1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. Critical Thinking Questions

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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