Question 1

According to Jean Piaget,infants can generally tell that a face and voice belong together when they are approximately _____ months old.
A)1-4
B)4-7
C)7-10
D)10-18

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Jean Piaget,infants can generally tell...

Question 2

Categorization is similar to Piaget's idea of
A)assimilation.
B)accommodation.
C)object permanence.
D)decalage.

Accepted Answer

Categorization involves grouping similar items and organizing them based on shared characteristics, which is similar to assimilation in Piaget's theory. Assimilation involves the incorporation of new information or experiences into pre-existing cognitive structures. Accommodation involves modifying existing cognitive structures to fit new information or experiences. Object permanence refers to the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible, which is a concept that develops during Piaget's sensorimotor stage. Decalage refers to the unevenness of intellectual development within a person's cognitive abilities.

Question 3

Karim makes a funny face at baby Jamila and she makes it back at him several hours later,when he isn't making that face.Jamila is engaged in
A)object permanence.
B)pretend play.
C)categorization.
D)deferred imitation.

Accepted Answer

Jamila's behavior of imitating Karim's facial expression hours later when he wasn't making the same face is an example of deferred imitation, where infants imitate a behavior observed at an earlier time. This behavior is linked to the development of memory and the understanding of cause-and-effect relationships.

Question 4

All of the following are challenges to Piaget's observations on child development,except
A)limbless children learn as quickly as children with normally formed arms and legs.
B)1-month-old infants will not seek out hidden toys.
C)children appear to achieve object permanence much earlier than Piaget expected.
D)infants as young as 6-months-old can engage in delayed imitation.

Accepted Answer

Piaget's theory suggests that infants do not seek out hidden objects until they have developed object permanence, which typically occurs after the age Piaget proposed. Therefore, the statement about 1-month-old infants not seeking out hidden toys aligns with his observations, making it not a challenge to his theory.

Question 5

Natasha is 3 months old.Piaget would expect her to be in the _____ stage of the sensorimotor period. A)1^st B)2^nd C)3^rd D)4^t^h

Accepted Answer

The answer of Natasha is 3 months old.Piaget would expect...

Question 6

Wing Lee sees a toy train go into a tunnel and waits for it to come back out through the same opening.He's amazed when it comes out somewhere else.Piaget would say that Wing Lee cannot be more than _____ months old.
A)4
B)7
C)10
D)18

Accepted Answer

The answer of Wing Lee sees a toy train go...

Question 7

When Demeter gives little Persephone some toy farm animals,a toy tractor,and a toy car,he notices that she tends to play more with the animals.This shows that Persephone is engaging in
A)memory.
B)pretend play.
C)categorization.
D)habituation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When Demeter gives little Persephone some toy...

Question 8

According to Jean Piaget,the sensorimotor period was made up of _____ stages.
A)2
B)4
C)6
D)8

Accepted Answer

Piaget saw the sensorimotor period as being made up of 6 different stages, each building upon the ones before it. These stages are:
1. Reflexes (0-1 month)
2. Primary circular reactions (1-4 months)
3. Secondary circular reactions (4-8 months)
4. Coordination of secondary circular reactions (8-12 months)
5. Tertiary circular reactions (12-18 months)
6. Mental representation (18-24 months)

Question 9

When baby Aaron realizes that the teddy bear and the stuffed moose are both soft and fun to hug,he is engaging in
A)memory.
B)pretend play.
C)categorization.
D)habituation.

Accepted Answer

Baby Aaron is categorizing the teddy bear and the stuffed moose as both being soft and fun to hug.

Question 10

Clay is playing with 10-month-old Damian.As Damian watches,Clay covers the rattle with a blanket.Damian immediately looks under the blanket to get his rattle,showing that he has achieved
A)object permanence.
B)accommodation.
C)habituation.
D)causality.

Accepted Answer

Damian's ability to look for the rattle under the blanket indicates that he understands that the rattle still exists even though he cannot see it. This is an example of object permanence, which is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight.

Question 11

Little Boris accidentally kicked his mobile and liked the way it moved,so now he spends a lot of time kicking it.Piaget would say that he is probably _____ months old.
A)1-4
B)4-7
C)7-10
D)10-18

Accepted Answer

According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development for infants, the period between 4-7 months is when infants start to develop object permanence and the ability to coordinate sensory experiences with physical interactions. Little Boris kicking his mobile and finding the movement interesting is an example of him starting to coordinate his sensory experiences with physical interactions. This suggests he is in the 4-7 months age range.

Question 12

Piaget's most important contribution to the study of infant cognition may have been
A)the development of accurate,age-graded stages.
B)discovering that infants can perform delayed imitation.
C)the idea that infants are active learners.
D)the idea that physical manipulation of objects is required for infant learning.

Accepted Answer

Piaget's theory emphasized that infants are not passive recipients of information, but rather active learners who construct their own understanding of the world through exploration and experimentation. This idea was a significant departure from earlier views that saw infants' cognitive abilities as largely determined by innate factors or external stimulation. Piaget's emphasis on active learning and self-discovery paved the way for later theories of cognitive development that recognize the importance of children's active engagement with their environment in shaping their intellectual growth.

Question 13

When Chin sees a toy train go into a tunnel,he looks at the other end of the tunnel waiting for it to come out.Piaget would expect Chin to be _____ months old.
A)4-7
B)7-10
C)10-18
D)18-24

Accepted Answer

Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggests that the ability to understand object permanence, or the idea that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible, develops between the ages of 8-12 months. Chin's behavior of looking for the train to come out of the other end of the tunnel indicates that he understands that the train still exists, even though he cannot see it. Therefore, he would be expected to be in Piaget's sensorimotor stage, which occurs from birth to 2 years of age, specifically around 18-24 months old.

