Question 1

In which substage of Piaget's sensorimotor stage of cognitive development will babies look for partially hidden objects?
A) Substage 1 (0-1 month)
B) Substage 2 (1-4 months)
C) Substage 3 (4-8 months)
D) Substage 4 (8-12 months)

Accepted Answer

In Substage 3 (4-8 months), infants begin to develop object permanence and will look for partially hidden objects.

Question 2

In which substage of the sensorimotor period did Piaget suggest that children can first imitate the facial expressions of others?
A) Substage 2 (1-4 months)
B) Substage 3 (4-8 months)
C) Substage 4 (8-12 months)
D) Substage 5 (12-18 months)

Accepted Answer

Piaget suggested that children can first imitate the facial expressions of others in substage 4 (8-12 months) of the sensorimotor period.

Question 3

Recent research examining object permanence shows that infants as young as __________ show clear signs of object permanence if a visual response rather than a reaching response is used to test it.
A) 2 weeks
B) 1 month
C) 2 months
D) 4 months

Accepted Answer

Recent research indicates that infants as young as 4 months show signs of object permanence when tested using visual responses, as opposed to the traditional reaching response method.

Question 4

What does current research on deferred imitation reveal about infants' capabilities?
A) The longest that a child under 14 months of age can defer imitation is 3 to 4 hours.
B) A 14-month-old can defer imitation for up to a week.
C) Deferred imitation doesn't happen until at least 18 months of age.
D) Nine-month-olds can defer their imitation for as long as 24 hours.

Accepted Answer

Nine-month-olds can defer their imitation for as long as 24 hours.

Question 5

Which theorist is credited with formulating the behaviorist explanation of language development?
A) Dan Slobin
B) B. F. Skinner
C) Priya Christopher
D) Noam Chomsky

Accepted Answer

B. F. Skinner is credited with formulating the behaviorist explanation of language development, emphasizing the role of reinforcement and imitation.

Question 6

Infants can learn behaviors by watching them being performed by someone else. This type of learning is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Infants can learn behaviors by watching them...

Question 7

As infants learn, schemas are built up over many exposures to particular experiences. Another name for such schemas is __________, which allow the infant to anticipate the likely sequence of events that should occur next.

Accepted Answer

The answer of As infants learn, schemas are built up...

Question 8

Dee Dee makes repetitive vowel sounds by producing "Oo Oo Oo" over and over. Dee Dee is exhibiting __________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Dee Dee makes repetitive vowel sounds by...

Quiz 4: Cognitive Development in Infancy

In which substage of Piaget's sensorimotor stage of cognitive development will babies look for partially hidden objects?

In which substage of the sensorimotor period did Piaget suggest that children can first imitate the facial expressions of others?

Recent research examining object permanence shows that infants as young as __________ show clear signs of object permanence if a visual response rather than a reaching response is used to test it.

What does current research on deferred imitation reveal about infants' capabilities?

Which theorist is credited with formulating the behaviorist explanation of language development?

Infants can learn behaviors by watching them being performed by someone else. This type of learning is known as __________.

As infants learn, schemas are built up over many exposures to particular experiences. Another name for such schemas is __________, which allow the infant to anticipate the likely sequence of events that should occur next.

Dee Dee makes repetitive vowel sounds by producing "Oo Oo Oo" over and over. Dee Dee is exhibiting __________ .