Cognitive Development Lecture Quiz

According to the text, what is a key advantage of using measures like 'Looking Time' in cognitive development studies?

• It allows for the study of verbal behavior in infants

• It helps in understanding behaviors across a wide age range

• It enables researchers to observe babies' reactions to events from three months of age

• It relies on older children's verbal behavior

Who is mentioned as a proponent of 'theory theory'?

• P J

• Jenny Richmond

• Alison Gob Nick

• R J Stage

What is the primary focus of the sensory motor period in infant cognitive development according to the text?

• Development of language skills

• Exploration of the world through senses

• Learning numerical concepts

• Mastering object manipulation

According to the text, what method did Piaget use to study object permanence in infants?

• Verbal tasks

• Object hiding and retrieval tasks

• Numerical estimation tasks

• Sensory discrimination tasks

What milestone is a seven-month-old infant expected to demonstrate in Piaget's study of object permanence?

• The ability to speak

• The ability to walk

• Recognition of hidden objects

• Understanding that objects continue to exist even when out of sight

What limitation of Piaget's research on infants' cognitive capacities is mentioned in the text?

• Overestimation of cognitive capacities

• Use of a limited number of measures

• Lack of observational data

• Excessive reliance on adult subjects

What is the purpose of the violation of expectation paradigm as adapted in infant studies?

• To measure infants' ability to follow rules

• To assess infants' sensory abilities

• To test infants' understanding of physical properties

• To evaluate infants' perception and discrimination abilities

What is the primary focus of the violation of expectation task as discussed in the text?

• To measure how long babies can remember objects

• To determine if babies can discriminate between familiar and novel stimuli

• To assess the physical abilities of infants

• To evaluate the cognitive development of older children

According to the text, what triggers a decrease in looking time during a habituation test?

• An increase in the complexity of the stimulus

• Repeated exposure to the same stimulus

• Introduction of a louder sound

• A change in the color of the stimulus

What does an increased looking time in infants suggest in the context of the violation of expectation tasks?

• The infant is bored with the stimulus

• The infant finds the stimulus predictable

• The infant is surprised or finds something unexpected about the stimulus

• The infant has no interest in the stimulus