Exam 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Infants can see objects before they can control their torso,and they can use their hands long before they can crawl or walk.This would indicate that they have a _____ pattern of growth.

_____ is the term used to describe the tendency of infants to reach where an object was located earlier rather than where the object was last hidden.

The experience of our world as a smooth,unitary episode is made possible by intermodal:

According to your text,which of the following is MOST likely to be among the first words learned by a child?

_____ refers to the process of encasing axons with fat cells.

A form of communication that is based on a system of symbols is called:

The fiber that carries signals toward the neuron's cell body is called a(n):

Jean Piaget believed that children:

In the "sticky mittens" research project,it was found that:

Memory without conscious recollection.This includes memories of skills and routine procedures (e.g.,crawling)that are performed automatically.

The "visual cliff" experiment was used to measure:

Three-year-old Jesse used to call all moving vehicles "car." He now accurately categorizes moving vehicles into trucks,cars,motorcycles,and buses.Jesse has _____ to fit new information into his existing scheme.

Rebecca says,"Milk spill." Her grandfather replies,"Yes,the milk spilled on the floor." This is an example of:

Winnie is considering the use of anesthesia during the circumcision of her newborn son.She wants to know if newborns can feel pain.What would you tell her?

Which of the following conditions is the highest cause of infant death in the United States with nearly 3,000 infant deaths annually attributed to it?

The cephalocaudal pattern is the sequence in which the earliest growth always occurs at the:

When an infant increases his kicking once his leg is attached to a mobile,this is an example of:

Infants who spent most of their time sleeping during the night as opposed to during the day

The use of fetal fMRI to studying hearing in infants has revealed that response to sounds occurs at:

_____ perception involves integrating information from two or more sensory modalities.