Twanny

Question 1

The realization that a person or object continues to exist even when out of sight is called..

Answer 1

Object Permanence

Question 2

A baby, who has been given 100 presentations of a high-pitched tone, no longer reacts to the sound by stopping the sucking response. When a low-pitched tone is presented, the baby does stop sucking. This cessation sucking caused by the new tone is called..

Answer 2

Dishabituation

Question 3

The study of the brain structures that govern thinking and memory is called..

Answer 3

Cognitive Neuroscience

Question 4

The concept of guided participation was inspired by the theory of the zone of proximal development, which was postulated by..

Answer 4

Lev Vygotsky

Question 5

A communication system based on words and grammar is called..

Answer 5

Language

Question 6

Steven is 8 months old and has begun to produce repetitive strings of vowel and consonant sounds, such as “pa-pa-pa-pa.” According to the text, this stage of pre-speech language development is called..

Answer 6

Babbling

Question 7

The basic sounds of an infant’s native language are called..

Answer 7

Phonemes

Question 8

Jackie says “milk,” meaning “I want some milk.” When his mother pours it, he says “milk,” meaning “This is milk.” After taking a sip, he pushes his cup toward his mother and says “milk,” meaning “Do you want my milk?” In each case, “milk” is an example of..

Answer 8

Holophrase

Question 9

Olivia calls all four legged, furry animals “Kitty” because she has a four legged, furry cat. Olivia is exhibiting…

Answer 9

Schema

Question 10

A relatively consistent blend of emotions, temperament, thoughts, and behaviors is a person’s…

Answer 10

Personality