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Question 51

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Piaget's constructivist view states that

A) perceptual development in infancy must await the development of a sequence of cognitive stages in infants.
B) the ability to perceive the world in a competent manner is innate.
C) perceptual development does not depend on the development of distinctive features.
D) the ability to perceive size and shape constancy,a three-dimensional world,and intermodal perception are all dependent on the genetics of the infant.

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Within a 24-hour cycle,approximately how much time do infants of 0 to 2 years of age spend sleeping?

A) 5.9 hours
B) 8.3 hours
C) 12.8 hours
D) 16.7 hours

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Bottle feeding is recommended for mothers who

List the developmental changes that occur in neurons and different regions of the brain in infancy.

Which of the following motor skills is achieved in the second year of life in infants?

What are the changes seen in the grasping reflex when the infant develops fine motor skills?

A boy is able to understand that a bicycle is smaller than a car even when a bicycle parked in front of him is creating a larger retinal image to him than the car,which is parked at a distance across the street.This shows that the boy has achieved

Infants of 0 to 2 years of age sleep an average of ________ hours a day.

John,a 2-month-old boy,turns his head toward the side when his cheek is stroked in an effort to find something to suck.The type of reflex exhibited by John is known as the ________ reflex.

The immunization for polio is given until the age of

What development changes are observed in eating behavior during the infant's first year after birth?

________ is a layer of fat cells that insulates axons and helps electrical signals travel faster down the axon in neurons.

List the changes in height and weight that take place during infancy.

Donna would perceive the chair as a different object every time the distance or the orientation of the chair was changed.This shows that Donna has not developed

List the benefits of breast feeding for the child.

The electrical impulses from the retina are transmitted to the visual centers of the brain by the ________ nerve.

The specialization of function in one hemisphere of the cerebral cortex or the other is called

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex has an active role in hearing,language processing,and memory?

What is the ecological view of perception?

What are the improvements seen in the gross motor skills of infants during the second year of life?