Question 1

Which of the following conditions is the highest cause of infant death in the United States with nearly 3,000 infant deaths annually attributed to it?

Accepted Answer

A)   Shaken baby syndrome
B)   Sudden infant death syndrome
C)   Down syndrome
D)   MarasmusE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

By the second birthday, a toddler's brain is about _____ percent of its adult weight.

Accepted Answer

A)   25
B)   50
C)   75
D)   95E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following is a requirement of joint attention?

Accepted Answer

A)   An ability to manipulate objects
B)   An ability to track another's behavior
C)   A lack of interest in others
D)   An intense interest in a particular objectE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

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 B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The rapid increase in an infant's vocabulary starting at about 18 months of age is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   the secular trend.
B)   telegraphic speech.
C)   the vocabulary spurt.
D)   phonetic advancement.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

It is a special way that children and adults speak to babies. It is characterized by language spoken in a higher pitch than normal, the use of simple words, and the use of simple sentences.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

_____ is the term used to describe the tendency of infants to reach where an object was located earlier rather than where the object was last hidden.

Accepted Answer

A)   Type 1 error
B)   Type 2 error
C)   F-not-N error
D)   A-not-B errorE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

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.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Amanda is 6 days old. Which of the following statements about Amanda's hearing is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Amanda is more sensitive to the pitch of sound than an adult.
B)   Amanda is more able to hear low-pitched sounds than high-pitched sounds.
C)   Amanda is more able to hear high-pitched sounds than low-pitched sounds
D)   Amanda cannot determine the general location from where a sound is coming.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Infants usually double their birth weight by the age of:

Accepted Answer

A)   one month.
B)   one year.
C)   four months.
D)   eight months.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Schemes are:

Accepted Answer

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 C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true about brain development?

Accepted Answer

A)   The brain grows exponentially from conception to birth causing the brain to be completely developed at birth.
B)   The process of brain development continues through the first year after birth and then stops.
C)   Extensive brain development continues after birth, through infancy and later.
D)   Brain development continues after birth only among premature babies.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

The "visual cliff" experiment was used to measure:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

The _____ is the area of the brain where higher-level thinking and self-regulation occur.

Accepted Answer

A)   visual cortex
B)   myelin sheath
C)   prefrontal cortex
D)   neural tubeE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

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) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Broca's area
B)   Wernicke's area
C)   Morton's area
D)   SMA areaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Baby Jane, three days old, is shown four drawings: a bright blue square, a white oval, a yellow circle, and a drawing of a face. In view of Fantz' work, which drawing would she probably prefer to look at?

Accepted Answer

A)   The white oval
B)   The face
C)   The blue square
D)   The yellow circleE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

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 _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   shaken baby syndrome
B)   sudden infant death syndrome
C)   Down syndrome
D)   marasmusE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Research by Renée Baillargeon and her colleagues have found that infants as young as three to four months expect objects to be ????_____ in the sense that other objects cannot move through them, and _____ in the sense that objects continue to exist when they are hidden.

Accepted Answer

A)   subject to gravity; transient
B)   consistent; existential
C)   substantial; permanent
D)   opaque; substantialE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

_____ are cognitive groupings of similar objects, events, people, or ideas.

Accepted Answer

A)   Symbols
B)   Concepts
C)   Habits
D)   SemanticsE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Which of the following statements is true about brain development?

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Baby Jane, three days old, is shown four drawings: a bright blue square, a white oval, a yellow circle, and a drawing of a face. In view of Fantz' work, which drawing would she probably prefer to look at?

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Infants usually double their birth weight by the age of:

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Amanda is 6 days old. Which of the following statements about Amanda's hearing is true?

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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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The _____ is the area of the brain where higher-level thinking and self-regulation occur.

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Which of the following is a requirement of joint attention?

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The "visual cliff" experiment was used to measure:

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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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_____ is the term used to describe the tendency of infants to reach where an object was located earlier rather than where the object was last hidden.

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By the second birthday, a toddler's brain is about _____ percent of its adult weight.

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It is a special way that children and adults speak to babies. It is characterized by language spoken in a higher pitch than normal, the use of simple words, and the use of simple sentences.

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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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Schemes are:

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The rapid increase in an infant's vocabulary starting at about 18 months of age is called:

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Which of the following conditions is the highest cause of infant death in the United States with nearly 3,000 infant deaths annually attributed to it?

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_____ are cognitive groupings of similar objects, events, people, or ideas.

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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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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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Research by Renée Baillargeon and her colleagues have found that infants as young as three to four months expect objects to be ????_____ in the sense that other objects cannot move through them, and _____ in the sense that objects continue to exist when they are hidden.

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