Question 1

Follow-up research on deferred imitation demonstrates that older infants and toddlers

Accepted Answer

A)  are more likely to imitate accidental behaviors than purposeful behaviors. 
B)  can imitate rationally, by inferring others' intentions. 
C)  do not yet use intentional means-end action sequences. 
D)  cannot yet imitate actions that an adult produces. 
A)  are more likely to imitate accidental behaviors than purposeful behaviors. 
B)  can imitate rationally, by inferring others' intentions. 
C)  do not yet use intentional means-end action sequences. 
D)  cannot yet imitate actions that an adult produces.

Question 2

The video deficit effect

Accepted Answer

A)  increases around age 3. 
B)  is strongest when toddlers view interactive videos. 
C)  declines around age 2½. 
D)  is strongest when toddlers view videos rich in social cues. 
A)  increases around age 3. 
B)  is strongest when toddlers view interactive videos. 
C)  declines around age 2½. 
D)  is strongest when toddlers view videos rich in social cues.

Question 3

Infant intelligence test scores often do not reflect true abilities because

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A)  the tests cannot be relied on for screening developmental problems. 
B)  the tests emphasize verbal, conceptual, and problem-solving skills. 
C)  infants and toddlers easily become distracted, fatigued, or bored during testing. 
D)  the tests only identify infants and toddlers who are likely to be intellectually gifted as older children. 
A)  the tests cannot be relied on for screening developmental problems. 
B)  the tests emphasize verbal, conceptual, and problem-solving skills. 
C)  infants and toddlers easily become distracted, fatigued, or bored during testing. 
D)  the tests only identify infants and toddlers who are likely to be intellectually gifted as older children.

Question 4

Dr. Mastick believes that language is a uniquely human accomplishment etched into the structure of the brain. Dr. Mastick's views are consistent with which theory of language development?

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorism 
B)  nativism 
C)  interactionism 
D)  psychoanalytic 
A)  behaviorism 
B)  nativism 
C)  interactionism 
D)  psychoanalytic

Question 5

In Piaget's theory, a circular reaction is a means of building schemes in which infants

Accepted Answer

A)  attempt to form mental symbols of the world. 
B)  try to repeat chance motor activities again and again. 
C)  try to imitate the behaviors of others around them. 
D)  attempt to act out imaginary activities. 
A)  attempt to form mental symbols of the world. 
B)  try to repeat chance motor activities again and again. 
C)  try to imitate the behaviors of others around them. 
D)  attempt to act out imaginary activities.

Question 6

Research on infant attention demonstrates that __________ between birth and 4 to 5 months of age.

Accepted Answer

A)  attraction to novelty increases 
B)  sustained attention declines 
C)  habituation time decreases 
D)  the ability to shift attention declines 
A)  attraction to novelty increases 
B)  sustained attention declines 
C)  habituation time decreases 
D)  the ability to shift attention declines

Question 7

Many infant test scores are labeled __________ quotients.

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence 
B)  developmental 
C)  emotional 
D)  cognitive 
A)  intelligence 
B)  developmental 
C)  emotional 
D)  cognitive

Question 8

In Piaget's sensorimotor stage, infants and toddlers

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilate more than they accommodate. 
B)  represent their experiences in speech, gesture, and play. 
C)  "think" with their eyes, ears, hands, and other sensorimotor equipment. 
D)  solve everyday practical problems and carry out many activities inside their heads. 
A)  assimilate more than they accommodate. 
B)  represent their experiences in speech, gesture, and play. 
C)  "think" with their eyes, ears, hands, and other sensorimotor equipment. 
D)  solve everyday practical problems and carry out many activities inside their heads.

Question 9

Dr. Ewing measures individual differences in large samples using intelligence tests. If performances at each age level form a normal distribution, the results are probably __________-shaped.

Accepted Answer

A)  U 
B)  L 
C)  bell 
D)  star 
A)  U 
B)  L 
C)  bell 
D)  star

Question 10

The extent to which parents ________ contributes strongly to early language process, which, in turn, predicts intelligence and academic achievement in elementary school.

