Question 1

An infant's perceptual growth is aided by the infant's discovery of ___________,which is/are the option(s)that a given situation or stimulus provides.

Accepted Answer

A) the multimodal approach 
B) affordances 
C) opportunities 
D) sensation 
A) the multimodal approach 
B) affordances 
C) opportunities 
D) sensation

Question 2

The multimodal approach to perception is a well-established and long-standing approach to studying how infants understand their sensory world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The researcher Robert Fantz discovered that

Accepted Answer

A) newborn infants prefer to look at simple stimuli rather than complex stimuli. 
B) when given a choice of visual stimuli,newborn infants do not show a preference. 
C) newborn infants prefer to look at complex stimuli rather than simple stimuli. 
D) newborn infants are too young to concentrate on visual stimuli;therefore,it is impossible to measure their preference. 
A) newborn infants prefer to look at simple stimuli rather than complex stimuli. 
B) when given a choice of visual stimuli,newborn infants do not show a preference. 
C) newborn infants prefer to look at complex stimuli rather than simple stimuli. 
D) newborn infants are too young to concentrate on visual stimuli;therefore,it is impossible to measure their preference.

Question 4

At what age are babies able to hold a cup to their lips and take a drink without spilling a drop?

Accepted Answer

A) 8 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 16 months 
D) 24 months 
A) 8 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 16 months 
D) 24 months

Question 5

When does the greatest increase in height and weight occur?

Accepted Answer

A) in the womb during gestation 
B) during the first year of life 
C) during toddlerhood 
D) during adolescence 
A) in the womb during gestation 
B) during the first year of life 
C) during toddlerhood 
D) during adolescence

Question 6

What is the leading cause of death of children under the age of 1 year?

Accepted Answer

A) SIDS 
B) autostimulation 
C) REM 
D) being born prematurely 
A) SIDS 
B) autostimulation 
C) REM 
D) being born prematurely

Question 7

What is the possible function of the Babinski reflex in infants?

Accepted Answer

A) prepares the infant for independent locomotion 
B) unknown 
C) similar to primates' protection from falling 
D) protection 
A) prepares the infant for independent locomotion 
B) unknown 
C) similar to primates' protection from falling 
D) protection

Question 8

Alex and Nadine watch their 8-month-old baby as he tries to pick up an item.What type of grasp is the baby likely to use?

Accepted Answer

A) whole hand 
B) pincer 
C) 3-finger 
D) 5-finger 
A) whole hand 
B) pincer 
C) 3-finger 
D) 5-finger

Question 9

What is the term for the ability to detect sound and pinpoint the direction from which it is emanating?

Accepted Answer

A) discrimination 
B) sound distinction 
C) sound travel 
D) sound localization 
A) discrimination 
B) sound distinction 
C) sound travel 
D) sound localization

Question 10

What is the possible function of the Moro reflex in infants?

Accepted Answer

A) prepares the infant for independent locomotion 
B) unknown 
C) similar to primates' protection from falling 
D) protection 
A) prepares the infant for independent locomotion 
B) unknown 
C) similar to primates' protection from falling 
D) protection

Question 11

What is the term for the reflex that does not disappear,and is demonstrated by the infant's tendency to suck at things that touch its lips?

Accepted Answer

A) rooting 
B) sucking 
C) gag 
D) startle 
A) rooting 
B) sucking 
C) gag 
D) startle

Question 12

At what age do the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians suggest that babies can start eating solid food?

Accepted Answer

A) 8 months 
B) 6 months 
C) 10 months 
D) 12 months 
A) 8 months 
B) 6 months 
C) 10 months 
D) 12 months

Question 13

Infants are born with between 100 and 200 million neurons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The gap at the connection between neurons,through which neurons chemically communicate with one another,is called a

Accepted Answer

A) synapse. 
B) dendrite. 
C) neuron. 
D) myelin. 
A) synapse. 
B) dendrite. 
C) neuron. 
D) myelin.

Question 15

At approximately what age is a baby able to prominently open its hand and grasp a rattle?

Accepted Answer

A) 6 months 
B) 10 months 
C) 3 months 
D) at birth 
A) 6 months 
B) 10 months 
C) 3 months 
D) at birth

Question 16

What is the principle that growth follows a pattern that begins with the head and upper body parts and then proceeds down to the rest of the body?

Accepted Answer

A) cephalocaudal 
B) principle of hierarchical integration 
C) principle of the independence of systems 
D) proximodistal 
A) cephalocaudal 
B) principle of hierarchical integration 
C) principle of the independence of systems 
D) proximodistal

Question 17

What is the principle that is based on the Latin words for "near" and "far"?

