Midterm 1 - Chapter 3 Quiz Questions

Question 1

Both heredity and _____ influence synaptic overproduction (“_____”) and subsequent synaptic retraction (“_____”).

Answer 1

environment ; “blooming” ; “pruning”

Question 2

Infants assemble motor skills for _____ and _____, which are coupled together.

Answer 2

perceiving ; acting

Question 3

Reflexes are genetically “carried” survival mechanisms that are _____ and _____.

Answer 3

automatic ; involuntary

Question 4

Habituation - after many presentations of the stimulus, responsiveness to the stimulus _____.

Answer 4

decreases

Question 5

_____ _____ involves memory without conscious recollection.

Answer 5

Implicit memory