Question 1

Which of the following substages of sensorimotor development is characterized by coordination of sensation and action through reflexive behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Conditioned reflexes
B)   First habits and primary circular reactions
C)   Simple reflexes
D)   Coordination of secondary circular reactionsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Identify the linguist who proposed that humans are biologically prewired to learn language.He or she proposed that infants are born into the world with a language acquisition device that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language.

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The answer of Identify the linguist who proposed that humans...

Question 3

Someone with a vocabulary of only 200 words can recombine the words in different ways to say thousands of different things.This aspect of language is referred to as:

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A)   syntax.
B)   phonology.
C)   morphology.
D)   infinite generativity.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

_____ provides a measure of an infant's maturity and well-being.

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A)   Assimilation
B)   Habituation
C)   Lateralization
D)   DisambiguationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Jean Piaget believed that children:

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A)   actively construct their own cognitive world.
B)   passively react to their environments.
C)   absorb their knowledge from the environment.
D)   gain their view of the world from their parents.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The _____ substage of sensorimotor development corresponds to the first month after birth.

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A)   first habits and primary circular reactions
B)   simple reflexes
C)   secondary circular reactions
D)   internalization of schemesE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Trenton was playing in a sandbox.He was pouring sand from a short and wide fat container into a tall and narrow container.When he poured the sand into the tall and narrow container,it appeared as if it had more sand in it.Trenton could not figure out where the extra sand came from,and how it got into his container.As Trenton continues to try to solve this puzzle,he experiences considerable movement between states of cognitive _____ and _____ to produce cognitive change.

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A)   equilibrium; disequilibrium
B)   adaptation; organization
C)   classification; modification
D)   equilibration; categorizationE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

As he rolls his truck up and down the sides of the couch,Nezzy points to his truck and says "My truck" to which his father responds with "What's the truck doing?" This is an example of:

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A)   echoing.
B)   recasting.
C)   infant-directed speech.
D)   morphology.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Benji starts calling his father "dad," but he also calls all men that he sees "dad." According to Piaget,this error is due to _____.

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A)   amalgamation
B)   accommodation
C)   assimilation
D)   applicationE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

A _____ is the basic unit of sound in a language.

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A)   morpheme
B)   phoneme
C)   grapheme
D)   syntaxE) All of the above
F) A) and B) B

Question 11

Charisma is six months old and can vocalize pleasure and displeasure,search for objects out of reach,and approach a mirror that is placed in front of her.According to the Bayley Scales of Infant Development,Charisma:

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A)   is developing normally.
B)   is developmentally delayed.
C)   has an IQ of 110.
D)   has an IQ of 85.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above A

Question 12

What is infantile amnesia? What are two explanations given for this phenomenon?

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Most adults can remember little if anyth...

Question 13

_____ occurs when children adjust their schemes to take new information and experiences into account.

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A)   Adaptation
B)   Accommodation
C)   Assimilation
D)   ApplicationE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Child-directed speech is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   ability of parents to understand their children's holographic speech.
B)   unique way that parents (and others) talk to babies.
C)   continual correcting of children's syntax by parents.
D)   special way parents speak to each other in front of their children.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Many experts believe that humans acquired language about _____ years ago.

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A)   2,000,000
B)   1,000,000
C)   500,000
D)   100,000E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

For cognitive change to occur,identify the two processes that must work in concert as the child experiences considerable movement between the states of cognitive equilibrium and disequilibrium.

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A)   Equilibration and categorization
B)   Amalgamation and organization
C)   Assimilation and accommodation
D)   Classification and modificationE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development are used to assess Mathias,who does very well on it.A high score on the Bayley mental scale:

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A)   indicates that Mathias will perform poorly in social skills quotient (SSQ) tests later in childhood.
B)   indicates that Mathias will have a high score in IQ tests later in childhood.
C)   indicates that Mathias will have a very low IQ score later in childhood.
D)   does not indicate that Mathias will have high IQ scores later in childhood.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

What is child-directed speech? What are some other strategies adults use to increase infants' acquisition of language?

