Question 1

All are true of the "getting into everything" activities of 1-year-olds EXCEPT that:

Accepted Answer

A) these activities are called "little scientist" behaviors. 
B) this behavior is a tertiary circular reaction. 
C) these activities occur only when children are reinforced by adults. 
D) this behavior is normal. 
A) these activities are called "little scientist" behaviors. 
B) this behavior is a tertiary circular reaction. 
C) these activities occur only when children are reinforced by adults. 
D) this behavior is normal.

Question 2

Outline the milestones in the progression of speaking in infancy;then explain why both Chomsky (or the nature-oriented position)and the environmentalists (or nurture advocates)are both correct in describing language development.

Accepted Answer

Language development progression: cooing

Question 3

Generalizing from the research,which one-year-old may be visually wired to be MOST prejudiced as an adult?

Accepted Answer

A) Ramon,who lives in New York City 
B) Sara,who lives in an eastern European orphanage 
C) Sonya,who was adopted from an eastern European orphanage at 3 months of age 
D) It is impossible to make predictions because vision has no relationship to ethnic preferences. 
A) Ramon,who lives in New York City 
B) Sara,who lives in an eastern European orphanage 
C) Sonya,who was adopted from an eastern European orphanage at 3 months of age 
D) It is impossible to make predictions because vision has no relationship to ethnic preferences.

Question 4

Nuri and Sandra are young infants.Nuri's parents are committed behaviorists.Sandra's parents are firm advocates of John Bowlby's and Erik Erikson's ideas.Compare the sleeping strategies each set of parents will use and discuss whether there is a time when a particular approach might work best.

Accepted Answer

Nuri's parents would not want to reinfor

Question 5

A young baby who cries excessively has _____.

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The answer of A young baby who cries excessively has...

Question 6

Which family is LEAST likely to co-sleep?

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A) Anna and Yuri,who subscribe to Erikson's ideas 
B) Yuto and Rong,who live in Japan 
C) Pilar and Richard,who think babies should learn self-reliance at an early age 
D) Joseph and Hilary,who want to do the opposite of what their middle-class European American parents did with regard to sharing a bed with children 
A) Anna and Yuri,who subscribe to Erikson's ideas 
B) Yuto and Rong,who live in Japan 
C) Pilar and Richard,who think babies should learn self-reliance at an early age 
D) Joseph and Hilary,who want to do the opposite of what their middle-class European American parents did with regard to sharing a bed with children

Question 7

All are major U.S.programs preventing stunting and severe food insecurity during early childhood EXCEPT:

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A) food drives by religious institutions. 
B) food stamps. 
C) government stipends helping low-income women with young children pay for nutritious foods (the WIC program). 
D) government meal reimbursement to day-care centers. 
A) food drives by religious institutions. 
B) food stamps. 
C) government stipends helping low-income women with young children pay for nutritious foods (the WIC program). 
D) government meal reimbursement to day-care centers.

Question 8

If a psychology professor is explaining the difference between primary and secondary circular reactions,which statement should he make?

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A) "Primary circular reactions are more important than secondary circular reactions." 
B) "Primary circular reactions become secondary circular reactions when they persist." 
C) "Primary circular reactions show more advanced development than secondary circular reactions." 
D) "Primary circular reactions are centered only on the baby's body,whereas secondary circular reactions revolve around objects in the external world." 
A) "Primary circular reactions are more important than secondary circular reactions." 
B) "Primary circular reactions become secondary circular reactions when they persist." 
C) "Primary circular reactions show more advanced development than secondary circular reactions." 
D) "Primary circular reactions are centered only on the baby's body,whereas secondary circular reactions revolve around objects in the external world."

Question 9

Fatma's 1-year-old daughter still hasn't begun to walk.The BEST conclusion is that this:

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A) is normal. 
B) is a sign of a developmental problem. 
C) is a sign the child won't do well in school. 
D) means the child will probably be a late talker. 
A) is normal. 
B) is a sign of a developmental problem. 
C) is a sign the child won't do well in school. 
D) means the child will probably be a late talker.

