Question 1

Marisa asks,"How can I best get my 8-month-old baby to sleep well?" Her doctor should

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The answer of Marisa asks,"How can I best get my...

Question 2

Which example BEST exemplifies emerging means-end behavior?

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A) Beryl adores a game of peekaboo with Daddy. 
B) Claudio takes the cap off the felt-tip marker to write on Grandma's living room wall. 
C) David builds a sand castle in the cat's litter box. 
D) Chara bounces up and down in her jump swing. 
A) Beryl adores a game of peekaboo with Daddy. 
B) Claudio takes the cap off the felt-tip marker to write on Grandma's living room wall. 
C) David builds a sand castle in the cat's litter box. 
D) Chara bounces up and down in her jump swing.

Question 3

Visual capacities:

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A) improve throughout childhood. 
B) worsen throughout childhood. 
C) improve in many ways during the first year of life,but babies also lose sensitivity to visual differences they don't need. 
D) have no relationship to later social preferences. 
A) improve throughout childhood. 
B) worsen throughout childhood. 
C) improve in many ways during the first year of life,but babies also lose sensitivity to visual differences they don't need. 
D) have no relationship to later social preferences.

Question 4

Myelination and _____ are the brain changes that program humans' unfolding skills.

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The answer of Myelination and _____ are the brain changes...

Question 5

Face perception studies suggest that from birth,humans are "prewired" to look at:

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A) human beings. 
B) striped patterns. 
C) colors. 
D) black and white images. 
A) human beings. 
B) striped patterns. 
C) colors. 
D) black and white images.

Question 6

Health care professionals in many Western nations strongly advocate breast-feeding.Some people believe that these pressures make many new mothers feel guilty and uncomfortable.Are health care professionals overinflating breast milk's benefits and putting undue stress on young moms? Drawing on the text's points,make a case against what some mothers label "the breast-feeding police"?

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The essay might state that research poin

Question 7

Piaget believed language signified all of the following EXCEPT:

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A) the end of the sensory-motor period. 
B) a baby's ability to think symbolically. 
C) the child's entering a new stage of development. 
D) the role of teaching in learning. 
A) the end of the sensory-motor period. 
B) a baby's ability to think symbolically. 
C) the child's entering a new stage of development. 
D) the role of teaching in learning.

Question 8

By adulthood,human bodies have grown to about _____ times their newborn size.

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A) 11 
B) 16 
C) 21 
D) 26 
A) 11 
B) 16 
C) 21 
D) 26

Question 9

Giving babies a lot of love (according to some animal findings)may buffer people from stress as adults.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

To provide the right person-environment fit when babies begin to get mobile,parents should ensure safety by _____ the home.

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The answer of To provide the right person-environment fit when...

Question 11

As babies get older,they lose the:

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A) ability to hear sound tones in very different languages. 
B) ability to distinguish between monkey and human sounds. 
C) sensitivity to hearing very high-pitched tones. 
D) sensitivity to hearing similar sound tones. 
A) ability to hear sound tones in very different languages. 
B) ability to distinguish between monkey and human sounds. 
C) sensitivity to hearing very high-pitched tones. 
D) sensitivity to hearing similar sound tones.

Question 12

During Piaget's_____ phase of sensorimotor development,1-year-olds use tertiary circular reactions to actively experiment with objects.

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The answer of During Piaget's_____ phase of sensorimotor development,1-year-olds use...

Question 13

The capacity to engage in deferred imitation reflects a child's _____ capacities.

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A) verbal 
B) memory 
C) emotional 
D) social 
A) verbal 
B) memory 
C) emotional 
D) social

Question 14

Babies who share a parents' bed are:

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A) spoiled rotten. 
B) co-sleeping. 
C) more mature. 
D) less independent. 
A) spoiled rotten. 
B) co-sleeping. 
C) more mature. 
D) less independent.

Question 15

The _____ lobe is the last region of the brain to develop.

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The answer of The _____ lobe is the last region...

Question 16

A baby's brain is especially plastic because of excessive:

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A) myelination. 
B) frontal lobe quality. 
C) synaptogenesis. 
D) formation of new neurons. 
A) myelination. 
B) frontal lobe quality. 
C) synaptogenesis. 
D) formation of new neurons.

