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Question 21

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Farah shows her baby a colorful block several times.The baby looks carefully at the block at first,but then turns her attention to a different toy after seeing the block a few times.The baby is displaying:

A) distraction.
B) imitation.
C) habituation.
D) dishabituation.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In which sensorimotor substage does an infant's actions become more object-oriented?

A) Simple reflexes
B) First habits and primary circular reactions
C) Secondary circular reactions
D) Coordination of secondary circular reactions

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Using habituation experiments,some researchers have found that infants as young as _____ can group together objects with similar appearances.

Which of the following statements about joint attention is NOT true?

Distinguish between explicit memory and implicit memory.

Alejandro is three years old.He is now able to sort his blocks by color.Alejandro has developed:

As he rolls his truck up and down the sides of the couch,Nezzy points to his truck and says "My truck" to which his father responds with "What's the truck doing?" This is an example of:

Sarah,an infant of seven months,loves repeatedly hitting a toy that lights up and plays music on impact with her toy hammer.Sarah is in Piaget's substage of:

Jim and Joanna are curious to know if their baby will grow up to be a child with a high IQ.Which of the following measures for assessing infant development is correlated with measures of intelligence in older children and would best suit the purpose?

In the word "falling," both "fall" and "-ing" are considered:

Two-year-old Sarai uses the word "doll" to refer to her own Cabbage Patch doll but does not use the word to refer to her sister's Barbie doll.Sarai's error is known as:

_____ are cognitive groupings of similar objects,events,people,or ideas.

Trenton was playing in a sandbox.He was pouring sand from a short and wide fat container into a tall and narrow container.When he poured the sand into the tall and narrow container,it appeared as if it had more sand in it.Trenton could not figure out where the extra sand came from,and how it got into his container.As Trenton continues to try to solve this puzzle,he experiences considerable movement between states of cognitive _____ and _____ to produce cognitive change.

Rebecca says "Milk spill" to which her grandfather replies "Yes,the milk spilled on the floor." This is an example of:

According to the Bayley mental scale,a _____ infant should be able to vocalize pleasure and displeasure,persistently search for objects that are just out of immediate reach,and approach a mirror that is placed in front of the infant by the examiner.

According to Piaget,the _____ sensorimotor substage marks the starting point for human curiosity and interest in novelty.

_____ refers to the meaning of words and sentences.

Identify the memory without conscious recollection.This includes memories of skills and routine procedures (such as crawling)that are performed automatically.

A newborn baby widens her eyes after her mother widens her eyes and mouth and smiles at the baby.Meltzoff would say that this baby is:

Antonio swings his arms while lying in his crib.One of his arms accidentally hits the mobile hanging above him.This causes the mobile to move.Antonio continues to swing his arms but is unable to strike the mobile again.This is an example of a: