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31.
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31.
Marla finds that rubbing her face against the satin edge of her blanket feels good. She learns to repeat this action to get a pleasurable sensation. According to Piaget, she has acquired a(n)
A.
adaptation.
B.
circular reaction.
C.
unconditioned response.
D.
symbolic representation.
32.
Cody is 3 months old and has been given a pacifier to suck on for the first time. Since he finds sucking on the pacifier to be pleasurable, Cody repeats this activity whenever possible. According to Piaget, Cody is in the __________ substage of the sensorimotor period.
A.
first
B.
second
C.
third
D.
tertiary
33.
According to Piaget, infants who repeat actions in order to get results beyond the infant’s own body are engaging in
A.
primary circular reactions.
B.
secondary circular reactions.
C.
deferred imitation.
D.
sensorimotor conditioning.
34.
Erica, who is 10 months old, is trying to solve the problem of obtaining a toy on a high shelf. According to Piaget, if she has reached the fourth substage of the sensorimotor stage, which of the following is most likely to occur?
A.
She will quickly lose interest in the problem and forget the toy.
B.
She will choose a strategy to attempt to get the toy and persist with that strategy even if it fails repeatedly.
C.
She will become frustrated and simply cry until she falls asleep.
D.
She will attempt a strategy that was successful in obtaining a book on a high shelf in the past.
35.
Tertiary circular reactions involve
A.
doing three things at once.
B.
varying an action to see what will happen.
C.
repeating a behavior at least three times.
D.
manipulating symbols, including words.
36.
A child hits a drum with different kinds of objects in order to make different sounds. According to Piaget, this child is exhibiting
A.
a variability scheme.
B.
classical conditioning.
C.
a tertiary circular reaction.
D.
object permanence.
37.
When Piaget’s daughter, Lucienne, figured out how to remove a watch chain from a box by widening the opening, and opened and closed her mouth to signify this, she had reached what substage?
A.
Substage 2—primary circular
B.
Substage 4—coordination of secondary schemes
C.
Substage 5—tertiary circular
D.
Substage 6—mental combinations
38.
At 21 months of age, Pierre has acquired a symbolic thinking system. Which substage of the sensorimotor stage is he in?
A.
Substage 3—secondary circular
B.
Substage 4—coordination of secondary schemes
C.
Substage 5—tertiary circular
D.
Substage 6—mental combinations
39.
Sensorimotor Substage 6 is noted for the acquisition of
A.
adaptations.
B.
causality.
C.
symbols.
D.
schemes.
40.
Jake has developed the ability to put his actions into memory. This ability is called
A.
permanence.
B.
representational ability.
C.
maturity.
D.
imitation.
