exam 2 jeopardy questions

Question 1

After a few weeks of crawling Bob has
learned to not to crawl off the side of the bed.
He has just begun to walk. We put him on
the bed and leave the room, what is he likely
to do

a) stay and not walk off the side of the bed.
b) crawl off the side of the bed.
c) hesitate but eventually walk off the side of
the bed.
d) walk off the side of the bed.

Answer 1

d) walk off the side of the bed.
(know the visual cliff and gap
experiment findings)

Question 2

William is able to stand on their feet and walk
while holding on to objects such as the cabinet
or wall but cannot walk without holding on to
something. William is at the motor milestone of
about ___________ which typically happens
around _______ among American children.

a) cruising; 10 months of age
b) walking; 10 months of age
c) cruising; 12 months of age
d) walking; 12 months of age

Answer 2

a) cruising; 10 months of age
(know the different motor
milestones and ages, along with
the differences between fine and
gross motor skills)

Question 3

The pincer grasp is a __________
motor skill that typically begins at
_____ months of age.

Answer 3

Fine; 9 months

Question 4

A natural process that occurs in the
brain during childhood which
consists of the brain getting rid of
unused neural connections is
called _________.

Answer 4

Synaptic pruning(Understand the changes occurring
in the brain during childhood)

Question 5

The circular reaction initially centers
on
a) the manipulation of objects.
b) internal depictions of events.
c) the infant’s own body.
d) imitation of familiar behaviors.

Answer 5

the infant’s own body. (know the Piaget’s different circular
reaction stages)

Question 6

Our lack of memory for events early in life is
known as
a) infantile amnesia
b) episodic oblivion
c) episodic memory loss
d) early childhood amnesia

Answer 6

a) infantile amnesia

Question 7

According to Vygotsky, __________ is a range
(or level) of tasks that a child cannot yet handle
alone but can do with the help of more skilled
partners.

Answer 7

Zone of proximal development (understand Vygotsky’s theory of development: Zone of proximal development and scaffolding)

Question 8

The child is shown a stuffed bear which is
taken away and hidden, from the child’s
view. Then the child acts as the bear has
‘disappeared.’ According to Piaget, he
would say the child failed ________.

Answer 8

Object permanence(Be able to define and provide a real life
example for assimilation; accommodation;
object permanence; A-not-B task)

Question 9

Schemes reflecting an infant’s realization that
actions can have an effect on the world around
them. For example, child who keeps kicking the
doll off the table onto the floor so mom can pick
it up, are known as ________ circular reactions.

Answer 9

Secondary(understand the difference between
the circular reactions and which
occurs in which stages)

Question 10

Baby Greer says “babababababa.” This is an
example of

a) babbling.
b) cooing.
c) an overextension.
d) an underextension.

Answer 10

a) babbling.(understand the major stages of language
development—cooing, babbling, preverbal gestures,
etc.)

Question 11

What is the first milestone of infant verbal
language production?
a) babbling
b) cooing
c) telegraphic speech
d) holophrases

Answer 11

b) Cooing(understand the major stages of language
development)

Question 12

Professor Rellinger believes that babies are
born with a set of innate knowledge systems.
Professor Rellinger’s beliefs are consistent with
the __________ perspective.

Answer 12

Nativist/core knowledge(understand the different perspectives on language
development)

Question 13

Children can learn sign language before being
able to speak because….

Answer 13

Use & coordination of
hand and arm muscles
comes before the ability to
coordinate the mouth,
tongue, etc. (Understand stages of language
development)

Question 14

n Bowlby’s “clear-cut” attachment phase (6/8
months to 18/24 months), babies display
a) stranger fears.
b) separation anxiety.
c) social referencing.
d) goodness of fit.

Answer 14

b) separation anxiety.(know Bowlby’s ethological theory of
attachment & the basic findings of
Harry Harlow’s study with monkeys.)

