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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A children in varying cultures reach major language milestones in a different sequence
B children’s progress in mastering many sentence constructions is gradual
C childhood is a sensitive period for language acquisition
D sign language can be learned equally well at any age
Question #2
A Parents’ use of IDS results in the child’s extended use of “baby” talk.
B Deaf parents use a similar style of communication to IDS when signing to their deaf babies.
C Infants prefer adult talk to infant-directed speech (IDS).
D By age 5 months, babies are more emotionally responsive to adult talk than to IDS.
Question #3
A subtle sets of features.
B common behaviors.
C prominent object part.
D similar overall appearance.
Question #4
A increases.
B is strongest when videos are rich in social cues.
C is strongest when videos are interactive.
D declines.
Question #5
A deferred imitation.
B the violation-of-expectation method.
C habituation.
D invisible displacement.
Question #6
A object permanence in the first few months of life.
B tertiary circular reactions in the first few months of life.
C mental representations in babies between 6 and 12 months of age.
D mental representations in babies between 12 and 15 months of age.
Question #7
A the development of autobiographical memory.
B the development of reflexive schemes.
C the onset of telegraphic speech.
D rapid development of the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex.
Question #8
A overemphasize problem-solving skills.
B are good predictors of preschool mental test performance.
C poorly predict later intelligence.
D accurately predict later school achievement.
Question #9
A 3
B 1
C 4
D 2
Question #10
A refers to a range of tasks too difficult for the child to do alone but possible with the help of more skilled partners.
B is a Piagetian concept that provides that infants stumble onto a new experience and then actively try to repeat it.
C includes core domains of thought, such as physical knowledge, linguistic knowledge, psychological knowledge, and numerical knowledge.
D helps identify for intervention babies who are likely to have developmental problems.
Question #11
A overextension; underextension
B comprehension; production
C production; comprehension
D telegraphic speech; babbling
Question #12
A accommodation.
B assimilation.
C organization.
D adaptation.
Question #13
A Babies typically begin babbling around 2 months and cooing around 6 months.
B Before babies say their first words, they make little language progress.
C A deaf infant does not coo or babble.
D Babies everywhere start babbling at about the same age and produce a similar range of early sounds.
Question #14
A equilibrium.
B assimilation.
C organization.
D accommodation.
Question #15
A wait until she understands a great deal before trying to speak.
B rely on infant-directed speech.
C be slightly ahead of her agemates in vocabulary growth.
D receive more verbal stimulation from her parents.
Question #16
A an increase in memory capacity
B growth of the temporal lobe
C the advent of a clear self-image
D exposure to child-directed speech
Question #17
A children master activities through joint activities with more mature members of their society.
B adaptation and organization account for changes in children’s schemes.
C complex mental activities have their origin in perception, attention, and memory.
D babies are born with a set of innate knowledge systems.
Question #18
A creative.
B sensorimotor action patterns.
C deliberate.
D awkward and disorganized.
Question #19
A repeat behaviors with variation.
B repeat chance behaviors largely motivated by basic needs.
C create mental representations.
D arrive at solutions suddenly rather than through trial and error.