Question 1

One study found that English-speaking British adults could relearn subtle sound contrasts in the Hindi or Zulu language they had spoken as children even though they had no ________ the language they had once spoken.

Accepted Answer

The sentence mentions that the British adults had no "conscious memory" of the language they had once spoken, implying that they did not have any explicit or intentional recollection of it.

Question 2

Nageeb thought all nurses were young females until a middle-aged male nurse took care of him.Nageeb's altered conception of a "nurse" illustrates the process of

Accepted Answer

The alteration in Nageeb's conception of a "nurse" suggests the process of accommodation, as he had to adjust his existing mental schema to include a new understanding of nurses that did not fit his prior assumptions.

Question 3

Piaget was convinced that the mind of a child

Accepted Answer

Piaget believed in the theory of cognitive development, which states that children go through a series of four stages of mental development, each building on the previous one. These stages are sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. Therefore, his belief was that the development of a child's mind occurs in a gradual sequence of stages.

Question 4

When Tommy's mother hides his favorite toy under a blanket,he acts as though it no longer exists and makes no attempt to retrieve it.Tommy is clearly near the beginning of Piaget's ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When Tommy's mother hides his favorite toy...

Question 5

Which psychologist was most influential in shaping our understanding of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

Jean Piaget was most influential in shaping our understanding of cognitive development. He proposed that children progress through four stages of cognitive development, including sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. Piaget's theories have influenced educational practices and research in child development.

Question 6

According to Piaget,accommodation refers to

Accepted Answer

Piaget defined accommodation as the process of modifying existing schemas to take new information or experiences into account. It involves adjusting our mental frameworks to fit new experiences that do not fit our existing understanding of the world. For example, if a child has a schema for birds as flying animals with beaks that eat worms, and sees a penguin for the first time, they need to accommodate by modifying their bird schema to include non-flying birds that eat fish.

Question 7

According to Piaget,a person develops an awareness that things continue to exist even when they are not perceived during the ________ stage

Accepted Answer

Piaget's sensorimotor stage (birth to 2 years) is characterized by the development of object permanence, which is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched.

Question 8

Olivia understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects.Olivia is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

Olivia is in the sensorimotor stage, which lasts from birth to about 2 years old. In this stage, infants understand their world through their senses and actions, such as grasping and sucking objects.

Question 9

Little Emma's belief that food pushed over the edge of a table will fall to the floor below best illustrates

Accepted Answer

Emma's belief about food falling reflects a mental framework or schema that she has developed based on her observations and experiences. Schemas are cognitive structures that help individuals organize and interpret information about the world around them. Emma's schema helps her predict that when food is pushed over the edge of a table, it will fall to the ground below.

Question 10

Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas is called

Accepted Answer

Assimilation is the process of interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas. Egocentrism is the tendency to view the world from one's own perspective. Conservation is the understanding that the amount of an object does not change even if its appearance is altered. Accommodation is the process of adjusting existing schemas or creating new ones to fit new experiences.

Question 11

Object permanence is the understanding that

Accepted Answer

Object permanence refers to the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are not currently visible or perceived. This develops in infants around 8-12 months old and is an important milestone in their cognitive development. Choices A and B refer to general principles of development, while choice D refers to a concept known as conservation.

Question 12

Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

Piaget's stages of cognitive development are: 1) sensorimotor (birth-2 years), 2) preoperational (2-7 years), 3) concrete operational (7-12 years), and 4) formal operational (12 years and older).

Question 13

Incorporating new information into existing theories is to ________ as modifying existing theories in light of new information is to ________.

Accepted Answer

Incorporating new information into existing theories is assimilation, and modifying existing theories in light of new information is accommodation.

Question 14

Infants stare longer than usual at unexpected events such as a ball stopping in midair.This suggests that Piaget

Accepted Answer

This finding suggests that infants are capable of processing and detecting unexpected events, which goes against Piaget's theory that infants lack the cognitive ability to understand object permanence until around 8 months of age. Therefore, Piaget underestimated the cognitive capacities of infants.

Question 15

Five-year-old Karen can't consciously recall any experiences of the first two years of her life.This best illustrates that

Accepted Answer

The fact that Karen cannot consciously recall any experiences from her first two years of life suggests that she is experiencing infantile amnesia. This phenomenon is common among all children, as research has shown that memories formed during this time are not stored in a way that is accessible to conscious retrieval later on.

Question 16

Cognition refers to

Accepted Answer

Cognition specifically refers to mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating. Option A refers to attachment or social bonds, option C refers to physical development, and option D refers to general processes of change.

