Question 1

Infants should consume about ___ calories per day for each kilogram of weight.

Accepted Answer

A)  25
B)  50
C)  100
D)  125

Question 2

Research suggests that infants that were fed store-bought formula showed

Accepted Answer

A)  poorer cognitive performance in preschool.
B)  equivalent cognitive performance in preschool.
C)  superior cognitive performance in preschool.
D)  poorer cognitive performance in preschool, but equivalent performance by adolescence.

Question 3

_________ provides the raw material of sensory experience, _________ provides the finished product.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensation; transduction
B)  perception; transduction
C)  perception; sensation
D)  sensation; perception

Question 4

What is the major difference between primary circular reactions and secondary circular reactions in Piaget's sensorimotor stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  An infant must first demonstrate the primary circular reactions before demonstrating the secondary circular reactions.
B)  Primary circular reactions are based upon enjoyment activities, while secondary circular reactions are not.
C)  Primary circular reactions bring about a desirable consequence, while secondary circular reactions do not.
D)  Primary circular reactions involve activities where the infant is focused on its own body, while secondary circular reactions involve activities where the infant's actions relate to the outside world.

Question 5

A clear link between obese babies and overweight adults has been found.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Piaget's Substage 6: Beginnings of thought occurs for children in the age range of

Accepted Answer

A)  8–10 months of age.
B)  10–12 months of age.
C)  12–18 months of age.
D)  18–24 months of age.

Question 7

Anglophone mothers are partial to _________ style of speech, while mothers in Japan are partial to __________ style of speech.

Accepted Answer

A)  overextension; underextension
B)  expressive; referential
C)  underextension; overextension
D)  referential; expressive

Question 8

Erikson's approach to personality development suggests that an infant's early experiences (nurturing, feeding, cuddling, etc.)  are responsible for shaping whether or not they become ____________ individuals later in life.

Accepted Answer

A)  agitated
B)  trusting
C)  lazy
D)  motivated

Question 9

Bart and Muriel put their infant to bed for her regular afternoon nap.When they go to check on her several hours later, the baby is unresponsive and never wakes up.What is the term for this?

Accepted Answer

A)  REM
B)  autostimulation
C)  sleep decline
D)  SIDS

Question 10

Chinese infants are generally more expressive than European, American and Japanese infants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Briefly describe how the information processing approach is analogous to a computer.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Which attachment pattern describes a style of attachment in which children display a combination of positive and negative reactions to their mothers? They show great distress when the mother leaves, but upon her return they may simultaneously seek close contact but also hit and kick her.

Accepted Answer

A)  ambivalent attachment pattern
B)  avoidant attachment pattern
C)  secure attachment pattern
D)  disorganized-disoriented attachment pattern

Question 13

What is the term for the ability to detect sound and pinpoint the direction from which it is emanating?

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination
B)  sound distinction
C)  sound travel
D)  sound localization

Question 14

One-month-old Albert is upset and his facial expression shows that he is in distress.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  nonverbal encoding.
B)  nonverbal decoding .
C)  communication.
D)  emergence.

Question 15

As William is laying his infant down in the crib at bedtime, he gently removes his hand from the back of the baby's head and neck.The baby thrusts its arms outward appearing to grasp onto something.This is known as the _______ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A)  Moro
B)  Babinski
C)  startle
D)  swimming

Question 16

What is the term for the reflex that disappears around 8-12 months, and occurs when an infant fans out its toes in response to a stroke on the outside of its foot?

Accepted Answer

A)  Babinski
B)  Moro
C)  startle
D)  stepping

Question 17

Which of Chomsky's concepts relates to how the human brain is uniquely and genetically predisposed to comprehend and produce language?

Accepted Answer

A)  infant-directed speech
B)  nativist approach
C)  language-acquisition device
D)  universal grammar

Question 18

Some researchers think that the function of _________ is to provide a means for an infant's brain to stimulate itself.

Accepted Answer

A)  SIDS
B)  rhythms
C)  REM
D)  state

Question 19

What kind of memory is conscious and can be recalled intentionally?

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit
B)  encoded
C)  retrieved
D)  stored

Question 20

What is the term for the model that seeks to identify the way that individuals take in, use, and store information?

Accepted Answer

A)  information processing approach
B)  memory model
C)  automatization
D)  encoding

Exam 3: Infancy

Bart and Muriel put their infant to bed for her regular afternoon nap.When they go to check on her several hours later, the baby is unresponsive and never wakes up.What is the term for this?

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What is the term for the ability to detect sound and pinpoint the direction from which it is emanating?

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_________ provides the raw material of sensory experience, _________ provides the finished product.

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Which of Chomsky's concepts relates to how the human brain is uniquely and genetically predisposed to comprehend and produce language?

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A clear link between obese babies and overweight adults has been found.

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Which attachment pattern describes a style of attachment in which children display a combination of positive and negative reactions to their mothers? They show great distress when the mother leaves, but upon her return they may simultaneously seek close contact but also hit and kick her.

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One-month-old Albert is upset and his facial expression shows that he is in distress.This is an example of

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Infants should consume about ___ calories per day for each kilogram of weight.

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Piaget's Substage 6: Beginnings of thought occurs for children in the age range of

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Anglophone mothers are partial to _________ style of speech, while mothers in Japan are partial to __________ style of speech.

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Erikson's approach to personality development suggests that an infant's early experiences (nurturing, feeding, cuddling, etc.) are responsible for shaping whether or not they become ____________ individuals later in life.

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As William is laying his infant down in the crib at bedtime, he gently removes his hand from the back of the baby's head and neck.The baby thrusts its arms outward appearing to grasp onto something.This is known as the _______ reflex.

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What is the term for the model that seeks to identify the way that individuals take in, use, and store information?

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Research suggests that infants that were fed store-bought formula showed

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What kind of memory is conscious and can be recalled intentionally?

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Some researchers think that the function of _________ is to provide a means for an infant's brain to stimulate itself.

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What is the term for the reflex that disappears around 8-12 months, and occurs when an infant fans out its toes in response to a stroke on the outside of its foot?

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Briefly describe how the information processing approach is analogous to a computer.

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