Exam 4: Infancy and Toddlerhood: Physical, Cognitive, and Language Development

Suppose you show a newborn infant four photographs, one of his mother smiling, one of his mother making a fearful face, one of a stranger smiling, and one of a stranger making a fearful face. Which photograph should you expect the newborn to look at for the longest time?

Suppose you visit a child development laboratory and observe a researcher working with an 8-month-old baby. The baby is sitting on top of a piece of Plexiglas, which rests partly over a table top and then extends out over the end of the table. The apparatus being used in this experiment is typically called a:

Research demonstrates that many of the first words children learn are quite consistent from one culture to another, even though languages children use differ.

Around the world, about what percent of people suffer from either stunting or malnutrition?

In adulthood, a typical person's head is about one-tenth of the person's total body length. At birth, the head is about _________ of the newborn's total body length.

According to the text, in industrialized nations like the U.S. the most typical age at which foods other than milk are introduced into a child's diet is:

Fiona is 12 months old. Although she is not yet producing words, she appears to understand some of the sentences that her parents say to her. Fiona is displaying ability in which of the following?

In Western nations, most mothers begin weaning their babies at about 8 to 9 months of age.

In developing nations around the world, malnutrition affects about 50% of children under the age of 5.

Immediately after birth, newborns focus most clearly on objects that are about how far away from their face?

In Europe and the United States today, the infant mortality rate is about:

Which of the following activities would an 8-month-old be LEAST likely to be able to do?

The finding that newborns prefer to look at pictures of their mother's face over pictures of strangers' faces suggests that these behaviors may be linked to the development of:

The process of shifting the infant's diet from breast- or bottle-feeding to eating and drinking a wider variety of foods is referred to as:

In developing nations around the world, about 50 percent of the deaths of children under the age of 5 are associated with malnutrition.

Which of the following is NOT evaluated on the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale?

Research demonstrates that shortly after birth, newborns are able to imitate the facial expressions of adults, such as sticking out the tongue, pursing the lips, opening the mouth.

You notice that little Charlie can now use his thumb and index finger to pick up small objects like marbles and cereal flakes. This ability is called the development of:

According to Piaget, a mental category is called a:

As early as 2 weeks of age, infants show a preference for looking at a photo of their mother as opposed to looking at a photo of a stranger.