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 learns to distinguish between horses and zebras?

Accepted Answer

Accommodation

Question 2

Which milestone is typically achieved by infants around 8 months of age, 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 best describes infantile amnesia?

Accepted Answer

The inability to recall memories from the first few years of life

Question 5

Which emotion is considered a primary emotion and is expressed by infants as young as 6 months?

Accepted Answer

Happiness

Question 6

Cross-cultural research on facial expressions suggests that:

Accepted Answer

Facial expressions are largely innate and uniform across cultures

Question 7

Which experiment demonstrated that infants can distinguish between similar phonemes, such as 'ba' and 'pa'?

Accepted Answer

Sucking rate experiment by Peter Eimas

Question 8

What is the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another in a language?

Accepted Answer

Phoneme

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT considered a true language according to the study materials?

Accepted Answer

Bee waggle dance

Question 10

Which area of the brain is primarily involved in language production?

Accepted Answer

Broca's area

Question 11

A child who says 'ju' for 'juice' and uses this sound to refer to a bottle is demonstrating which type of speech?

Accepted Answer

Holophrasic speech

Question 12

Which of the following best describes telegraphic speech?

Accepted Answer

Speech that includes only critical content words and omits articles, prepositions, and auxiliary verbs

Question 13

Which statement about bilingualism is supported by research findings?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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 15

According to Chomsky’s nativist theory, what enables children to acquire language rapidly and easily?

Accepted Answer

Innate language acquisition device and universal grammar

Question 16

Which of the following best explains why infants exposed to educational DVDs do not show improved vocabulary compared to those who interact with caregivers?

Accepted Answer

Infants learn best through direct human interaction, not passive exposure to media

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of the zone of proximal development?

Accepted Answer

A child learning to read more challenging words with help from a teacher

Question 18

Which of the following is true about receptive and productive language in infants?

Accepted Answer

Infants can understand more words than they can say

Question 19

Which neurological condition is characterized by fluent speech that lacks meaningful content and poor comprehension?

Accepted Answer

Wernicke's aphasia

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the process of assimilation in Piaget’s theory?

Accepted Answer

Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas

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