PSYC 290N Week 2 Infancy – Quiz - Download Questions For Effective Revision

1. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) What is the name of the process of creating new synapses that happens very quickly in the first couple of years after birth? (Points 2) 2. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) What e ffect does watching television have on the developing brain? (Points: 2) 3. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) An infant's sleep/wake cycle lasts approximately how long? (Points: 2) 4. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Lilly has just learned to walk backward. How old would you expect Lilly to be? (Points: 2) 5. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) With regard to breastfeeding, which statement is correct? (Points: 2) 6. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Amy is 3 years old and has 20/40 vision. What does this mean? (Points: 2) 7. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Elisa is growing up in a home where both Russian and English are spoken. Which of the following statements is most likely true of 7-month-old Elisa? (Points: 2) 8. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Glynnis is 14 months old. She is trying out new things, playing with her toys, and manipulating objects in new ways—experimenting with her environment. Glynnis is in which substage of Piaget's first cognitive stage? (Points: 2) 9. 10. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Which of the following terms is used to describe a strategy in which researchers move an object in a way that the infant does not expect? (Points: 2) 11. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Brody is entertaining himself and his mother with his repetitious "dada dada, baba baba" as if he just likes the sound of his own voice. What is Brody doing? (Points: 2) 12. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Derek saw his mother's hat and exclaimed, "Mommy!" This is an example of which of the following? (Points: 2) 13. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Morgan does not seem to understand what is said to her or around her nearly as well as her playmates. Based on your reading, what else might we assume about Morgan's development? (Points: 2) 14. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) According to your text, some researchers suspect that among infants, which of the following might be a good predictor of later intelligence test scores? (Points: 2) 15. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Which of the following best defines intelligence? (Points: 2) 16. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) According to Bowlby's theory of attachment, which of the following will a child have developed by age 5 years? (Points: 2) 17. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Callie, age 11 months, went to the circus with her mother. When a clown came bouncing up to Callie's stroller, Callie was anxious and looked at her mother. When Callie's mother began to laugh at the clown, Callie joined in the laughter. Callie's behavior is called (Points: 2) 18. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Your neighbor Sarah told you that her two children were obviously very different and it was noticeable right from birth. According to Sarah, her son was fussy and rarely slept through the night, but her daughter was calm and adapted very easily to any situation. Sarah is describing which aspect of her children's differing personalities? (Points: 2) 19. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) At what age do self-conscious emotions typically arise? (Points: 2) 20. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Which of the following statements about social development and daycare is true? (Points: 2) 21. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Jaslin is a caregiver in a local daycare. Parents often describe her as involved, positive, and responsive to the children. Jaslin would be defined as what type of caregiver? (Points: 2) 22. Question. (TCOs 3 and 5) Describe where the United States stands in relation to other countries in terms of securely attached infants. Give your informed and educated opinion as to why the U.S. stands where it does statistically. (Points: 10)