Question 1

Rosie took her daughter in for a checkup. The nurse said her daughter is right on schedule for a ______, because she has doubled her birth weight.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-month-old 
B)  one-year-old 
C)  four-month-old 
D)  eight-month-old 
A)  one-month-old 
B)  one-year-old 
C)  four-month-old 
D)  eight-month-old

Question 2

Lucy wants her son, Kyle, to have the best environment to help him reach his full potential. According to those who study early experiences and the brain, Lucy should:

Accepted Answer

A)  expose him to a variety of stimuli. 
B)  keep him quiet while his neurons are developing. 
C)  expose him only to his family and culture. 
D)  provide interesting music but keep him as physically still as possible. 
A)  expose him to a variety of stimuli. 
B)  keep him quiet while his neurons are developing. 
C)  expose him only to his family and culture. 
D)  provide interesting music but keep him as physically still as possible.

Question 3

Describe some of the hypotheses as to why infants spend so much time in REM sleep.

Accepted Answer

REM sleep may provide infants

Question 4

The sensorimotor stage of development lasts from birth until about:

Accepted Answer

A)  six months of age. 
B)  eight months of age. 
C)  one year of age. 
D)  two years of age. 
A)  six months of age. 
B)  eight months of age. 
C)  one year of age. 
D)  two years of age.

Question 5

In the visual cliff experiment by Eleanor Gibson and Richard Walk, most 6- to 12-month-old babies encouraged to crawl onto the deep side of the visual cliff would:

Accepted Answer

A)  crawl onto the cliff side. 
B)  not crawl onto the cliff side. 
C)  crawl onto the cliff side only when their mothers called them. 
D)  not crawl onto the cliff side but showed significant increases in heart rate, indicating anxiety about the situation. 
A)  crawl onto the cliff side. 
B)  not crawl onto the cliff side. 
C)  crawl onto the cliff side only when their mothers called them. 
D)  not crawl onto the cliff side but showed significant increases in heart rate, indicating anxiety about the situation.

Question 6

List three benefits of breast feeding for the child.

Accepted Answer

Some of the benefits that a child gains

Question 7

If we were concerned with speed of electronic signals, which of the following would help information travel faster?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perception 
B)  Lateralization 
C)  Myelination 
D)  Habituation 
A)  Perception 
B)  Lateralization 
C)  Myelination 
D)  Habituation

Question 8

All of the following are elements of a rich verbal environment EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  watching television with your child. 
B)  reading to your child. 
C)  paying attention to your child. 
D)  labeling things in your child's environment. 
A)  watching television with your child. 
B)  reading to your child. 
C)  paying attention to your child. 
D)  labeling things in your child's environment.

Question 9

Regarding views of perceptual development in infants, the position that perception is direct and evolved over time to allow the detection of size and shape constancy, a three-dimensional world, and intermodal perception early in infancy is a _____ view.

Accepted Answer

A)  nativist 
B)  empiricist 
C)  experientialist 
D)  experimentalist 
A)  nativist 
B)  empiricist 
C)  experientialist 
D)  experimentalist

Question 10

_____ perception involves integrating information from two or more sensory modalities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Extramodal 
B)  Intermodal 
C)  Intramodal 
D)  Multimodal 
A)  Extramodal 
B)  Intermodal 
C)  Intramodal 
D)  Multimodal

Question 11

In considering the big issue of whether nature or nurture plays the more important role in infant development, Elizabeth Spelke endorses a _____ approach, which states that infants are born with domain-specific innate knowledge systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  core knowledge 
B)  domain knowledge 
C)  learned domain 
D)  nurture 
A)  core knowledge 
B)  domain knowledge 
C)  learned domain 
D)  nurture

