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6. Which of the following is NOT a finding of the Plunkett et al. (2008) study?

  • Basic level concepts are unaffected by linguistic structure
  • Performance on subordinate concepts is better if nouns are used
  • Categorisation is critical for learning new objects
  • Performance on subordinate concepts is better if adjectives are used

7. Approximate age of 'no search'

  • 0-8m
  • 18-24m
  • 8-12m
  • 12-18m

8. Contact refers to:

  • None of the above
  • Objects influence other objects' motion only with contact
  • Objects will continue to move on an unobstructed path
  • Objects moving as connected and bounded wholes

9. Continuity refers to:

  • None of the above
  • Objects moving as connected and bounded wholes
  • Objects will continue to move on an unobstructed path
  • Objects influence other objects' motion only with contact

10. Which study showed that infants can use landmarks to orient themselves

  • Oakes, Coppage and Dinkel (1997)
  • Quinn (1987)
  • Gouteux and Spelke (2001)
  • Gouteux and Spelke (2011)

11. Approximate age of full object permanence

  • 18-24m
  • 12-18m
  • 0-8m
  • 8-12m

12. Core action states that:

  • None of the above
  • Infants can determine biological motion from non-biological motion
  • Infants have no basic action knowledge
  • Infants can use landmarks to orient themselves

13. According to the nativist approach, which is NOT a core knowledge

  • Core semantic knowledge
  • Core numerical knowledge
  • Core action knowledge
  • Core geometric knowledge

14. According to Rosch (1970s) at what age do children learn specific animal names (e.g. dalmatian)

  • 24m
  • 30m
  • 36m
  • 12m

15. At what age to children begin to pass false belief tasks

  • 3-5y
  • 1y
  • 5+y
  • 2-4y

16. Correct order of object representation

  • Invisible displacement > A not B error > No search > full object permanence
  • No search > invisible displacement > A not B error > full object permanence
  • No search > A not B error > invisible displacement > full object permanence
  • A not B error > no search > invisible displacement > full object permanence

17. What did the Meltzhoff and Borton (1979) study show

  • None of the above
  • Infants will imitate the goal-directedness of a behaviour and not the behaviour alone
  • Infants only imitate behaviour of their parents
  • Infants always exactly imitate behaviour regardless of goal-directedness

18. Definition of Philosophy

  • Sharing a common goal
  • Constituents of thought
  • Organisation of objects and events based on a common factor
  • None of the above

19. The 'la la' study showed that:

  • Infants have no basic sense of magnitude
  • None of the above
  • Infants have a basic sense of magnitude across modalities
  • Infants have a basic sense of magnitude within one modality only

20. What is a disadvantage of nativist experiments

  • They are too difficult for infants abilities
  • They are not a measure of true innateness
  • There are no disadvantages
  • They are not rigorous enough