Question 1

The most common infant sleep-related problem reported by parents is:

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A)  nightmares.
B)  night terrors.
C)  night-time waking.
D)  enuresis.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The peak of synaptic overproduction in the _____ takes place at around one year of age.

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A)  prefrontal cortex
B)  spinal cord
C)  visual cortex
D)  neural tubeE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Distinguish between explicit memory and implicit memory,and give an example of each.

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Implicit memory refers to memory without...

Question 4

_____ motor skills are skills that involve large-muscle activities,such as moving one's arms and walking.

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A)  Fine
B)  Gross
C)  Learned
D)  MajorE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Child-directed speech is the:

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A)  ability of parents to understand their children's holographic speech.
B)  unique way that parents (and others) talk to babies.
C)  continual correcting of children's syntax by parents.
D)  special way parents speak to each other in front of their children.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

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

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A)  When infants are 3 months old,the amount of time they spend in REM sleep begins to increase.
B)  Most infants spend about 70 percent 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) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Fantz's 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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A)  habituation and dishabituation method.
B)  orienting response and tracking method.
C)  visual preference method.
D)  high amplitude sucking method.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Amira is concerned about putting her baby on his stomach to sleep because of the risk that he might stop breathing,usually during the night,and die suddenly without an apparent cause.In other words,she is concerned about:

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A)  shaken baby syndrome.
B)  sudden infant death syndrome.
C)  Down syndrome.
D)  marasmus.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

The fiber that carries signals away from the neuron's cell body is called a(n) :

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A)  axon.
B)  dendrite.
C)  neurotransmitter.
D)  synapse.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

What is infantile amnesia? What are two explanations given for this phenomenon?

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Most adults can remember little,if anyth...

Question 11

Baby Max watches his mother jingle her keys in front of him.After several minutes,he looks away,no longer interested.This would indicate that he has habituated as he is showing a(n) _____ to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

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A)  decreased responsiveness
B)  increased familiarity
C)  increased interest
D)  decreased anxietyE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

List five benefits of breast feeding for the child.

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Some of the benefits that a child gains ...

Question 13

_____ is an area in the left frontal lobe of the brain that is involved in speech production.

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A)  Broca's area
B)  Wernicke's area
C)  Morton's area
D)  SMA areaE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Infants nearly triple their birth weight by the age of:

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

Question 15

This theorist developed a well-respected theory of cognitive development.This theorist suggested that development was universal and occurred in a fixed stage-like sequence.He/she proposed that infants were in the stage of "sensorimotor development."

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The answer of This theorist developed a well-respected theory of...

Question 16

The part of the neuron that carries signals away from the cell body.

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The answer of The part of the neuron that carries...

Question 17

June knows the names of all the states that comprise the United States.The names of the states are a part of June's _____ memory.

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A)  innate
B)  explicit
C)  distinctive
D)  implicitE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The sensorimotor stage of development lasts from birth until about:

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A)  6 months of age.
B)  8 months of age.
C)  one year of age.
D)  2 years of age.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Nine-month-old Hector is pointing at his sippy cup.Which aspect of language is Hector utilizing?

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A)  Cooing
B)  Babbling
C)  Crying
D)  GesturesE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

A loss or impairment of language ability caused by brain injury is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  dysphagia.
B)  aphasia.
C)  autism.
D)  mutism.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

June knows the names of all the states that comprise the United States.The names of the states are a part of June's _____ memory.

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Amira is concerned about putting her baby on his stomach to sleep because of the risk that he might stop breathing,usually during the night,and die suddenly without an apparent cause.In other words,she is concerned about:

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List five benefits of breast feeding for the child.

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A loss or impairment of language ability caused by brain injury is called:

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The fiber that carries signals away from the neuron's cell body is called a(n) :

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_____ is an area in the left frontal lobe of the brain that is involved in speech production.

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The part of the neuron that carries signals away from the cell body.

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

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This theorist developed a well-respected theory of cognitive development.This theorist suggested that development was universal and occurred in a fixed stage-like sequence.He/she proposed that infants were in the stage of "sensorimotor development."

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The sensorimotor stage of development lasts from birth until about:

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Child-directed speech is the:

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Infants nearly triple their birth weight by the age of:

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Distinguish between explicit memory and implicit memory,and give an example of each.

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_____ motor skills are skills that involve large-muscle activities,such as moving one's arms and walking.

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Baby Max watches his mother jingle her keys in front of him.After several minutes,he looks away,no longer interested.This would indicate that he has habituated as he is showing a(n) _____ to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

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Fantz's 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 peak of synaptic overproduction in the _____ takes place at around one year of age.

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The most common infant sleep-related problem reported by parents is:

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What is infantile amnesia? What are two explanations given for this phenomenon?

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