Question 1

In considering the big issue of whether nature or nurture plays the more important role in infant development,Elizabeth Spelke endorses a _____ approach that states that infants are born with domain-specific innate knowledge systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  core knowledge
B)  domain knowledge
C)  learned domain
D)  nurtureE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

As an infant,Mary suffered damage to _____ of her brain.This injury severly affected her comprehension abilities.Even though her speech is fluent it remains incomprehensible.

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's area
B)  SMA area
C)  Morton's area
D)  Wernicke's areaE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Baby Elise has developed a sucking scheme.She knows that to get food she must suck on her mother's breast.Now,her mother has begun to introduce solid foods with a spoon.Elise immediately sucks on the spoon.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  accommodation.
B)  assimilation.
C)  amalgamation.
D)  application.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Which of the following statements about first words is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants recognize their name by the age of three months.
B)  Children understand more words than they can speak.
C)  By 18 months,most children have a spoken vocabulary of about 50 words.
D)  A child's first words usually include greeting terms.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

In which sensorimotor substage does an infant develop the ability to use primitive symbols?

Accepted Answer

A)  Simple reflexes
B)  First habits and primary circular reactions
C)  Secondary circular reactions
D)  Internalization of schemesE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Linguist Noam Chomsky said that children are born into the world with a _____,a biological endowment that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language,including phonology,syntax,and semantics.

Accepted Answer

A)  language acquisition device
B)  biological language center
C)  primary language center
D)  biological language deviceE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following indicates a significant problem in the infant's communication system?

Accepted Answer

A)  A lack of pointing by 15 months of age
B)  Not being able to speak 50 words by 15 months of age
C)  Only speaking 150 words by two years of age
D)  A lack of pointing by seven months of ageE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Jean Piaget believed that children:

Accepted Answer

A)  actively construct their own cognitive world.
B)  passively react to their environments.
C)  absorb their knowledge from the environment.
D)  gain their view of the world from their parents.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Kevin loves to say "da,da,da,da" over and over again.What type of communication is Kevin using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crying
B)  Cooing
C)  Babbling
D)  GesturingE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

According to Jean Piaget's theory of infant development,what makes one stage more advanced than another?

Accepted Answer

A)  When a child is able to stand and walk
B)  When a child understands the world differently
C)  When a child is older
D)  When a child is able to manipulate objects betterE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Mariah has suffered damage to the left frontal lobe of her brain.When she tries to speak,she struggles to produce words and is unable to say them correctly.Mariah has sustained injury to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's area.
B)  Wernicke's area.
C)  SMA area.
D)  Morton's area.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

A form of communication that is based on a system of symbols is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  syntax.
B)  grammar.
C)  language.
D)  phonology.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

When children experience cognitive conflict in trying to understand the world,they shift from one stage of thought to the next.The mechanism through which this shift occurs is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  equilibration.
B)  assimilation.
C)  organization.
D)  amalgamation.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following is a requirement of joint attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  An ability to manipulate objects
B)  An ability to track another's behavior
C)  A lack of interest in others
D)  An intense interest in a particular objectE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Consider the sentence: "The boy the ball with a hit bat." Which of the following rule systems of language does the sentence violate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phonology
B)  Syntax
C)  Morphology
D)  PragmaticsE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Eleven-month-old Jenny uses her toy golf club to bring another toy within reach.According to Piaget's theory of infant development,Jenny is in the _____ substage of the sensorimotor stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary circular reactions
B)  secondary circular reactions
C)  coordination of secondary circular reactions
D)  tertiary circular reactionsE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Eleven-month-old Maya points to her cup when she wants some water to drink.Maya's behavior:

Accepted Answer

A)  is considered slow for her age; she should be using simple words by this time.
B)  is considered appropriate for her age.
C)  is considered advanced for her age; most children do not point until after 12 months.
D)  should be discouraged so that she will learn to speak.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Remembering how to swim is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit memory.
B)  deferred imitation.
C)  joint attention.
D)  explicit memory.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Most researchers find that babies do not show _____ until the second half of the first year.

Accepted Answer

A)  dishabituation
B)  explicit memory
C)  habituation
D)  implicit memoryE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Jean Mandler argues that early categorizations are best described as _____ categorization.

Accepted Answer

A)  conceptual
B)  textual
C)  factual
D)  perceptualE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

Mariah has suffered damage to the left frontal lobe of her brain.When she tries to speak,she struggles to produce words and is unable to say them correctly.Mariah has sustained injury to the:

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Linguist Noam Chomsky said that children are born into the world with a _____,a biological endowment that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language,including phonology,syntax,and semantics.

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Which of the following indicates a significant problem in the infant's communication system?

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Jean Piaget believed that children:

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Which of the following is a requirement of joint attention?

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Remembering how to swim is an example of:

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Eleven-month-old Jenny uses her toy golf club to bring another toy within reach.According to Piaget's theory of infant development,Jenny is in the _____ substage of the sensorimotor stage.

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Eleven-month-old Maya points to her cup when she wants some water to drink.Maya's behavior:

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Consider the sentence: "The boy the ball with a hit bat." Which of the following rule systems of language does the sentence violate?

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Which of the following statements about first words is NOT correct?

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In which sensorimotor substage does an infant develop the ability to use primitive symbols?

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When children experience cognitive conflict in trying to understand the world,they shift from one stage of thought to the next.The mechanism through which this shift occurs is called:

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As an infant,Mary suffered damage to _____ of her brain.This injury severly affected her comprehension abilities.Even though her speech is fluent it remains incomprehensible.

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In considering the big issue of whether nature or nurture plays the more important role in infant development,Elizabeth Spelke endorses a _____ approach that states that infants are born with domain-specific innate knowledge systems.

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Jean Mandler argues that early categorizations are best described as _____ categorization.

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According to Jean Piaget's theory of infant development,what makes one stage more advanced than another?

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A form of communication that is based on a system of symbols is called:

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Kevin loves to say "da,da,da,da" over and over again.What type of communication is Kevin using?

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Baby Elise has developed a sucking scheme.She knows that to get food she must suck on her mother's breast.Now,her mother has begun to introduce solid foods with a spoon.Elise immediately sucks on the spoon.This is an example of:

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Most researchers find that babies do not show _____ until the second half of the first year.

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