Question 1

Sensorimotor stage four is the stage of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   making interesting sights last
B)   new means through active experimentation
C)   new means through mental combinations
D)   new adaptation and anticipationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The usual order of the development of spoken language in an infant is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   cooing, babbling, reflexes, and spoken words
B)   reflexes, cooing, babbling, and spoken words
C)   babbling, cooing, spoken words, and reflexes
D)   cooing, reflexes, babbling, and spoken wordsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

A visual cliff is used to assess infants' _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   visual acuity
B)   perception of depth
C)   kinesthetic awareness
D)   ability to crawlE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Freddy has been sucking his thumb for a few weeks. His parents would prefer him to use a pacifier, so they begin to offer one, but Freddy rejects it and continues to suck his thumb. Freddy is most clearly in stage _____ of Piaget's theory of sensorimotor development.

Accepted Answer

A)   one
B)   two
C)   three
D)   fourE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

At approximately what age will a child begin to utter his or her first two-word sentences?

Accepted Answer

A)   10 months
B)   12 months
C)   16 months
D)   21 monthsE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Piaget believed children begin to develop cognitively at _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   birth
B)   3 months
C)   1 year
D)   18 monthsE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Janice's mother often lets her 6-month-old baby sit in front of the television, watching episodes of Sesame Street. What is Janice likely learning from the episodes she watches?

Accepted Answer

A)   how to count
B)   how to read
C)   new vocabulary words
D)   very littleE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Amy spontaneously says things such as "mamamamamama" and "dadadadadadada." About how old is Amy likely to be?

Accepted Answer

A)   2 months
B)   3-6 months
C)   6-10 months
D)   10-12 monthsE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

When does it first become obvious that a person has discerned the rules of his or her native language?

Accepted Answer

A)   when the person learns a second language
B)   when the person is able to read and write
C)   when the person starts using two-word sentences
D)   once the person's sentences contain a subject, verb, and objectE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Infant memory is characterized by _____ memory; _____ memory begins to appear between 6 and 12 months.

Accepted Answer

A)   implicit; explicit
B)   explicit; implicit
C)   implicit; recall
D)   recall; implicitE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Darius is learning the names of two or three new objects or events every day. This rapid increase in vocabulary is referred to as the _____ explosion.

Accepted Answer

A)   naming
B)   vocabulary
C)   object
D)   cognitiveE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

According to Piaget, a stage-five sensorimotor baby is like a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   child in the "terrible twos"
B)   neurotic person who cannot take no for an answer
C)   mime who imitates behavior of all kinds
D)   scientist who experiments to see what will happenE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which theory compares human cognition to the workings of a computer?

Accepted Answer

A)   behavioral theory
B)   information-processing theory
C)   adaptive theory
D)   Piaget's theory of cognitive developmentE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The behavior of an infant in sensorimotor stage four might best be described as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   deliberate
B)   experimental
C)   creative
D)   anxiousE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

The first of Piaget's sensorimotor stages that involves an infant's interaction with something else is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   stage one
B)   stage two
C)   stage three
D)   stage fiveE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

In one research study, scientists scanned the brains of both a monkey reaching for a banana and another monkey watching that action. The same neurons in a particular region of the brain were activated in both monkeys. These neurons are called _____ neurons.

Accepted Answer

A)   information-processing
B)   mirror
C)   axon
D)   dendriteE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

After a child's vocabulary has reached about 50 expressed words, vocabulary will increase by approximately _____ words per month.

Accepted Answer

A)   25 to 50
B)   50 to 100
C)   100 to 125
D)   125 to 150E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Between 13 and 18 months, infants add approximately _____ new words.

Accepted Answer

A)   25
B)   50
C)   100
D)   200E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Elaine communicates with her new baby using child-directed speech, which is also referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   motherese
B)   echolalia
C)   holophrastic speech
D)   telegraphic speechE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

According to Chomsky's theory of language acquisition, _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   children learn language through a complex process of imitation and reinforcement
B)   children have an inborn ability to learn language
C)   the inability to learn language is due to specific brain dysfunctions
D)   language learning utilizes one particular structure in the brainE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Exam 6: Seciton 3: the First Two Years: Cognitive Development

According to Piaget, a stage-five sensorimotor baby is like a _____.

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The behavior of an infant in sensorimotor stage four might best be described as _____.

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In one research study, scientists scanned the brains of both a monkey reaching for a banana and another monkey watching that action. The same neurons in a particular region of the brain were activated in both monkeys. These neurons are called _____ neurons.

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Between 13 and 18 months, infants add approximately _____ new words.

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Amy spontaneously says things such as "mamamamamama" and "dadadadadadada." About how old is Amy likely to be?

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Elaine communicates with her new baby using child-directed speech, which is also referred to as _____.

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Which theory compares human cognition to the workings of a computer?

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A visual cliff is used to assess infants' _____.

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Infant memory is characterized by _____ memory; _____ memory begins to appear between 6 and 12 months.

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At approximately what age will a child begin to utter his or her first two-word sentences?

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The usual order of the development of spoken language in an infant is _____.

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Sensorimotor stage four is the stage of _____.

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Darius is learning the names of two or three new objects or events every day. This rapid increase in vocabulary is referred to as the _____ explosion.

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The first of Piaget's sensorimotor stages that involves an infant's interaction with something else is _____.

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Freddy has been sucking his thumb for a few weeks. His parents would prefer him to use a pacifier, so they begin to offer one, but Freddy rejects it and continues to suck his thumb. Freddy is most clearly in stage _____ of Piaget's theory of sensorimotor development.

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According to Chomsky's theory of language acquisition, _____.

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Piaget believed children begin to develop cognitively at _____.

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After a child's vocabulary has reached about 50 expressed words, vocabulary will increase by approximately _____ words per month.

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When does it first become obvious that a person has discerned the rules of his or her native language?

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Janice's mother often lets her 6-month-old baby sit in front of the television, watching episodes of Sesame Street. What is Janice likely learning from the episodes she watches?

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