Question 1

Researchers generally agree about all of the following except

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A) there are dedicated and complex areas of the brain for processing faces. 
B) the processing of faces is an evolutionarily old ability. 
C) the processing of faces develops as a result of experience in infancy and childhood. 
D) the processing of faces is ability unique to humans. 
A) there are dedicated and complex areas of the brain for processing faces. 
B) the processing of faces is an evolutionarily old ability. 
C) the processing of faces develops as a result of experience in infancy and childhood. 
D) the processing of faces is ability unique to humans.

Question 2

The younger infants are, the more likely they are

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A) to fully remember their experiences.b to remember their experiences in bits and pieces. 
B) to forget their experiences permanently. 
C) to forget their experiences throughout childhood but remember them as adults. 
A) to fully remember their experiences.b to remember their experiences in bits and pieces. 
B) to forget their experiences permanently. 
C) to forget their experiences throughout childhood but remember them as adults.

Question 3

In a study in which pregnant women read a story to their unborn babies, newborns changed their rate of sucking on a pacifier in which of the following scenarios?

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A) when their mothers read them a new story 
B) when a woman other than their mother read them a new story 
C) when their fathers read them the same story 
D) when a woman other than their mother read them the same story 
A) when their mothers read them a new story 
B) when a woman other than their mother read them a new story 
C) when their fathers read them the same story 
D) when a woman other than their mother read them the same story

Question 4

Infants are born with their eyes closed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following findings suggests that young infants develop an early understanding of quantitative relations?

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A) Infants crawled to boxes that had the greatest number of crackers in them. 
B) Infants pointed at arrays that had a greater number of dots. 
C) Infants looked longer at impossible outcomes than at possible outcomes. 
D) Infants matched very low numerals with their corresponding amounts. 
A) Infants crawled to boxes that had the greatest number of crackers in them. 
B) Infants pointed at arrays that had a greater number of dots. 
C) Infants looked longer at impossible outcomes than at possible outcomes. 
D) Infants matched very low numerals with their corresponding amounts.

Question 6

At the same time that infants are losing their abilities to discriminate among foreign phonemes, they are able to

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A) make great progress in pronouncing phonemes in their native language. 
B) distinguish phonemes that are spoken with an increasing lower pitch. 
C) maintain a full range of speech flexibility to allow them to learn other languages later. 
D) make increasingly fine discriminations among the phonemes in their mother tongue. 
A) make great progress in pronouncing phonemes in their native language. 
B) distinguish phonemes that are spoken with an increasing lower pitch. 
C) maintain a full range of speech flexibility to allow them to learn other languages later. 
D) make increasingly fine discriminations among the phonemes in their mother tongue.

Question 7

One of the central tenets of modern psychology is that theories about psychological development must be consistent with what we know about

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A) neurological development. 
B) biological development. 
C) hormonal development. 
D) social development 
A) neurological development. 
B) biological development. 
C) hormonal development. 
D) social development

Question 8

All of the following are examples of neonatal imitation except

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A) tongue protrusion. 
B) tongue rolling. 
C) mouth opening. 
D) lip protrusion. 
A) tongue protrusion. 
B) tongue rolling. 
C) mouth opening. 
D) lip protrusion.

Question 9

Information associated with the movement of objects that a person watches is called

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A) stereoscopic cues. 
B) kinetic cues. 
C) monocular cues. 
D) spatial cues. 
A) stereoscopic cues. 
B) kinetic cues. 
C) monocular cues. 
D) spatial cues.

Question 10

Studies have reported neonatal imitation in infants as young as ___

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A) 2-3 days old. 
B) 1 week old. 
C) 2-3 weeks old. 
D) 1 month old. 
A) 2-3 days old. 
B) 1 week old. 
C) 2-3 weeks old. 
D) 1 month old.

Question 11

Infants come to organize their experiences in terms of the different kinds of things they see in a process called

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A) comparability and combinability. 
B) categorization. 
C) numerosity. 
D) core knowledge. 
A) comparability and combinability. 
B) categorization. 
C) numerosity. 
D) core knowledge.

Question 12

Which of the following is not a looking measure used to study infant perception and cognition?

Accepted Answer

A) visual preference 
B) facial expressions 
C) habituation/dishabitutation 
D) violation of expectation 
A) visual preference 
B) facial expressions 
C) habituation/dishabitutation 
D) violation of expectation

Question 13

Auditory perception begins

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A) prenatally. 
B) at birth. 
C) a few days after birth. 
D) a few weeks after birth. 
A) prenatally. 
B) at birth. 
C) a few days after birth. 
D) a few weeks after birth.

