1. A theorist who said that infant's cognitive development is benefited by the opportunity to explore the environment was
    a. Vygotsky
    b. Piaget
    c. Skinner
    d. Erikson

2. Which phrase best describes children's thinking before object permanence is achieved?
    a. "Out of sight, out of mind"
    b. "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
    c. "Any port in a storm."
    d. "Birds of a feather flock together."

3. Briefly (in a few sentences) why object permanence is important.
 
 
 
 

4. The first two years of life are called
    a. the neonate period
    b. infancy
    c. embryology
    d. early childhood

5. The idea that development proceeds from the head to the feet is the _______________ principle.
    a. proximodistal
    b. perceptual development
    c. visual constancy
    d. cephalocaudal

6. Give five SPECIFIC activities which would be expected to promote cognitive development according to the theory we just discussed.
 
 
 
 

7. Eleanor Gibson's visual cliff experiment was designed to test an infant's ability to perceive
    a. color
    b. shape
    c. pattern
    d. depth
 

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