Mod. 11

From ages _____ to _____, the brain's neural network is sprouting MOST rapidly in the _____ lobes, which leads to greater self-control.

3; 6; frontal

Angela is a 7-month-old baby who rolled over for the first time at 4 months of age and can now sit without support. These milestones reflect

a maturing nervous system

Elyse is concerned because she cannot remember events before she was about 4 years old. This is called infantile _____.

amnesia

Compared with children of authoritarian parents, children of _____ parents may be more likely to be self-reliant and more likely to demonstrate social competence.

authoritative parents

Two beakers contain what are clearly identical amounts of a liquid. However, a child suddenly judges them as holding different amounts of liquid after the liquid in one beaker is poured into a shorter, wider beaker. The child apparently lacks a:

concept of conservation

A doctor at the local hospital has always told new parents to make sure that their babies sleep on their backs and not their stomachs because this will reduce the risk of a smothering crib death. How might following this good advice impact their baby's development?

crawling will be delayed

In many animals, attachment based on familiarity occurs during a _____ period, an optimal period when certain events must take place to facilitate proper development.

critical period

Three-year old Parminder is talking to her grandmother on the phone. She says, "Look what I got today." Parminder is displaying _____.

egocentrism

Annie is the daughter of a teenage mother. She could not handle taking care of Annie and put her up for adoption when she was 4 weeks old. Annie was moved from one foster family to another. She was never adopted. It is MOST likely that Annie will:

have anxiety and lower intelligence

Yun Hee is concerned about her 1-year-old daughter, who has not started to walk yet. Should Yun Lee be worried?

no, she should not worry. only 50% of all babies in the United States are walking within a week after their first birthdays.

A game of peek-a-boo with his dad excites William during the first six months of his life because William actually thinks his dad has disappeared. This is because William lacks:

object permanence

A child who can perform mental operations can think in symbols and then can enjoy _____.

pretend play (make believe)

Every time 2-year-old Neva goes near the stove, her mother stops her and says, "No, hot!" Neva's mother is providing her with a _____ to help her internalize.

scaffold

Three-year-old Adam happily explores the attractive toys in the dentist's waiting room while his mother is in the room. He becomes distressed when she leaves for a few moments and runs to her when she returns. Then he resumes playing, periodically going to her for reassurance. Adam MOST clearly displays signs of:

secure attachment

Object permanence develops during Piaget's _____ stage of cognitive development.

sensorimotor

A doctor at the local hospital has always told new parents to make sure that their babies sleep on their backs and not their stomachs because this will reduce the risk of _____.

smothering crib death (SIDs)

Compared with the children of authoritarian parents, children of authoritative parents may be more likely to be self-reliant and more likely to demonstrate _____.

social competence

Shelly puts her favorite stuffed bear in her toy chest and then leaves the room. Her brother hides the bear in a cabinet. When Shelly returns, she easily finds the bear in the cabinet. This illustrates Shelly's development of:

theory of mind