Question 1

A loss or impairment of language ability caused by brain injury is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   dysphagia
B)   aphasia
C)   autism
D)   mutismE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

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) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following is a key criticism of Jean Piaget's theory of sensorimotor cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jean Piaget failed to conduct observations in the infant's everyday environment.
B)   Jean Piaget failed to conduct observations in controlled settings.
C)   Infants are more competent than Jean Piaget thought.
D)   Infants are less competent than Jean Piaget reported.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

The cephalocaudal pattern is the sequence in which the earliest growth always occurs at the:

Accepted Answer

A)   center of the body and then moves toward the extremities
B)   spinal cord and then expands out to the limbs and head
C)   top-the head-with physical growth and differentiation of features gradually working their way down from top to bottom
D)   bottom-the feet-with physical growth and differentiation of features gradually working their way up till the headE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The peak of synaptic overproduction in the _____ occurs at about the fourth postnatal month.

Accepted Answer

A)   spinal cord
B)   prefrontal cortex
C)   visual cortex
D)   parietal lobeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

A national study of more than 3,000 randomly selected 4- to 24-month-olds documented that:

Accepted Answer

A)   many U.S. parents are feeding their babies too many fruits and not enough vegetables.
B)   U.S. parents are feeding their babies fruits and vegetables, and very little junk food.
C)   by 1 year, bananas were the most common fruit that babies ate.
D)   by 15 months, French fries were the most common vegetable that babies ate.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

_____ occurs when children adjust their schemes to take new information and experiences into account.

Accepted Answer

A)   Adaptation
B)   Accommodation
C)   Assimilation
D)   ApplicationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

_____ are built-in reactions to stimuli; they govern the newborn's movements, which are automatic and beyond the newborn's control.

Accepted Answer

A)   Instincts
B)   Reflexes
C)   Impulses
D)   UrgesE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

This linguist proposed that humans are biologically prewired to learn language. He/she proposed that infants are born into the world with a language acquisition device that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Sensitivity to taste:

Accepted Answer

A)   is present even before birth.
B)   develops two days after birth.
C)   is not seen in newborns.
D)   develops a month after birth.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Baby Max watches his mother jingle her keys in front of him. After several minutes, he looks away no longer interested. This would indicate that he has habituated as he is showing a _____ to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A)   decreased responsiveness
B)   increased familiarity
C)   increased interest
D)   decreased anxietyE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

The sequence in which the earliest growth always occurs at the top-the head-with physical growth in size, weight, and feature differentiation gradually working from top to bottom.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Infants control the muscles of their trunk and arms before they control their hands and fingers, and they use their whole hands before they can control several fingers. This indicates a _____ pattern of growth.

Accepted Answer

A)   proximodistal
B)   cephalocaudal
C)   proximocaudal
D)   cephalodistalE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

What is the foundation needed for gross motor skills to develop?

Accepted Answer

A)   A developed muscular system
B)   Cognitive skills
C)   Postural control
D)   Reflexive behaviorE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

_____ refers to the process of encasing axons with fat cells.

Accepted Answer

A)   Myelination
B)   Lateralization
C)   Habituation
D)   TransmissionE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Identify the correct sequence of vocalization in infants.

Accepted Answer

A)   Crying, babbling, cooing
B)   Crying, cooing, babbling
C)   Babbling, crying, cooing
D)   Cooing, crying, babblingE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Sarah shows her baby a colorful block several times. The baby looks carefully at the block, at first, but then turns her attention to a different toy after seeing the block a few times. The baby is showing _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   memory
B)   imitation
C)   habituation
D)   dishabituationE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Your professor says that our perception brings us into contact with the environment in order to interact with and adapt to it. This indicates that he holds a(n)  _____ view on perceptual development.

Accepted Answer

A)   ethological
B)   ecological
C)   evolutionary
D)   geneticE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

As they walk in the park together, Damon's dad points out various objects to him-flowers, birds, butterflies, slides, swings, vehicles, and so on-and helps Damon name each of them. Damon's dad is using _____ to help his son learn language.

Accepted Answer

A)   echoing
B)   encoding
C)   labeling
D)   recastingE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

When two individuals focus on the same object or event, it constitutes:

Accepted Answer

A)   sensory attention.
B)   joint attention.
C)   amalgamous attention.
D)   synchronous attention.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Exam 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Your professor says that our perception brings us into contact with the environment in order to interact with and adapt to it. This indicates that he holds a(n) _____ view on perceptual development.

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Identify the correct sequence of vocalization in infants.

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Sarah shows her baby a colorful block several times. The baby looks carefully at the block, at first, but then turns her attention to a different toy after seeing the block a few times. The baby is showing _____.

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Infants control the muscles of their trunk and arms before they control their hands and fingers, and they use their whole hands before they can control several fingers. This indicates a _____ pattern of growth.

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_____ occurs when children adjust their schemes to take new information and experiences into account.

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As they walk in the park together, Damon's dad points out various objects to him-flowers, birds, butterflies, slides, swings, vehicles, and so on-and helps Damon name each of them. Damon's dad is using _____ to help his son learn language.

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This linguist proposed that humans are biologically prewired to learn language. He/she proposed that infants are born into the world with a language acquisition device that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language.

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Which of the following is a key criticism of Jean Piaget's theory of sensorimotor cognitive development?

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The sequence in which the earliest growth always occurs at the top-the head-with physical growth in size, weight, and feature differentiation gradually working from top to bottom.

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_____ are built-in reactions to stimuli; they govern the newborn's movements, which are automatic and beyond the newborn's control.

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Sensitivity to taste:

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The peak of synaptic overproduction in the _____ occurs at about the fourth postnatal month.

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A loss or impairment of language ability caused by brain injury is called _____.

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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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_____ refers to the process of encasing axons with fat cells.

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The cephalocaudal pattern is the sequence in which the earliest growth always occurs at the:

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A national study of more than 3,000 randomly selected 4- to 24-month-olds documented that:

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Baby Max watches his mother jingle her keys in front of him. After several minutes, he looks away no longer interested. This would indicate that he has habituated as he is showing a _____ to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

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When two individuals focus on the same object or event, it constitutes:

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What is the foundation needed for gross motor skills to develop?

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