Accepted Answer

A)  engage their children in physical activity 
B)  watch educational television with their children 
C)  converse with their infants and toddlers 
D)  take part in make-believe play with their children 
A)  engage their children in physical activity 
B)  watch educational television with their children 
C)  converse with their infants and toddlers 
D)  take part in make-believe play with their children

Question 11

Second-language competence

Accepted Answer

A)  drops sharply after age 18. 
B)  increases continuously with age. 
C)  drops sharply after age 10. 
D)  decreases continuously with age. 
A)  drops sharply after age 18. 
B)  increases continuously with age. 
C)  drops sharply after age 10. 
D)  decreases continuously with age.

Question 12

Describe signs of high-quality child care for infants and toddlers, based on standards for developmentally appropriate practice.

Accepted Answer

The following signs of high-quality chil

Question 13

Define the concepts of adaptation, assimilation, and accommodation. Explain how the balance between assimilation and accommodation varies over time with regard to cognitive equilibrium and disequilibrium.

Accepted Answer

Adaptation involves building schemes thr

Question 14

Baby Paloma's parents talk to her using short sentences with high-pitched, exaggerated expression, clear pronunciation, distinct pauses between speech segments, clear gestures to support verbal meaning, and repetition of new words in a variety of contexts. Paloma's parents use

Accepted Answer

A)  an expressive style. 
B)  infant-directed speech (IDS). 
C)  a referential style. 
D)  an authoritative style. 
A)  an expressive style. 
B)  infant-directed speech (IDS). 
C)  a referential style. 
D)  an authoritative style.

Question 15

As an alternative to infant tests, some researchers have turned to __________ measures to assess early mental development.

Accepted Answer

A)  adult IQ 
B)  operant learning 
C)  information-processing 
D)  classical conditioning 
A)  adult IQ 
B)  operant learning 
C)  information-processing 
D)  classical conditioning

Question 16

Baby Luigi's mom shows him his toy turtle, which she has placed behind a pillow. He reaches for it and finds it several times. Luigi's mom then shows him his turtle hidden in a basket. Luigi continues to search for it behind the pillow. This is most likely because Luigi

Accepted Answer

A)  is not yet able to make an accurate A-B search. 
B)  does not yet appreciate physical causality. 
C)  has not yet attained even rudimentary object permanence. 
D)  cannot yet engage in goal-directed behavior. 
A)  is not yet able to make an accurate A-B search. 
B)  does not yet appreciate physical causality. 
C)  has not yet attained even rudimentary object permanence. 
D)  cannot yet engage in goal-directed behavior.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about the application of Vygotsy's ideas to infancy and toddlerhood is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vygotsky failed to recognize the significance of social experiences for children under the age of 5. 
B)  Fine-tuned adult support during infancy and toddlerhood is related to advanced problem solving during the second year. 
C)  Cultural variations in social experiences rarely affect mental strategies until children reach school age. 
D)  While scaffolding promotes learning in the preschool years, it seems to inhibit learning in infancy and toddlerhood. 
A)  Vygotsky failed to recognize the significance of social experiences for children under the age of 5. 
B)  Fine-tuned adult support during infancy and toddlerhood is related to advanced problem solving during the second year. 
C)  Cultural variations in social experiences rarely affect mental strategies until children reach school age. 
D)  While scaffolding promotes learning in the preschool years, it seems to inhibit learning in infancy and toddlerhood.

Question 18

Follow-up research on Piaget's sensorimotor stage yields broad agreement on which of the following issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many cognitive changes of infancy are stagelike. 
B)  Most aspects of infant cognition develop together. 
C)  Many cognitive changes of infancy are gradual and continuous. 
D)  Most aspects of infant cognition develop abruptly. 
A)  Many cognitive changes of infancy are stagelike. 
B)  Most aspects of infant cognition develop together. 
C)  Many cognitive changes of infancy are gradual and continuous. 
D)  Most aspects of infant cognition develop abruptly.

Question 19

Research reveals that deaf children

Accepted Answer

A)  reared in language-deficient environments do not develop any language skills. 
B)  whose parents discourage signing are more likely than signing children to develop a rich language environment. 
C)  can generate an intricate natural language, even when reared in language-deficient environments. 
D)  of hearing parents are more cognitively advanced than deaf children of deaf parents. 
A)  reared in language-deficient environments do not develop any language skills. 
B)  whose parents discourage signing are more likely than signing children to develop a rich language environment. 
C)  can generate an intricate natural language, even when reared in language-deficient environments. 
D)  of hearing parents are more cognitively advanced than deaf children of deaf parents.

