3.4, 3.5, 3.6 a

If you showed a 2-year-old a model of her bedroom where you had hidden a toy behind the bed, she would?

be able to find the toy in the model but not in her actual room due to lack of symbolic thinking.

What psychological concept is being depicted in this graph?

Object permanence

Dr. Tchoupitoulas wants to conduct a study on the formal operational stage of development. Which of the following is an appropriate operational definition of the formal operational stage?

Using hypothetical situations as the basis of moral reasoning

Cesaire, a 4-year-old child, comes into the room and tells his parent, "I broke it" without feeling the need to tell his parent what is broken because 4-year-olds often?

are egocentric

Which of the following examples indicates that a child understands conservation?

She would believe that a clay snake would have the same amount of clay as the clay ball that was used to make it.

Which of the following is a current belief of researchers that differs from Piaget's original theories?

Object permanence develops earlier than Piaget believed.

Ms. Quintron accurately taught her class about Vygotsky's theory. What might she say to her class?

The zone of proximal development refers to the space between what a child is capable of doing and what the child cannot yet do.

Eighteen-month-old Becca is in the telegraphic speech phase. Which of the following best represents something she might say?

"Katie fall"

The word cat has how many phonemes?

three

Marta believes that language develops because of an inborn tendency to learn grammar rules. Which theory best aligns with Marta's views?

Universal grammar

Which of the following is the label for the red bar in the graph?

10 months

In which stage of language development are the babies represented by the red bar?

Babbling stage

Yolay wrote a story about a young girl named Neko who was raised by cats, not having any contact with humans until she was 12 years old. In the story, Neko became a great orator who detailed her life experiences living with cats to large audiences. Which of the following explains why Yolay's story is implausible based on past psychological research?

Because Neko was not exposed to human language during the critical period for language, she would likely not become a great speaker and would likely not master human language.

Erma, an 18-month-old, typically recognizes herself in a mirror. Based on this information, Erma has developed?

Her self-concept

Which parenting style do Daisy's parents exhibit?

Authoritarian

Which of the following conclusions can we draw about Daisy's behavior in adulthood based on the information provided in the scenario?

Daisy is more likely to have poor social skills.

Which of the following would be considered a sign of secure attachment in a 1-year-old?

Nola becomes distressed when her parents leave but seeks contact on return.

Osman and Eun-Ji have secure attachment styles. Based on research on attachment, they are also likely to?

develop a sense of basic trust.

Dr. Hannon is studying a group of 3-year-olds, who tend to cling to their parent's leg at separation and remain distressed throughout the day. Dr. Hannon plans to measure the length of time the children cry upon separation from their parents at preschool. Which variable is Dr. Hannon most likely interested in studying?

Insecure attachment