Question 1

What is child-directed speech? What are some other strategies adults use to increase infants' acquisition of language? Provide an example of an adult using child directed speech.

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Child-directed speech is language spoken...

Question 2

The view of development that sees motor skills developing as a solution to an infant's problems is known as _____ systems theory.

Accepted Answer

A)   dynamic
B)   maturational
C)   static
D)   environmentalE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

In the "sticky mittens" research project, it was found that:

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A)   the infants in the mitten group developed grasping skills earlier.
B)   the infants in the group without mittens developed grasping skills faster.
C)   both groups developed grasping skills at the same pace.
D)   the group without mittens developed better object manipulation skills.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

A _____ is the basic unit of sound in a language

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A)   morpheme
B)   phoneme
C)   grapheme
D)   syntaxE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

The _____ includes the cerebral cortex and several structures beneath it.

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A)   forebrain
B)   hindbrain
C)   midbrain
D)   topbrainE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Of the following infants, who is MOST at risk for SIDS?

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A)   Mimi; her mother smokes
B)   Grace; she was born weighing more than most babies
C)   Megumi; she uses a pacifier when she goes to sleep
D)   Sylvia; she sleeps in firm beddingE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Renee remembers very little about the first three years of her life. Psychologists find this normal and call it:

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A)   retroactive memory interference.
B)   infantile amnesia.
C)   child memory loss.
D)   memory trace.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Briefly explain the cephalocaudal and proximodistal patterns of development. Provide an example of how each are evidenced in a baby.

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The cephalocaudal pattern is the sequenc...

Question 9

Since 1992, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)  has recommended that _____ to reduce the risk of SIDS.

Accepted Answer

A)   parents practice shared sleeping with their infants
B)   infants be placed to sleep on their backs
C)   babies be fed on demand instead of on schedule
D)   all fans in the room be turned off while putting a baby down to sleepE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Mandy sees a little girl in the grocery store throwing a screaming tantrum to get a toy. The next week at the mall, Mandy begins screaming and crying to get some candy. Mandy is showing:

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A)   dishabituation.
B)   habituation.
C)   object permanence.
D)   deferred imitation.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The portion farthest from the spinal cord is known as the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   hindbrain
B)   forebrain
C)   midbrain
D)   topbrainE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Rebecca says, "Milk spill." Her grandfather replies, "Yes, the milk spilled on the floor." This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   reframing.
B)   expanding.
C)   correcting.
D)   labeling.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Remembering how to swim is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   implicit memory.
B)   deferred imitation.
C)   joint attention.
D)   explicit memory.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

If we were concerned with speed of electronic signals, which of the following would help information travel faster?

Accepted Answer

A)   Perception
B)   Lateralization
C)   Myelination
D)   HabituationE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

One reason older children and adults have difficulty recalling events from their infant and early childhood years is that during these years the _____ of the brain are immature.

Accepted Answer

A)   temporal lobes
B)   prefrontal lobes
C)   occipital lobes
D)   parietal lobesE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

_____ perception involves integrating information from two or more sensory modalities.

Accepted Answer

A)   Extramodal
B)   Intermodal
C)   Intramodal
D)   MultimodalE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Fantz' research method-studying whether infants can distinguish one stimulus from another by measuring the length of time they attend to different stimuli-is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

A)   habituation and dishabituation method.
B)   orienting response and tracking method.
C)   visual preference method.
D)   high amplitude sucking method.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

_____ are tiny gaps, or junctions, between neurons' fibers.

Accepted Answer

A)   Neurilemma
B)   Myelin sheaths
C)   Neurotransmitters
D)   SynapsesE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Provide three examples where a doctor would advise a mother to NOT to breast feed their infants.

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The three situations when mothers should...

Question 20

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) B) and C)

Exam 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Fantz' research method-studying whether infants can distinguish one stimulus from another by measuring the length of time they attend to different stimuli-is referred to as the:

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The view of development that sees motor skills developing as a solution to an infant's problems is known as _____ systems theory.

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Renee remembers very little about the first three years of her life. Psychologists find this normal and call it:

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Since 1992, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended that _____ to reduce the risk of SIDS.

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A _____ is the basic unit of sound in a language

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Briefly explain the cephalocaudal and proximodistal patterns of development. Provide an example of how each are evidenced in a baby.

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What is child-directed speech? What are some other strategies adults use to increase infants' acquisition of language? Provide an example of an adult using child directed speech.

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If we were concerned with speed of electronic signals, which of the following would help information travel faster?

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Provide three examples where a doctor would advise a mother to NOT to breast feed their infants.

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Mandy sees a little girl in the grocery store throwing a screaming tantrum to get a toy. The next week at the mall, Mandy begins screaming and crying to get some candy. Mandy is showing:

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The _____ includes the cerebral cortex and several structures beneath it.

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_____ perception involves integrating information from two or more sensory modalities.

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In the "sticky mittens" research project, it was found that:

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Of the following infants, who is MOST at risk for SIDS?

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_____ are tiny gaps, or junctions, between neurons' fibers.

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Remembering how to swim is an example of:

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One reason older children and adults have difficulty recalling events from their infant and early childhood years is that during these years the _____ of the brain are immature.

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

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The portion farthest from the spinal cord is known as the _____.

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Rebecca says, "Milk spill." Her grandfather replies, "Yes, the milk spilled on the floor." This is an example of:

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