Chapter 4 HGD Part 2 – Flashcards

The unique sounds that are combined to create spoken words are called

Ed knows what a horse is but has never seen nor heard of a camel. When Ed sees his first camel, he says "horsey." Ed's reaction is best explained by the process of

The conservation of liquid task directly assesses a child's level of

How many phonemes are in the word "test?"

Piaget saw equilibration as a balance between

The belief that all living things have an unseen essence that gives them identity is referred to as

Jesse is trying to teach his younger brother James how to be a "fast gun." Before they start, Jesse reminds himself that James will need a lot of direction at first, but it is critical to not give more help than is needed. Jesse's plan provides an excellent example of the strategy of

Like most one-year-olds, Antoine sucks reflexively when a sucker is placed in his mouth. For the past few days, Antoine's mother has turned on the television as she gives Antoine his daily sucker. Today, Antoine's mother turns on the television but does not have a sucker to give Antoine. Much to her surprise, Antoine begins to make a sucking motion despite having no sucker. Which theory best explains Antoine's behavior?

Four-week-old Dixie appears to understand that when you push a cup over the edge of a table, the cup will fall to the ground. Such an understanding would provide support for the concept of

When dealing with young infants, why is infant-directed speech preferred over normal adult speech?

Which is most likely to be the first word that a one-year-old will utter?

As a typical two-year-old, Webster would have a vocabulary of

Which number illustrates the fact that in English, numbers do not all follow a regular naming pattern, thus making learning to count more difficult in English than in some other number systems?

When Andy bumps into a table, he says to it, "You bumped into me because you're mean." Andy is exhibiting

Which speech sound is always a single vowel-like sound?

The defining characteristic of centration is ____ thought

Theory on the emergence of autobiographical memory suggests that in order to improve the autobiographical memory skills of his or her child, a parent would most likely