Provide an example of how children are active participants in shaping their own development
many possible answers- what they play with, friends, etc.
100
A newborn who is awake, but is laying quietly in their crib looking around, is in what state?
alert inactivity
100
The transmission of genetic material from parents to child is an example of parent's _____ influencing child's ________
genotype; genotype
100
Which kind of theory would propose that children are born with innate abilities to quickly learn language and faces?
Core-knowledge theories
200
a researcher interested in obtaining in-depth information on a child (at the risk of inaccurate information being reported) would likely use which type of measurement?
interviews
200
cells moving from their point of origin in the developing fetus to become part of the feet is an example of _______
cell migration
200
What type of neurons transmit information from the brain to muscles?
Motor neurons
200
What memory system can hold a moderate amount of information for a brief period of time?
Sensory Memory
300
Hours spend watching cartoons and children's IQ are found to be negatively correlated. What is one reason why you cannot say that watching cartoons causes a decrease in IQ?
directionality problem OR third variable problem
300
What term refers to a decrease in response to a repeated loud noise?
habituation
300
Red-green colour blindness is an example of an ______ genetic disorder
X-linked
300
More competent people providing a framework to support children's thinking at a higher level is known as _____
Social scaffolding
400
The Concordia risk study, which examined 3 ages of children at various intervals over 30 years, is an example of what kind of research design?
cross-sequential
400
Thalidomide was a drug given in the 1960's to help with morning sickness. If a mom took this in the 30th week after conception, what were the likely outcomes?
basically no negative effects (importance of timing!)
400
What is the name for the process of brain development that involves the increase of neurons through cell division?
neurogenesis
400
A child who is 9 years old and can correctly answer a conservation problem is likely in which of Piaget's stages?