Question 1

________ refers to the thinking processes and representations that are relevant to the social world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social cognition 
B)  Social referencing 
C)  Social idealism 
D)  Social orientation

Question 2

At about ________ months of age,infants' social sophistication becomes more obvious;they show signs of being able to understand adults' intentions.

Accepted Answer

A)  three 
B)  six 
C)  nine 
D)  twelve

Question 3

Beginning in ________,children realize that a way to maintain deceit is to not break eye contact.

Accepted Answer

A)  preschool 
B)  elementary school 
C)  middle school 
D)  high school

Question 4

Which of the following has been offered as an explanation for the fact that both deaf children who are not exposed to sign language and autistic children fail to develop a theory of mind?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conversational experience is an important factor in the development of a theory of mind. 
B)  Deaf and autistic children share a similar neurological deficit that inhibits the development of a theory of mind. 
C)  Like autistic children,deaf children are born without the ability to socially engage other people. 
D)  Deaf children who are not exposed to sign language tend to develop autism.

Question 5

Preschoolers often display ________ in tasks that test for perspective-taking ability.

Accepted Answer

A)  realism 
B)  egocentrism 
C)  animism 
D)  ordinality

Question 6

According to research,Danny will follow his dad's head motion to look at a target only if his dad's

Accepted Answer

A)  head is nodding. 
B)  eyes are open. 
C)  eyes are closed. 
D)  body follows.

Question 7

Rogoff's cross-cultural studies revealed that universally in each community

Accepted Answer

A)  caregivers were likely to assist and support children in carrying out responsibilities,such as learning to dress. 
B)  children were expected to learn by watching intently and quietly. 
C)  caregivers were likely to promote play and conversations. 
D)  caregivers provided guidance for more mature behavior.

Question 8

In an experiment to determine deception in children,the youngest children were

Accepted Answer

A)  the most likely to lie. 
B)  the most likely not to lie. 
C)  the most likely to get caught in a lie. 
D)  the most likely to fabricate an explanation.

Question 9

Young children struggle with images

Accepted Answer

A)  photographed from different perspectives. 
B)  that show multiple colors. 
C)  focusing on multiple objects. 
D)  draw with different media.

Question 10

Malcolm became frustrated because he could not fit one of the pieces of a puzzle into place.His father oriented the piece correctly so that Malcolm could slip it into the puzzle.The father provided Malcolm with a

Accepted Answer

A)  negative reinforcer. 
B)  scaffold. 
C)  concrete operation. 
D)  concept.

Question 11

Imagine you are a parent discussing an upcoming birthday party with your child.How might you go about approaching what the event entails with him or her?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Imagine you are a parent discussing an...

Question 12

Making use of a map involves all of the following skills except

Accepted Answer

A)  determining a route from one location to another. 
B)  recognizing the map's scale and alignment in relation to physical space. 
C)  understanding that the symbols represent real objects or places. 
D)  all of these are skills necessary to reading and using a map.

Question 13

Memory for specific events in one's own life is called ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  infantile 
B)  autobiographical 
C)  biographical 
D)  episodic

Question 14

Throughout the preschool and school years,children respond to social categories like race and ethnicity on the basis of concrete features like skin color.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Realism is awareness of the concept of mental states,both one's own and those of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is social referencing?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is social referencing?...

Question 17

________ is a vital aspect of successful communication and social interaction.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social idealism 
B)  Social orientation 
C)  Social cognition 
D)  Social referencing

Question 18

Nineteen-month old infants show unique behaviors when they are shown highly realistic photos of common objects;they swipe at a photo of a toy car as if to pick it up or put their mouth on the picture of a baby bottle as if to drink from it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

By the time they are one year old,children have a solid understanding of the categories of living versus nonliving things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

________ argues that representational characteristics are actually evident much earlier in infancy than eighteen months.

Accepted Answer

A)  Vygotsky 
B)  Woodward 
C)  Piaget 
D)  Mandler

Exam 9: Social Cognition

________ refers to the thinking processes and representations that are relevant to the social world.

At about ________ months of age,infants' social sophistication becomes more obvious;they show signs of being able to understand adults' intentions.

Beginning in ________,children realize that a way to maintain deceit is to not break eye contact.

Which of the following has been offered as an explanation for the fact that both deaf children who are not exposed to sign language and autistic children fail to develop a theory of mind?

Preschoolers often display ________ in tasks that test for perspective-taking ability.

According to research,Danny will follow his dad's head motion to look at a target only if his dad's

Rogoff's cross-cultural studies revealed that universally in each community

In an experiment to determine deception in children,the youngest children were

Young children struggle with images

Malcolm became frustrated because he could not fit one of the pieces of a puzzle into place.His father oriented the piece correctly so that Malcolm could slip it into the puzzle.The father provided Malcolm with a

Imagine you are a parent discussing an upcoming birthday party with your child.How might you go about approaching what the event entails with him or her?

Making use of a map involves all of the following skills except

Memory for specific events in one's own life is called ________ memory.

Throughout the preschool and school years,children respond to social categories like race and ethnicity on the basis of concrete features like skin color.

Realism is awareness of the concept of mental states,both one's own and those of others.

What is social referencing?

________ is a vital aspect of successful communication and social interaction.

Nineteen-month old infants show unique behaviors when they are shown highly realistic photos of common objects;they swipe at a photo of a toy car as if to pick it up or put their mouth on the picture of a baby bottle as if to drink from it.

By the time they are one year old,children have a solid understanding of the categories of living versus nonliving things.

________ argues that representational characteristics are actually evident much earlier in infancy than eighteen months.