Exam 3: Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

Infants

Stewart is a 10-year-old boy growing up in England, and Mpho is a 10-year-old boy growing up South Africa. What difference in handedness would you expect?

Co-sleeping tends to be more common in cultures that value interdependence.

Naledi, who has not seen her niece Winnie since she was born, is surprised to see the 12-month-old standing upright and taking a few steps. In view of this accomplishment, Naledi realises that Winnie is now considered a(n)

Infants are more likely to cross a bridge when it is wide and has a rigid handrail than when it is narrow and has a wobbly handrail. Which statement best explains this behaviour?

Waking activity means that a baby is awake, calm, and attentive.

Which phenomenon is the best argument against the notion that the organisation of the brain is predetermined genetically?

How would 12-month-old Sadie locomote?

Because Thembi is a typical nine-month-old, she is most likely to use

Infant crying is typically accompanied by agitated and uncoordinated movement.

During an experiment, you record the brain activity of a child using an EEG. As a result of reading your text, you would predict that the left hemisphere would exhibit the most electrical activity when the child is

If you were going to check for the Babinski reflex in a newborn, which part of the newborn's body would you be observing?

Who is at greatest risk of falling victim to sudden infant death syndrome?

About how old will an infant be when it can perceive the same colours adults perceive?

A friend hears that you are in a developmental psychology course and asks you how long his newborn daughter is supposed to sleep. Being a very bright student, you would give the correct answer of

The neural plate develops into the brain and spinal cord.

Newborn crying typically involves

Junior slips his little finger into the hand of his newborn infant, who immediately grasps onto it. The infant is exhibiting the ____ reflex.

Wandi can tell that the trees on the mountain are very far away, because rather than being able to see individual trees and the spaces between them, he just perceives a big green patch. Which depth cue best describes this?

If Sister Mokoena indicates that the procedure that is about to be performed on infant Abdul involves the use of metal electrodes, you would expect that the procedure is a(n)