26 Questions
True or False. Newborn infants have the ability to see with good acuity.
False
True or False. Infants show a preference for human faces.
True
True or False. Most infants are unable to hear at birth.
False
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 of the following best describes accommodation in the context of cognitive development?
Modifying existing schemes to fit new experiences
True or False: Imitation can reflect an infant's need to communicate.
True
What does phonology refer to in language acquisition?
The sounds of language
Which motor skill typically develops first in infants?
Rolling
What is the ulnar grasp?
A clumsy grasping, with fingers closing against the palm
What is the typical age range for infants to walk well alone?
12 to 13 months
What does recognition in infants refer to?
The signs of familiarity towards people, objects, and activities
Which reflex helps maintain posture in a changing environment?
Head Righting Reflex
At what age does the Segmental Rolling Reflex typically emerge?
6 months
Which reflex develops from 7 months and is a protective movement in response to changes in center of gravity?
Parachute Reflex
What are Gross Motor Skills?
Movements that involve the large muscles of the arms, legs, and torso
Which of the following is a positive effect of general anesthesia for the mother during childbirth?
Easily administered and rapid onset of effect
What is the Apgar scale?
A system of rating newborns' health based on their heart rate, strength of breathing, muscle tone, color, and reflex irritability
What is the purpose of REM sleep in infants?
To stimulate the growth of the central nervous system
According to Piaget, what is the primary focus of infants in the Primary Circular Reactions stage?
Focusing on their own body and movements
What is the main characteristic of infants in the Coordination of secondary schemes stage?
Imitating behavior and using events to obtain a goal
What is the primary focus of infants in the Tertiary Circular Reactions stage?
Systematic investigation of novel objects
What is the primary characteristic of infants in the Symbolic thought stage?
Deferred imitation and solving problems through mental combinations
According to Piaget, what is sensorimotor intelligence?
Thinking that occurs through sensory perceptions and motor actions in infants.
Which of the following is a characteristic of object constancy?
The perception that an object remains the same despite changes in sensory inputs.
What is the importance of understanding how individuals perceive and discriminate among sounds?
It helps in the development of language and social processing.
What is intermodal perception?
The ability of infants to combine what they have learned about an object using one sensory mode with what they have learned about it using another.
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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