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Question #1

The usual order of the development of spoken language in an infant is:

A. Cooing, understanding, babbling, and spoken words

B. Cooing, babbling, spoken words and understanding

C. Cooing, babbling, understanding and holophrastic speech

D. Babbling, cooing, holophrastic speech, and understanding

Question #2

If you hide a toy in location A and then subsequently in location B, you would be testing:

A. Primary circular reactions

B. Object permanence

C. The stage of making interesting events last

D. Reflexes

Question #3

Susanna looks at the right picture when it’s named, finds hidden objects easily and follows simple directions. Susanna is probably:

A. 12 months old

B. 4 months old

C. 6 months old

D. 9 months old

Question #4

Britta has begun making specific words to convey a full thought like “ba” to mean “I want my bottle”. Britta is in the _____ stage of development.

A. Babbling

B. Telegraphic

C. Cooing

D. Holophrastic

Question #5

At about 4-6 months, infants begin to make more elaborate vocalizations that include the sounds required for any language. This is called:

A. Holophrasing

B. Cooing

C. Babbling

D. Gurgling

Question #6

Memory involving procedures for completing actions is called:

A. Explicit memory

B. Episodic memory

C. Implicit memory

D. Semantic memory

Question #7

During the sensorimotor stage, Piaget viewed that an infant’s main task is to coordinate their:

A. Sensory impressions and motor activity

B. Words and language

C. Logic and critical thinking

D. Past and future events

Question #8

The behavior of an infant in sensorimotor substage five might best be described as:

A. Planned

B. Anxious

C. Experimental

D. Creative

Question #9

The first words of a child learning English tend to be _____.

A. Pronouns

B. Verbs

C. Nouns

D. Adjectives

Question #10

Information can remain in __________ indefinitely.

A. Sensory memory

B. Long term memory

C. Short term memory

D. All of the above

Question #11

Memory of facts, concepts and events is called:

A. Implicit memory

B. Semantic memory

C. Explicit memory

D. Episodic memory

Question #12

At age 1, children typically have a vocabulary of _____ words.

A. 200

B. 25

C. 10

D. 50

Question #13

In which of Piaget's sensorimotor stages are infants delighted by making things happen?

A. Stage one

B. Stage three

C. Stage two

D. Stage four

Question #14

Devon is 18 months old. His mother puts a bowl of cereal in front of him in his high-chair and then she turns her back to continue tidying the room. When she turns back around, she sees Devon has pushed the bowl off the high-chair. What best explains Devon's behavior?

A. Devon is demonstrating early evidence of a deviant personality.

B. Devon's actions were driven by experimentation.

C. Devon may have a motor problem.

D. Stubbornness is part of Devon's personality.

Question #15

The behavior of an infant in sensorimotor substage four might best be described as:

A. Unintentional

B. Stubborn

C. Goal-oriented

D. Redundant

Question #16

The researcher who believed that children are born with a neurological construct which makes them ready for language was:

A. Skinner

B. Bandura

D. Pavlov

E. Chomsky

Question #17

Social learning theory focuses on learning that occurs from:

A. Responding to a particular stimulus

B. Past reinforcement

C. The association between one stimulus and another

D. Observing and imitating others

Question #18

The distinct language form known as child-directed speech is a:

A. Preverbal sound (like gaga and goo goo) that mothers often make

B. Simplified language using exaggerated vowels and consonants and a high pitch voice

C. Verbal collection of facts and myths about having and caring for babies

D. Teaching technique used to accelerate language acquisition

Question #19

Any consequence that follows a behavior and makes the person more likely to repeat that behavior is called a(n):

A. Observation

B. Reinforcement

C. Punishment

D. Condition

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