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Describe schemes. What are the processes of accommodation and assimilation? How are they related to schemes?

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Using habituation experiments, some researchers have found that infants as young as ________ can group together objects with similar appearances.

A) five to six days
B) three to four weeks
C) three to four months
D) five to six months

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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________ involves the way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences.

An example of the basic unit of sound in the English language is the sound the letter "m" makes. This sound is called a

June knows the names of all the states that comprise the United States. The names of the states are part of June's ________ memory.

Eighteen-month-old Moira knows that her mother is "mommy," but she now calls all the women she meets "mommy." According to Piaget, this illustrates ________.

Research suggests that infants learn to perceive gravity and support

Identify a true statement about the role of social interaction in language development.

Piaget divided the sensorimotor stage of development into ________ substages.

When Monica was born, she showed the typical grasping reflex by closing her fingers around anything that brushed against her palm. After a few weeks, she showed this grasping behavior even when nothing touched her palm. Monica developed a ________ or a scheme based on a reflex that became completely separated from its eliciting stimulus.

Which of the following statements is true of the sixth sensorimotor substage of Jean Piaget's sensorimotor stage of cognitive development?

Researchers such as Baillargeon have found that infants' perceptual abilities are highly developed much earlier than Jean Piaget proposed. These researchers conclude that infants see objects as bounded, unitary, solid, and separate from their background by ________ of age.

While playing with his toy truck on the couch, Nezzy points to the toy truck and says, "Truck go." His father responds to this by saying, "Oh! Did you see the truck going?" In the context of caregiver strategies, this scenario illustrates the strategy of

Schemes refer to

Antonio swings his arms while lying in his crib. One of his arms accidentally hits the mobile hanging above him. This causes the mobile to move. Antonio continues to swing his arms but is unable to strike the mobile again. This is an example of a

Which substage of sensorimotor development is characterized by coordination of vision and touch- hand-eye coordination?

________ have many jobs in grammar, such as marking tense and number.

Martha was a very good swimmer during her twenties. Because of an injury, she was unable to swim and gave up the sport entirely. After several years, she visits a swimming pool and feels apprehensive about getting into the water as she believes she has forgotten her swimming skills. However, after she gets into the water, she is surprised that she can swim well and believes that with a bit of practice, she can regain her former skills. In this scenario, which of the following is most likely responsible for Martha's recollection of her swimming skills?

Which of the following is a key criticism of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

When Abraham describes to his friend what he did during his last summer vacation, he relies on his ________ memory.