Chapter 6

Question 1

Penny, who is in Piaget's sixth stage of cognitive development, observed her older sister using a curling iron. Later, when she was alone, Penny tried to use the curling iron and burned her hand. Penny has displayed \_\_\_\_\_.
a. primary reaction 
b. interesting observations 
c. deferred imitation 
d, new adaptation and anticipation

Answer 1

c. deferred imitation

Question 2

Which type of sentence do infants prefer?

a. declarative statements
b. questions
c. commands
d. complex structures

Answer 2

b. questions

Question 3

In full view of the baby, Piaget would cover an interesting toy with a cloth to test _____

a. primary circular reactions
b. the stage of making interesting events last
c. object permanence
d. reflexes

Answer 3

c. object permanence

Question 4

Three-month-old Everett sucks vigorously on a breast when he is eating a meal, pressing the nipple against the roof of his mouth to maximize the milk in his mouth. He sucks firmly and rhythmically when sucking on a pacifier to fall asleep, with less pressure from his tongue. These sucking adaptations imply that Everett is in Piaget’s stage _____.

a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four

Answer 4

b. two

Question 5

Mariska is participating in a research study to determine whether she can detect the difference between two amounts: a circle containing two dots versus a circle with no dots inside. The researcher shows her the empty circle repeatedly until she looks away while it is on the screen. Then the researcher shows Mariska the circle with two dots in it and records how long she stares at it. What research method is being used?

a. observation
b. habituation
c. implementation
d. visualization

Answer 5

b. Habituation

Question 6

Janie is a 3-month-old infant participating in an experiment. She’s lying in her crib with one end of a ribbon tied to her foot and the other end tied to a mobile dangling over her crib. She quickly learns that she controls the movement of the mobile with her kicking. One week later, the researchers return, tie the ribbon to her foot, and hang the mobile above her crib. Immediately, Janie starts vigorously kicking her leg. What does this experiment demonstrate?

a. Three-month-olds can remember things for at least a week.
b. Three-month-olds can relearn the kicking strategy very quickly at the second test.
c. Kicking behavior is very easy to learn.
d. Mobiles are very interesting to 3-month-olds.

Answer 6

a. Three-month-olds can remember things for at least a week

Question 7

Tia is fascinated with the toilet. So far, her parents have caught her trying to flush a stuffed animal, a toy cell phone, and a handful of dog kibble. Which sensorimotor stage is Tia in?

a. stage three
b. stage four
c. stage five
d. stage six

Answer 7

c. stage five

Question 8

Andrew uses incorrect word forms such as “ain’t” and incorrect grammar such as “I don’t got none.” What would Skinner say was the source of Andrew’s poor language development?

a. lack of intelligence
b. lack of innate language ability
c. parents rewarded incorrect language use
d. parents role modeled incorrect language use

Answer 8

c. parents rewarded incorrect language use

Question 9

Which of the following are the three theories associated with language learning? (select three)

a. Infants teach themselves.
b. Infants need to be taught.
c. Infants need direct and repeated input.
d. Social impulses foster infant language.

Answer 9

A. Infants teach themselves
B. Infants need to be taught
D. Social impulses foster infant language

Question 10

______ is the understanding that objects continue to exisit whenthey cannot be seen.

a. Acquired adaptation
b. Object continuity
c. Object permanence
d. Mental representation

Answer 10

c. Object permanence