In Saffran and Colleagues' 1996 Study, 8-Month-Olds Who Were Habituated

question 12

Multiple Choice

In Saffran and colleagues' 1996 study, 8-month-olds who were habituated to streams of multi-syllabic artificial words and later tested for recognition of those "words"

• A) could distinguish between strings of syllables that made up a word and strings of syllables that did not.
• B) could not distinguish between words and non-words.
• C) used parental cues to distinguish words from non-words.
• D) could distinguish between words and non-words if a researcher pointed, orienting the child.

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Definitions:

Piaget's Theory

A theory of cognitive development detailing how children progress through four stages of cognitive growth.

Imaginary Audience

The belief, particularly prevalent in adolescence, that one is constantly being watched and judged by others, leading to self-consciousness and a focus on appearance to peers.

Personal Fable

A cognitive distortion often seen in adolescence, where the individual believes their thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique and not understood by others.

Formal Operations

The fourth and final stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, marked by the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.