question 2

The distinct form of language used by adults to communicate with babies is called baby talk, motherese, or _____.

Answer 2

child-directed speech

Question 3

According to Piaget, the first period of cognitive development is the _____ period, which lasts from birth until about age 2.

Answer 3

sensorimotor

Question 4

Special neurons called _____ neurons may support infant cognition.

Question 5

A psychologist who hides a toy under a blanket to see if an infant will try to uncover it wants to see if the child understands _____.

Question 6

If a toddler sees an object hidden first in one place, and then in another, he or she will continue to search in the first place. This error is known as _____.

Question 7

One way to test infants' awareness of height is to use the _____ cliff.

Question 8

Compared to ordinary speech, child-directed speech has a _____ pitch.

Question 9

Research with 3-month-old infants demonstrates that _____ sessions can help a baby to recollect an idea, thing, or experience without necessarily testing whether he or she remembers it at the moment.

Question 10

One way to determine whether an infant recognizes something is to use a _____ study.

Question 11

A single-word utterance that expresses a complete thought is called a(n) _____.

Question 12

Baby talk and _____ are referred to as child-directed speech by scientists.

Question 13

The perspective of cognition modeled on computer functioning is called _____ theory.

Question 14

An infant's repetition of syllables such as "ba-ba" is called _____.

Question 15

Stage four of the sensorimotor period is known as "new adaptation and _____."

Question 16

In the final stage of sensorimotor intelligence, toddlers begin to anticipate and solve simple problems by using _____ combinations.

Question 17

Noting that children between 12 and 18 months of age engage in extensive experimentation and exploration, Piaget described the toddler of this age as the _____.

Question 18

The first two stages of sensorimotor intelligence are _____ circular reactions.

Question 19

Infants can recognize that some situations _____ different opportunities than other situations do.

Question 20

Memory that remains hidden until a particular stimulus brings it to mind is known as _____ memory.

Question 21

The _____ theory of language learning stresses that infants are social beings who learn language in order to communicate with other people.

Question 22

The fact that variations in a child's vocabulary size correlate with the amount of language that child has heard underlies the _____ theory of language learning.

Question 23

The initials LAD stand for _____, a mental structure proposed by Chomsky as an explanation for infants' ability to learn to speak.