Question 1

________ is a form of communication that is based on a system of spoken, written, or signed symbols.

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A)   Proprioception
B)   Haptics
C)   Telepathy
D)   LanguageE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development were developed in order to

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A)   evaluate a child's heart and lung functioning at birth.
B)   assess infant behavior and predict later development.
C)   differentiate potentially normal babies from abnormal ones.
D)   combine the height and weight of an infant into a singular metric.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

When an individual experiences brain damage affecting his or her Broca's area or Wernicke's area, it leads to specific language deficiencies that are collectively referred to as

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A)   anoxia.
B)   ataxia.
C)   aphasia.
D)   amnesia.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Distinguish between implicit and explicit memory.

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Memory involves the retention of information over time. Implicit memory refers to memory without conscious recollection-memories of skills and routine procedures that are performed automatically. In contrast, explicit memory refers to the conscious memory of facts and experiences.

Question 5

What are Meltzoff's views on imitation in infants?

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Question 6

Rachel looks at their neighbor walking their dog and exclaims "not monkey" in a loud and urgent tone. This is an example of

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A)   two-word utterances.
B)   word of mouth.
C)   babbling.
D)   pragmatics.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

________ is defined as the use of content words without grammatical markers such as articles, auxiliary verbs, and other connectives.

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A)   Gesture
B)   Elaborative speech
C)   Receptive speech
D)   Telegraphic speechE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

For Piaget, an internal search for equilibrium is MOST likely to result in the child

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A)   retaining old and dysfunctional schemes permanently.
B)   displaying delays in learning language and social behavior.
C)   failing to develop new schemes after a point.
D)   experiencing renewed motivation to change and adapt.E) None of the above
F) B) and C) D

Question 9

________ is defined as the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen,

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A)   Concept formation
B)   Object orientation
C)   Deferred imitation
D)   Object permanenceE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Patricia Kuhl's research has demonstrated that from birth up to about 6 months of age, infants are "citizens of the world." In the context of Kuhl's research, what does this expression convey?

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A)   Infants recognize when sounds change most of the time, irrespective of the language being spoken.
B)   Infants are exclusively sensitive to the language their parents speak between birth and 6 months of age.
C)   Long before infants speak recognizable words, they produce a number of vocalizations in order to specifically imitate the language their parents speak.
D)   Infants respond quickly to polite speech in their native language between birth and 6 months of age.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Language spoken in a higher pitch than normal, with simple words and sentences to communicate meaningfully and clearly, is known as ________ speech.

Accepted Answer

A)   elaborative
B)   abstract
C)   telegraphic
D)   child-directedE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

In the context of Piaget's sensorimotor development, a ________ is a scheme based on the attempt to reproduce an event that initially occurred by chance.

Accepted Answer

A)   secondary circular reaction
B)   simple reflex
C)   tertiary circular reaction
D)   primary circular reactionE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

The mechanism Piaget proposed to explain how children shift from one stage of thought to the next is known as

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A)   vocalization.
B)   equilibration.
C)   conceptualization.
D)   causation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development are administered to

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A)   the infant.
B)   the caregiver.
C)   both the infant and the caregiver.
D)   older siblings.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

A link between measures of habituation and dishabituation and later intelligence has been documented in infants as young as

Accepted Answer

A)   3-6 months.
B)   7-9 months.
C)   12-15 months.
D)   33-36 months.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) A

Question 16

________ is a strategy used to increase children's acquisition of language by adding to a child's incomplete sentence or phrasing.

Accepted Answer

A)   Screening
B)   Labeling
C)   Expanding
D)   IdentifyingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

________ involves the way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences.

Accepted Answer

A)   Semiotics
B)   Syllable
C)   Syntax
D)   HapticsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Research on habituation has shown that

Accepted Answer

A)   continual stimulation over extended periods of time using the same object is the best way to elicit a child's attention.
B)   the extent to which infants can see, hear, smell, taste, and experience touch cannot be empirically studied.
C)   it is important for parents to do novel things and to repeat them often until the infant stops responding.
D)   habituation is inadequate as a variable in studying an infant's maturity and well-being.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Ruella and Raymond are amazed at the range of new things their 6-month-old daughter, Anna, seems to be learning every day. Recently, while playing with a toy, Anna tossed it out of the crib. Immediately, Ruella picked it up and placed it in Anna's hand and talked to her for a bit. Ever since this incident, Anna keeps throwing her toys out of the crib, expecting one of her parents to give her toy back to her and to cuddle her a bit. From this scenario, we can say that Anna is in the sensorimotor substage of

Accepted Answer

A)   internalization of schemes.
B)   tertiary circular reactions.
C)   coordination of secondary circular reactions.
D)   secondary circular reactions.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

________ is defined as the decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A)   Orientation
B)   Investigation
C)   Habituation
D)   ImitationE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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