Exam 3: Prenatal Development and Birth

A reflex that occurs in response to a sudden,intense noise or movement.The newborn arches her/his back,throws back her/his head,and flings out her/his arms and legs.Then the newborn rapidly closes her/his arms and legs to the center of the body.

Little Nisha points to a ball and says,"Dat ball." Her father responds with,"What color is the ball?" This is an example of

When you integrate information from two or more sensory modes,you experience

According to Jean Piaget,this is the fourth substage of sensorimotor thought.This substage is apparent in children between about 8 months and 12 months of age.Actions become more outwardly directed,and infants coordinate schemes and act with intentionality.

The "visual cliff" is used to measure

Long vowel sounds (e.g.,oooh,aaaah)that babies make at about 1 to 2 months of age.They are usually gurgling sounds that are made in the back of the throat and express pleasure.

The adult density of synapses in the prefrontal cortex is achieved at around __________ of age.

Jerome weighed in at 12 pounds when he was born.Compared to other newborns (in the United States),he is

There has been much controversy on the differential effects of breast-feeding and bottle-feeding.Recent research indicates that

Baby Jane,3 days old,is shown four drawings.One is a bright blue square,one is a white oval,one is a drawing of a face,and the last is a black-and-white bull's-eye.In view of Fantz's work,which will she probably prefer to look at most?

The part of the neuron that carries signals toward the cell body.

__________ is an area in the left temporal lobe of the brain that is involved with the comprehension of speech.

The decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

According to Jean Piaget,actions or mental representations that organize knowledge in childhood.

All of the following are benefits of breast-feeding,EXCEPT

This theorist developed a well-respected theory of cognitive development.This theorist suggested that development was universal and occurred in a fixed stagelike sequence.He proposed that infants were in the stage of "sensorimotor development."

__________ motor skills involve large-muscle activity.

According to Jean Piaget,this is the third substage of sensorimotor thought.This substage is apparent in children between about 4 months and 8 months of age.The infant becomes more object-oriented,moving beyond preoccupation with the self.

List three ways that neurons change during the first year of life.

Approximately what percentage of an infant's sleep is REM sleep?