Question 1

Regarding views of perception, those who emphasize learning and experience as the way to understand infant perceptual development are called _____, whereas those who emphasize innate or inborn abilities to guide perceptual development are called _____.

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A)   nativists; empiricists
B)   empiricists; nativists
C)   experientialists; experimentalists
D)   experimentalists; experientialistsE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

In the visual cliff experiment by Eleanor Gibson and Richard Walk, most 6- to 12-month-old babies encouraged to crawl onto the deep side of the visual cliff would:

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A)   crawl onto the cliff side.
B)   not crawl onto the cliff side.
C)   crawl onto the cliff side only when their mothers called them.
D)   not crawl onto the cliff side but showed significant increases in heart rate, indicating anxiety about the situation.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Parents can expect their newborn infant to sleep through the night starting at

Accepted Answer

A)   two months.
B)   four months.
C)   six months.
D)   eight months.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

As he is rolling his truck up and down the sides of the couch, Nezzy points to his truck and says, "My truck." His father responds with, "What's the truck doing?" This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

List three benefits of breast feeding for the child.

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Question 7

Describe some of the hypotheses as to why infants spend so much time in REM sleep.

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REM sleep may provide infants ...

Question 8

Explain the reasoning behind the use of habituation as a way to determine if infants can discriminate between stimuli, and create an example demonstrating the process.

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When repeatedly exposed to a stimulus, a...

Question 9

Jean Piaget believed that children:

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A)   actively construct their own cognitive world.
B)   passively react to their environments.
C)   absorb their knowledge from the environment.
D)   gain their view of the world from their parents.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Lucy wants her son, Kyle, to have the best environment to help him reach his full potential. According to those who study early experiences and the brain, Lucy should:

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A)   expose him to a variety of stimuli.
B)   keep him quiet while his neurons are developing.
C)   expose him only to his family and culture.
D)   provide interesting music but keep him as physically still as possible.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Claire had a stroke and has suffered brain damage. Unfortunately when she tries to communicate, her words do not make sense. She also seems to be confused when other people try to talk with her. Claire has damage to her:

Accepted Answer

A)   Broca's area.
B)   Wernicke's area.
C)   SMA area.
D)   Morton's area.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Which sequence best describes the way neurons pass along messages?

Accepted Answer

A)   Synapses, nucleus, neurotransmitters, dendrites, axon
B)   Neurotransmitters, myelin sheath, nucleus, dendrites
C)   Terminal buttons, dendrites, axon, synapses, neurotransmitters
D)   Axon, terminal buttons, synapses, neurotransmitters, dendritesE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

In considering the big issue of whether nature or nurture plays the more important role in infant development, Elizabeth Spelke endorses a _____ approach, which states that infants are born with domain-specific innate knowledge systems.

Accepted Answer

A)   core knowledge
B)   domain knowledge
C)   learned domain
D)   nurtureE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Rosie took her daughter in for a checkup. The nurse said her daughter is right on schedule for a ______, because she has doubled her birth weight.

Accepted Answer

A)   one-month-old
B)   one-year-old
C)   four-month-old
D)   eight-month-oldE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The sensorimotor stage of development lasts from birth until about:

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A)   six months of age.
B)   eight months of age.
C)   one year of age.
D)   two years of age.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Extramodal
B)   Intermodal
C)   Intramodal
D)   MultimodalE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Leonard's daughter, at five months old, is able to sit independently without leaning on anything. She is:

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A)   severely behind the average age range.
B)   behind the average age range, but only slightly.
C)   within the average age range.
D)   ahead of the average age range.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following statements about infants and REM sleep is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)   When infants are three months old, the amount of time they spend in REM sleep begins to increase.
B)   Most infants spend about 70% of their sleeping time in REM sleep.
C)   REM sleep might promote the brain's development in infancy.
D)   Older adults are the only group that spends more time in REM sleep than infants.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

Regarding views of perceptual development in infants, the position that perception is direct and evolved over time to allow the detection of size and shape constancy, a three-dimensional world, and intermodal perception early in infancy is a _____ view.

Accepted Answer

A)   nativist
B)   empiricist
C)   experientialist
D)   experimentalistE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

All of the following are elements of a rich verbal environment EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   watching television with your child.
B)   reading to your child.
C)   paying attention to your child.
D)   labeling things in your child's environment.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

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

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Claire had a stroke and has suffered brain damage. Unfortunately when she tries to communicate, her words do not make sense. She also seems to be confused when other people try to talk with her. Claire has damage to her:

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Jean Piaget believed that children:

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Rosie took her daughter in for a checkup. The nurse said her daughter is right on schedule for a ______, because she has doubled her birth weight.

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All of the following are elements of a rich verbal environment EXCEPT:

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Lucy wants her son, Kyle, to have the best environment to help him reach his full potential. According to those who study early experiences and the brain, Lucy should:

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Parents can expect their newborn infant to sleep through the night starting at

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Explain the reasoning behind the use of habituation as a way to determine if infants can discriminate between stimuli, and create an example demonstrating the process.

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Regarding views of perceptual development in infants, the position that perception is direct and evolved over time to allow the detection of size and shape constancy, a three-dimensional world, and intermodal perception early in infancy is a _____ view.

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Which of the following statements about infants and REM sleep is TRUE?

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As he is rolling his truck up and down the sides of the couch, Nezzy points to his truck and says, "My truck." His father responds with, "What's the truck doing?" This is an example of:

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Describe some of the hypotheses as to why infants spend so much time in REM sleep.

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Leonard's daughter, at five months old, is able to sit independently without leaning on anything. She is:

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List three benefits of breast feeding for the child.

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Regarding views of perception, those who emphasize learning and experience as the way to understand infant perceptual development are called _____, whereas those who emphasize innate or inborn abilities to guide perceptual development are called _____.

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In considering the big issue of whether nature or nurture plays the more important role in infant development, Elizabeth Spelke endorses a _____ approach, which states that infants are born with domain-specific innate knowledge systems.

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

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In the visual cliff experiment by Eleanor Gibson and Richard Walk, most 6- to 12-month-old babies encouraged to crawl onto the deep side of the visual cliff would:

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Which sequence best describes the way neurons pass along messages?

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The sensorimotor stage of development lasts from birth until about:

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