Exam 3: A: Human Development

To investigate mother-infant relationships,which of the following researchers separated baby rhesus monkeys form their mothers at birth and replaced them with wire and terry cloth surrogates (substitutes)mothers?

The Moro reflex occurs when the

According to Jerome Kagan,most babies older than two years would prefer to look at

The physical growth and development of the body,brain,and nervous system is called

According to research by Collins and Gunnar,infants who were securely attached by the age of one year

Nature is to heredity as nurture is to

Sickle-cell anemia,hemophilia,muscular dystrophy,and cystic fibrosis are considered

Rats raised in environments that had cages decorated with colorful patterns and filled with platforms,ladders,and cubbyholes

Compared to an adult,the brain of a newborn baby has __________ synapses.

A newborn infant during the first weeks following birth is called a(n)

Proximodistal means from

You are a visual perception researcher who wants to determine which visual images infants of different ages prefer.The device you will most likely use is a device invented by Robert Fantz called the

Jeffery is 18 months old,and his mother has spent almost every waking moment of the last three weeks trying to toilet-train Jeffery.However,Jeffery has shown no improvement.Jeffery's mother should be told that toilet training as well as other milestones in development are governed by the

Both parents carry one recessive gene for sickle cell anemia,but they do not have sickle cell anemia themselves.What is the chance that their child could have sickle cell anemia?

Current guidelines suggest that toilet training goes most smoothly when begun between __________ months of age.

Fetal alcohol syndrome is characterized by

The development of self-awareness,attachment to parents and caregivers,and relationships with other children and adults is referred to as __________ development.

Growing infants influence their parents' behavior at the same time they are changed by it.This illustrates

Slow-to-warm-up children

Parents who view their children as having few rights but adult-like responsibilities are referred to as __________ parents.