Exam 5: Infancy: Cognitive Development

A) the sensorimotor stage
B) the formal operational stage
C) the concrete operational stag
D) the preoperational stage

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A) The child is demonstrating memory.
B) The child does NOT understand the object.
C) The child is purposefully looking in order to see.
D) The child is demonstrating depth perception.

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A) imitation
B) memory
C) object permanence
D) deferred imitation

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A) Piaget's stages have been documented in children cross-culturally.
B) Piaget's stages have been documented only in Piaget's own children.
C) Piaget's stages apply more directly to the cognitive development of boys than girls.
D) Piaget's stages apply more directly to the cognitive development of girls than boys.

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A) morpheme
B) overextension
C) egocentric speech
D) telegraphic speech

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A) using personal pronouns to refer to the self
B) using language to label objects in the environment
C) using language as a means for engaging in social interaction
D) using words that make no particular reference, but allow practice with the vocal cords

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A) a proper noun
B) a personal pronoun
C) a class of objects
D) a word longer than two syllables

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A) as an orderly sequence or series of stages
B) as slow and continuous from childhood to adulthood
C) as a developmental sequence that varies greatly for each child
D) as primarily completed by age 7, after which no new cognitive development occurs

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A) usually by 10 months of age
B) usually between 11 and 13 months of age
C) usually after 18 months
D) NOT before 24 months of age

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A) They are the same; one engages in a more complex behaviour.
B) Primary reactions involve more important behaviours than secondary reactions.
C) Primary reactions involve only reflexes, whereas secondary reactions involve thoughts.
D) Primary reactions focus on the body, whereas secondary reactions focus on the environment.

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A) Chronological age and MLU are unrelated.
B) As chronological age increases, MLU tends to increase.
C) MLU tends to decrease initially because other developmental challenges also occur when chronological age increases.
D) Chronological age increases across time, whereas MLU remains the same across time.

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A) Josh understands more words than he can say.
B) Josh is speaking words that he does NOT understand.
C) Josh is repeating syllables.
D) Josh is using his tongue's circular rotation to speak.

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A) Jean-Paul turns toward the sound of the phone ringing.
B) Lucien kicks his mobile over and over, which makes it move.
C) Kayla accidentally touches her nose with her thumb and then repeats the action.
D) Megan pulls her blanket so it brings her teddy bear close enough that she can grab it.

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A) memory
B) conservation
C) hypothetical reasoning
D) object permanence

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A) an increase in her language development
B) a possible slowing of her language development
C) no effect on her language development because language acquisition is caused by innate or inborn prewiring
D) a normal expression of grammatical construction

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