Question 1

By the second birthday,a toddler's brain is about _____ percent of its adult weight.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 50 
C) 75 
D) 95 
A) 25 
B) 50 
C) 75 
D) 95

Question 2

The _____ view emphasizes the importance of interactions between experience and gene expression in the brain's development.

Accepted Answer

A) neuroconstructivist 
B) dynamic systems 
C) genetic 
D) ecological 
A) neuroconstructivist 
B) dynamic systems 
C) genetic 
D) ecological

Question 3

According to your text,infants can discriminate among colors as early as:

Accepted Answer

A) 4 weeks of age. 
B) 2 months of age. 
C) 4 months of age. 
D) 6 months of age. 
A) 4 weeks of age. 
B) 2 months of age. 
C) 4 months of age. 
D) 6 months of age.

Question 4

As an infant,Mary suffered damage to _____ of the brain,causing her to have poor comprehension.Also,her speech is fluent,but incomprehensible.

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's area 
B) SMA area 
C) Morton's area 
D) Wernicke's area 
A) Broca's area 
B) SMA area 
C) Morton's area 
D) Wernicke's area

Question 5

Jean Mandler argues that early categorizations are best described as _____ categorization.That is,the categorizations are based on similar features of objects such as size,color,and movement,as well as parts of objects,such as legs for animals.

Accepted Answer

A) conceptual 
B) textual 
C) factual 
D) perceptual 
A) conceptual 
B) textual 
C) factual 
D) perceptual

Question 6

The _____ is the area of the brain where higher-level thinking and self-regulation occur.

Accepted Answer

A) visual cortex 
B) myelin sheath 
C) prefrontal cortex 
D) neural tube 
A) visual cortex 
B) myelin sheath 
C) prefrontal cortex 
D) neural tube

Question 7

Of the following infants,who is MOST at risk for SIDS?

Accepted Answer

A) Mimi; her mother smokes 
B) Grace; she was born weighing more than most babies 
C) Megumi; she uses a pacifier when she goes to sleep 
D) Sylvia; she sleeps in firm bedding 
A) Mimi; her mother smokes 
B) Grace; she was born weighing more than most babies 
C) Megumi; she uses a pacifier when she goes to sleep 
D) Sylvia; she sleeps in firm bedding

Question 8

Infants control the muscles of their trunk and arms before they control their hands and fingers,and they use their whole hands before they can control several fingers.This indicates a _____ pattern of growth.

Accepted Answer

A) proximodistal 
B) cephalocaudal 
C) proximocaudal 
D) cephalodistal 
A) proximodistal 
B) cephalocaudal 
C) proximocaudal 
D) cephalodistal

Question 9

_____ are built-in reactions to stimuli; they govern the newborn's movements,which are automatic and beyond the newborn's control.

Accepted Answer

A) Instincts 
B) Reflexes 
C) Impulses 
D) Urges 
A) Instincts 
B) Reflexes 
C) Impulses 
D) Urges

Question 10

Jean Piaget believed that children's thinking in one stage is _____ that in another stage.

Accepted Answer

A) qualitatively different from 
B) quantitatively different from 
C) qualitatively similar to 
D) quantitatively similar to 
A) qualitatively different from 
B) quantitatively different from 
C) qualitatively similar to 
D) quantitatively similar to

Question 11

The view of development that sees motor skills developing as a solution to an infant's problems is known as _____ systems theory.

Accepted Answer

A) dynamic 
B) maturational 
C) static 
D) environmental 
A) dynamic 
B) maturational 
C) static 
D) environmental

Question 12

New evidence suggests that in addition to categorizing items on the basis of external perceptual features such as shape,color,and parts,infants may also categorize items on the basis of:

Accepted Answer

A) prototypes. 
B) smell. 
C) proximity. 
D) appeal. 
A) prototypes. 
B) smell. 
C) proximity. 
D) appeal.

Question 13

A recent study found that child-directed speech in a one-to-one social context at 11 to 14 months of age was linked to:

Accepted Answer

A) greater word production at age 2. 
B) lower SES parents and families. 
C) lower vocabulary skills at age 4. 
D) greater difficulties in speech production at age 3. 
A) greater word production at age 2. 
B) lower SES parents and families. 
C) lower vocabulary skills at age 4. 
D) greater difficulties in speech production at age 3.

Question 14

The portion farthest from the spinal cord is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A) hindbrain. 
B) forebrain. 
C) midbrain. 
D) topbrain. 
A) hindbrain. 
B) forebrain. 
C) midbrain. 
D) topbrain.

Question 15

Research by Renée Baillargeon and her colleagues have found that infants as young as 3 to 4 months expect objects to be ????_____ in the sense that other objects cannot move through them,and _____ in the sense that objects continue to exist when they are hidden.

Accepted Answer

A) subject to gravity; transient 
B) consistent; existential 
C) substantial; permanent 
D) opaque; substantial 
A) subject to gravity; transient 
B) consistent; existential 
C) substantial; permanent 
D) opaque; substantial

Question 16

A _____ is the basic unit of sound in a language.

Accepted Answer

A) morpheme 
B) phoneme 
C) grapheme 
D) syntax 
A) morpheme 
B) phoneme 
C) grapheme 
D) syntax

Question 17

The rapid increase in an infant's vocabulary starting at about 18 months of age is called:

Accepted Answer

A) the secular trend. 
B) telegraphic speech. 
C) the vocabulary spurt. 
D) phonetic advancement. 
A) the secular trend. 
B) telegraphic speech. 
C) the vocabulary spurt. 
D) phonetic advancement.

