Question 1

Kyoko is 13 months old and can understand about 50 words but can say only about 10 words.This demonstrates how Kyoko's _____ vocabulary is more developed than her _____ vocabulary.

Accepted Answer

A)   expressive; spoken
B)   spoken; receptive
C)   receptive; spoken
D)   spoken; expressiveE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Two-year-old Sarai uses the word "doll" to refer to her own Cabbage Patch doll but does not use the word to refer to her sister's Barbie doll.Sarai's error is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   underextension.
B)   telegraphic speech.
C)   private speech.
D)   overextension.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

At birth,infants communicate by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   cooing
B)   crying
C)   gestures
D)   babblingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Renee remembers very little about the first three years of her life.Psychologists find this normal and call it:

Accepted Answer

A)   retroactive memory interference.
B)   infantile amnesia.
C)   child memory loss.
D)   memory trace.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Jean Piaget believed that children's thinking in one stage is _____ that in another stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   qualitatively different from
B)   quantitatively different from
C)   qualitatively similar to
D)   quantitatively similar toE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The _____ focuses on an infant's ability to process information in such ways as encoding the attributes of objects,detecting similarities and differences between objects,forming mental representations,and retrieving these representations.

Accepted Answer

A)   developmental quotient
B)   Bayley Scales of Infant Development
C)   Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence
D)   Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment ScaleE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Phonology is to _____ as morphology is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   sound; meaning
B)   meaning; sound
C)   appropriate use of language in different contexts; correct word order
D)   correct word order; appropriate use of language in different contextsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

In her book Growing Up with Language,Naomi Baron provided which of the following suggestions for facilitating language development in toddlers?

Accepted Answer

A)   Remember to listen.
B)   Supply words and thoughts for the child to avoid frustration.
C)   Use questions that encourage the child to answer "yes" or "no."
D)   Let the toddler know when he or she is not being clear in communication.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

In Baillargeon's view,infants have a pre-adapted,innate bias called the principle of _____ that explains their assumption that objects do not change their properties unless some external factor obviously intervenes.

Accepted Answer

A)   consistency
B)   inertia
C)   persistence
D)   internalized representationE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

When two individuals focus on the same object or event,the process is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   sensory attention.
B)   joint attention.
C)   amalgamous attention.
D)   synchronous attention.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

The _____ focuses on an infant's ability to process information in such ways as encoding the attributes of objects,detecting similarities and differences between objects,forming mental representations,and retrieving these representations.

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In Baillargeon's view,infants have a pre-adapted,innate bias called the principle of _____ that explains their assumption that objects do not change their properties unless some external factor obviously intervenes.

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At birth,infants communicate by _____.

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Two-year-old Sarai uses the word "doll" to refer to her own Cabbage Patch doll but does not use the word to refer to her sister's Barbie doll.Sarai's error is known as:

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In her book Growing Up with Language,Naomi Baron provided which of the following suggestions for facilitating language development in toddlers?

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When two individuals focus on the same object or event,the process is called:

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Phonology is to _ as morphology is to _.

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Jean Piaget believed that children's thinking in one stage is _____ that in another stage.

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Renee remembers very little about the first three years of her life.Psychologists find this normal and call it:

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Kyoko is 13 months old and can understand about 50 words but can say only about 10 words.This demonstrates how Kyoko's _ vocabulary is more developed than her _ vocabulary.

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Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

The _____ focuses on an infant's ability to process information in such ways as encoding the attributes of objects,detecting similarities and differences between objects,forming mental representations,and retrieving these representations.

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In Baillargeon's view,infants have a pre-adapted,innate bias called the principle of _____ that explains their assumption that objects do not change their properties unless some external factor obviously intervenes.

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At birth,infants communicate by _____.

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Two-year-old Sarai uses the word "doll" to refer to her own Cabbage Patch doll but does not use the word to refer to her sister's Barbie doll.Sarai's error is known as:

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In her book Growing Up with Language,Naomi Baron provided which of the following suggestions for facilitating language development in toddlers?

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When two individuals focus on the same object or event,the process is called:

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Phonology is to _____ as morphology is to _____.

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Jean Piaget believed that children's thinking in one stage is _____ that in another stage.

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Renee remembers very little about the first three years of her life.Psychologists find this normal and call it:

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Kyoko is 13 months old and can understand about 50 words but can say only about 10 words.This demonstrates how Kyoko's _____ vocabulary is more developed than her _____ vocabulary.

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Phonology is to _ as morphology is to _.

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Kyoko is 13 months old and can understand about 50 words but can say only about 10 words.This demonstrates how Kyoko's _ vocabulary is more developed than her _ vocabulary.

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