PSY 240 CH 6 QUIZ – Flashcards

Piaget's sixth stage of sensorimotor intelligence is known as the stage of _____.

Information-processing theory asserts that development _____, and Piaget's theory asserts that development _____.

At approximately what age will a child begin to utter his or her first two-word sentences?

Bae is a Korean toddler; his cousin Troy is a Korean-American toddler. Bae is learning to speak Korean, while Troy is learning to speak English. What will be the most noticeable difference in Bae's and Troy's use of language?

In which of Piaget's sensorimotor stages do infants respond to people and objects and seek to make interesting events last?

Elaine communicates with her new baby using child-directed speech, which is also referred to as _____.

Between 13 and 18 months, infants add approximately _____ new words.

Universal grammar is Chomsky's term for his observation that _____.

Baby Hugh enjoys playing with his dad's keys, but when his dad takes them away, Hugh does not search for them. Piaget would say that is because Hugh does not understand _____.

The distinct language form known as "baby talk" is a _____.