Exam 3: Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Alexis hears a lawn mower outside of her classroom.A minute later,she forgets the noise and goes back to focusing on a test.The name for this process is _____.

Synaptic connections are programmed by the human genetic code,with experience playing a minimal role.

Co-sleeping is bad for parents and children.

If a 6-foot-tall baby boy walked into the classroom after everyone had read this chapter,which is NOT an impression students' would have?

A 10-month-old baby who looks for a hidden object in the first place he found it,rather than in the last place he saw it,is showing:

If the axons in Ruthie's visual cortex have not yet fully myelinated,Ruthie is:

_____,a research technique based on the principle that humans are attracted to novel stimuli,is used to study infants' visual (and cognitive)capacities.

A developmentalist whose passion is studying infant-directed speech,would MOST likely be a(n):

The process of making connections between neurons is called _____.

Language acquisition device (LAD)is the innate ability built into the human genetic code to:

Le's mother wants to go back for her Ph.D.at age 65.Based on the brain research,Le should tell his mother that it:

Tertiary circular reactions appear around age 1.

Brain plasticity decreases as people age.

By 9 months of age,babies can do all of the following EXCEPT:

Humans spend the most time in REM sleep when they are _____ year(s)of age.

Baby Marcey recently surprised her mother by saying,"me milk" when asking for milk.Marcey's mother,knowing appropriate language milestones for an 18-month-old,recognizes that her daughter has just exhibited:

Babies are thrilled to master new motor milestones.

Baby Pablo used to be so mellow,but now he has a tantrum when his parents take away any toy.What would Piaget say about this behavior?

According to information-processing theorists,cognitive development in infancy occurs gradually,not in qualitatively different stages.

Means-end behavior occurs within the first 3 months of human life.