Piaget's Theory and Infant Symbolic Thinking Quiz

True or False. Newborn infants have the ability to see with good acuity.

True
False (correct)

True or False. Infants show a preference for human faces.

False
True (correct)

True or False. Most infants are unable to hear at birth.

False (correct)
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 (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes accommodation in the context of cognitive development?

Modifying existing schemes to fit new experiences (B) Signup and view all the answers

True or False: Imitation can reflect an infant's need to communicate.

True (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does phonology refer to in language acquisition?

The sounds of language (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which motor skill typically develops first in infants?

Rolling (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the ulnar grasp?

A clumsy grasping, with fingers closing against the palm (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical age range for infants to walk well alone?

12 to 13 months (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does recognition in infants refer to?

The signs of familiarity towards people, objects, and activities (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which reflex helps maintain posture in a changing environment?

Head Righting Reflex (B) Signup and view all the answers

At what age does the Segmental Rolling Reflex typically emerge?

6 months (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which reflex develops from 7 months and is a protective movement in response to changes in center of gravity?

Parachute Reflex (C) Signup and view all the answers

What are Gross Motor Skills?

Movements that involve the large muscles of the arms, legs, and torso (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a positive effect of general anesthesia for the mother during childbirth?

Easily administered and rapid onset of effect (A) Signup and view all the answers

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 (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of REM sleep in infants?

To stimulate the growth of the central nervous system (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to Piaget, what is the primary focus of infants in the Primary Circular Reactions stage?

Focusing on their own body and movements (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of infants in the Coordination of secondary schemes stage?

Imitating behavior and using events to obtain a goal (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of infants in the Tertiary Circular Reactions stage?

Systematic investigation of novel objects (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of infants in the Symbolic thought stage?

Deferred imitation and solving problems through mental combinations (B) Signup and view all the answers

According to Piaget, what is sensorimotor intelligence?

Thinking that occurs through sensory perceptions and motor actions in infants. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of object constancy?

The perception that an object remains the same despite changes in sensory inputs. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of understanding how individuals perceive and discriminate among sounds?

It helps in the development of language and social processing. (D) Signup and view all the answers

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. (D) Signup and view all the answers