Question 20

The greatest drawback of the information-processing perspective is its difficulty with

Accepted Answer

A)  breaking down children's thoughts into precise procedures. 
B)  putting the components of cognition into a broad, comprehensive theory. 
C)  analyzing cognition into its components. 
D)  reducing changes in thoughts into manageable proportions. 
A)  breaking down children's thoughts into precise procedures. 
B)  putting the components of cognition into a broad, comprehensive theory. 
C)  analyzing cognition into its components. 
D)  reducing changes in thoughts into manageable proportions.

Follow-up research on deferred imitation demonstrates that older infants and toddlers

The video deficit effect

Infant intelligence test scores often do not reflect true abilities because

Dr. Mastick believes that language is a uniquely human accomplishment etched into the structure of the brain. Dr. Mastick's views are consistent with which theory of language development?

In Piaget's theory, a circular reaction is a means of building schemes in which infants

Research on infant attention demonstrates that __________ between birth and 4 to 5 months of age.

Many infant test scores are labeled __________ quotients.

In Piaget's sensorimotor stage, infants and toddlers

Dr. Ewing measures individual differences in large samples using intelligence tests. If performances at each age level form a normal distribution, the results are probably __________-shaped.

The extent to which parents ________ contributes strongly to early language process, which, in turn, predicts intelligence and academic achievement in elementary school.

Second-language competence

Describe signs of high-quality child care for infants and toddlers, based on standards for developmentally appropriate practice.

Define the concepts of adaptation, assimilation, and accommodation. Explain how the balance between assimilation and accommodation varies over time with regard to cognitive equilibrium and disequilibrium.

Baby Paloma's parents talk to her using short sentences with high-pitched, exaggerated expression, clear pronunciation, distinct pauses between speech segments, clear gestures to support verbal meaning, and repetition of new words in a variety of contexts. Paloma's parents use

As an alternative to infant tests, some researchers have turned to __________ measures to assess early mental development.

Baby Luigi's mom shows him his toy turtle, which she has placed behind a pillow. He reaches for it and finds it several times. Luigi's mom then shows him his turtle hidden in a basket. Luigi continues to search for it behind the pillow. This is most likely because Luigi

Which of the following statements about the application of Vygotsy's ideas to infancy and toddlerhood is true?

Follow-up research on Piaget's sensorimotor stage yields broad agreement on which of the following issues?

Research reveals that deaf children

The greatest drawback of the information-processing perspective is its difficulty with

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

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Exam 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Follow-up research on deferred imitation demonstrates that older infants and toddlers

The video deficit effect

Infant intelligence test scores often do not reflect true abilities because

Dr. Mastick believes that language is a uniquely human accomplishment etched into the structure of the brain. Dr. Mastick's views are consistent with which theory of language development?

In Piaget's theory, a circular reaction is a means of building schemes in which infants

Research on infant attention demonstrates that __________ between birth and 4 to 5 months of age.

Many infant test scores are labeled __________ quotients.

In Piaget's sensorimotor stage, infants and toddlers

Dr. Ewing measures individual differences in large samples using intelligence tests. If performances at each age level form a normal distribution, the results are probably __________-shaped.

The extent to which parents ________ contributes strongly to early language process, which, in turn, predicts intelligence and academic achievement in elementary school.

Second-language competence

Describe signs of high-quality child care for infants and toddlers, based on standards for developmentally appropriate practice.

Define the concepts of adaptation, assimilation, and accommodation. Explain how the balance between assimilation and accommodation varies over time with regard to cognitive equilibrium and disequilibrium.

Baby Paloma's parents talk to her using short sentences with high-pitched, exaggerated expression, clear pronunciation, distinct pauses between speech segments, clear gestures to support verbal meaning, and repetition of new words in a variety of contexts. Paloma's parents use

As an alternative to infant tests, some researchers have turned to __________ measures to assess early mental development.

Baby Luigi's mom shows him his toy turtle, which she has placed behind a pillow. He reaches for it and finds it several times. Luigi's mom then shows him his turtle hidden in a basket. Luigi continues to search for it behind the pillow. This is most likely because Luigi

Which of the following statements about the application of Vygotsy's ideas to infancy and toddlerhood is true?

Follow-up research on Piaget's sensorimotor stage yields broad agreement on which of the following issues?

Research reveals that deaf children

The greatest drawback of the information-processing perspective is its difficulty with

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

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