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Which of the following is Piaget's stage nswers
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of cognitive development
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sensorimotor
AccordinghtohPiaget,honehofhthehmosthimportanthaccomplishmentshinhinfancyhishthehdevelopmenthof
objecthpermanence.
Piagethsuggestedhthaththehthirdhsubstagehofhthehsensorimotorhstagehoccurredhbetweenhages
4handh8hmonths
Piaget'shfifthhsubstagehofhthehsensorimotorhperiodhinvolves circularhreactions.
tertiary
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occurshwhenhchildrenhusehtheirhexistinghschemeshtohdealhwithhnewhinformationho
rhexperiences.
Assimilation
AndrewhMeltzoffhishknownhfor
studyingh"gazehfollowing."
,Thehterm refershtohmemoryhwithouthconscioushrecollection.
implicithmemory
h ishahformhofhcommunicationhbasedhonhahsystemhofhsymbols.
Language
Thehplacementhofhwords,hsuchhashwherehanhadjectivehwouldhbehinhahsentence,hishcalled
syntax.
Whathishahcharacteristichofhchildrenhwithhintellectualhdisabilityh(formerlyhknownhashmentalhretardation)?
Theyhusuallyhhavehdifficultyhadaptinghtoheverydayhlife
Onhaverage,hinfantshunderstand wordshath13hmonths.
50
h ishthehusehofhshorthandhprecisehwordshwithouthgrammaticalhmarkers.
Telegraphichspeech
Ah20-month-oldhchildhwouldhmosthlikelyhcommunicatehwith
two-wordhutterances.
Whichhstatementhregardinghgenderhandhsocioemotionalhdevelopmenthishaccurate?
,Relationalhaggressionhmakeshuphahlargerhpercentagehofhoverallhaggressionhinhgirlshthanhithdoeshinhboys.
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ishahbiologicalhendowmenththathenableshchildrenhtohdetecthcertainhlanguagehcategorieshsuc
hhashphonology,hsyntax,handhsemantics.
Ahlanguagehacquisitionhdevice
WhenhJacobhsaysh"Mehbighboy!"hhishmotherhrepliesh"Yes,hyouharehahbighboy!"hThishishknownhas
expanding.
Whathishonehwayhthathschoolshfosterhchildren'shdevelopment?
Encouraginghdevelopmenthofhahgrowthhmindset
Researchershconcludehthaththe
immaturityhofhthehinfanthbrainhmakeshithunlikelyhthathemotion
shwhichhrequirehthoughthcanhbehexperiencedhinhthehfirsthyear.
structural
Strangerhanxietyhusuallyhemergeshgradually.hIthappearshathabout ,handhpeakshathabout .
6hmonths,h12hmonths
Forhthehaveragehinfant,hsocialhsmileshbeginhtohappearhat
2hmonths.
, BabyhJoshuahletshouthahlonghinitialhcryhfollowedhbyhanhextendedhperiodhofhbreathhholding.hThishpatternhcanhb
esthbehdescribedhashah(an):
painhcry
Whichhsethofhdescriptorshishassociatedhwithhahfamoushstudyhofhinfanthtemperament?
easyhchild,hdifficulthchild,handhslow-to-warm-uphchild
BabyhElizabethhhashahlowhactivityhlevel,hishsomewhathnegative,handhdisplayshahlowhintensityhofhmood.hShehwo
uldhbesthbehdescribedhas
slowhtohwarmhup.
Anhinhibitedhtemperamenthishassociatedhwith
highhandhstablehhearthrate,hhighhlevelhofhcortisol,handhhighhactivityhinhthehrighthfrontalhlobe
h
refershtohthehmatchhbetweenhahchild'shtemperamenthandhthehenvironmentalhdemandshth
ehchildhmusthcopehwith.
Goodnesshofhfit
AccordinghtohBowlby,hinhwhichhphasehdohinfantshdevelophspecifichattachments?
phaseh3
Maihuseshherhmotherhashahsecurehbasehfromhwhichhtohexplorehherhenvironment.hWhichhtypehofhbabyhwo
uldhshehbehclassifiedhas?
inconsistentlyhavailablehandhusuallyhnothaffectionate
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ifespan Final Exam - h h h
WGU Certified Exam Questions and Correct A
h h h h h h
Which of the following is Piaget's stage nswers
h h h h h h h h
2024 for infancy?
of cognitive development
h
h
h h
sensorimotor
AccordinghtohPiaget,honehofhthehmosthimportanthaccomplishmentshinhinfancyhishthehdevelopmenthof
objecthpermanence.
