Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

Piaget argued that imitating other people's facial gestures was a complex skill because it required what?

Most of us speak in high pitched voices when speaking to a young child. Which of the following terms best describes this type of speaking?

Novelty preference and visual recognition tests are measuring ________.

According to your text, some researchers suspect that, among infants, which of the following might be a good predictor of later intelligence test scores?

When a baby makes repetitive vowel sounds, such as the UUU sound, we call it ________ .

The ________ style is associated with strings of words that involve common interactions with adults.

"When language starts to come in, it does not introduce new meanings to the child. Rather, it is used to express only those meanings the child has already formulated independently of language." This statement would most likely be made by whom?

What are the characteristics of first sentences?

After watching The Sensorimotor Stage, describe the stages of development discussed in the video.

Eric caught on to his relation to other people very early in life. Rather than talk about "doggie" and "ball", Eric focused on people, using pronouns, like "you" and "me". Katherine Nelson would refer to this as which type of style?

Which of the following theorists is credited with the development of the behaviorist perspective of language?

Gregory is a six-month-old baby boy. He is learning about his environment through touching things, putting things in his mouth, and scooting around on the floor. According to Piaget, Greg is in the ________ stage of cognitive development.

According to Piaget, at what age will a baby begin to comprehend and experience the world through his interaction with people and objects?

Gregory is a six-month-old baby boy. He is learning about his environment through touching things, putting things in his mouth, and scooting around on the floor. According to Piaget, Greg is in which stage of cognitive development?

Rodney is focusing on the individual sounds, rhythm, and intonation of the language his family speaks. How old is Rodney?

According to your text, means-end behavior is ________ .

Which of the following is a correct statement regarding the research of Renee Baillargeon?

The violation of ________ method is a research strategy in which a child is habituated to a display of objects and then is shown another display in which the objects move in a way which is different to what the infant is anticipating.

Vernon is a 14-month-old toddler. His family laughs when he waves bye-bye because he seems to be waving at himself. Piaget would attribute this twist on the bye-bye wave to which of the following ideas?

Children combine several gestures in their pretend play at around the same time that they first show two or three-word sentences in their speech. This supports the ________ view of language development.