According to Piaget, at what age does a baby begin to develop object permanence? -
ANSWER about 2 months
Martin is 14 months of age. His father made a silly face to Martin and Martin laughed. An
hour later, Martin made the same face to his mother hoping for the same response. What
has occurred? - ANSWER deferred imitation
In what way does current research run counter to Piaget's findings? - ANSWER contrary
to Piaget's beliefs, infants can and do imitate facial gestures within weeks of birth.
Unlike earlier forms of the test, the current version of the Bayley Scales assesses -
ANSWER both cognitive and language abilities
A baby is whimpering and wants a toy that is in his brother's hands. After some time of
whimpering, the mother takes the toy from the brother and gives it to the baby so that he
will stop whimpering. The baby has learned that if he continues to whimper, he gets his
way. What type of learning has occurred? - ANSWER operant conditioning
D'Andre knows that "cats," "fish," and "birds" all belong to the superordinate category
"animals." With this, D'Andre is beginning to understand which concept? - ANSWER
hierarchical categorization
Which theory suggests that language acquisition is neither purely biological nor entirely
social? - ANSWER interactionist
Linguist Noam Chomsky called humans' hard-wired language processor the - ANSWER
language acquisition device
, Which characteristic of IDS do infants find most attractive? - ANSWER the higher pitch
Seven-month-old Felicia ends her babbling with a rising intonation at the end of a string
of sounds. What should her mother probably do? - ANSWER answer her
At what age does _____ begin? - ANSWER gestural language
Geraldo has just started to use holophrases. What stage of language development will
he continue with? - ANSWER name explosion
Regina is 20 months old and has recently started making sentences. Approximately how
many words will she continue to use in most of her sentences? - ANSWER two or three
On average children start uttering single words at _____ months, even though some start
as early as _____ months. - ANSWER 8
In all languages, holophrases appear to be precursor - ANSWER telegraphic speech
Which of the following is the better comparison of Freud's and Erikson's views of
personality development in the first 2 years? - ANSWER Freud's theory focuses on
psychosexual development while Erikson's focuses on psychosocial development.
Attachment theorists believe that children are at risk for future social and personality
problems if they do not form a close relationship with a caregiver by the age of: -
ANSWER 2 yrs
Compared with mothers, fathers are more likely to - ANSWER engage in physical play
with their infant children.
Which of the following is a cue that an infant has developed an attachment for someone?
- ANSWER The infant resists being detached from the individual's company.
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