Question 1

Cindy and Dave are thrilled that baby John has learned to take a few shaky steps on his own when he is only 9 months old. His older brother Alex didn't learn to do that until he was 19 months old. Is John really a wonder child?
A) Yes. This is very early to learn to walk.
B) Yes. This is very early to learn to walk, but they should worry about Alex, who seems far behind the normal rate of development.
C) No. But they should worry about Alex, who seems to be very far behind the normal rate of development.
D) No. John and Alex are still within the normal range for learning to walk.

Accepted Answer

The range for learning to walk is broad, typically between 9 to 18 months, so both John and Alex fall within the normal developmental timeline, albeit at opposite ends.

Question 2

Mara should be able to put on her own clothes by the time she is
A) 6 months old.
B) 1 year old.
C) 1? years old.
D) 2 years old.

Accepted Answer

By the age of 2 years old, children typically start to show interest in dressing themselves and may be able to perform simple tasks related to dressing, such as putting on loose clothes.

Question 3

Little Raymond can easily follow the motion of his toy train, and even when he was only Months old, he could reach out to grab it just as it got to a particular place.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 8

Accepted Answer

By around 4 months of age, infants typically develop the ability to track moving objects and coordinate their hand movements to reach out and grasp objects.

Question 4

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development consist of
A) two separate psychomotor development indices.
B) a mental development index and an emotional maturity index.
C) a psychomotor growth index and an emotional maturity index.
D) a psychomotor growth index and a mental development index.

Accepted Answer

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development include a psychomotor growth index and a mental development index, which assess motor skills and cognitive development in infants.

Question 5

Who argued that children have a biologically inborn ability to acquire language?
A) Noam Chomsky
B) B.F. Skinner
C) Jackie Gibson
D) Nancy Bayley

Accepted Answer

Noam Chomsky proposed the theory of a universal grammar, suggesting that the ability to acquire language is innate to humans and pre-wired into the brain.

Question 6

Little Hoc can say about 50 words and use them correctly when he speaks. If he's an average child, you'd expect Hoc to be about how many years old?
A) 1
B) 1 ?
C) 2
D) 2 ?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Little Hoc can say about 50 words...

Question 7

The functions of Broca's area and Wernicke's area in the brain lend support to whose ideas about language acquisition?
A) Mamie Clark's
B) Mary Ainsworth's
C) B. F. Skinner's
D) Noam Chomsky's

Accepted Answer

Broca's area is involved in the production of speech, and Wernicke's area is involved in the understanding of speech. These areas support Noam Chomsky's ideas about the innate aspects of language acquisition, suggesting that the brain has specialized areas for language, which aligns with Chomsky's theory of a built-in "language acquisition device."

Question 8

Compare B. F. Skinner's and Noam Chomsky's views on the development of grammatical language and discuss the evidence used to back up their theories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare B. F. Skinner's and Noam Chomsky's...

Quiz 3: Physical Development in Infancy and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Cindy and Dave are thrilled that baby John has learned to take a few shaky steps on his own when he is only 9 months old. His older brother Alex didn't learn to do that until he was 19 months old. Is John really a wonder child?

Mara should be able to put on her own clothes by the time she is

Little Raymond can easily follow the motion of his toy train, and even when he was only Months old, he could reach out to grab it just as it got to a particular place.

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development consist of

Who argued that children have a biologically inborn ability to acquire language?

Little Hoc can say about 50 words and use them correctly when he speaks. If he's an average child, you'd expect Hoc to be about how many years old?

The functions of Broca's area and Wernicke's area in the brain lend support to whose ideas about language acquisition?

Compare B. F. Skinner's and Noam Chomsky's views on the development of grammatical language and discuss the evidence used to back up their theories.