Question 1

Identify the memory without conscious recollection. This includes memories of skills and routine procedures (such as crawling) that are performed automatically.

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Question 2

A recent study revealed that habituation assessed at 3 or 6 months of age is linked to verbal skills and intelligence assessed at 32 months of age. How can parents use the concepts of habituation and dishabituation to better interact with their babies and maybe boost their verbal skills and intelligence in the process?

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Question 3

According to Jean Piaget, identify the actions or mental representations that organize knowledge.

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Question 4

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

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Question 5

While nine-month-old Mave is playing with a ball, her brother takes it and hides it behind a pillow. Mave cries and crawls over to the pillow to get the ball. Which Piagetian concept is represented in this scenario?

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Question 6

Identify the ability to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences using a finite set of words and rules.

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Question 7

Shelby babbles using the sounds "ba, ba, ba" or "ch, ch, ch." These basic units of sound that our language is composed of are known as ________.

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Question 8

According to Jean Piaget, identify the sixth and final substage of sensorimotor thought. This substage is apparent in children between 18 and 24 months of age. The infant develops the ability to use primitive symbols in this substage.

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Question 9

Distinguish between explicit memory and implicit memory.

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Question 10

Eighteen-month-old Moira knows that her mother is "mommy," but she now calls all the women she meets "mommy." According to Piaget, this illustrates ________.

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Question 11

What is infantile amnesia?

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Question 12

Sonali is a 10-month-old infant. While Sonali was watching her mother, her mother hid her favorite toy under a pillow. Sonali searched for the toy at the correct location and found it. Later, her mother hid the toy under a blanket while Sonali was watching her. Sonali still searched for the toy under the pillow. However, in another instance, Sonali correctly searched for the toy under the blanket. In the context of the A-not-B error, analyze the factors responsible for this inconsistency.

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Question 13

According to Jean Piaget, identify the first substage of sensorimotor thought. This substage is apparent at birth and lasts approximately one month. Sensation and action are coordinated primarily through reflexive behaviors.

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Question 14

The interactionist view of language development emphasizes that
A) the primary language center and the biological language device are both needed for language to develop.
B) language development occurs largely because of positive reinforcement.
C) the development of receptive language is universal, whereas the development of spoken language differs across cultures.
D) both biology and experience contribute to language development.

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The interactionist view of language development emphasizes that both biology and experience contribute to language development. This view suggests that children are born with a biological readiness to learn language, but their early language experiences also play a crucial role in shaping their language development. Therefore, the interaction between biology and experience is essential to understanding how children acquire language.

Question 15

List in order Jean Piaget's six substages of the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.

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Question 16

In her book Growing Up with Language, which of the following suggestions did Naomi Baron provide for facilitating language development in toddlers?
A) Remember to listen.
B) Supply words and thoughts for the child to avoid frustration.
C) Use questions that encourage the child to answer "yes" or "no."
D) Let the toddler know when he or she is not being clear in communication.

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Naomi Baron suggested that listening is crucial for facilitating language development in toddlers, as it helps caregivers understand the child's needs and encourages communication.

Question 17

Describe schemes. What are the processes of accommodation and assimilation? How are they related to schemes?

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Question 18

Identify a special way that adults speak to babies that is characterized by language spoken in a higher pitch than normal, the use of simple words, and the use of simple sentences.

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Question 19

Jean Piaget observes that at 1 year and 2 months, his daughter Jacqueline holds in her hands an object which is new to her: a round, flat box which she turns all over, shakes, and rubs against the bassinet. She lets it go and tries to pick it up. But she only succeeds in touching it with her index finger, without grasping it. She nevertheless tries and presses on the edge. The box then tilts up and falls again. Jacqueline shows an interest in this result and studies the fallen box. Which of Piaget's six substages of sensorimotor development does this behavior reflect?

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Question 20

Identify Jean Piaget's concept that describes the cognitive conflict that occurs when information in the environment is inconsistent with a child's current schemes. This conflict is the motivation to modify schemes or develop new schemes that are more consistent with the outside world.

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Quiz 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy