Exam 3: Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.

____ is the process by which the brain receives, selects, modifies, and organizes incoming nerve impulses that are the result of physical stimulation.

Approximately ____ of American households have difficulty at some point in providing adequate food for all family members

Contrast the concepts of integration and differentiation, and comment on how both are used as a child learns how to walk.

Which of the following provides some evidence that there is, in fact, a genetic component to handedness?

Jeffrey is a three-year-old who is beginning to make connections between people's thoughts, intentions, and behaviors. According to Wellman (2002), Jeffrey is developing

If you are checking on a sleeping infant with another person and you want to say something to them without waking up the child, which type of voice would be the worst choice to speak in?

Describe two kinetic cues and two pictorial cues that are used in depth perception.

Wendell 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?

Some researchers have suggested that a phenomenon called "mindblindness" underlies the autism spectrum disorders.

Modern industrial cultures tend to favor people who are _______________-handed, as you may see from the way simple objects and machines are often designed.

Compare the Apgar and NBAS assessments of newborns. In what situations would each be most beneficial?

A child's awareness of his or her own existence is usually well-established by the age of _______________ years.

What part of a neuron contains the material necessary to keep it alive?

According to the theory of Mary Rothbart, a child's temperament includes three different contributing dimensions. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A waning of newborn reflexes may be partially responsible for the fact that _______________ is most likely to occur between the ages of 2 and 4 months.

Describe at least five reflexes that should be seen in a newborn. While each reflex may serve its own essential function, what is the general use/purpose of reflexes in a newborn?​

The NBAS assesses the functions of children using 28 behavioral items and 18 reflexive tests that are combined into four systems. Which of the following is not one of those systems?

Some researchers have coined the term _______________ to refer to the fact that many children with autism spectrum disorder seem to lack a theory of mind.

Intersensory _______________ is the theory that an infant's sensory systems are attuned to information that is presented simultaneously to different sensory modes.

A(n) ____ refers to an unlearned response that is triggered by a specific stimulation.