Which of the following substages marks the arrival of intentional, or goal-directed, behavior?
a. the use of reflexes
b. the use of coordination of secondary circular reactions
c. the use of secondary circular reactions
d. the use of primary circular reactions
Question 2The substage of coordination of secondary circular reactions occurs
a. at birth. c. at about 4-8 months of age
b. at about 2-4 months of age. d. at about 8-12 months of age
Question 3An infant's dominant form of knowledge acquisition during the substage of secondary circular reactions is
a. repetitions focused on the infants' bodies.
b. repetitions focused on eating.
c. repetitions focused on objects and external events.
d. repetitions focuses on becoming familiar with reflexes.
Question 4Which of the following begins a primary circular reaction?
a. An infant's thumb and mouth first come in contact unintentionally and trigger the sucking reflex.
b. An infant is given a pacifier and begins to suck on it.
c. An infant possesses an instinct that sucking a thumb is similar to sucking on a pacifier.
d. An infant is satisfied with sucking on a pacifier when he or she is not hungry.
Question 5Which is not characteristic of Piaget's view of the first substage of the sensorimotor period?
a. Infants apply typical reflexes such as sucking and grasping.
b. By seeing or hearing an object, an infant is acting on that object.
c. Behavior is mostly automatic.
d. Infants have goals in mind and then act on those goals.
Question 6Piaget's belief that later cognitive developments are based on earlier accomplishments in an unvarying order is referred to as being
a. esoteric. c. cyclic.
b. epigenetic. d. systematic.
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