Question 18

Whenever baby Beth hears a loud noise,she responds with a _____ reflex where she arches her back,throws back her head,flings out her arms and legs,and then rapidly closes her arms and legs.

Accepted Answer

A) Moro 
B) rooting 
C) grasping 
D) fencing 
A) Moro 
B) rooting 
C) grasping 
D) fencing

Question 19

This linguist proposed that humans are biologically prewired to learn language.He/she proposed that infants are born into the world with a language acquisition device that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language.

Accepted Answer

The answer of This linguist proposed that humans are biologically...

Question 20

All of the following are elements of a rich verbal environment EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Watching television with your child 
B) Reading to your child 
C) Paying attention to your child 
D) Labeling things in your child's environment 
A) Watching television with your child 
B) Reading to your child 
C) Paying attention to your child 
D) Labeling things in your child's environment

By the second birthday,a toddler's brain is about _____ percent of its adult weight.

The _____ view emphasizes the importance of interactions between experience and gene expression in the brain's development.

According to your text,infants can discriminate among colors as early as:

As an infant,Mary suffered damage to _____ of the brain,causing her to have poor comprehension.Also,her speech is fluent,but incomprehensible.

Jean Mandler argues that early categorizations are best described as _____ categorization.That is,the categorizations are based on similar features of objects such as size,color,and movement,as well as parts of objects,such as legs for animals.

The _____ is the area of the brain where higher-level thinking and self-regulation occur.

Of the following infants,who is MOST at risk for SIDS?

Infants control the muscles of their trunk and arms before they control their hands and fingers,and they use their whole hands before they can control several fingers.This indicates a _____ pattern of growth.

_____ are built-in reactions to stimuli; they govern the newborn's movements,which are automatic and beyond the newborn's control.

Jean Piaget believed that children's thinking in one stage is _____ that in another stage.

The view of development that sees motor skills developing as a solution to an infant's problems is known as _____ systems theory.

New evidence suggests that in addition to categorizing items on the basis of external perceptual features such as shape,color,and parts,infants may also categorize items on the basis of:

A recent study found that child-directed speech in a one-to-one social context at 11 to 14 months of age was linked to:

The portion farthest from the spinal cord is known as the:

Research by Renée Baillargeon and her colleagues have found that infants as young as 3 to 4 months expect objects to be ????_ in the sense that other objects cannot move through them,and _ in the sense that objects continue to exist when they are hidden.

A _____ is the basic unit of sound in a language.

The rapid increase in an infant's vocabulary starting at about 18 months of age is called:

Whenever baby Beth hears a loud noise,she responds with a _____ reflex where she arches her back,throws back her head,flings out her arms and legs,and then rapidly closes her arms and legs.

This linguist proposed that humans are biologically prewired to learn language.He/she proposed that infants are born into the world with a language acquisition device that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language.

All of the following are elements of a rich verbal environment EXCEPT:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Exam 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

By the second birthday,a toddler's brain is about _____ percent of its adult weight.

The _____ view emphasizes the importance of interactions between experience and gene expression in the brain's development.

According to your text,infants can discriminate among colors as early as:

As an infant,Mary suffered damage to _____ of the brain,causing her to have poor comprehension.Also,her speech is fluent,but incomprehensible.

Jean Mandler argues that early categorizations are best described as _____ categorization.That is,the categorizations are based on similar features of objects such as size,color,and movement,as well as parts of objects,such as legs for animals.

The _____ is the area of the brain where higher-level thinking and self-regulation occur.

Of the following infants,who is MOST at risk for SIDS?

Infants control the muscles of their trunk and arms before they control their hands and fingers,and they use their whole hands before they can control several fingers.This indicates a _____ pattern of growth.

_____ are built-in reactions to stimuli; they govern the newborn's movements,which are automatic and beyond the newborn's control.

Jean Piaget believed that children's thinking in one stage is _____ that in another stage.

The view of development that sees motor skills developing as a solution to an infant's problems is known as _____ systems theory.

New evidence suggests that in addition to categorizing items on the basis of external perceptual features such as shape,color,and parts,infants may also categorize items on the basis of:

A recent study found that child-directed speech in a one-to-one social context at 11 to 14 months of age was linked to:

The portion farthest from the spinal cord is known as the:

Research by Renée Baillargeon and her colleagues have found that infants as young as 3 to 4 months expect objects to be ????_____ in the sense that other objects cannot move through them,and _____ in the sense that objects continue to exist when they are hidden.

A _____ is the basic unit of sound in a language.

The rapid increase in an infant's vocabulary starting at about 18 months of age is called:

Whenever baby Beth hears a loud noise,she responds with a _____ reflex where she arches her back,throws back her head,flings out her arms and legs,and then rapidly closes her arms and legs.

This linguist proposed that humans are biologically prewired to learn language.He/she proposed that infants are born into the world with a language acquisition device that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language.

All of the following are elements of a rich verbal environment EXCEPT:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

Filters

Research by Renée Baillargeon and her colleagues have found that infants as young as 3 to 4 months expect objects to be ????_ in the sense that other objects cannot move through them,and _ in the sense that objects continue to exist when they are hidden.