Question 17

Joshua,at 4 months,is just beginning to move around.During the next few months Joshua will:

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A) behave exactly like every other baby as he masters new motor skills. 
B) show ingenuity and creativity as he masters new motor skills. 
C) show intense fear as he masters new motor skills. 
D) master new motor skills,but only if they are taught to him by his mom. 
A) behave exactly like every other baby as he masters new motor skills. 
B) show ingenuity and creativity as he masters new motor skills. 
C) show intense fear as he masters new motor skills. 
D) master new motor skills,but only if they are taught to him by his mom.

Question 18

Which is NOT a sign that a baby is developing object permanence?

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A) Ashley gets upset when you take a toy away. 
B) Adam gets upset when his mother leaves the room. 
C) Aether loves peekaboo. 
D) Alka is captivated by waving her legs. 
A) Ashley gets upset when you take a toy away. 
B) Adam gets upset when his mother leaves the room. 
C) Aether loves peekaboo. 
D) Alka is captivated by waving her legs.

Question 19

When a one-year-old child engages in "little scientist" behaviors,or enters the "getting into everything" stage,the child is engaging in what Jean Piaget called _____ reactions.

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A) primary circular 
B) secondary circular 
C) tertiary circular 
D) preoperational 
A) primary circular 
B) secondary circular 
C) tertiary circular 
D) preoperational

Question 20

Automatic activities NOT programmed by the cortex are called:

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A) circular reactions. 
B) states. 
C) habituated behaviors. 
D) reflexes. 
A) circular reactions. 
B) states. 
C) habituated behaviors. 
D) reflexes.

Marisa asks,"How can I best get my 8-month-old baby to sleep well?" Her doctor should

Which example BEST exemplifies emerging means-end behavior?

Visual capacities:

Myelination and _____ are the brain changes that program humans' unfolding skills.

Face perception studies suggest that from birth,humans are "prewired" to look at:

Piaget believed language signified all of the following EXCEPT:

By adulthood,human bodies have grown to about _____ times their newborn size.

Giving babies a lot of love (according to some animal findings)may buffer people from stress as adults.

To provide the right person-environment fit when babies begin to get mobile,parents should ensure safety by _____ the home.

As babies get older,they lose the:

During Piaget's_____ phase of sensorimotor development,1-year-olds use tertiary circular reactions to actively experiment with objects.

The capacity to engage in deferred imitation reflects a child's _____ capacities.

Babies who share a parents' bed are:

The _____ lobe is the last region of the brain to develop.

A baby's brain is especially plastic because of excessive:

Joshua,at 4 months,is just beginning to move around.During the next few months Joshua will:

Which is NOT a sign that a baby is developing object permanence?

When a one-year-old child engages in "little scientist" behaviors,or enters the "getting into everything" stage,the child is engaging in what Jean Piaget called _____ reactions.

Automatic activities NOT programmed by the cortex are called:

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Exam 3: Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Marisa asks,"How can I best get my 8-month-old baby to sleep well?" Her doctor should

Which example BEST exemplifies emerging means-end behavior?

Visual capacities:

Myelination and _____ are the brain changes that program humans' unfolding skills.

Face perception studies suggest that from birth,humans are "prewired" to look at:

Piaget believed language signified all of the following EXCEPT:

By adulthood,human bodies have grown to about _____ times their newborn size.

Giving babies a lot of love (according to some animal findings)may buffer people from stress as adults.

To provide the right person-environment fit when babies begin to get mobile,parents should ensure safety by _____ the home.

As babies get older,they lose the:

During Piaget's_____ phase of sensorimotor development,1-year-olds use tertiary circular reactions to actively experiment with objects.

The capacity to engage in deferred imitation reflects a child's _____ capacities.

Babies who share a parents' bed are:

The _____ lobe is the last region of the brain to develop.

A baby's brain is especially plastic because of excessive:

Joshua,at 4 months,is just beginning to move around.During the next few months Joshua will:

Which is NOT a sign that a baby is developing object permanence?

When a one-year-old child engages in "little scientist" behaviors,or enters the "getting into everything" stage,the child is engaging in what Jean Piaget called _____ reactions.

Automatic activities NOT programmed by the cortex are called:

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Physical and Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

Filters