Question 1

The cerebral cortex has two _____,each of which is further divided into four _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  neurons; divisions
B)  divisions; neurons
C)  hemispheres; lobes
D)  lobes; systemsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The theorists who developed the ecological view of perceptual development in infancy are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Arnold Gesell and Jean Piaget.
B)  Virginia Satir and Jay Haley.
C)  Eleanor and James Gibson.
D)  Sigmund Freud and Anna Freud.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Kevin loves to say,"Da,da,da,da" over and over again.This is an example of what type of communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crying
B)  Cooing
C)  Babbling
D)  GesturingE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Provide three examples where a doctor would advise a mother NOT to breast feed her infant.

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The three situations when moth...

Question 5

A nerve cell that handles information processing in the brain.

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The answer of A nerve cell that handles information processing...

Question 6

When Alice speaks to her 6-month-old niece,her voice immediately takes on a higher pitch,her speech becomes slower,and she begins using more simplistic words and phrases.This change in Alice's language behavior provides an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  echoing.
B)  recasting.
C)  child-directed speech.
D)  morphology.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

By two years of age,children have reached about _____ of their adult weight and about _____ of their adult height.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-half; one-fourth
B)  one-fifth; one-half
C)  one-third; two-thirds
D)  one-fourth; one-fourthE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Jake,age 11 months,is able to pick up cereal and bits of fruit off the tray of his high chair by grasping them with his thumb and forefinger.Jake has developed the:

Accepted Answer

A)  palmer grasp.
B)  pincer grip.
C)  Moro reflex.
D)  fencing reflex.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Baby Kendra,who is 6 days old,is presented with two breast pads.One comes from her mother,and the other has not been used.Which one will Kendra probably prefer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kendra will probably not show any preference.
B)  Kendra will prefer her mother's breast pad.
C)  Kendra will prefer the clean breast pad.
D)  Whether she shows a preference depends on whether she has been fed recently or not.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

The focusing of mental resources on select information is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation.
B)  attention.
C)  habituation.
D)  fixation.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Heather is shown a teddy bear.The teddy bear is then hidden from her.Heather searches for the teddy bear.This shows that Heather has developed a sense of:

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic manipulation.
B)  infinite generativity.
C)  telegraphic thinking.
D)  object permanence.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 12

How would you connect the concepts of the overproduction of synaptic connections and their subsequent retraction,or pruning,with the nature-versus-nurture issue?

Accepted Answer

Nearly twice as many synaptic connection...

Question 13

For cognitive change to occur,these two processes must work in concert as the child experiences considerable movement between the states of cognitive equilibrium and disequilibrium.

Accepted Answer

A)  Equilibration and categorization
B)  Amalgamation and organization
C)  Assimilation and accommodation
D)  Classification and modificationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

When an infant turns his head because his cheek was stroked,this is evidence that infants respond to:

Accepted Answer

A)  touch.
B)  smell.
C)  taste.
D)  sound.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 15

A condition that occurs when infants stop breathing,usually during the night,and die suddenly without an apparent cause.

Accepted Answer

Sudden inf...

Question 16

Your ability to process language in the left hemisphere and spatial thinking in the right hemisphere is due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  linearity.
B)  mastery.
C)  lateralization.
D)  learning.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Someone with a vocabulary of only 200 words can recombine the words in different ways to say thousands of different things.This aspect of language is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  syntax.
B)  phonology.
C)  morphology.
D)  infinite generativity.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The peak of synaptic overproduction in the _____ occurs at about the fourth postnatal month.

Accepted Answer

A)  spinal cord
B)  prefrontal cortex
C)  visual cortex
D)  parietal lobeE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

When babies engage in physical activity or use language,some synaptic connections will be strengthened,while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear.A neuroscientist would identify this process as:

Accepted Answer

A)  pruning.
B)  myelination.
C)  paring.
D)  trimming.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following is a key criticism of Jean Piaget's theory of sensorimotor cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Piaget failed to conduct observations in the infant's everyday environment.
B)  Jean Piaget failed to conduct observations in controlled settings.
C)  Infants are more competent than Jean Piaget thought.
D)  Infants are less competent than Jean Piaget reported.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Provide three examples where a doctor would advise a mother NOT to breast feed her infant.

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A nerve cell that handles information processing in the brain.

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Heather is shown a teddy bear.The teddy bear is then hidden from her.Heather searches for the teddy bear.This shows that Heather has developed a sense of:

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Someone with a vocabulary of only 200 words can recombine the words in different ways to say thousands of different things.This aspect of language is referred to as:

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How would you connect the concepts of the overproduction of synaptic connections and their subsequent retraction,or pruning,with the nature-versus-nurture issue?

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When babies engage in physical activity or use language,some synaptic connections will be strengthened,while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear.A neuroscientist would identify this process as:

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Kevin loves to say,"Da,da,da,da" over and over again.This is an example of what type of communication?

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Your ability to process language in the left hemisphere and spatial thinking in the right hemisphere is due to:

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The theorists who developed the ecological view of perceptual development in infancy are:

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The cerebral cortex has two _____,each of which is further divided into four _____.

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The focusing of mental resources on select information is called:

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For cognitive change to occur,these two processes must work in concert as the child experiences considerable movement between the states of cognitive equilibrium and disequilibrium.

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Jake,age 11 months,is able to pick up cereal and bits of fruit off the tray of his high chair by grasping them with his thumb and forefinger.Jake has developed the:

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By two years of age,children have reached about _____ of their adult weight and about _____ of their adult height.

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Which of the following is a key criticism of Jean Piaget's theory of sensorimotor cognitive development?

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When Alice speaks to her 6-month-old niece,her voice immediately takes on a higher pitch,her speech becomes slower,and she begins using more simplistic words and phrases.This change in Alice's language behavior provides an example of:

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A condition that occurs when infants stop breathing,usually during the night,and die suddenly without an apparent cause.

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Baby Kendra,who is 6 days old,is presented with two breast pads.One comes from her mother,and the other has not been used.Which one will Kendra probably prefer?

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When an infant turns his head because his cheek was stroked,this is evidence that infants respond to:

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The peak of synaptic overproduction in the _____ occurs at about the fourth postnatal month.

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