31 Jul Test Bank For Childhood- Voyages In Development- 6th Edition By Spencer A. Rathus
Test Bank For Childhood Voyages in Development- 6th Edition by Spencer A. Rathus
Chapter 6 Sample
True / False
- In the sixth substage of Piaget’s sensorimotor period, external exploration is replaced by mental exploration.
- True
- False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
- By two months of age, infants have developed object permanence.
- True
- False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
- Cognitive development has been found to occur in less discrete stages than Piaget believed.
- True
- False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
- Five-month-old infants can understand basic computational concepts such as more and less.
- True
- False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 6.2 Information Processing
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.2 – Describe memory and imitation in infants from an information-
processing approach.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
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- The imitation reflex may contribute to caregiver-infant bonding and newborn survival.
- True
- False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 6.2 Information Processing
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.2 – Describe memory and imitation in infants from an information-
processing approach.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
- Central to information-processing theory is the concept of the zone of proximal development.
- True
- False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 6.3 Social Influences on Early Cognitive Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.3 – Illustrate how Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development
applies to infancy.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
- Infant IQ scores reliably predict adult IQ scores.
- True
- False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 6.4 Individual Differences In Cognitive Functioning Among Infants
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.4 – Discuss at what ages researchers can begin to measure
intelligence in infants and how.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
- Across time, visual recognition memory remains a fairly stable trait.
- True
- False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 6.4 Individual Differences In Cognitive Functioning Among Infants
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.4 – Discuss at what ages researchers can begin to measure
intelligence in infants and how.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
- Babbling typically combines consonants and vowels.
- True
- False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 6.5 Language Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.5 – Describe prelinguistic sounds and the process of early language
acquisition with a cross-cultural perspective in mind
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
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- Words expressing movement are rarely found in children’s early speech.
- True
- False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 6.5 Language Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.5 – Describe prelinguistic sounds and the process of early language
acquisition with a cross-cultural perspective in mind
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
- The mean length of utterance (MLU) is the average number of morphemes used in a sentence.
- True
- False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 6.5 Language Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.5 – Describe prelinguistic sounds and the process of early language
acquisition with a cross-cultural perspective in mind
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
- Infants prefer infant-directed speech rather than adult talk.
- True
- False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 6.6 Theories of Language Development: Can You Make a Houseplant Talk?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.6 – Describe theories of language acquisition and how brain structures and growth relate to language development.
- Key biological structures that may provide the basis for the LAD are based in the right hemisphere for most people.
- True
- False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 6.6 Theories of Language Development: Can You Make a Houseplant Talk?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.6 – Describe theories of language acquisition and how brain
structures and growth relate to language development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
- Persons with Broca’s aphasia speak slowly and laboriously.
- True
- False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 6.6 Theories of Language Development: Can You Make a Houseplant Talk?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.6 – Describe theories of language acquisition and how brain
structures and growth relate to language development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
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- Before puberty, children suffering left hemisphere injuries frequently recover much of their speaking ability.
- True
- False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 6.6 Theories of Language Development: Can You Make a Houseplant Talk?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.6 – Describe theories of language acquisition and how brain
structures and growth relate to language development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
Multiple Choice
- Which theorist described children’s attempts to learn about their environments as “experiments in order to see?”
- Piaget
- Vygotsky
- Bronfenbrenner
- Bandura
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Introduction
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
- Cognitive development in children is the process by which
- children perceive and mentally represent the world.
- intelligence is developed.
- children learn to imitate others.
- children learn strategies for developing short- and long-term memory.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
- According to Piaget (1963), children’s cognitive processes develop
- in a slow, continuous way from childhood to adulthood.
- in an orderly sequence, or series of stages.
- primarily by age 7, after which no new cognitive development occurs.
- through a developmental sequence that varies greatly for each child.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
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- Wyatt has learned that his round ball is called a toy. When Wyatt sees an orange or a grapefruit, he calls these toys as well. His thought process BEST represents
- accommodation.
- differentiation.
