Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

When a baby makes repetitive vowel sounds, such as the UUU sound, the baby is performing which of the following?

What did Hespos' research find in regards to the development of thought and language in infants?

Which style is associated with strings of words that involve common interactions with adults?

Which of the following statements is true with regard to bilingual children?

According to your text, all grammatical markers are missing from ________, the short simple sentences children generally begin to use between 18 - 24 months.

According to Piaget, ____________________ describe a baby's simple repetitive actions that are organized around the baby's own body.

Explain primary circular reactions and give an example.

Kayla was given several different, brightly colored balls to play with one after the other. After about ball number seven, Kayla seemed to lose interest. When she was given a stuffed animal, she showed renewed interest. An element of schematic learning called ________ is behind Kayla's renewed interest.

Glynnis is 14 months old. She is trying out new things, playing with her toys, and manipulating objects in new ways - experimenting with her environment. Glynnis is in which substage of Piaget's first cognitive stage?

Which of the following terms describes a child's ability to produce language accurately?

What terminology would some theorists use to describe the innate language processor that children are born with?

The Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence measures which of the following?

According to Piaget, the first phase of intelligence occurs during the first ________ months of life.

In which substage did Piaget suggest that children can first imitate the facial expressions of others?

A child's understanding of the nature of objects, their properties, and how they work defines which of the following?

Around what age do we typically see the emergence of holophrases?

By the age of 13 months, research suggests that babies have a receptive language store of about how many words?

Infant intelligence tests primarily gauge intelligence by measuring

According to Piaget, _____________________ describe repetitive actions oriented around external objects.

What basic flaw of Piaget's theory persists in his explanation of deferred imitation? Give three specific examples that contradict Piaget's assumptions.