Question 1

____ is the process by which the brain receives, selects, modifies, and organizes incoming nerve impulses that are the result of physical stimulation.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Transduction 
B)  ​Sensation 
C)  ​Integration 
D)  ​Perception

Question 2

Approximately ____ of American households have difficulty at some point in providing adequate food for all family members

Accepted Answer

A)  ​5% 
B)  ​10% 
C)  ​15% 
D)  ​20%

Question 3

Contrast the concepts of integration and differentiation, and comment on how both are used as a child learns how to walk.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Which of the following provides some evidence that there is, in fact, a genetic component to handedness?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Between monozygotic twins, the likelihood that both children have the same dominant hand is no greater than between fraternal twins or non-twin siblings. 
B)  ​As teachers have stopped encouraging children to use their right hands, the percentage of left-handed children has risen. 
C)  ​Societies have favored right-handed people in their design of common objects, such as scissors, can-openers, and school desks. 
D)  ​The part of the brain that controls handedness, the substantia nigra, develops more fully in right-handed children than in left-handed children.

Question 5

Jeffrey is a three-year-old who is beginning to make connections between people's thoughts, intentions, and behaviors. According to Wellman (2002), Jeffrey is developing

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a theory of mind. 
B)  ​a temperament. 
C)  ​motor skills. 
D)  ​retinal disparity.

Question 6

If you are checking on a sleeping infant with another person and you want to say something to them without waking up the child, which type of voice would be the worst choice to speak in?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​alternating between very high and low pitch 
B)  ​a very low-pitched voice tone 
C)  ​a very high-pitched voice tone 
D)  ​your regular speaking voice

Question 7

Describe two kinetic cues and two pictorial cues that are used in depth perception.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Wendell can tell that the trees on the mountain are very far away, because rather than being able to see individual trees and the spaces between them, he just perceives a big green patch. Which depth cue best describes this?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​linear perspective 
B)  ​visual expansion 
C)  ​texture gradient 
D)  ​motion parallax

Question 9

Some researchers have suggested that a phenomenon called "mindblindness" underlies the autism spectrum disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Modern industrial cultures tend to favor people who are _______________-handed, as you may see from the way simple objects and machines are often designed.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Compare the Apgar and NBAS assessments of newborns. In what situations would each be most beneficial?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

A child's awareness of his or her own existence is usually well-established by the age of _______________ years.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

What part of a neuron contains the material necessary to keep it alive?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​axon 
B)  ​cell body 
C)  ​dendrite 
D)  ​corpus callosum

Question 14

According to the theory of Mary Rothbart, a child's temperament includes three different contributing dimensions. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​surgency/extroversion 
B)  ​positive affect 
C)  ​negative affect 
D)  ​effortful control

Question 15

A waning of newborn reflexes may be partially responsible for the fact that _______________ is most likely to occur between the ages of 2 and 4 months.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Describe at least five reflexes that should be seen in a newborn. While each reflex may serve its own essential function, what is the general use/purpose of reflexes in a newborn?​

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

The NBAS assesses the functions of children using 28 behavioral items and 18 reflexive tests that are combined into four systems. Which of the following is not one of those systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​parasympathetic 
B)  ​autonomic 
C)  ​motor 
D)  ​state

Question 18

Some researchers have coined the term _______________ to refer to the fact that many children with autism spectrum disorder seem to lack a theory of mind.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Intersensory _______________ is the theory that an infant's sensory systems are attuned to information that is presented simultaneously to different sensory modes.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

A(n) ____ refers to an unlearned response that is triggered by a specific stimulation.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​reflex 
B)  ​reaction 
C)  ​unconditioned association 
D)  ​action

Exam 3: Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.

____ is the process by which the brain receives, selects, modifies, and organizes incoming nerve impulses that are the result of physical stimulation.

Approximately ____ of American households have difficulty at some point in providing adequate food for all family members

Contrast the concepts of integration and differentiation, and comment on how both are used as a child learns how to walk.

Which of the following provides some evidence that there is, in fact, a genetic component to handedness?