Question 15

Four-month-old Baby Timmy is playing and
smiling at his Dad. Baby Timmy is
demonstrating a
a) social smile.
b) nonverbal encoding.
c) nonverbal decoding.
d) communication.

Answer 15

a) social smile.(know the development of social
responses & Still-face experiment.)

Question 16

Braxton’s parents know that Braxton the type of
child that needs a quiet, calm environment and
consistent routine in order to fall asleep at night,
so they are careful to
provide that for Braxton. They are promoting
_______________________.

Answer 16

goodness of fit(Understand the different child
temperaments and the concept of
goodness of fit)

Question 17

n the Strange Situation, Bernadette uses
her mother as a secure base. When
separated, Bernadette cries, but when her
mother returns, Bernadette crawls to her
and is comforted by her. Bernadette is
demonstrating __________ attachment.

Answer 17

Secure(Understand attachment (definition, who can
children attach to, etc.), the stranger
situation, and be able to identify the different
attachment styles)

Question 18

Sue quickly establishes regular
routines, is generally cheerful, and
adapts easily to new experiences. In
Thomas and Chess’s research, Sue
would be classified as a(n)
__________ child.

Answer 18

Easy(Know the different temperament styles)

Question 19

During the preschool years,
according to Piaget’s theory, what
stage are children in?
A) Sensorimotor
B) Preoperational
C) Concrete operational
D) Formal operational

Answer 19

B) Preoperational(understand the basic terms of
Piaget’s cognitive development)

Question 20

Awareness of object permanence is not yet
complete in Piaget’s Substage 4 because

A. babies still make the A-not-B error.
B. babies’ schemes have a hit-or-miss quality.
C. babies’ schemes appear as sudden
solutions.
D. babies are not yet able to retrieve hidden
objects.

Answer 20

A. babies still make the
A-not-B error.(understand and be able to apply the different
cognitive concepts; A-not-B error; object
permanence; assimilation;
accommodation, etc.)

Question 21

A young child is talking to their grandmother over the
phone. The child keeps pointing and telling grandma,
“Look at the deer in the woods.” However, grandma
is on the phone and cannot see the deer. The child
feels like grandma doesn’t care and gets really angry
and hangs up the phone. In this example, the child is
having this issue due to…

Answer 21

Egocentric thought! (understand the concept of egocentric thought
of children in this stage)

Question 22

Blake child sees a raccoon for the first
time and says “doggy.” He fits the
strange animal into the existing schema of “doggy.
“ Blake is using ________.

Answer 22

Assimilation(understand the differences between
assimilation, accommodation, and
disequilibrium/equilibrium)

Question 23

What is the leading cause of death of
children 5 to 9 years of age?

Answer 23

accidents(Car accidents specifically; know the
leading cause of death.)

Question 24

When you place your finger into the palm
of a baby’s hand and they grab on to your
finger, even strong enough to hold their
whole body weight. This is called the

A) rooting reflex
B) babinski reflex
C) moro reflex
D) grasp reflex

Answer 24

D) grasp reflex(Understand the basic reflexes shown
by babies such as swallowing; sucking;
rooting; stepping, Babinski (feet);
grasping; moro (startle)

Question 25

A child in this age range a life size and
then interacts with a miniature size of the
same toy in the same way. What is this
called?
A) scale error
B) no theory of mind
C) lack of language ability
D) confusion

Answer 25

Scale Error(Understand the major outcome of the
scale error study)

Question 26

What is the term for the process of
concentrating on one limited aspect of a
stimulus and ignoring other aspects?

Answer 26

centration(know the developmental issues
with conservation; centration and
irreversibility)

Question 27

Johnny is using a banana as a phone.
Johnny is beginning to understand what?

Answer 27

Dual representation(understand dual representation,
animist thinking/animism, & pretend
play)

Question 28

Baby Janice is 8 months of age. It is
likely that she is just beginning to
________ (motor milestone)

Answer 28

Crawl(know the different motor milestones
and ages, along with the differences
between fine and gross motor skills)