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100
Children begin to sit without support and crawl at _____________months of age.
seven to nine
100
True or False: Infants are able to see and discriminate among various colors.
True
100
True or False: Early infant memories are not tied to the specific context in which the original experience occurred.
False
100
Expressions of discomfort, such as clinging to the mother, in the presence of strangers is called what? a. separation anxiety b. stranger anxiety c. social anxiety d. maternal anxiety
b. stranger anxiety
100
_______________ is the repetitive vocalizing of consonant-vowel combinations by an infant.
Babbling
200
What type of reflex is sucking? a. adaptive reflex b. reticular reflex c. primitive reflex d. motor reflex
a. adaptive reflex
200
Which technique is a research method in which a researcher keeps track of how long a baby looks at each of two objects shown? a. tracking technique b. preference technique c. object technique d. favorites technique
b. preference technique
200
Which method is a research strategy in which researchers move an object in one way after having taught an infant to expect it to move in another? a. unexpected method b. object method c. change-in-expectations method d. violation-of-expectations method
d. violation-of-expectations method
200
There are ___________ phases in the development of the infant’s attachment.
four
200
The ability to use sounds, signs, or symbols to communicate meaning is called what? a. receptive language b. expressive language c. holographic language d. naming language
b. expressive language
300
Which theory is the view that several factors interact to influence development? a. motor skills theory b. complex development theory c. dynamic systems theory d. sequential growth theory
c. dynamic systems theory
300
Newborns’ ________________acuity is better than their ________________ acuity.
auditory; visual
300
____________ ______________ is the understanding that objects continue to exist when they can’t be seen.
Object permanence
300
A mutual, interlocking pattern of attachment behaviors shared by a parent and child is called what? a. synchrony b. affection c. connection d. care giving
a. synchrony
300
_____________ ___________ _______________ is the simplified, higher-pitched speech that adults use with infants and young children.
infant-directed speech (IDS)
400
What is the process of bone hardening called?
ossification
400
________________ is when a baby responds to a somewhat familiar stimulus as if it were new.
Dishabituation
400
What is the organization of experiences into expectancies that enable infants to distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar stimuli?
schematic learning
400
Inborn predispositions, such as activity level, that form the foundations of personality are called what?
temperament
400
Theorists who argue that language development is a subprocess of general cognitive development and is influenced by both internal and external factors are called what?
interactionists
500
Where does synaptogenesis occur?
in the cortex of the brain
500
Theorists who argue that perceptual abilities are learned are called what?
empiricists
500
An imitation that occurs in the absence of the model who first demonstrated it is called what?
deferred imitation
500
___________ ______________ is the view that infants are biologically predisposed to form emotional bonds with caregivers and that the characteristics of those bonds shape later social and personality development.
Attachment theory
500
Simple, two-word sentences that usually include a noun and a verb are called what?
telegraphic speech