30 Questions
True or False. Newborn infants are able to see with acuity.
False
True or False. Infants show a preference for human faces.
True
True or False. Most infants can hear at birth.
True
True or False. The InformaGon Processing Theory suggests that infants start to perceive sights and sounds and attach meanings to them through their interest in the environment.
True
Which motor skill typically develops between 5 and 9 months of age?
Rolling
At what age do infants start using the pincer grasp to pick up and manipulate small objects?
10-12 months
True or False: Motor development in children can be influenced by cultural practices.
True
What is cognition?
The acquisition of knowledge and thinking processes
Which reflex helps maintain posture in a changing environment?
Head Righting Reflex
At what age does the Parachute Reflex typically develop?
7 months
Which reflex allows rolling, sitting, crawling, and standing?
Segmental Rolling Reflex
Which reflex disappears by 6 months?
Moro Reflex
According to Piaget, at what age does the stage of Symbolic thought begin?
18-24 months
What is the main characteristic of the Primary Circular Reactions stage?
Focus on baby's own body and movements
What is the purpose of Secondary Circular Reactions?
Repetitions motivated by external objects and events
What is the concept of Object Permanence?
Ability to search for hidden objects
According to Piaget, sensorimotor intelligence is characterized by which of the following?
Thinking that occurs through sensory perceptions and motor actions
What is object constancy?
The perception that an object remains the same despite changes in the sensations it sends to the eye
What is depth perception?
The sense of how far away objects are and the ability to judge their distance
Why is it important to understand how individuals perceive sounds and discriminate among sounds?
It makes a crucial difference in the acquisition of language
Which of the following is a positive effect of general anesthesia for the mother during childbirth?
Easily administered, rapid onset of effect
What is the appearance of an infant at birth?
Red skin, vernix, lanugo, elongated head
What is the Apgar scale?
A system for rating newborns' health based on heart rate, strength of breathing, muscle tone, color, and reflex irritability
True or False: The brain controls the infant's states of sleep and wakefulness.
True
Which of the following best describes accommodation in the context of infant development?
Modifying existing schemes to fit new experiences
What is the purpose of imitation in infants?
To communicate
What does language acquisition involve?
Learning how language is used
What is phonology?
The sounds of language
When do infants typically begin babbling?
Between 4 and 8 months
How many phonemes does the English language have?
41
Test your knowledge on Piaget's theory of knowledge acquisition and how infants use symbolic thinking. Learn about Piaget's view on knowledge as a process or repertoire of actions, and discover how infants can mentally represent and think about objects without physically interacting with them.
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