Human Growth and Development Across the
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Which of the following is Piaget's stage m m
2024 for infancy?
of cognitive development
m
m
m m
sensorimotor
AccordingmtomPiaget,monemofmthemmostmimportantmaccomplishmentsminminfancymismthemdevelopmentmof
objectmpermanence.
Piagetmsuggestedmthatmthemthirdmsubstagemofmthemsensorimotormstagemoccurredmbetweenmages
4mandm8mmonths
Piaget'smfifthmsubstagemofmthemsensorimotormperiodminvolves circularmreactions.
tertiary
m
occursmwhenmchildrenmusemtheirmexistingmschemesmtomdealmwithmnewminformatio
nmormexperiences.
Assimilation
AndrewmMeltzoffmismknownmfor
studyingm"gazemfollowing."
,Themterm refersmtommemorymwithoutmconsciousmrecollection.
implicitmmemory
m ismamformmofmcommunicationmbasedmonmamsystemmofmsymbols.
Language
Themplacementmofmwords,msuchmasmwheremanmadjectivemwouldmbeminmamsentence,mismcalled
syntax.
Whatmismamcharacteristicmofmchildrenmwithmintellectualmdisabilitym(formerlymknownmasmmentalmretardation)
?
Theymusuallymhavemdifficultymadaptingmtomeverydaymlife
Onmaverage,minfantsmunderstand wordsmatm13mmonths.
50
m ismthemusemofmshortmandmprecisemwordsmwithoutmgrammaticalmmarkers.
Telegraphicmspeech
Am20-month-oldmchildmwouldmmostmlikelymcommunicatemwith
two-wordmutterances.
Whichmstatementmregardingmgendermandmsocioemotionalmdevelopmentmismaccurate?
,Relationalmaggressionmmakesmupmamlargermpercentagemofmoverallmaggressionminmgirlsmthanmitmdoesminmbo
ys.
m
ismambiologicalmendowmentmthatmenablesmchildrenmtomdetectmcertainmlanguagemcategoriesm
suchmasmphonology,msyntax,mandmsemantics.
Amlanguagemacquisitionmdevice
WhenmJacobmsaysm"Membigmboy!"mhismmothermrepliesm"Yes,myoumaremambigmboy!"mThismismknownmas
expanding.
Whatmismonemwaymthatmschoolsmfostermchildren'smdevelopment?
Encouragingmdevelopmentmofmamgrowthmmindset
Researchersmconcludemthatmthe
immaturitymofmtheminfantmbrainmmakesmitmunlikelymthatmemoti
onsmwhichmrequiremthoughtmcanmbemexperiencedminmthemfirstmyear.
structural
Strangermanxietymusuallymemergesmgradually.mItmappearsmatmabout ,mandmpeaksmatmabout .
6mmonths,m12mmonths
Formthemaverageminfant,msocialmsmilesmbeginmtomappearmat
2mmonths.
, BabymJoshuamletsmoutmamlongminitialmcrymfollowedmbymanmextendedmperiodmofmbreathmholding.mThismpattern
mcanmbestmbemdescribedmasmam(an):
painmcry
Whichmsetmofmdescriptorsmismassociatedmwithmamfamousmstudymofminfantmtemperament?
easymchild,mdifficultmchild,mandmslow-to-warm-upmchild
BabymElizabethmhasmamlowmactivitymlevel,mismsomewhatmnegative,mandmdisplaysmamlowmintensitymofmmood.mS
hemwouldmbestmbemdescribedmas
slowmtomwarmmup.
Anminhibitedmtemperamentmismassociatedmwith
highmandmstablemheartmrate,mhighmlevelmofmcortisol,mandmhighmactivityminmthemrightmfrontalmlobe
m
refersmtomthemmatchmbetweenmamchild'smtemperamentmandmthemenvironmentalmdemands
mthemchildmmustmcopemwith.
Goodnessmofmfit
AccordingmtomBowlby,minmwhichmphasemdominfantsmdevelopmspecificmattachments?
phasem3
Maimusesmhermmothermasmamsecurembasemfrommwhichmtomexploremhermenvironment.mWhichmtypemofmba
bymwouldmshembemclassifiedmas?
inconsistentlymavailablemandmusuallymnotmaffectionate
m m m m m m
Lifespan Final Exam - m m m
WGU Certified Exam Questions and Correct
m m m m m m
m m m m m m
Answers
Which of the following is Piaget's stage m m
2024 for infancy?
of cognitive development
m
m
m m
sensorimotor
AccordingmtomPiaget,monemofmthemmostmimportantmaccomplishmentsminminfancymismthemdevelopmentmof
objectmpermanence.
