One of the first scientists to suggest that infants actively construct their own knowledge was :

One of the first scientists to suggest that infants actively construct their own knowledge was

A) Jackie Gibson.
B) Mary Whiton Calkins.
C) Arnold Gesell.
D) Jean Piaget.

Question 2

Jean Piaget believed that infants were

A) passive receivers of information.
B) too young to learn.
C) biologically programmed with certain information.
D) active learners.

Question 3

When an infant can relearn something she's forgotten, and does so in much less time than she required for her original learning, we know that

A) the task was too easy.
B) the task has regained its novelty response.
C) she has some memory of the earlier learning.
D) she has developed to the next neurological level.

Question 4

Dakota, who is 3 weeks old, continues to treat a photograph as if it's novel, even after she has seen it many times. This indicates that

A) she has no memory of the photograph.
B) she has become habituated to the photograph.
C) her novelty response is malfunctioning.
D) she has damaged her hippocampus.

Question 5

Habituation and the novelty response in infants are used to test their

A) reflexes.
B) memories.
C) physical development.
D) motor skills.

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