Question 14

Infantile amnesia was first suggested by
A)Eleanor Maccoby.
B)Mary Ainsworth.
C)John Watson.
D)Sigmund FreuD.

Accepted Answer

Infantile amnesia was first suggested by Sigmund Freud in the late 19th century. He proposed that there is a repression of early childhood memories due to their content being sexual or aggressive in nature. However, modern research suggests that there are other factors, such as brain development and language acquisition, that contribute to infantile amnesia.

Question 15

_____ believed that the inability of infants to encode information made it unlikely that they could remember things.
A)Jackie Gibson
B)Sigmund Freud
C)Jean Piaget
D)Mamie Clark

Accepted Answer

Jean Piaget believed that infants lacked the cognitive ability to encode memories, and therefore were not capable of remembering things. This idea was a central part of Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

Question 16

Brett allows baby Bridget to habituate to a stuffed squirrel toy.One week later,he tests her to find out whether she is still not very interested in the stuffed squirrel,even though she has not seen it in all that time.Brett is testing Bridget's
A)long-term memory.
B)short-term memory.
C)object permanence.
D)accommodation.

Accepted Answer

Brett is testing Bridget's long-term memory by checking if she remembers and shows a lack of interest in the stuffed squirrel after not seeing it for a week.

Question 17

Categorization helps infants in all of the following ways except that it does not
A)structure and clarify perception.
B)enhance their fine motor development.
C)help organize a lot of information in manageable,limited ways.
D)help the infant know what to expect in similar circumstances.

Accepted Answer

Categorization is important for infants because it helps them structure and clarify their perception, organize information in manageable, limited ways, and know what to expect in similar circumstances. However, it does not directly enhance their fine motor development.

Question 18

In Meltzoff's (1998)experiment,6-month-old infants watched a model press his forehead to a panel.One week later,they imitated this display.Their behavior demonstrated that
A)Piaget was correct about children's cognitive development.
B)Piaget was incorrect in thinking such young children could not perform delayed imitation.
C)Piaget was correct about children's ability to habituate.
D)Piaget was incorrect about children's ability to develop syntax.

Accepted Answer

Meltzoff's experiment challenges Piaget's theory by demonstrating that infants as young as 6 months old are capable of delayed imitation, which Piaget believed they were not capable of until around 18 months old. Therefore, option B is the correct answer. The other options are not relevant to the experiment or Piaget's theory.

Question 19

Jean Piaget called a child's ability to understand that things continue to exist even when they can't be seen
A)object permanence.
B)accommodation.
C)habituation.
D)causality.

Accepted Answer

Piaget called a child's ability to understand that things continue to exist even when they can't be seen "object permanence". Accommodation is the process of modifying existing schemas to fit new experiences. Habituation refers to the decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated exposure. Causality refers to the understanding that one event leads to another.

Question 20

Njoku found some bottles of soda on his parents' picnic table and has been tipping them over at different angles to see how fast the soda will pour out on the ground.Piaget would expect Njoku to be _____ months old.
A)1-4
B)4-7
C)7-10
D)10-18

Accepted Answer

This behavior is consistent with the sensorimotor period (0-2 years) of Piaget's theory, specifically the stage of "coordination of secondary circular reactions" (10-18 months) where infants begin to explore cause and effect relationships and repeat actions that have interesting results.

Quiz 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

According to Jean Piaget,infants can generally tell that a face and voice belong together when they are approximately _____ months old.

Categorization is similar to Piaget's idea of

Karim makes a funny face at baby Jamila and she makes it back at him several hours later,when he isn't making that face.Jamila is engaged in

All of the following are challenges to Piaget's observations on child development,except

Natasha is 3 months old.Piaget would expect her to be in the _____ stage of the sensorimotor period.

Wing Lee sees a toy train go into a tunnel and waits for it to come back out through the same opening.He's amazed when it comes out somewhere else.Piaget would say that Wing Lee cannot be more than _____ months old.

When Demeter gives little Persephone some toy farm animals,a toy tractor,and a toy car,he notices that she tends to play more with the animals.This shows that Persephone is engaging in

According to Jean Piaget,the sensorimotor period was made up of _____ stages.

When baby Aaron realizes that the teddy bear and the stuffed moose are both soft and fun to hug,he is engaging in

Clay is playing with 10-month-old Damian.As Damian watches,Clay covers the rattle with a blanket.Damian immediately looks under the blanket to get his rattle,showing that he has achieved

Little Boris accidentally kicked his mobile and liked the way it moved,so now he spends a lot of time kicking it.Piaget would say that he is probably _____ months old.

Piaget's most important contribution to the study of infant cognition may have been

When Chin sees a toy train go into a tunnel,he looks at the other end of the tunnel waiting for it to come out.Piaget would expect Chin to be _____ months old.

Infantile amnesia was first suggested by

_____ believed that the inability of infants to encode information made it unlikely that they could remember things.

Brett allows baby Bridget to habituate to a stuffed squirrel toy.One week later,he tests her to find out whether she is still not very interested in the stuffed squirrel,even though she has not seen it in all that time.Brett is testing Bridget's

Categorization helps infants in all of the following ways except that it does not

In Meltzoff's (1998) experiment,6-month-old infants watched a model press his forehead to a panel.One week later,they imitated this display.Their behavior demonstrated that

Jean Piaget called a child's ability to understand that things continue to exist even when they can't be seen

Njoku found some bottles of soda on his parents' picnic table and has been tipping them over at different angles to see how fast the soda will pour out on the ground.Piaget would expect Njoku to be _____ months old.