Exam 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Jacob believes that we directly perceive information that exists in the world around us and that perception is designed for action. He is most likely holding a(n) _____ perspective.

Jasmine is fascinated by the jingling of a ring of keys her mother has. When her mother drops the keys on the table behind Jasmine, the infant starts to cry and moves her hands in protest. This shows that Jasmine has not developed an understanding of:

This is a special way that children and adults speak to babies, characterized by language spoken in a higher pitch than normal, the use of simple words, and the use of simple sentences.

A recent study revealed that children who had done most of their sleeping at night during infancy had higher executive function at age four. Researchers hypothesized that this happened due to:

Piaget's concept of grouping isolated behaviors into a higher-order system is called:

Nutritionists recommend that infants consume approximately _____ per day for each pound they weigh, which is more than _______ an adult's requirement per pound.

The view of development that sees motor skills developing as a solution to an infant's problems is known as the:

Mandy sees a little girl in the grocery store throwing a screaming tantrum to get a toy. The next week at the mall, Mandy begins screaming and crying to get some candy. Mandy is showing:

Benji starts calling his father "Dad," but he also calls all men that he sees "dad." According to Piaget, this error is due to:

Juno is riding a bike. This activity requires Juno to use her memories of skills and routine procedures that are performed automatically, referred to as her _____ memory.

The understanding that objects and events continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched is called:

The focusing of mental resources on select information is called:

The theorists who actively promoted the ecological view of perceptual development in infancy are:

Distinguish between explicit memory and implicit memory, and give an example of each.

The fiber that carries signals away from the neuron's cell body is called a(n):

In which of the following circumstances should the mother NOT breast feed her baby?

Define receptive vocabulary and spoken vocabulary. What is the relationship between the two?

Although the age ranges vary, which of the following is an accurate list of average ages these milestones develop, with the earliest listed first, next, and last?

Martin has learned how to make words plural. Sometimes he says things incorrectly, like "gooses" instead of "geese," but he clearly understands the language rule. Chomsky would say it is Martin's _____ that helped him accomplish that skill.

According to Zamuner, Fais, and Werker, infants use _____ information, such as the co-occurrence patterns of phonemes and syllables, to begin to segment the continuous stream of speech they encounter.