Question 10

To argue that the brain is plastic,José should mention all of these points EXCEPT:

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A) "Among people who are blind from birth,the neurons programmed for vision are taken over to enhance touch." 
B) "Among babies who have a stroke in the language areas of the brain,with intense verbal stimulation,language can develop normally." 
C) "Synaptogenesis occurs throughout life,so people can keep learning new things at every age." 
D) "The myelin sheath keeps growing until very late in life." 
A) "Among people who are blind from birth,the neurons programmed for vision are taken over to enhance touch." 
B) "Among babies who have a stroke in the language areas of the brain,with intense verbal stimulation,language can develop normally." 
C) "Synaptogenesis occurs throughout life,so people can keep learning new things at every age." 
D) "The myelin sheath keeps growing until very late in life."

Question 11

Shara's parents are fascinated with Piaget's concepts of object permanence and means-end behavior.Give Shara's mom and dad two signs suggesting their daughter is attaining each of these milestones.

Accepted Answer

Possible signs of object permanence: loo

Question 12

_____,making connections between dendrites,and _____,a fatty layer around axons,are the neural changes that program development.

Accepted Answer

A) Myelination;synaptogenesis 
B) Synaptogenesis;myelination 
C) Dendritization;axonization 
D) Cortexization;cerebralization 
A) Myelination;synaptogenesis 
B) Synaptogenesis;myelination 
C) Dendritization;axonization 
D) Cortexization;cerebralization

Question 13

Infant-directed speech (IDS)has:

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A) elongated vowels. 
B) long words. 
C) sharpened consonants. 
D) low pitch. 
A) elongated vowels. 
B) long words. 
C) sharpened consonants. 
D) low pitch.

Question 14

During their first year of life,babies learn not to distinguish between the faces of different _____ groups.

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The answer of During their first year of life,babies learn...

Question 15

What statement would a developmentalist who believes in the social-interactionist perspective on language make?

Accepted Answer

A) "Language is programmed into the human genetic code." 
B) "We learn to speak by getting reinforced for saying specific words." 
C) "The impulse to communicate with our fellow human beings is a basic human need." 
D) "Language begins when we learn that a symbol can stand for something else." 
A) "Language is programmed into the human genetic code." 
B) "We learn to speak by getting reinforced for saying specific words." 
C) "The impulse to communicate with our fellow human beings is a basic human need." 
D) "Language begins when we learn that a symbol can stand for something else."

Question 16

Tao puts an object under a cover and her baby delightedly finds it a few times.Then she puts it under another cover and her baby looks in the first hiding place.This is:

Accepted Answer

A) a sign of a psychological problem. 
B) normal when babies are under 3 months old;it's called the A-not-B error. 
C) normal as babies approach age 1;it's called the A-not-B error. 
D) normal until children are 3 years old;it's called object permanence. 
A) a sign of a psychological problem. 
B) normal when babies are under 3 months old;it's called the A-not-B error. 
C) normal as babies approach age 1;it's called the A-not-B error. 
D) normal until children are 3 years old;it's called object permanence.

Question 17

According to Piaget,babies learn about the world through _____,or habits that are continually repeated.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Piaget,babies learn about the world...

Question 18

By their first birthday,babies' vision is:

Accepted Answer

A) superior to that of adults. 
B) the same as that of adults. 
C) as good as it was at birth. 
D) very poor compared to that of adults. 
A) superior to that of adults. 
B) the same as that of adults. 
C) as good as it was at birth. 
D) very poor compared to that of adults.

Question 19

Which social policy effort is LEAST likely to improve the health of babies?

Accepted Answer

A) teaching developing world families that a healthy looking baby may still be malnourished 
B) making formula free to every U.S.mom 
C) educating people in the United States that it's fine to breast-feed in public 
D) mandating extended maternity leave,so new mothers can breast-feed their infants for a reasonable amount of time before returning to work 
A) teaching developing world families that a healthy looking baby may still be malnourished 
B) making formula free to every U.S.mom 
C) educating people in the United States that it's fine to breast-feed in public 
D) mandating extended maternity leave,so new mothers can breast-feed their infants for a reasonable amount of time before returning to work

Question 20

Co-sleeping:

Accepted Answer

A) makes children less independent and mature. 
B) may increase the likelihood of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). 
C) disrupts parents' sleep. 
D) makes children less self-reliant. 
A) makes children less independent and mature. 
B) may increase the likelihood of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). 
C) disrupts parents' sleep. 
D) makes children less self-reliant.

