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

Mirror neurons respond in the same way to performing an action as to watching that action he performed by others.

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?

According to Piaget, an infant's first schemes are built around:

If you were to record the activity of a mirror neuron, you should expect that it would act in the same way when we perform an action - such as picking up an object - as when we:

Research suggests that newborn infants have difficulty in focusing both of their eyes on a single object. This inability to use both eyes would imply that newborns would also be limited in their ability to:

The neurons that seem especially involved in imitation are called:

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.

Goiter, a condition in which the thyroid gland is enlarged, is most often associated a deficiency of which of the following nutrients?

Many students study in a room with a TV on or an iPod playing, completely tuned out to the sound of the music and voices. However, if their favorite artist's name is mentioned, their attention shifts from their reading to the TV or iPod. This phenomenon is best considered to be an example of the basic principles that underlie:

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:

In studies that compare children raised in middle-income homes with those raised in families on welfare, the typical result is that middle-income children learn language in the same way, but have a larger vocabulary.

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:

The major conclusion to be drawn from Rosenzweig's study of the brains of rats raised in an enriched environment is that:

When an infant learns to coordinate looking at an object, grasping the object, and putting the object in her mouth, this process is called:

Suppose you see a grandparent at the toy store buying a set of 5 "stacking" blocks, a box of large-size crayons, and a toy telephone. Based on this selection of toys, your best guess is that the child these toys are intended for is about how old?

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 see a grandparent at the toy store buying a set of 5 "stacking" blocks, a box of large-size crayons, and a toy telephone. Based on this selection of toys, your best guess is that the child these toys are intended for is about how old?

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

According to research conducted by Peter Wolff on arousal states in newborns, as newborns adjust to their new environment following birth, their arousal states become:

A psychologist notes that brain development depends on having certain experiences, but also that brain development limits the type of experiences a child can have. This comment points out the basic idea behind the term: