Chapter 14: Cognitive Development in
Infant and Children Exam 2026
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Based on when it develops in human growth and development, which neurological
structure is important for primitive cognition? - Correct answer-Thalamus
Why is it important infants have basic visual and auditory processing at birth? -
Correct answer-So that they can learn about the environment around them and
reinforce appropriate neural connections
If an infant is exposed to a highly structured and consistent routine for the first few
years of life, are they likely to have more or fewer neural connections than an
infant who has a varied and ever-changing routine? - Correct answer-Fewer neural
connections, because the lack of varied experiences will lead to more connections
being deemed unnecessary and pruned
At which point in human development do we begin to process information
effectively in the cortex? - Correct answer-At 1 year
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, Why do we mostly forget events that happened in our infancy and early childhood?
- Correct answer-The dentate gyrus of the hippocampus is not fully formed during
this time.
In terms of visual processing, which task is a child usually able to do earliest in
development? - Correct answer-Distinguish biological movement from mechanical
movement
Which is the smallest ratio of objects that a 9-month-old child would be able to
distinguish between? - Correct answer-2:3
Children as young as 18 months old have some of the same basic attentional
processes seen in adults. Given this finding, what would you expect one result to
be of visual search pattern testing in children? - Correct answer-In the conjunction
search condition, children took less time to find a specific character as the display
size decreased.
In a Stroop color word task experiment, why do children's response times generally
decrease after second grade and continue to decrease to adulthood? - Correct
answer-They gain greater attentional control.
Which age group is typically distracted the most by their own internal task-
unrelated thoughts? - Correct answer-Young adults
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Infant and Children Exam 2026
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Based on when it develops in human growth and development, which neurological
structure is important for primitive cognition? - Correct answer-Thalamus
Why is it important infants have basic visual and auditory processing at birth? -
Correct answer-So that they can learn about the environment around them and
reinforce appropriate neural connections
If an infant is exposed to a highly structured and consistent routine for the first few
years of life, are they likely to have more or fewer neural connections than an
infant who has a varied and ever-changing routine? - Correct answer-Fewer neural
connections, because the lack of varied experiences will lead to more connections
being deemed unnecessary and pruned
At which point in human development do we begin to process information
effectively in the cortex? - Correct answer-At 1 year
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, Why do we mostly forget events that happened in our infancy and early childhood?
- Correct answer-The dentate gyrus of the hippocampus is not fully formed during
this time.
In terms of visual processing, which task is a child usually able to do earliest in
development? - Correct answer-Distinguish biological movement from mechanical
movement
Which is the smallest ratio of objects that a 9-month-old child would be able to
distinguish between? - Correct answer-2:3
Children as young as 18 months old have some of the same basic attentional
processes seen in adults. Given this finding, what would you expect one result to
be of visual search pattern testing in children? - Correct answer-In the conjunction
search condition, children took less time to find a specific character as the display
size decreased.
In a Stroop color word task experiment, why do children's response times generally
decrease after second grade and continue to decrease to adulthood? - Correct
answer-They gain greater attentional control.
Which age group is typically distracted the most by their own internal task-
unrelated thoughts? - Correct answer-Young adults
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