All are true of the "getting into everything" activities of 1-year-olds EXCEPT that:

Outline the milestones in the progression of speaking in infancy;then explain why both Chomsky (or the nature-oriented position)and the environmentalists (or nurture advocates)are both correct in describing language development.

Generalizing from the research,which one-year-old may be visually wired to be MOST prejudiced as an adult?

Nuri and Sandra are young infants.Nuri's parents are committed behaviorists.Sandra's parents are firm advocates of John Bowlby's and Erik Erikson's ideas.Compare the sleeping strategies each set of parents will use and discuss whether there is a time when a particular approach might work best.

A young baby who cries excessively has _____.

Which family is LEAST likely to co-sleep?

All are major U.S.programs preventing stunting and severe food insecurity during early childhood EXCEPT:

If a psychology professor is explaining the difference between primary and secondary circular reactions,which statement should he make?

Fatma's 1-year-old daughter still hasn't begun to walk.The BEST conclusion is that this:

To argue that the brain is plastic,José should mention all of these points EXCEPT:

Shara's parents are fascinated with Piaget's concepts of object permanence and means-end behavior.Give Shara's mom and dad two signs suggesting their daughter is attaining each of these milestones.

_,making connections between dendrites,and _,a fatty layer around axons,are the neural changes that program development.

Infant-directed speech (IDS)has:

During their first year of life,babies learn not to distinguish between the faces of different _____ groups.

What statement would a developmentalist who believes in the social-interactionist perspective on language make?

Tao puts an object under a cover and her baby delightedly finds it a few times.Then she puts it under another cover and her baby looks in the first hiding place.This is:

According to Piaget,babies learn about the world through _____,or habits that are continually repeated.

By their first birthday,babies' vision is:

Which social policy effort is LEAST likely to improve the health of babies?

Co-sleeping:

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

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Exam 3: Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

All are true of the "getting into everything" activities of 1-year-olds EXCEPT that:

Outline the milestones in the progression of speaking in infancy;then explain why both Chomsky (or the nature-oriented position)and the environmentalists (or nurture advocates)are both correct in describing language development.

Generalizing from the research,which one-year-old may be visually wired to be MOST prejudiced as an adult?

Nuri and Sandra are young infants.Nuri's parents are committed behaviorists.Sandra's parents are firm advocates of John Bowlby's and Erik Erikson's ideas.Compare the sleeping strategies each set of parents will use and discuss whether there is a time when a particular approach might work best.

A young baby who cries excessively has _____.

Which family is LEAST likely to co-sleep?

All are major U.S.programs preventing stunting and severe food insecurity during early childhood EXCEPT:

If a psychology professor is explaining the difference between primary and secondary circular reactions,which statement should he make?

Fatma's 1-year-old daughter still hasn't begun to walk.The BEST conclusion is that this:

To argue that the brain is plastic,José should mention all of these points EXCEPT:

Shara's parents are fascinated with Piaget's concepts of object permanence and means-end behavior.Give Shara's mom and dad two signs suggesting their daughter is attaining each of these milestones.

_____,making connections between dendrites,and _____,a fatty layer around axons,are the neural changes that program development.

Infant-directed speech (IDS)has:

During their first year of life,babies learn not to distinguish between the faces of different _____ groups.

What statement would a developmentalist who believes in the social-interactionist perspective on language make?

Tao puts an object under a cover and her baby delightedly finds it a few times.Then she puts it under another cover and her baby looks in the first hiding place.This is:

According to Piaget,babies learn about the world through _____,or habits that are continually repeated.

By their first birthday,babies' vision is:

Which social policy effort is LEAST likely to improve the health of babies?

Co-sleeping:

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

_,making connections between dendrites,and _,a fatty layer around axons,are the neural changes that program development.