Question 1

According to theorists Eleanor and James Gibson, who developed the ecological view of perceptual development in infancy, which of the following statements is true?

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A)   People have to take bits and pieces of data from sensations and build up representations of the world in their minds.
B)   People indirectly perceive information that exists in the world around them.
C)   People's perceptual system can select from the rich information that the environment itself provides.
D)   Culture brings people into contact with the environment so that they can interact with and adapt to it.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

The "visual cliff" experiment was used to measure

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A)   size constancy.
B)   shape constancy.
C)   visual acuity.
D)   depth perception.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

In the context of reflexes, the ________ enables newborns to get nourishment before they have associated a nipple with food and also serves as a self-soothing or self-regulating mechanism.

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Question 5

The cephalocaudal pattern is the sequence in which the earliest growth always occurs at the

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A)   center of the body and then moves toward the extremities.
B)   spinal cord and then expands out to the limbs and head.
C)   top-the head-with physical growth and differentiation of features gradually working their way down from top to bottom.
D)   bottom-the feet-with physical growth and differentiation of features gradually working their way up to the head.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

Decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus is referred to as ________.

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Question 7

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

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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 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) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

List the four lobes of the brain and briefly describe their functions.

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The brain has two hemispheres, each of w...

Question 9

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

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Question 10

Name the lobe in the brain that is responsible for voluntary movement and thinking.

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Question 11

In the context of the milestones in motor skills development in infants, which of the following is true of the first year?

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A)   A smaller size at birth is the aspect of pregnancy and delivery with the strongest link to reaching motor milestones earlier.
B)   Some infants do not follow the standard sequence of motor accomplishments.
C)   Breast feeding has no link to reaching the milestones earlier.
D)   In the first year of life, infants are motorically skilled and mobile.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Most neuroscientists agree that complex functions such as reading or performing music involve

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A)   the spinal cord.
B)   only the right hemisphere of the brain.
C)   both hemispheres of the brain.
D)   only the left hemisphere of the brain.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following reflexes is most likely to occur when something touches an infant's palms?

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A)   the grasping reflex
B)   the rooting reflex
C)   the sucking reflex
D)   the Moro reflexE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Kyle and Amy want their baby to walk early. In order to accomplish that, they take the baby's favorite toy and place it where the child cannot reach it from a crawling position. Kyle and Amy believe that this will motivate the baby to stand upright to retrieve the toy and will, thus, result in him walking sooner. Their belief is most consistent with the ________ systems view of development.

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A)   maturational
B)   evolutionary
C)   static
D)   dynamicE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Winnie is considering the use of anesthesia during the circumcision of her newborn son. She wants to know if newborns can feel pain. What would you tell her?

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A)   Yes; recent research indicates that infants can feel pain.
B)   No; infants cannot feel pain.
C)   Maybe; research on the matter is inconclusive as of now.
D)   Maybe; the level of pain felt depends on the newborn's resilience.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

In the context of cognitive development, which of the following terms refers to the focusing of mental resources on select information?

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A)   assimilation
B)   attention
C)   habituation
D)   imitationE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Schemes refer to

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A)   actions or mental representations that organize knowledge.
B)   the incorporation of new information into existing knowledge.
C)   groups of behaviors.
D)   knowledge that has been adjusted to fit new experiences.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Who is at the highest risk of SIDS?

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A)   Malachi who is four weeks old
B)   Tyrell who is six weeks old
C)   Chaz who is three months old
D)   Isaiah who is ten months oldE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Benji has started calling his father "dad," but he also calls all the men that he sees "dad." According to Piaget, this error is due to the phenomenon of

Accepted Answer

A)   amalgamation.
B)   accommodation.
C)   assimilation.
D)   application.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Name the nerve cell that handles information processing in the brain.

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Exam 3: Physical and Cognitive Dvelopment in Infancy

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In the context of reflexes, the ________ enables newborns to get nourishment before they have associated a nipple with food and also serves as a self-soothing or self-regulating mechanism.

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Name the nerve cell that handles information processing in the brain.

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Benji has started calling his father "dad," but he also calls all the men that he sees "dad." According to Piaget, this error is due to the phenomenon of

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The cephalocaudal pattern is the sequence in which the earliest growth always occurs at the

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

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The "visual cliff" experiment was used to measure

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In the context of cognitive development, which of the following terms refers to the focusing of mental resources on select information?

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Who is at the highest risk of SIDS?

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Winnie is considering the use of anesthesia during the circumcision of her newborn son. She wants to know if newborns can feel pain. What would you tell her?

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Decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus is referred to as ________.

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Name the lobe in the brain that is responsible for voluntary movement and thinking.

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According to theorists Eleanor and James Gibson, who developed the ecological view of perceptual development in infancy, which of the following statements is true?

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In the context of the milestones in motor skills development in infants, which of the following is true of the first year?

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List the four lobes of the brain and briefly describe their functions.

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Most neuroscientists agree that complex functions such as reading or performing music involve

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

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

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