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

Piaget's first period of cognitive development is usually called the:

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

In contrast to how scientists working in earlier decades have conceptualized the neonatal period, scientists today understand that:

If a normal adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds, about how much would a normal baby's brain weigh at the time of birth?

If Kelly sings into with a ketchup bottle, pretending it is a microphone, we would know that she is engaging in:

Which of the following types of cells is most likely to function as the basis for empathy?

When Sharma learns to speak, she uses the word "Puffie" to describe not only her own cat (whose name is Puffie) but also every cat she sees, including tigers at the zoo. Sharma's language in this case demonstrates the principle of:

If the results of Rosenzweig's study of rats raised in enriched environments were to be generalized to children, this would imply that we should be most concerned about which of the following?

This term refers to how meaning is derived from words and sentences:

Frank argues that early experiences are very important because these "early lessons" shape the way the brain develops. Frank's view that experience influences brain development is the central idea behind the concept of:

The basic sounds in a language are referred to as:

When a child produces a single word, such as bottle, it may mean a variety of things, such as "I want the bottle" or "there's the bottle" or "I like the bottle." This type of usage is referred to as:

Infants begin cooing at approximately what age?

The type of malnutrition that is caused by an insufficient amount of protein is called:

Which of the following is NOT one of the arousal states of the infant described by Wolff (1966)?

The connections that exists between the neurons in the brain are called:

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.

If Emily weighed 8 pounds at birth, about how much would you expect her to weigh at age 24 months?

According to the text, most researchers today believe that Piaget's view of infant development was inaccurate in that young children are ______ competent than Piaget believed and they develop _______ than he thought.

The neonatal period refers to which of the following periods?