Question 12

Which sequence best describes the way neurons pass along messages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Synapses, nucleus, neurotransmitters, dendrites, axon 
B)  Neurotransmitters, myelin sheath, nucleus, dendrites 
C)  Terminal buttons, dendrites, axon, synapses, neurotransmitters 
D)  Axon, terminal buttons, synapses, neurotransmitters, dendrites 
A)  Synapses, nucleus, neurotransmitters, dendrites, axon 
B)  Neurotransmitters, myelin sheath, nucleus, dendrites 
C)  Terminal buttons, dendrites, axon, synapses, neurotransmitters 
D)  Axon, terminal buttons, synapses, neurotransmitters, dendrites

Question 13

Which of the following statements about infants and REM sleep is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  When infants are three months old, the amount of time they spend in REM sleep begins to increase. 
B)  Most infants spend about 70% of their sleeping time in REM sleep. 
C)  REM sleep might promote the brain's development in infancy. 
D)  Older adults are the only group that spends more time in REM sleep than infants. 
A)  When infants are three months old, the amount of time they spend in REM sleep begins to increase. 
B)  Most infants spend about 70% of their sleeping time in REM sleep. 
C)  REM sleep might promote the brain's development in infancy. 
D)  Older adults are the only group that spends more time in REM sleep than infants.

Question 14

Claire had a stroke and has suffered brain damage. Unfortunately when she tries to communicate, her words do not make sense. She also seems to be confused when other people try to talk with her. Claire has damage to her:

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's area. 
B)  Wernicke's area. 
C)  SMA area. 
D)  Morton's area. 
A)  Broca's area. 
B)  Wernicke's area. 
C)  SMA area. 
D)  Morton's area.

Question 15

Explain the reasoning behind the use of habituation as a way to determine if infants can discriminate between stimuli, and create an example demonstrating the process.

Accepted Answer

When repeatedly exposed to a stimulus, a

Question 16

Leonard's daughter, at five months old, is able to sit independently without leaning on anything. She is:

Accepted Answer

A)  severely behind the average age range. 
B)  behind the average age range, but only slightly. 
C)  within the average age range. 
D)  ahead of the average age range. 
A)  severely behind the average age range. 
B)  behind the average age range, but only slightly. 
C)  within the average age range. 
D)  ahead of the average age range.

Question 17

Regarding views of perception, those who emphasize learning and experience as the way to understand infant perceptual development are called _____, whereas those who emphasize innate or inborn abilities to guide perceptual development are called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  nativists; empiricists 
B)  empiricists; nativists 
C)  experientialists; experimentalists 
D)  experimentalists; experientialists 
A)  nativists; empiricists 
B)  empiricists; nativists 
C)  experientialists; experimentalists 
D)  experimentalists; experientialists

Question 18

Jean Piaget believed that children:

Accepted Answer

A)  actively construct their own cognitive world. 
B)  passively react to their environments. 
C)  absorb their knowledge from the environment. 
D)  gain their view of the world from their parents. 
A)  actively construct their own cognitive world. 
B)  passively react to their environments. 
C)  absorb their knowledge from the environment. 
D)  gain their view of the world from their parents.

Question 19

Parents can expect their newborn infant to sleep through the night starting at

Accepted Answer

A)  two months. 
B)  four months. 
C)  six months. 
D)  eight months. 
A)  two months. 
B)  four months. 
C)  six months. 
D)  eight months.

Question 20

As he is rolling his truck up and down the sides of the couch, Nezzy points to his truck and says, "My truck." His father responds with, "What's the truck doing?" This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  echoing. 
B)  recasting. 
C)  infant-directed speech. 
D)  morphology. 
A)  echoing. 
B)  recasting. 
C)  infant-directed speech. 
D)  morphology.

Rosie took her daughter in for a checkup. The nurse said her daughter is right on schedule for a ______, because she has doubled her birth weight.

Lucy wants her son, Kyle, to have the best environment to help him reach his full potential. According to those who study early experiences and the brain, Lucy should:

Describe some of the hypotheses as to why infants spend so much time in REM sleep.