Accepted Answer

A) proximodistal 
B) cephalocaudal 
C) hierarchical integration 
D) independence of systems 
A) proximodistal 
B) cephalocaudal 
C) hierarchical integration 
D) independence of systems

Question 18

Baby Janice is just over 8 months of age.It is likely that she is just beginning to

Accepted Answer

A) walk while supporting herself on furniture. 
B) walk by herself. 
C) sit without support. 
D) crawl. 
A) walk while supporting herself on furniture. 
B) walk by herself. 
C) sit without support. 
D) crawl.

Question 19

SIDS strikes about __________ infants in the U.S.each year.

Accepted Answer

A) 2,500 
B) 10,000 
C) 100,000 
D) 1,000,000 
A) 2,500 
B) 10,000 
C) 100,000 
D) 1,000,000

Question 20

What principle means that we would likely develop visual abilities (located in the head)well before we master the ability to walk (closer to the end of the body)?

Accepted Answer

A) independence of systems 
B) hierarchical integration 
C) cephalocaudal 
D) proximodistal 
A) independence of systems 
B) hierarchical integration 
C) cephalocaudal 
D) proximodistal

An infant's perceptual growth is aided by the infant's discovery of ___________,which is/are the option(s)that a given situation or stimulus provides.

The multimodal approach to perception is a well-established and long-standing approach to studying how infants understand their sensory world.

The researcher Robert Fantz discovered that

At what age are babies able to hold a cup to their lips and take a drink without spilling a drop?

When does the greatest increase in height and weight occur?

What is the leading cause of death of children under the age of 1 year?

What is the possible function of the Babinski reflex in infants?

Alex and Nadine watch their 8-month-old baby as he tries to pick up an item.What type of grasp is the baby likely to use?

What is the term for the ability to detect sound and pinpoint the direction from which it is emanating?

What is the possible function of the Moro reflex in infants?

What is the term for the reflex that does not disappear,and is demonstrated by the infant's tendency to suck at things that touch its lips?

At what age do the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians suggest that babies can start eating solid food?

Infants are born with between 100 and 200 million neurons.

The gap at the connection between neurons,through which neurons chemically communicate with one another,is called a

At approximately what age is a baby able to prominently open its hand and grasp a rattle?

What is the principle that growth follows a pattern that begins with the head and upper body parts and then proceeds down to the rest of the body?

What is the principle that is based on the Latin words for "near" and "far"?

Baby Janice is just over 8 months of age.It is likely that she is just beginning to

SIDS strikes about __________ infants in the U.S.each year.

What principle means that we would likely develop visual abilities (located in the head)well before we master the ability to walk (closer to the end of the body)?

An Introduction to Lifespan Development

The Start of Life: Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Infant

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years

Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood

Death and Dying

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Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy

An infant's perceptual growth is aided by the infant's discovery of ___________,which is/are the option(s)that a given situation or stimulus provides.

The multimodal approach to perception is a well-established and long-standing approach to studying how infants understand their sensory world.

The researcher Robert Fantz discovered that

At what age are babies able to hold a cup to their lips and take a drink without spilling a drop?

When does the greatest increase in height and weight occur?

What is the leading cause of death of children under the age of 1 year?

What is the possible function of the Babinski reflex in infants?

Alex and Nadine watch their 8-month-old baby as he tries to pick up an item.What type of grasp is the baby likely to use?

What is the term for the ability to detect sound and pinpoint the direction from which it is emanating?

What is the possible function of the Moro reflex in infants?

What is the term for the reflex that does not disappear,and is demonstrated by the infant's tendency to suck at things that touch its lips?

At what age do the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians suggest that babies can start eating solid food?

Infants are born with between 100 and 200 million neurons.

The gap at the connection between neurons,through which neurons chemically communicate with one another,is called a

At approximately what age is a baby able to prominently open its hand and grasp a rattle?

What is the principle that growth follows a pattern that begins with the head and upper body parts and then proceeds down to the rest of the body?

What is the principle that is based on the Latin words for "near" and "far"?

Baby Janice is just over 8 months of age.It is likely that she is just beginning to

SIDS strikes about __________ infants in the U.S.each year.

What principle means that we would likely develop visual abilities (located in the head)well before we master the ability to walk (closer to the end of the body)?

An Introduction to Lifespan Development

The Start of Life: Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Infant

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years

Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood

Death and Dying

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