Question 1

The newborn's capacity to imitate

Accepted Answer

A)   has primarily been observed in Western cultures.
B)   disappears by two weeks of age.
C)   has been demonstrated in many ethnic groups and cultures.
D)   is limited to tongue protrusions.

Question 2

Newborn Sam's poorly coordinated swipes toward an object in front of him is called

Accepted Answer

A)   the pincer grasp.
B)   the ulnar grasp.
C)   prereaching.
D)   voluntary reaching.

Question 3

Eleanor and James Gibson describe their theory as __________ because over time a baby detects finer and finer invariant features among stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A)   differentiation
B)   discontinuous
C)   dynamic
D)   bidirectional

Question 4

In classical conditioning, if the conditioned stimulus is presented alone enough times, without being paired with the unconditioned stimulus, __________ occurs.

Accepted Answer

A)   habituation
B)   extinction
C)   imitation
D)   recovery

Question 5

__________ boosts older infants' attention to an object's surface features.

Accepted Answer

A)   Motion
B)   Perception
C)   The environment
D)   Experience

Question 6

In cultures where parent-child cosleeping is widespread,

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A)   the rate of infant mortality from sudden infant death syndrome is high.
B)   parents and infants usually sleep on soft mattresses.
C)   infants often sleep in a cradle or hammock next to the parents' bed.
D)   infants tend to lie on their stomach or side facing away from the mother.

Exam 5: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

__________ boosts older infants' attention to an object's surface features.

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Eleanor and James Gibson describe their theory as __________ because over time a baby detects finer and finer invariant features among stimuli.

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In classical conditioning, if the conditioned stimulus is presented alone enough times, without being paired with the unconditioned stimulus, __________ occurs.

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Newborn Sam's poorly coordinated swipes toward an object in front of him is called

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The newborn's capacity to imitate

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In cultures where parent-child cosleeping is widespread,

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Exam 5: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

__________ boosts older infants' attention to an object's surface features.

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Eleanor and James Gibson describe their theory as __________ because over time a baby detects finer and finer invariant features among stimuli.

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In classical conditioning, if the conditioned stimulus is presented alone enough times, without being paired with the unconditioned stimulus, __________ occurs.

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Newborn Sam's poorly coordinated swipes toward an object in front of him is called

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The newborn's capacity to imitate

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In cultures where parent-child cosleeping is widespread,

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