Piagetmsuggestedmthatmthemthirdmsubstagemofmthemsensorimotormstagemoccurredmbetweenmages
4mandm8mmonths
Piaget'smfifthmsubstagemofmthemsensorimotormperiodminvolves circularmreactions.
tertiary
m
occursmwhenmchildrenmusemtheirmexistingmschemesmtomdealmwithmnewminformatio
nmormexperiences.
Assimilation
AndrewmMeltzoffmismknownmfor
studyingm"gazemfollowing."
,Themterm refersmtommemorymwithoutmconsciousmrecollection.
implicitmmemory
m ismamformmofmcommunicationmbasedmonmamsystemmofmsymbols.
Language
Themplacementmofmwords,msuchmasmwheremanmadjectivemwouldmbeminmamsentence,mismcalled
syntax.
Whatmismamcharacteristicmofmchildrenmwithmintellectualmdisabilitym(formerlymknownmasmmentalmretardation)
?
Theymusuallymhavemdifficultymadaptingmtomeverydaymlife
Onmaverage,minfantsmunderstand wordsmatm13mmonths.
50
m ismthemusemofmshortmandmprecisemwordsmwithoutmgrammaticalmmarkers.
Telegraphicmspeech
Am20-month-oldmchildmwouldmmostmlikelymcommunicatemwith
two-wordmutterances.
Whichmstatementmregardingmgendermandmsocioemotionalmdevelopmentmismaccurate?
,Relationalmaggressionmmakesmupmamlargermpercentagemofmoverallmaggressionminmgirlsmthanmitmdoesminmbo
ys.
m
ismambiologicalmendowmentmthatmenablesmchildrenmtomdetectmcertainmlanguagemcategoriesm
suchmasmphonology,msyntax,mandmsemantics.
Amlanguagemacquisitionmdevice
WhenmJacobmsaysm"Membigmboy!"mhismmothermrepliesm"Yes,myoumaremambigmboy!"mThismismknownmas
expanding.
Whatmismonemwaymthatmschoolsmfostermchildren'smdevelopment?
Encouragingmdevelopmentmofmamgrowthmmindset
Researchersmconcludemthatmthe
immaturitymofmtheminfantmbrainmmakesmitmunlikelymthatmemoti
onsmwhichmrequiremthoughtmcanmbemexperiencedminmthemfirstmyear.
structural
Strangermanxietymusuallymemergesmgradually.mItmappearsmatmabout ,mandmpeaksmatmabout .
6mmonths,m12mmonths
Formthemaverageminfant,msocialmsmilesmbeginmtomappearmat
2mmonths.
, BabymJoshuamletsmoutmamlongminitialmcrymfollowedmbymanmextendedmperiodmofmbreathmholding.mThismpattern
mcanmbestmbemdescribedmasmam(an):
painmcry
Whichmsetmofmdescriptorsmismassociatedmwithmamfamousmstudymofminfantmtemperament?
easymchild,mdifficultmchild,mandmslow-to-warm-upmchild
BabymElizabethmhasmamlowmactivitymlevel,mismsomewhatmnegative,mandmdisplaysmamlowmintensitymofmmood.mS
hemwouldmbestmbemdescribedmas
slowmtomwarmmup.
Anminhibitedmtemperamentmismassociatedmwith
highmandmstablemheartmrate,mhighmlevelmofmcortisol,mandmhighmactivityminmthemrightmfrontalmlobe
m
refersmtomthemmatchmbetweenmamchild'smtemperamentmandmthemenvironmentalmdemands
mthemchildmmustmcopemwith.
Goodnessmofmfit
AccordingmtomBowlby,minmwhichmphasemdominfantsmdevelopmspecificmattachments?
phasem3
Maimusesmhermmothermasmamsecurembasemfrommwhichmtomexploremhermenvironment.mWhichmtypemofmba
bymwouldmshembemclassifiedmas?
inconsistentlymavailablemandmusuallymnotmaffectionate
