Question 1

Which theory of language acquisition would say that some 3-year-olds are far more verbal than others because they have heard more language?

Accepted Answer

A)   behaviorism
B)   evolutionary
C)   sociocultural
D)   information-processingE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Infants tend to have more language-based explicit memories than adults do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Javier's mother is a native Spanish speaker, and his father is a native English speaker. He hears both languages equally often and is addressed in Spanish by his mother and in English by his father. If Javier is a typical toddler, how will his language skills be affected by this early experience?

Accepted Answer

A)   He will be able to understand one language but not the other.
B)   He will often mix the two languages together and be unable to differentiate them.
C)   He will soon speak both languages.
D)   His cognitive skills will lag behind those of similar-aged monolingual children.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

"Do you want to play patty-cake?" Sofia asks her infant daughter. The baby responds by clapping her hands. In which stage of sensorimotor development is Sofia's baby?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Infants pay attention to _____ more than anything else.

Accepted Answer

A)   animals
B)   motion
C)   vehicles
D)   static objectsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

According to Chomsky, how do infants learn language?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are taught language.
B)   They have a natural capacity for language learning.
C)   They are socially motivated to communicate.
D)   They use a combination of strategies.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Behaviorists believe that a mother who _____ will stimulate her child's communication skills.

Accepted Answer

A)   uses sign language
B)   uses reinforcement
C)   ignores mistakes
D)   points out mistakesE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Piaget referred to toddlers in sensorimotor stage five as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   little heathens
B)   tertiary infants
C)   little scientists
D)   blank slatesE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Eric just started saying two-word sentences such as "Dada home" and "Doggie go." About how old is Eric likely to be?

Accepted Answer

A)   10-11 months
B)   12-14 months
C)   16-18 months
D)   18-24 monthsE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

After a child's vocabulary has reached about 50 expressed words, spoken vocabulary will build _____ over the next several months.

Accepted Answer

A)   slowly
B)   rapidly
C)   sequentially
D)   deliberatelyE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

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) A) and C)

Question 12

To test an infant's depth perception, mothers attempt to lure their infants to cross a(n)  _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   bridge
B)   visual cliff
C)   elevated platform
D)   crowded roomE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

James says "more" to mean "I want another cookie." In this case, "more" is a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   holophrase
B)   preverbal communication
C)   babble
D)   reflexive communicationE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

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 C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Babies in the stage of tertiary circular reactions explore the world, actively experimenting on their environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One way to determine whether an infant recognizes something is to use a(n) _____ study.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Stage three of sensorimotor development is characterized by trying to continue an experience, whereas stage _____ is characterized by initiating and anticipating events.

Accepted Answer

A)   two
B)   three
C)   four
D)   fiveE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

By 8 months of age, infants have an understanding of object permanence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 the pacifier 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) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

During Piaget's sixth stage of sensorimotor intelligence, toddlers begin to enjoy playing with inanimate objects as if they were real. This is the beginning of _____ play.

Accepted Answer

A)   pretend
B)   parallel
C)   rough-and-tumble
D)   cognitiveE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Exam 6: The First Two Years: Cognitive Development

One way to determine whether an infant recognizes something is to use a(n) _____ study.

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Eric just started saying two-word sentences such as "Dada home" and "Doggie go." About how old is Eric likely to be?

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To test an infant's depth perception, mothers attempt to lure their infants to cross a(n) _____.

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

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By 8 months of age, infants have an understanding of object permanence.

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Babies in the stage of tertiary circular reactions explore the world, actively experimenting on their environment.

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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 the pacifier and continues to suck his thumb. Freddy is most clearly in stage _____ of Piaget's theory of sensorimotor development.

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During Piaget's sixth stage of sensorimotor intelligence, toddlers begin to enjoy playing with inanimate objects as if they were real. This is the beginning of _____ play.

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

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"Do you want to play patty-cake?" Sofia asks her infant daughter. The baby responds by clapping her hands. In which stage of sensorimotor development is Sofia's baby?

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According to Chomsky, how do infants learn language?

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Stage three of sensorimotor development is characterized by trying to continue an experience, whereas stage _____ is characterized by initiating and anticipating events.

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Infants tend to have more language-based explicit memories than adults do.

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James says "more" to mean "I want another cookie." In this case, "more" is a _____.

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After a child's vocabulary has reached about 50 expressed words, spoken vocabulary will build _____ over the next several months.

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Javier's mother is a native Spanish speaker, and his father is a native English speaker. He hears both languages equally often and is addressed in Spanish by his mother and in English by his father. If Javier is a typical toddler, how will his language skills be affected by this early experience?

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Infants pay attention to _____ more than anything else.

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Which theory of language acquisition would say that some 3-year-olds are far more verbal than others because they have heard more language?

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Piaget referred to toddlers in sensorimotor stage five as _____.

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Behaviorists believe that a mother who _____ will stimulate her child's communication skills.

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