The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, Tenth Edition by Kathleen Stassen Berger Clicker Question Presentation Slides Chapter 6 Critical Thinking Questions created by Sara Harris, Illinois State University

According to Piaget’s theory, the first two stages of sensorimotor intelligence are _____ circular reactions, involving the infant’s body. primary secondary tertiary sensorimotor Answer A

According to Piaget, by 8 months babies begin to understand that objects or people continue to exist when they are no longer in sight. This concept is called: habituation. tertiary circular reactions. deferred imitation. object permanence. Answer D

Babies are attracted to motion Babies are attracted to motion. For instance, they enjoy watching things that move, such as cars, crib mobiles, and flickering images on a television screen. This attraction is known as: an affordance. habituation. dynamic perception. sensorimotor intelligence. Answer C

Research on memory suggests that adults rarely remember events that occurred before they were: 3. 5. 7. 9. Answer A

An adult who is using higher pitch, simple words, repetition, varied speed, and an exaggerated emotional tone when talking to an infant is engaged in: joint attention. child-directed speech. babbling and gesturing. reflexive communication. Answer B

Critical Thinking Questions

primary circular reactions. object permanence. deferred imitation. Baby Max watched his father use a screwdriver to dislodge something from the sink. Two days later, Max was playing with his pretend kitchen, picked up a long, skinny block and poked it into his toy sink. Max is demonstrating: primary circular reactions. object permanence. deferred imitation. dynamic perception. Answer C

When 17-month-old Kevin hears his father come into the kitchen, he looks in that direction and says, “Dada?” Kevin’s communication is an example of: overgeneralization. a language acquisition device. a holophrase. child-directed speech. Answer C

Dr. Samson believes that all children are prewired to learn any language. Dr. Samson’s beliefs are consistent with _____ theory. Skinner’s Chomsky’s Piaget’s Vygotsky’s Answer B