Jeffrey is a three-year-old who is beginning to make connections between people's thoughts, intentions, and behaviors. According to Wellman (2002) , Jeffrey is developing

If you are checking on a sleeping infant with another person and you want to say something to them without waking up the child, which type of voice would be the worst choice to speak in?

Describe two kinetic cues and two pictorial cues that are used in depth perception.

Wendell can tell that the trees on the mountain are very far away, because rather than being able to see individual trees and the spaces between them, he just perceives a big green patch. Which depth cue best describes this?

Some researchers have suggested that a phenomenon called "mindblindness" underlies the autism spectrum disorders.

Modern industrial cultures tend to favor people who are _______________-handed, as you may see from the way simple objects and machines are often designed.

Compare the Apgar and NBAS assessments of newborns. In what situations would each be most beneficial?

A child's awareness of his or her own existence is usually well-established by the age of _______________ years.

What part of a neuron contains the material necessary to keep it alive?

According to the theory of Mary Rothbart, a child's temperament includes three different contributing dimensions. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A waning of newborn reflexes may be partially responsible for the fact that _______________ is most likely to occur between the ages of 2 and 4 months.

Describe at least five reflexes that should be seen in a newborn. While each reflex may serve its own essential function, what is the general use/purpose of reflexes in a newborn?

The NBAS assesses the functions of children using 28 behavioral items and 18 reflexive tests that are combined into four systems. Which of the following is not one of those systems?

Some researchers have coined the term _______________ to refer to the fact that many children with autism spectrum disorder seem to lack a theory of mind.

Intersensory _______________ is the theory that an infant's sensory systems are attuned to information that is presented simultaneously to different sensory modes.

A(n) ____ refers to an unlearned response that is triggered by a specific stimulation.

Exam 3: Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.

____ is the process by which the brain receives, selects, modifies, and organizes incoming nerve impulses that are the result of physical stimulation.

Approximately ____ of American households have difficulty at some point in providing adequate food for all family members

Contrast the concepts of integration and differentiation, and comment on how both are used as a child learns how to walk.

Which of the following provides some evidence that there is, in fact, a genetic component to handedness?

Jeffrey is a three-year-old who is beginning to make connections between people's thoughts, intentions, and behaviors. According to Wellman (2002) , Jeffrey is developing

If you are checking on a sleeping infant with another person and you want to say something to them without waking up the child, which type of voice would be the worst choice to speak in?

Describe two kinetic cues and two pictorial cues that are used in depth perception.

Wendell can tell that the trees on the mountain are very far away, because rather than being able to see individual trees and the spaces between them, he just perceives a big green patch. Which depth cue best describes this?

Some researchers have suggested that a phenomenon called "mindblindness" underlies the autism spectrum disorders.

Modern industrial cultures tend to favor people who are _______________-handed, as you may see from the way simple objects and machines are often designed.

Compare the Apgar and NBAS assessments of newborns. In what situations would each be most beneficial?

A child's awareness of his or her own existence is usually well-established by the age of _______________ years.

What part of a neuron contains the material necessary to keep it alive?

According to the theory of Mary Rothbart, a child's temperament includes three different contributing dimensions. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A waning of newborn reflexes may be partially responsible for the fact that _______________ is most likely to occur between the ages of 2 and 4 months.

Describe at least five reflexes that should be seen in a newborn. While each reflex may serve its own essential function, what is the general use/purpose of reflexes in a newborn?​

The NBAS assesses the functions of children using 28 behavioral items and 18 reflexive tests that are combined into four systems. Which of the following is not one of those systems?

Some researchers have coined the term _______________ to refer to the fact that many children with autism spectrum disorder seem to lack a theory of mind.

Intersensory _______________ is the theory that an infant's sensory systems are attuned to information that is presented simultaneously to different sensory modes.

A(n) ____ refers to an unlearned response that is triggered by a specific stimulation.

Describe at least five reflexes that should be seen in a newborn. While each reflex may serve its own essential function, what is the general use/purpose of reflexes in a newborn?