Development and language Flashcards
Infants really enjoy peek-a-boo –– the game where parents hide their face with their hand and then suddenly remove their hands from their face and say, “peek-a-boo!”
For Piaget, this would be a good example of how infants lack:
object permanence
The three mountains task examines the development of:
egocentrism
Current research shows that children generally acquire many of the abilities described by Piaget:
earlier than Piaget suggested
In lecture, Professor Bloom discussed a study where infants view a possible event (a solid screen obscuring a solid object) and an impossible event (a solid screen passing through a solid object). In contrast to Piaget’s conclusion regarding the age at which physical principles are understood, this study found that infants looked:
longer at the impossible than the possible event
Mom puts her car keys in a kitchen drawer before she leaves to take the trash outside. While mom is gone, her older daughter (who has an odd sense of humor) hides her keys in the refrigerator. Where will Mom look for her keys when she gets back? How will different people answer this question?
someone with autism will often say, “the refrigerator”
a 3-year-old will usually say, “the refrigerator”
In which of these domains do babies show more sensitivity than adults:
phonology
True or false: Babies learning sign language are delayed compared to babies learning spoken language because they do not go through the stage of babbling
false
Who among is the most likely to learn to speak a new language just as fluently as a native speaker?
a 10-month-old baby
According to Professor Bloom’s lecture, which established research finding(s) provide(s) evidence that language may not be necessary for abstract thought?
individuals with certain language aphasias understand false beliefs
nonverbal infants understand false beliefs on non-verbal measures
nonverbal infants understand basic mathematical concepts, such as 1+1=2
