Psychology Chapter 4

Why does infantile amnesia exist?

• Less developed cortex

• Children aren't that smart

• Only happens as a birth defect

Who was the first researcher to think children and adult think differently?

• James Watson

• Sigmund Frued

• Jean Piaget

How do children organize/interpret experiences?

• Memories

• Schemas

• Serial Position

What is assimilation?

• Interpreting new experiences with existing ideas

• adaptation of existing ideas to fit new experiences

• Both a and b

• None of the above

Which one is not one of Piaget's four stages of development?

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Schema

• Formal

What is Stranger Anxiety?

• When children run up and hug everyone they see

• Is not a thing

• Is a rare psychological phenomenon in adults

• Children get stressed out meeting strangers

What enhances a baby's short term memory and speech?

• Familiarity

• Isolation

• Language Acquisition Device