Question 1

According to Piaget, which process is illustrated when a child sees a zebra for the first time and initially calls it a 'horse,' but later creates a new category for 'zebra'?

Accepted Answer

Accommodation

Question 2

Which milestone is typically achieved by infants around 8 months, allowing them to enjoy games like 'peek-a-boo'?

Accepted Answer

Object permanence

Question 3

Vygotsky’s concept of scaffolding is best exemplified by which scenario?

Accepted Answer

A parent helping a child sound out letters and gradually reducing assistance as the child learns to read

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a primary emotion expressed by infants?

Accepted Answer

Guilt

Question 5

What is the term for the inability to recall memories from the first few years of life?

Accepted Answer

Infantile amnesia

Question 6

Which stage of Piaget’s cognitive development is characterized by infants learning through trial and error and developing object permanence?

Accepted Answer

Sensorimotor stage

Question 7

Which experiment demonstrated that infants can distinguish between similar phonemes, such as 'ba' and 'pa', by measuring their sucking rate?

Accepted Answer

Peter Eimas' phoneme discrimination experiment

Question 8

Which of the following best describes telegraphic speech?

Accepted Answer

Use of only critical content words, omitting articles and auxiliary verbs

Question 9

Which area of the brain is primarily responsible for language production?

Accepted Answer

Broca’s area

Question 10

Which of the following is a key difference between sign language and nonverbal communication?

Accepted Answer

Sign language is a complete language system with grammar, while nonverbal communication is not

Question 11

Which concept refers to the gap between what children can do alone and what they can achieve with guidance?

Accepted Answer

Zone of Proximal Development

Question 12

Which of the following statements about bilingualism is supported by research?

Accepted Answer

Bilingual children score as high or higher than monolingual peers on language proficiency and nonverbal intelligence tests

Question 13

Which of the following is a holophrase?

Accepted Answer

A child saying 'ju' to mean 'juice'

Question 14

Which of the following is true about the development of phoneme recognition in infants?

Accepted Answer

Infants lose the ability to distinguish all phonemes by 10 months

Question 15

Which of the following best describes expressive aphasia (Broca’s aphasia)?

Accepted Answer

Difficulty producing speech, with labored and telegraphic speech

Question 16

Which of the following is a recommended strategy for stimulating early language development in children?

Accepted Answer

Reading and singing to the child daily

Question 17

Which feature distinguishes human language from animal communication?

Accepted Answer

Infinite generativity

Question 18

Which of the following is true about the role of gestures in language development?

Accepted Answer

Gestures help children access memory and language, supporting speech development

Question 19

Which of the following is a characteristic of Wernicke’s aphasia?

Accepted Answer

Speech is fluent but content is nonsensical and comprehension is impaired

Question 20

Which of the following best explains why infants enjoy the game 'peek-a-boo'?

Accepted Answer

It helps them develop object permanence

Early Cognitive and Language Development in Infancy

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