Cognitive Development: Piaget & Sensorimotor Stage

According to the theories of language development, Nurture involves ________ & reinforcement.

• Imitation

• Observation

• Punishment

• Correction

Which theory of language development involves LAD & psycholinguistic theory?

• Nurture

• Nature

• Brain structures

The brain structures involved in language development are ________ and Wernicke’s areas.

• Broca’s

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Cerebellum

The sensitive period for language development is from ______ to puberty.

• 18 months

• 6 months

• 3 years

• 10 years

Which of the following is associated with language recovery?

• Brain plasticity

• Muscle strength

• Vision

• Hearing

Piaget outlined how many sensorimotor stages of infant cognition?

• six

• four

• eight

• three

Which of the following are key to information processing?

• Memory, imitation, and attention

• Language and reading

• Walking and running

• Eating and sleeping

Infant intelligence shows variation but is hard to ________.

• predict

• measure

• increase

• ignore

Language development follows a ________ pattern.

• universal

• random

• irregular

• isolated

Theories blend environmental input and ________ readiness.

• biological

• mechanical

• artificial

• chemical