Piagethsuggestedhthaththehthirdhsubstagehofhthehsensorimotorhstagehoccurredhbetweenhages
4handh8hmonths
Piaget'shfifthhsubstagehofhthehsensorimotorhperiodhinvolves circularhreactions.
tertiary
h
occurshwhenhchildrenhusehtheirhexistinghschemeshtohdealhwithhnewhinformationho
rhexperiences.
Assimilation
AndrewhMeltzoffhishknownhfor
studyingh"gazehfollowing."
,Thehterm refershtohmemoryhwithouthconscioushrecollection.
implicithmemory
h ishahformhofhcommunicationhbasedhonhahsystemhofhsymbols.
Language
Thehplacementhofhwords,hsuchhashwherehanhadjectivehwouldhbehinhahsentence,hishcalled
syntax.
Whathishahcharacteristichofhchildrenhwithhintellectualhdisabilityh(formerlyhknownhashmentalhretardation)?
Theyhusuallyhhavehdifficultyhadaptinghtoheverydayhlife
Onhaverage,hinfantshunderstand wordshath13hmonths.
50
h ishthehusehofhshorthandhprecisehwordshwithouthgrammaticalhmarkers.
Telegraphichspeech
Ah20-month-oldhchildhwouldhmosthlikelyhcommunicatehwith
two-wordhutterances.
Whichhstatementhregardinghgenderhandhsocioemotionalhdevelopmenthishaccurate?
,Relationalhaggressionhmakeshuphahlargerhpercentagehofhoverallhaggressionhinhgirlshthanhithdoeshinhboys.
h
ishahbiologicalhendowmenththathenableshchildrenhtohdetecthcertainhlanguagehcategorieshsuc
hhashphonology,hsyntax,handhsemantics.
Ahlanguagehacquisitionhdevice
WhenhJacobhsaysh"Mehbighboy!"hhishmotherhrepliesh"Yes,hyouharehahbighboy!"hThishishknownhas
expanding.
Whathishonehwayhthathschoolshfosterhchildren'shdevelopment?
Encouraginghdevelopmenthofhahgrowthhmindset
Researchershconcludehthaththe
immaturityhofhthehinfanthbrainhmakeshithunlikelyhthathemotion
shwhichhrequirehthoughthcanhbehexperiencedhinhthehfirsthyear.
structural
Strangerhanxietyhusuallyhemergeshgradually.hIthappearshathabout ,handhpeakshathabout .
6hmonths,h12hmonths
Forhthehaveragehinfant,hsocialhsmileshbeginhtohappearhat
2hmonths.
, BabyhJoshuahletshouthahlonghinitialhcryhfollowedhbyhanhextendedhperiodhofhbreathhholding.hThishpatternhcanhb
esthbehdescribedhashah(an):
painhcry
Whichhsethofhdescriptorshishassociatedhwithhahfamoushstudyhofhinfanthtemperament?
easyhchild,hdifficulthchild,handhslow-to-warm-uphchild
BabyhElizabethhhashahlowhactivityhlevel,hishsomewhathnegative,handhdisplayshahlowhintensityhofhmood.hShehwo
uldhbesthbehdescribedhas
slowhtohwarmhup.
Anhinhibitedhtemperamenthishassociatedhwith
highhandhstablehhearthrate,hhighhlevelhofhcortisol,handhhighhactivityhinhthehrighthfrontalhlobe
h
refershtohthehmatchhbetweenhahchild'shtemperamenthandhthehenvironmentalhdemandshth
ehchildhmusthcopehwith.
Goodnesshofhfit
AccordinghtohBowlby,hinhwhichhphasehdohinfantshdevelophspecifichattachments?
phaseh3
Maihuseshherhmotherhashahsecurehbasehfromhwhichhtohexplorehherhenvironment.hWhichhtypehofhbabyhwo
uldhshehbehclassifiedhas?
inconsistentlyhavailablehandhusuallyhnothaffectionate