- assimilation.
- conceptualization.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
- Hazel got a puppy. She knows that puppies are animals. Her next-door neighbor has a cat. Hazel’s mother tells her that both puppies and cats are animals. As a result, Hazel changes her scheme of animals to include cats. Changing
- scheme to incorporate new information is called
- assimilation.
- reaction range.
- augmentation.
- accommodation.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
- Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget’s proposed stages of cognitive development?
- Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital
- Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational
- Trust, Autonomy, Initiative, Industry
- Preconventional, Conventional, Postconventional
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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- Dylan’s dad places a toy that Dylan has been playing with under a small blanket. Dylan lifts the cloth to find the toy Dylan’s behavior is representative of which stage of cognitive development?
- Coordination of secondary schemes
- Primary circular reaction
- Secondary circular reaction
- Tertiary circular reaction
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
- Which is the BEST example of a simple reflex?
- Reaching for a rattle
- Purposefully searching under a blanket for a toy
- Looking to see where your mother is
- Turning toward the source of a loud noise
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
- Of the following substages in Piaget’s sensorimotor period, which is the most cognitive advanced?
- Coordination of secondary schemes
- Primary circular reaction
- Secondary circular reaction
- Tertiary circular reaction
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
- During which stage of cognitive development would you witness a tertiary circular reaction?
- Sensorimotor
- Preoperations
- Concrete operations
- Formal operations
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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- Which of the following represents a primary circular reaction?
- Kala accidentally touches her nose with her thumb and then repeats it.
- Jose turns toward the sound of the phone ringing.
- Lorenzo kicks his mobile over and over because it makes it move.
- Megan pulls her blanket so it will bring her teddy bear close enough to grab it.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
- What is a circular reaction?
- A behavior that is repeated
- A connection between an observation and a memory
- A connection between a stimulus and a response
- A simple reflex
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
- Can a 3-month-old child visually track objects?
- No
- Yes
- Yes, but only if the object moves very slowly
- Yes, but only if the object is very brightly colored
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
- In which substage of sensorimotor development would you first witness goal-directed behavior?
- Simple reflexes
- Secondary circular reactions
- Primary circular reactions
- Tertiary circular reactions
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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- By the end of the primary circular reaction substage, Piaget’s son Laurent was
- discovering his hands by chance.
- moving his hands in order to see them.
- looking for toys that his father had hidden.
- imitating his father’s facial expressions.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
- Emma is 7 months old. She intentionally shakes a rattle so it will make a noise she likes. This is an example of
- secondary circular reaction.
- simple reflex.
- primary circular reaction.
- tertiary circular reaction.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
- How do primary and secondary circular reactions differ?
- Primary involve only reflexes, whereas secondary involve thoughts.
- They are the same; one is just engaging in a more complex behavior.
- Primary focus on the body, whereas secondary focus on the environment.
- Primary involve more important behaviors than secondary.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
- Which of the following represents a secondary circular reaction?
- Watching your foot pass before your eyes
- Pushing a button on a toy to hear a sound that you like
- Turning your head in the direction of a sound
- Opening a jar to get the cookies you saw your Grandma put in there
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
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- When an infant visually tracks an object, what happens when the object moves out of view?
- The infant will continue trying to find it.
- The infant will become visibly upset.
- What the infant will do depends upon the age (and stage) of the infant.
- The infant will abandon the tracking without concern.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
- With coordination of secondary schemes,
- the child can differentiate between how to achieve a goal and the goal itself.
- the child is coordinating primary circular reactions.
- the child engages in actions in a deliberate trial-and-error fashion to learn how things work.
- the child is still engaging in most repetitions of behaviors by accident.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
- If an infant reaches for a toy hidden under a cloth, what does this suggest?
- What it means depends upon the age of the child
- That the child has a mental representation of the object in mind
- That this activity is still random at this age
- What it means depends upon the sex of the child
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.6.1 – Analyze the six substages of Piaget’s first stage of cognitive
development.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
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