Question 1

Three-year-olds who experienced a fire evacuation caused by a burning popcorn maker were unable to remember the cause of this vivid event when they were 10-year-olds. This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   habituation.
B)   assimilation.
C)   infantile amnesia.
D)   a critical period.

Question 2

Edith abuses both her 3-year-old and 1-year-old daughters. Her behavior is most likely related to a lack of

Accepted Answer

A)   childhood experience with younger brothers and sisters.
B)   maturation.
C)   an early and secure attachment to her own parents.
D)   formal operational intelligence.

Question 3

Five-year-olds who were surprised to discover that a Band-Aids box contained pencils were able to anticipate their friend's false belief about the contents of the box. This best illustrates that the children had developed a

Accepted Answer

A)   secure attachment.
B)   sense of object permanence.
C)   theory of mind.
D)   concept of conservation.

Question 4

Infant motor development is typically characterized by individual differences in ________ of the major developmental milestones.

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A)   both the sequence and the age-related timing
B)   the sequence but not the age-related timing
C)   the age-related timing but not the sequence
D)   neither the sequence nor the age-related timing

Question 5

Already at 15 months of age, Justin strongly senses that he can rely on his father to comfort and protect him. According to Erikson, this most clearly contributes to

Accepted Answer

A)   egocentrism.
B)   conservation.
C)   object permanence.
D)   basic trust.

Question 6

Most children who experience parental neglect or abuse manage to have socially meaningful and productive lives. This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   infantile amnesia.
B)   object permanence.
C)   conservation.
D)   resilience.

Question 7

When researcher Karen Wynn showed 14-month-old infants a numerically impossible outcome, the infants

Accepted Answer

A)   stared longer at the outcome.
B)   displayed rapid imprinting.
C)   demonstrated an obvious lack of object permanence.
D)   showed signs of formal operational reasoning.

Question 8

One-year-old Eunice is not overly fearful of strangers but she clearly prefers being held by her mother than by anyone else. Her behavior best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   accommodation.
B)   secure attachment.
C)   conservation.
D)   egocentrism.

Question 9

Animations that grafted emotion-conveying faces onto toy trains have been developed to alleviate symptoms of

Accepted Answer

A)   fetal alcohol syndrome.
B)   stranger anxiety.
C)   infantile amnesia.
D)   autism spectrum disorder.

Question 10

Mrs. Pearson cut Judy's hot dog into eight pieces and Sylvia's into six pieces. Sylvia cried because she felt she wasn't getting as much hot dog as Judy. Piaget would say that Sylvia doesn't understand the principle of

Accepted Answer

A)   object permanence.
B)   conservation.
C)   egocentrism.
D)   accommodation.

Question 11

When placed in strange situations without their artificial mothers, the Harlows' infant monkeys demonstrated signs of

Accepted Answer

A)   insecure attachment.
B)   egocentrism.
C)   basic trust.
D)   curiosity.

Question 12

According to Piaget, egocentrism is to conservation as the ________ stage is to the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   concrete operational; preoperational
B)   sensorimotor; preoperational
C)   concrete operational; formal operational
D)   preoperational; concrete operational

Question 13

Parents who are demanding and yet sensitively responsive to their children are said to be

Accepted Answer

A)   authoritarian.
B)   conservative.
C)   permissive.
D)   authoritative.

Question 14

According to Piaget, schemas are

Accepted Answer

A)   fixed sequences of cognitive developmental stages.
B)   children's ways of coming to terms with their sexuality.
C)   people's conceptual frameworks for understanding their experiences.
D)   problem-solving strategies that are typically not developed until the formal operational stage.

Question 15

Many researchers believe that adult styles of romantic love correspond with childhood patterns of

Accepted Answer

A)   habituation.
B)   attachment.
C)   conservation.
D)   object permanence.

Exam 14: Infancy and Childhood

Five-year-olds who were surprised to discover that a Band-Aids box contained pencils were able to anticipate their friend's false belief about the contents of the box. This best illustrates that the children had developed a

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Mrs. Pearson cut Judy's hot dog into eight pieces and Sylvia's into six pieces. Sylvia cried because she felt she wasn't getting as much hot dog as Judy. Piaget would say that Sylvia doesn't understand the principle of

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According to Piaget, egocentrism is to conservation as the stage is to the stage.

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Edith abuses both her 3-year-old and 1-year-old daughters. Her behavior is most likely related to a lack of

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One-year-old Eunice is not overly fearful of strangers but she clearly prefers being held by her mother than by anyone else. Her behavior best illustrates

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When researcher Karen Wynn showed 14-month-old infants a numerically impossible outcome, the infants

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Three-year-olds who experienced a fire evacuation caused by a burning popcorn maker were unable to remember the cause of this vivid event when they were 10-year-olds. This best illustrates

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Many researchers believe that adult styles of romantic love correspond with childhood patterns of

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Already at 15 months of age, Justin strongly senses that he can rely on his father to comfort and protect him. According to Erikson, this most clearly contributes to

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When placed in strange situations without their artificial mothers, the Harlows' infant monkeys demonstrated signs of

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Parents who are demanding and yet sensitively responsive to their children are said to be

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Most children who experience parental neglect or abuse manage to have socially meaningful and productive lives. This best illustrates

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Infant motor development is typically characterized by individual differences in ________ of the major developmental milestones.

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According to Piaget, schemas are

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Animations that grafted emotion-conveying faces onto toy trains have been developed to alleviate symptoms of

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Five-year-olds who were surprised to discover that a Band-Aids box contained pencils were able to anticipate their friend's false belief about the contents of the box. This best illustrates that the children had developed a

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Mrs. Pearson cut Judy's hot dog into eight pieces and Sylvia's into six pieces. Sylvia cried because she felt she wasn't getting as much hot dog as Judy. Piaget would say that Sylvia doesn't understand the principle of

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According to Piaget, egocentrism is to conservation as the ________ stage is to the ________ stage.

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Edith abuses both her 3-year-old and 1-year-old daughters. Her behavior is most likely related to a lack of

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One-year-old Eunice is not overly fearful of strangers but she clearly prefers being held by her mother than by anyone else. Her behavior best illustrates

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When researcher Karen Wynn showed 14-month-old infants a numerically impossible outcome, the infants

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Three-year-olds who experienced a fire evacuation caused by a burning popcorn maker were unable to remember the cause of this vivid event when they were 10-year-olds. This best illustrates

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Many researchers believe that adult styles of romantic love correspond with childhood patterns of

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When placed in strange situations without their artificial mothers, the Harlows' infant monkeys demonstrated signs of

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