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

Tavon is eating something, and he puts some of it on his fingertip and puts it to the lips of his 2-week old son, Tray. Tray responds by licking his lips, sucking on Tavon's fingertip vigorously, and smiling. It is most likely that Tavon gave Tray something ____ to taste.

Dennis is sitting on a train and is looking at the mountains in the distance. He suddenly becomes aware that the trees and signs that are very close to the tracks look as if they are moving by far more rapidly than the mountains that are several miles away. Those mountains look as if they are just crawling by. Dennis is currently using ____ to determine the distance of what he is seeing.

Most one-year-old children have already developed a theory of mind.

Barbara is preparing a cup of coffee in her kitchen, when she hears her newborn daughter crying from the other room. The cry is marked by a sudden long burst of noise, followed by a long pause and gasping. Barbara's daughter is making the ____ cry.

What is an example of intersensory redundancy?

Which of the following individuals has the lowest risk of dying from SIDS?

Jason is looking around the living room for his car keys and says out loud, "Where are my keys?" His one-year old son, Eli, is sitting in his high-chair eating graham crackers, and watching Jason struggle to find the keys. Which of the following statements BEST describes Eli's perception of this search?

In order to assess the physical health of a newborn baby, an obstetrician would assign ratings according to the ____ scale. If the baby receives a score of 7 or higher, (s)he is considered to be in good physical condition.

Recent advances in the synthesis of artificial formula have resulted in experts agreeing that breastfeeding and bottle-feeding a baby are equally beneficially to the child.

Transmit is to receive as

When young Melvin's mother hands him to a friend of hers, he looks up, smiles, and offers no real objection to being held by a stranger. Melvin's mother often brags that, "he is such a good, easy baby." According to your textbook, Melvin's mother is making an observation about his ____.

With regard to handedness, which of the following statements is the MOST accurate?

The most basic unit in the brain and nervous system of a human being is the

A nursing one-month-old infant may grasp crudely at his mother's breast while feeding. That same child at the age of one year will probably easily hold a bottle or cup, placing it to his lips, and then putting it down when he is done. This change in ability to use the hands and fingers demonstrates advances in

The symptoms of autism spectrum disorders usually emerge by which age?

Caleb is four months old. If he is like others his age, when he grasps a rattle, he will grasp it with

All EXCEPT which of the following can be used to demonstrate the existence of a self-concept in children?

By the age of 24 months, most children can climb steps, walk backward, and kick a ball.

Distinguishing and mastering different motions is to ____ as linking individual motions into a coherent, coordinated whole is to ____.

Which of the following is an example of intersensory redundancy?