PSYC 140 MODULE 3 EXAM 2
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
◉ which of the following sensorimotor substages occurs last,
according to Piaget: Primary circular reactions, tertiary circular
reactions, or coordination of secondary circular reactions
A. primary circular reactions
B. tertiary circular reactions
C.coordination of secondary circular reactions. Answer: B. tertiary
circular reactions
◉ Baby fat usually peaks at ________ months of age.. Answer: nine
◉ the ____ reflex involves a baby turning her head when her cheek is
touched. Answer: rooting
◉ T/F infancy is one of the most rapid periods of development
across the lifespan. Answer: true
◉ REM stands for rapid eye ________. Answer: movement
◉ T?F two year olds weigh, on average, about 30 pounds. Answer:
true
,◉ T/F early in life, infants have far more neural connections than
they need. Answer: true
◉ T/F gross motor skills generally develop before fine motor skills.
Answer: true
◉ T/F Piaget emphasized the role of the individual in constructing
knowledge. Answer: true
◉ 18-month-old Marta was really upset when her mom left in the
morning for work and cried for a long time at daycare. However,
Marta doesn't seem very happy to see mom when she returns. She
doesn't hug her back when she tries to hug her while picking her up.
Instead, she just grabs onto her leg and stands there while she waits
to leave. With what attachment style would Ainsworth most likely
classify Marta?. Answer: anxious-ambivalent
◉ how is an infant's achievement of object permanence related to
her ability to bond with her parents?. Answer: needs to be able to
remember parents in order to attach
◉ the _______ reflex can be observed when infants make stepping
motions when help above a table or other surface. Answer: stepping
, ◉ the ______ reflex can be observed when adult places her finger in
an infant's palm, and the infant immediately closes his fingers
around the adult finger. Answer: grasping
◉ T/F the palmer grasp is usually pretty flaccid and weak. Answer:
false
◉ which of the following sensorimotor substages occurs first
according to Piaget
A. secondary circular
B. simple reflexes
C. primary circular. Answer: B. simple reflexes
◉ T/F infants are born with the understanding that objects can exist
even if they cant be seen. Answer: false
◉ what is the name of the experimental situation that Mary
Ainsworth created to assess attachment?. Answer: strange situation
classification
◉ T/F most infants studied in Ainsworth's strange situation are
categorized as being securely attached. Answer: true
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
◉ which of the following sensorimotor substages occurs last,
according to Piaget: Primary circular reactions, tertiary circular
reactions, or coordination of secondary circular reactions
A. primary circular reactions
B. tertiary circular reactions
C.coordination of secondary circular reactions. Answer: B. tertiary
circular reactions
◉ Baby fat usually peaks at ________ months of age.. Answer: nine
◉ the ____ reflex involves a baby turning her head when her cheek is
touched. Answer: rooting
◉ T/F infancy is one of the most rapid periods of development
across the lifespan. Answer: true
◉ REM stands for rapid eye ________. Answer: movement
◉ T?F two year olds weigh, on average, about 30 pounds. Answer:
true
,◉ T/F early in life, infants have far more neural connections than
they need. Answer: true
◉ T/F gross motor skills generally develop before fine motor skills.
Answer: true
◉ T/F Piaget emphasized the role of the individual in constructing
knowledge. Answer: true
◉ 18-month-old Marta was really upset when her mom left in the
morning for work and cried for a long time at daycare. However,
Marta doesn't seem very happy to see mom when she returns. She
doesn't hug her back when she tries to hug her while picking her up.
Instead, she just grabs onto her leg and stands there while she waits
to leave. With what attachment style would Ainsworth most likely
classify Marta?. Answer: anxious-ambivalent
◉ how is an infant's achievement of object permanence related to
her ability to bond with her parents?. Answer: needs to be able to
remember parents in order to attach
◉ the _______ reflex can be observed when infants make stepping
motions when help above a table or other surface. Answer: stepping
, ◉ the ______ reflex can be observed when adult places her finger in
an infant's palm, and the infant immediately closes his fingers
around the adult finger. Answer: grasping
◉ T/F the palmer grasp is usually pretty flaccid and weak. Answer:
false
◉ which of the following sensorimotor substages occurs first
according to Piaget
A. secondary circular
B. simple reflexes
C. primary circular. Answer: B. simple reflexes
◉ T/F infants are born with the understanding that objects can exist
even if they cant be seen. Answer: false
◉ what is the name of the experimental situation that Mary
Ainsworth created to assess attachment?. Answer: strange situation
classification
◉ T/F most infants studied in Ainsworth's strange situation are
categorized as being securely attached. Answer: true