Question 14

A measure of infants' ability to copy behaviors that they witnessed some time earlier as an indication of memory is

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning. 
B) brain activation. 
C) respiration. 
D) deferred imitation. 
A) operant conditioning. 
B) brain activation. 
C) respiration. 
D) deferred imitation.

Question 15

At birth, infants have little focusing ability, called

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A) processing 
B) acclimation. 
C) accommodation. 
D) externality 
A) processing 
B) acclimation. 
C) accommodation. 
D) externality

Question 16

The most investigated but least developed of all the human senses at birth is

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A) touch. 
B) vision. 
C) hearing. 
D) taste. 
A) touch. 
B) vision. 
C) hearing. 
D) taste.

Question 17

In Baillargeon study of object permanence using the violation-of-expectation method, his subjects were

Accepted Answer

A) between 1.5 and 2.5 months old. 
B) between 3.5 and 4.5 months old. 
C) between 8 and 12 months old. 
D) between 12 and 18 months. 
A) between 1.5 and 2.5 months old. 
B) between 3.5 and 4.5 months old. 
C) between 8 and 12 months old. 
D) between 12 and 18 months.

Question 18

At about what age are adult-like auditory abilities achieved in humans?

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A) 3 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 6 years 
D) 10 years 
A) 3 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 6 years 
D) 10 years

Question 19

Which of the following is the best category prototype of a mammal?

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A) a dog 
B) a whale 
C) a platypus 
D) a zebra 
A) a dog 
B) a whale 
C) a platypus 
D) a zebra

Question 20

Mothers use music to

Accepted Answer

A) teach phonemes to their infants. 
B) familiarize infants with culture. 
C) regulate infants' behavior and mood. 
D) help develop infants' auditory perceptions. 
A) teach phonemes to their infants. 
B) familiarize infants with culture. 
C) regulate infants' behavior and mood. 
D) help develop infants' auditory perceptions.

Researchers generally agree about all of the following except

The younger infants are, the more likely they are

In a study in which pregnant women read a story to their unborn babies, newborns changed their rate of sucking on a pacifier in which of the following scenarios?

Infants are born with their eyes closed.

Which of the following findings suggests that young infants develop an early understanding of quantitative relations?

At the same time that infants are losing their abilities to discriminate among foreign phonemes, they are able to

One of the central tenets of modern psychology is that theories about psychological development must be consistent with what we know about

All of the following are examples of neonatal imitation except

Information associated with the movement of objects that a person watches is called

Studies have reported neonatal imitation in infants as young as ___

Infants come to organize their experiences in terms of the different kinds of things they see in a process called

Which of the following is not a looking measure used to study infant perception and cognition?

Auditory perception begins

A measure of infants' ability to copy behaviors that they witnessed some time earlier as an indication of memory is

At birth, infants have little focusing ability, called

The most investigated but least developed of all the human senses at birth is

In Baillargeon study of object permanence using the violation-of-expectation method, his subjects were

At about what age are adult-like auditory abilities achieved in humans?

Which of the following is the best category prototype of a mammal?

Mothers use music to

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The Symbolic Child: Piagets Theory and Beyond

Understanding Self and Others

Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

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Exam 5: What Do Infants Know and When and How Do They Know It

Researchers generally agree about all of the following except

The younger infants are, the more likely they are

In a study in which pregnant women read a story to their unborn babies, newborns changed their rate of sucking on a pacifier in which of the following scenarios?

Infants are born with their eyes closed.

Which of the following findings suggests that young infants develop an early understanding of quantitative relations?

At the same time that infants are losing their abilities to discriminate among foreign phonemes, they are able to

One of the central tenets of modern psychology is that theories about psychological development must be consistent with what we know about

All of the following are examples of neonatal imitation except

Information associated with the movement of objects that a person watches is called

Studies have reported neonatal imitation in infants as young as ___

Infants come to organize their experiences in terms of the different kinds of things they see in a process called

Which of the following is not a looking measure used to study infant perception and cognition?

Auditory perception begins

A measure of infants' ability to copy behaviors that they witnessed some time earlier as an indication of memory is

At birth, infants have little focusing ability, called

The most investigated but least developed of all the human senses at birth is

In Baillargeon study of object permanence using the violation-of-expectation method, his subjects were

At about what age are adult-like auditory abilities achieved in humans?

Which of the following is the best category prototype of a mammal?

Mothers use music to

Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development

Theories and Contexts of Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

Physical Development

The Symbolic Child: Piagets Theory and Beyond

Understanding Self and Others

Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

Language Development

Intelligence and School Achievement

Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development

Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care

The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization

Competing and Cooperating With Peers

The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity

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