Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Which statement about brain development is true?

In left-handed people, the __________.

The newborn's grasp reflex is first replaced by __________.

Which statement about intermodal perception is true?

Newborn Sam's __________ is nearer to its adult size than any other physical structure.

__________ is important for understanding the layout of the environment and for guiding motor activity.

Which statement is consistent with the proximodistal trend of body growth?

When animals reared from birth in physically and socially stimulating surroundings are compared with those reared in isolation, the brains of the stimulated animals __________.

Which learning experiences should Cheryl, a caregiver, use to promote experience-expectant brain growth?

Most 6- to 9-month-olds __________.

Which statement about cosleeping is true?

In the study of Romanian orphans adopted into British homes, children adopted __________ attained the highest mental test scores in childhood and adolescence.

For exploring the environment, humans depend on __________ more than any other sense.

One way of understanding perceptual development is to think of it as a built-in tendency to seek __________.

As early as 3 months, infants prefer and more easily discriminate among __________ faces than among __________ faces.

__________ fire identically when a primate hears or sees an action and when it carries out that action on its own.

Which of the following is true about the order in which motor skills develop?

Discuss the two growth patterns that describe the changes in body proportions as a child grows.

The specialization of the two hemispheres of the brain is known as __________.

During infancy, __________. These sex differences will __________ during adolescence.