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

If you want to make sure that your neurons can send neural messages at their very fastest speed, you would want to see that the neurons were surrounded by/wrapped in _______________.

Which of the following represents the correct path a neural impulse travels from start to finish of a neuron?

Lucille is being tested to determine her ability to distinguish what she thinks from what she sees. She is shown an adult reaching for a ball that is in a basket and not in a box, but then watches as the ball is removed from the basket while the adult is not looking. When the adult reaches for the ball again, Lucille expects the adult to reach into the basket. This awareness of the adult's beliefs about the location of the ball suggests the Lucille is at least ____ years of age.

The debate about the value of breast-feeding versus bottle feeding is one of the most critical issues for new parents to explore. According to your chapter, breast-feeding is the more beneficial choice for all but which of the following reasons?

In a visual cliff apparatus, what appears under the glass to provide visual information about depth to a child?

Conway is an angry, fearful, and shy infant and is not easily soothed. Conway would score high on Rothbart's ____ dimension of temperament.

At about the age of four, children begin to realize that a person's actions are often connected to the thoughts that he or she has. What kind of study is often used to determine when children grasp this concept?

Marcus wants to know whether or not his daughter, Rebekah, can perceive different distances and depths. He wants to fashion a simple experiment to make this conclusion. Based on the work of Gibson and Walk, what sort of contraption could he build to test Rebekah's depth perception?

____ cues are to motion as visual ____ is to an object filling more of one's retina

The _______________ appears when you stroke a child's foot and the toes fan outward.

Leonard is changing his four-month-old son's diaper, and afterwards he gets him into his pajamas. While easing the little guy's foot into the sleeper, he inadvertently strokes the boy's foot and is surprised to see the toes immediately fan out. He does it again to the other foot, and gets the same response. Leonard has accidently stumbled upon his son's ____ reflex.

UNICEF (2006) estimates that, worldwide, about one in ____ children under five years of age suffers from malnutrition.

Your textbook discusses three different types of cries that a baby can produce. Which of the following is not one of them?

Your authors note that the various components of a young child's self-concept typically share a common feature. What is it?

_______________ is accepted as the best way to make sure a baby gets adequate nutrition and proper antibodies.

Why is it that malnourished children are often quiet and express little interest in what goes on around them?

Which of the following really underlies the theme of intersensory redundancy?

Most infants seem to have a "sweet tooth."

With regard to the specialization of children's brains, which of the following is NOT a relevant principle?

Breathing, heart rate, muscle tone, presence of reflexes, and _______________ are all parts of an Apgar assessment.