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Ask Yourself

This activity contains 15 questions.

	REVIEW: Using the text discussion on pages 153–159, construct an age-related list of infant and toddler cognitive attainments. Which ones are consistent with Piaget’s sensorimotor stage? Which ones develop earlier than Piaget anticipated? (pp. 153–159)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: Several times, after Mimi’s father hid a teething biscuit under a red cup, 12-month-old Mimi retrieved it easily. Then Mimi’s father hid the biscuit under a nearby yellow cup. Why did Mimi persist in searching for the biscuit under the red cup? (p. 156)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REFLECT: Which explanation of infants’ cognitive competencies do you prefer, and why? (pp. 152–160)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REVIEW: Cite evidence that categorization becomes less perceptual and more conceptual with age. How can adults foster toddlers’ categorization? (pp. 162, 164)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: Caitlin played with toys in a more goal-directed way as a toddler than as an infant. What impact is her more advanced toy play likely to have on the development of attention? (p. 161)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: When Timmy was 18 months old, his mother stood behind him, helping him throw a large ball into a box. As his skill improved, she stepped back and let him try on his own. Using Vygotsky’s ideas, explain how Timmy’s mother is supporting his cognitive development. (p. 165)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REFLECT: Describe your earliest autobiographical memory. How old were you when the event occurred? Do your responses fit with research on infantile amnesia? (p. 163)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REVIEW: What probably accounts for the finding that speed of habituation and recovery to novel visual stimuli are good predictors of later IQ? (pp. 167–168)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: Fifteen-month-old Joey’s developmental quotient (DQ) is 115. His mother wants to know exactly what this means and what she should do to support his mental development. How would you respond? (p. 168)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Connect: Using what you learned about brain development in Chapter 4, explain why intensive intervention for poverty-stricken children starting in the first 2 years has a greater long-term impact on IQ than intervention at a later age. (pp. 172)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REFLECT: Suppose you were seeking a child-care setting for your baby. What would you want it to be like, and why? (pp. 170–171)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REVIEW: Why is the social-interactionist perspective attractive to many investigators of language development? Cite evidence that supports it. (p. 174)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: Prepare a list of research-based recommendations for supporting language development during the first two years. (p. 177)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Connect: Cognition and language are interrelated. List examples of how cognition fosters language development. Next, list examples of how language fosters cognitive development. (p. 178)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REFLECT: Find an opportunity to speak to an infant or toddler. How did your manner of speaking differ from the way you typically speak to an adult? What features of your speech are likely to promote early language development, and why? (pp. 177, 179)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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