The sensorimotor stage of development lasts from birth until about:

In the visual cliff experiment by Eleanor Gibson and Richard Walk, most 6- to 12-month-old babies encouraged to crawl onto the deep side of the visual cliff would:

List three benefits of breast feeding for the child.

If we were concerned with speed of electronic signals, which of the following would help information travel faster?

All of the following are elements of a rich verbal environment EXCEPT:

Regarding views of perceptual development in infants, the position that perception is direct and evolved over time to allow the detection of size and shape constancy, a three-dimensional world, and intermodal perception early in infancy is a _____ view.

_____ perception involves integrating information from two or more sensory modalities.

In considering the big issue of whether nature or nurture plays the more important role in infant development, Elizabeth Spelke endorses a _____ approach, which states that infants are born with domain-specific innate knowledge systems.

Which sequence best describes the way neurons pass along messages?

Which of the following statements about infants and REM sleep is TRUE?

Claire had a stroke and has suffered brain damage. Unfortunately when she tries to communicate, her words do not make sense. She also seems to be confused when other people try to talk with her. Claire has damage to her:

Explain the reasoning behind the use of habituation as a way to determine if infants can discriminate between stimuli, and create an example demonstrating the process.

Leonard's daughter, at five months old, is able to sit independently without leaning on anything. She is:

Regarding views of perception, those who emphasize learning and experience as the way to understand infant perceptual development are called _, whereas those who emphasize innate or inborn abilities to guide perceptual development are called _.

Jean Piaget believed that children:

Parents can expect their newborn infant to sleep through the night starting at

As he is rolling his truck up and down the sides of the couch, Nezzy points to his truck and says, "My truck." His father responds with, "What's the truck doing?" This is an example of:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

Filters

Exam 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Rosie took her daughter in for a checkup. The nurse said her daughter is right on schedule for a ______, because she has doubled her birth weight.

Lucy wants her son, Kyle, to have the best environment to help him reach his full potential. According to those who study early experiences and the brain, Lucy should:

Describe some of the hypotheses as to why infants spend so much time in REM sleep.

The sensorimotor stage of development lasts from birth until about:

In the visual cliff experiment by Eleanor Gibson and Richard Walk, most 6- to 12-month-old babies encouraged to crawl onto the deep side of the visual cliff would:

List three benefits of breast feeding for the child.

If we were concerned with speed of electronic signals, which of the following would help information travel faster?

All of the following are elements of a rich verbal environment EXCEPT:

Regarding views of perceptual development in infants, the position that perception is direct and evolved over time to allow the detection of size and shape constancy, a three-dimensional world, and intermodal perception early in infancy is a _____ view.

_____ perception involves integrating information from two or more sensory modalities.

In considering the big issue of whether nature or nurture plays the more important role in infant development, Elizabeth Spelke endorses a _____ approach, which states that infants are born with domain-specific innate knowledge systems.

Which sequence best describes the way neurons pass along messages?

Which of the following statements about infants and REM sleep is TRUE?

Claire had a stroke and has suffered brain damage. Unfortunately when she tries to communicate, her words do not make sense. She also seems to be confused when other people try to talk with her. Claire has damage to her:

Explain the reasoning behind the use of habituation as a way to determine if infants can discriminate between stimuli, and create an example demonstrating the process.

Leonard's daughter, at five months old, is able to sit independently without leaning on anything. She is:

Regarding views of perception, those who emphasize learning and experience as the way to understand infant perceptual development are called _____, whereas those who emphasize innate or inborn abilities to guide perceptual development are called _____.

Jean Piaget believed that children:

Parents can expect their newborn infant to sleep through the night starting at

As he is rolling his truck up and down the sides of the couch, Nezzy points to his truck and says, "My truck." His father responds with, "What's the truck doing?" This is an example of:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

Filters

Regarding views of perception, those who emphasize learning and experience as the way to understand infant perceptual development are called _, whereas those who emphasize innate or inborn abilities to guide perceptual development are called _.