Question 17

According to Piaget,schemas are

Accepted Answer

Piaget defined schemas as people's conceptual frameworks for understanding their experiences. They are mental structures that organize the knowledge and understanding we have of the world. They evolve as a result of experience and continue to be modified as we encounter new situations and learn new things.

Question 18

Babies as young as ________ month(s)can learn that their own kicking moves a mobile;and they can retain that learning without later practice for as long as ________ month(s).

Accepted Answer

Babies as young as 3 months can learn that their kicking moves a mobile, and they can retain that learning for as long as 1 month without practice.

Question 19

The first time that 3-year-old Sarah saw her older brother play a flute,she thought it was simply a large whistle.Sarah's initial understanding of the flute best illustrates the process of

Accepted Answer

Assimilation is the process of incorporating new experiences into existing schemas or frameworks. Sarah is using her existing knowledge of a whistle to understand the flute.

Question 20

Five-year-old Kevin can't remember any events from a vacation with his family in Hawaii when he was 2-1/2 years old.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

Infantile amnesia is the inability to recall events from early childhood, typically before the age of 3. Kevin's inability to remember events from his vacation when he was 2-1/2 years old is an example of infantile amnesia. Stranger anxiety, insecure attachment, and egocentrism are not related to the inability to recall early childhood events.

Quiz 3: Developing Through the Life Span

One study found that English-speaking British adults could relearn subtle sound contrasts in the Hindi or Zulu language they had spoken as children even though they had no ________ the language they had once spoken.

Nageeb thought all nurses were young females until a middle-aged male nurse took care of him.Nageeb's altered conception of a "nurse" illustrates the process of

Piaget was convinced that the mind of a child

When Tommy's mother hides his favorite toy under a blanket,he acts as though it no longer exists and makes no attempt to retrieve it.Tommy is clearly near the beginning of Piaget's ________ stage.

Which psychologist was most influential in shaping our understanding of cognitive development?

According to Piaget,accommodation refers to

According to Piaget,a person develops an awareness that things continue to exist even when they are not perceived during the ________ stage

Olivia understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects.Olivia is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage.

Little Emma's belief that food pushed over the edge of a table will fall to the floor below best illustrates

Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas is called

Object permanence is the understanding that

Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Incorporating new information into existing theories is to as modifying existing theories in light of new information is to .

Infants stare longer than usual at unexpected events such as a ball stopping in midair.This suggests that Piaget

Five-year-old Karen can't consciously recall any experiences of the first two years of her life.This best illustrates that

Cognition refers to

According to Piaget,schemas are

Babies as young as month(s) can learn that their own kicking moves a mobile;and they can retain that learning without later practice for as long as month(s) .

The first time that 3-year-old Sarah saw her older brother play a flute,she thought it was simply a large whistle.Sarah's initial understanding of the flute best illustrates the process of

Five-year-old Kevin can't remember any events from a vacation with his family in Hawaii when he was 2-1/2 years old.This best illustrates

Quiz 3: Developing Through the Life Span

One study found that English-speaking British adults could relearn subtle sound contrasts in the Hindi or Zulu language they had spoken as children even though they had no ________ the language they had once spoken.

Nageeb thought all nurses were young females until a middle-aged male nurse took care of him.Nageeb's altered conception of a "nurse" illustrates the process of

Piaget was convinced that the mind of a child

When Tommy's mother hides his favorite toy under a blanket,he acts as though it no longer exists and makes no attempt to retrieve it.Tommy is clearly near the beginning of Piaget's ________ stage.

Which psychologist was most influential in shaping our understanding of cognitive development?

According to Piaget,accommodation refers to

According to Piaget,a person develops an awareness that things continue to exist even when they are not perceived during the ________ stage

Olivia understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects.Olivia is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage.

Little Emma's belief that food pushed over the edge of a table will fall to the floor below best illustrates

Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas is called

Object permanence is the understanding that

Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Incorporating new information into existing theories is to ________ as modifying existing theories in light of new information is to ________.

Infants stare longer than usual at unexpected events such as a ball stopping in midair.This suggests that Piaget

Five-year-old Karen can't consciously recall any experiences of the first two years of her life.This best illustrates that

Cognition refers to

According to Piaget,schemas are

Babies as young as ________ month(s) can learn that their own kicking moves a mobile;and they can retain that learning without later practice for as long as ________ month(s) .

The first time that 3-year-old Sarah saw her older brother play a flute,she thought it was simply a large whistle.Sarah's initial understanding of the flute best illustrates the process of

Five-year-old Kevin can't remember any events from a vacation with his family in Hawaii when he was 2-1/2 years old.This best illustrates

Incorporating new information into existing theories is to as modifying existing theories in light of new information is to .

Babies as young as month(s) can learn that their own kicking moves a mobile;and they can retain that learning without later practice for as long as month(s) .