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The information-processing theory compares human thinking with: Freud's psychoanalytic theory computer functioning evolutionary theory the principles of behaviorism

computer functioning

One-year-old Danielle watches her sister talk on a cell phone. The next day Danielle holds the cell phone to her ear as if she is using the phone. Danielle is demonstrating: a launch event grasp ability habituation deferred imitation

deferred imitation

The ______ cortex is the part of the brain that assists in planning, self-control, and self-regulation. somatosensory visual auditory frontal

frontal

An example of a fine motor skill is: walking across a room creeping around a room playing hide and seek grabbing a pencil and holding it while drawing rolling over onto her belly

grabbing a pencil and holding it while drawing

Word order, prefixes, suffixes, intonation, verb forms, pronouns, negations, prepositions, and articles are called: holophrases name explosions holograms grammar

grammar

at what age do MOST babies understand and interpret pointing 10 months 14 months 6 months 3 months

10 months

the sudden increase in an infants vocabulary typically begins at the age of: 30 months 25 months 18 months 10 months

18 months

according to Piaget, at what age do infants begin to anticipate and solve simple problems 12 to 18 months 18 to 24 months 6 to 12 months 24 to 36 months

18 to 24 months

Denalyn says to her mother, "Deni go"(a two-word combination), as she gestures to the door. Denalyn is probably about age ___________ months. 8 36 21 15

21

By what age do babies normally demonstrate the presence of depth perception? 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months

3 months

an infants birthweight typically doubles by ______ mont(s) of age. 6 4 1 2

4

typical 2-year olds are already: 50 percent of their adult height 25 percent of their adult weight 25 percent of their adult height 50 percent of their adult weight

50 percent of their adult height

fifty percent of all babies master sitting unsupported by ____ months 5 4 6 7

6

Piaget believed that objects permanence emerged at about 12 months 4 months 8 months 2 months

8 months

at what age would you expect an infant to search for a pacifier that his mother hides behind her back? 4 months 6 months 8 months 2 months

8 months

in the united states, ________ of infants are breast-fed at birth, but only about_________ are 80 precent; one-fifth three-quarters; one-quarter two-thirds; one-third one-half; one-quarter

80 precent; one-fifth

which theorist coined the term "language acquisition device"? skinner chomsky watson piaget

Chomsky

the term "holophrase" refers to: reflective communication a single word that expresses a complete thought a word with no implied meaning verb-friendly language

a single word that expresses a complete thought

stage two sensorimotor intelligence, sometimes called the stage of first hab..... infant ________ the environment adapting to accommodating assimilating all of these answers are correct

all of these answers are correct

newborns: are legally blind see only black and white have efficient binocular vision recognize a mothers face 24 hours after birth

are legally blind

Through inconsistent with Piaget's conclusions, some experiments have demonstrated that infants: have no understanding of object permanence at 8 months of age as young as 3 months may have full mental representation of a hidden object understand object permanence according to their ethnic group have complete understanding of object permanence at 3 months of age

as young as 3 months may have full mental representation of a hidden object

when do infants begin learning to recognize language? at birth before birth at 12 months around 2 to 4 months

at 12 months

the ability to coordinate two eyes to see one image is called ____________ vision binocular monocular mature color

binocular

which of the following make sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) LESS likely? having low socioeconomic status breast-feeding placing an infant on his or her stomach sleeping through the night

breast-feeding

At 13 months, Jada used the word "Diddy" to mean "i want a hug from Daddy." This is an example of babble telegraph hologram holophrase

holophrase

what is the explanation fro some babies initially learning more verbs than nouns? some languages place verbs at the beginning or end of sentences making them easier... in some cultures, words for how one responds to other people are emphasized; in ot..... all of these answers are correct some languages place verbs in various and illogical places in sentences

in some cultures, words for how one responds to other people are emphasized; in ot.....

Piaget's term for the stage-five toddler who experiments without anticipating the results is the: little scientist little explore tiny computer new engager

little scientist

according to B. F. Skinner, infant communication progresses because of: parental reinforcements sensorimotor inteklligence cognitive advances reflexive abilities

parental reinforcements

which term describes what occurs when the brain processes and interprets a sensation? selection habituation transduction perception

perception

the LAST part of the brain to mature involves: our senses of temperature, touch, and pain planning coordinating movements fine motor control

planning

the difference between primary and secondary circular reaction is that: primary circular reactions involve the infant responding to people and objects secondary circular reactions involve the infants own body primary circular reactions involve the infant anticipating secondary circular reactions involve the infant responding to people and objects

primary circular reactions involve the infant anticipating?? secondary circular reactions involve the infant responding to people and objects?? 17

Which of the following is an infants FIRST motor skill? reflexes brain activity fine movement gross movement

reflexes

Cries, movements, and facial expressions are examples of: child-directed speech babbling reflexice communication cooing

reflexice communication

on average which of the following gross motor skills is the LAST to develop sitting without support pulling to a stand standing alone siting without support

standing alone

Tarek was malnourished as a child, and as a result he is significantly shorter than his peers. Even though he has already passed his adolescent growth spurt and his parents are of average height, it is clear that he will always be unusually short. Tarek is experiencing a condition called: chronic vertical nutritional limitation stunting marasmus wasting

stunting

The six outer layers of the brain are referred to as: synapses. axons. dendrites. the cortex.

the cortex

one-month-old Emily realizes that her hand is to big to fit into her mouth. she re..... habituation a secondary circular reaction a tertiary circular reaction the first acquired adaption

the first acquired adaption

What occurs in the brain during the pruning process? unused connections in the brain shrink and die neurons and dendrites become larger in size unused neurotransmitters are reabsorbed and then regenerated the number of neurons and dendrites increases dramatically

unused connections in the brain shrink and die

according to research, bottle-feeding is recommended only: when the baby is at risk of developing asthma when an infant's mother has some condition that makes her milk unhealthy when cow's milk or goats milk is unavailable for mothers living in developing nations

when an infant's mother has some condition that makes her milk unhealthy