PSYC 290 Exam 1 Study With Correct
Answers.
4 months - correct answer the average newborn doubles her birthweight by
2 years - correct answer children reach half their adult height by age
16 hours - correct answer approximately how may hours per day and night do newborns
spend sleeping
assist with self control - correct answer the frontal areas of the cortex
involuntary response to stimulus - correct answer a reflex is a/n
stage 4 - correct answer in which of Piaget's sensorimotor stages do infants adapt,
anticipate, and become more deliberate in responding to people and objects?
rooting reflex - correct answer when infants turn their heads and suck in response to a
touch of the cheek
large movements - correct answer gross motor skills are defined by
provides antibodies to fight diseases - correct answer breast milk
children have an inborn ability to learn langage - correct answer according to Chomsky's
theory of language acquisition...
true - correct answer T/F: neural connections that are not used shrink and disappear
13-15 months - correct answer the average child can walk independently about
reflexes, cooing, babbling, spoken words - correct answer The usual order of the
development of spoken language is:
BF Skinner - correct answer the theorist who believed that children learn language
when they are reinforced by parental attention
chinese and korean languages are "noun-friendly" languages because the rules of the
languages are structured around nouns - correct answer why do english-speaking
children use more nouns than verbs when they begin to speak, as compared to children
of chinese or korean descent?
true - correct answer T/F: preverbal infants show a preference for baby talk over
ordinary adult speech
Answers.
4 months - correct answer the average newborn doubles her birthweight by
2 years - correct answer children reach half their adult height by age
16 hours - correct answer approximately how may hours per day and night do newborns
spend sleeping
assist with self control - correct answer the frontal areas of the cortex
involuntary response to stimulus - correct answer a reflex is a/n
stage 4 - correct answer in which of Piaget's sensorimotor stages do infants adapt,
anticipate, and become more deliberate in responding to people and objects?
rooting reflex - correct answer when infants turn their heads and suck in response to a
touch of the cheek
large movements - correct answer gross motor skills are defined by
provides antibodies to fight diseases - correct answer breast milk
children have an inborn ability to learn langage - correct answer according to Chomsky's
theory of language acquisition...
true - correct answer T/F: neural connections that are not used shrink and disappear
13-15 months - correct answer the average child can walk independently about
reflexes, cooing, babbling, spoken words - correct answer The usual order of the
development of spoken language is:
BF Skinner - correct answer the theorist who believed that children learn language
when they are reinforced by parental attention
chinese and korean languages are "noun-friendly" languages because the rules of the
languages are structured around nouns - correct answer why do english-speaking
children use more nouns than verbs when they begin to speak, as compared to children
of chinese or korean descent?
true - correct answer T/F: preverbal infants show a preference for baby talk over
ordinary adult speech