Accepted Answer

Child-directed speech is language spoken...

Question 19

Identify the type of error that occurs when infants make the mistake of selecting a familiar hiding place rather than a new hiding place as they progress into Piaget's fourth substage of the sensorimotor stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   Type 1 error
B)   Type 2 error
C)   F-not-N error
D)   A-not-B errorE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

In which of the following substages of sensorimotor development do infants become intrigued by the many properties of objects and by the many things they can make happen to objects?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tertiary circular reactions,novelty,and curiosity
B)   Coordination of primary circular reactions
C)   Coordination of secondary circular reactions
D)   Internalization of schemesE) All of the above
F) None of the above A

Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

Which of the following substages of sensorimotor development is characterized by coordination of sensation and action through reflexive behaviors?

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Identify the linguist who proposed that humans are biologically prewired to learn language.He or she proposed that infants are born into the world with a language acquisition device that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language.

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Someone with a vocabulary of only 200 words can recombine the words in different ways to say thousands of different things.This aspect of language is referred to as:

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_____ provides a measure of an infant's maturity and well-being.

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Jean Piaget believed that children:

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The _____ substage of sensorimotor development corresponds to the first month after birth.

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As he rolls his truck up and down the sides of the couch,Nezzy points to his truck and says "My truck" to which his father responds with "What's the truck doing?" This is an example of:

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Benji starts calling his father "dad," but he also calls all men that he sees "dad." According to Piaget,this error is due to _____.

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A _____ is the basic unit of sound in a language.

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Charisma is six months old and can vocalize pleasure and displeasure,search for objects out of reach,and approach a mirror that is placed in front of her.According to the Bayley Scales of Infant Development,Charisma:

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What is infantile amnesia? What are two explanations given for this phenomenon?

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_____ occurs when children adjust their schemes to take new information and experiences into account.

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Child-directed speech is the:

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Many experts believe that humans acquired language about _____ years ago.

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For cognitive change to occur,identify the two processes that must work in concert as the child experiences considerable movement between the states of cognitive equilibrium and disequilibrium.

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The Bayley Scales of Infant Development are used to assess Mathias,who does very well on it.A high score on the Bayley mental scale:

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What is child-directed speech? What are some other strategies adults use to increase infants' acquisition of language?

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Identify the type of error that occurs when infants make the mistake of selecting a familiar hiding place rather than a new hiding place as they progress into Piaget's fourth substage of the sensorimotor stage.

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Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

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Identify the linguist who proposed that humans are biologically prewired to learn language.He or she proposed that infants are born into the world with a language acquisition device that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language.

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Someone with a vocabulary of only 200 words can recombine the words in different ways to say thousands of different things.This aspect of language is referred to as:

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_____ provides a measure of an infant's maturity and well-being.

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Jean Piaget believed that children:

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The _____ substage of sensorimotor development corresponds to the first month after birth.

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Benji starts calling his father "dad," but he also calls all men that he sees "dad." According to Piaget,this error is due to _____.

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A _____ is the basic unit of sound in a language.

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Charisma is six months old and can vocalize pleasure and displeasure,search for objects out of reach,and approach a mirror that is placed in front of her.According to the Bayley Scales of Infant Development,Charisma:

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_____ occurs when children adjust their schemes to take new information and experiences into account.

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Child-directed speech is the:

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Many experts believe that humans acquired language about _____ years ago.

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For cognitive change to occur,identify the two processes that must work in concert as the child experiences considerable movement between the states of cognitive equilibrium and disequilibrium.

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The Bayley Scales of Infant Development are used to assess Mathias,who does very well on it.A high score on the Bayley mental scale:

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What is child-directed speech? What are some other strategies adults use to increase infants' acquisition of language?

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