quizzes; 3-17 Flashcards
Jean Piaget’s concept of grouping isolated behaviors into a higher-order system is called
assimilation.
equilibration.
organization. *
amalgamation
Infants control the muscles of their trunk and arms before they control their hands and fingers, and they use their whole hands before they can control several fingers. This indicates a _____ pattern of growth.
proximodistal*
cephalocaudal
proximocaudal
cephalodistal
Which of the following is most likely to allow information to pass from neuron to neuron?
- the chemical interactions in synapses that connect axons and dendrites*
- the formation of a layer of fat cells that encases many axons
- the release of neurotransmitters into the cell Boyd of a neuron by terminal buttons
- the ferrying of information across neurotransmitters by a synapse
Fourteen-year-old Michael Rehbein had the left hemisphere of his brain removed to end uncontrollable seizures. His right hemisphere gradually began to reorganize and take over functions that normally occurred in the brain’s left hemisphere. This case study is cited in the chapter in order to demonstrate that:
- the brain is both flexible and resilient. *
- myelination varies in different areas of the brain.
- the effects of deprived environments on the brain are irreversible.
- the brain can adapt and function only when whole.
Whenever baby Beth hears a loud noise, she responds with the _____ reflex, where she arches her back, throws back her head, flings out her arms and legs, and then rapidly closes her arms and legs.
- moro *
- rooting
- grasping
- fencing
Clara, a one-year-old baby, recently started walking. According to research, we would also expect her to
- show an increase in language development due to interaction with more objects.*
- be safer because she is more in control of her relationship with her environment.
- make life easier for her parents now that she can walk.
- show less egocentrism since she is now able to get around on her own.
Which of the following reflexes is most likely to occur when something touches an infant’s palms?
- the grasping reflex*
- the rooting reflex
- the sucking reflex
- the moro reflex
Identify the type of error that occurs when infants make the mistake of selecting a familiar hiding place rather than a new hiding place as they progress into Piaget’s fourth substage of the sensorimotor stage.
- type 1 error
- type 2 error
- F-not-N error
- A-not-B error
The _____ lobe area in the brain plays an important role in registering spatial location, attention, and motor control.
- frontal
- parietal*
- occipital
- temporal
Which of the following is involved in providing energy to neurons and aids communication?
- perception
- lateralization
- myelination*
- habituation
Andy showed secure attachment as an early infant, and now he is in his early childhood. Which of the following would we expect to see from Andy?
- increased social competence with peers*
- greater intelligence than his peers
- increased social anxiety
- increased aggression with his peers
Anna is at a phase of attachment where she takes the feelings of others into consideration before acting. According to John Bowlby, what age range would Anna fall under?
- She is either 6 months of age or younger.
- She is between 12 and 18 months old.
- She is between 18 and 20 months old.
- She is 24 months of age or older. *
Most _____ emotions occur for the first time at some point in the second half of the first year through the second year.
- unconscious
- primary
- negative
- self conscious*
When one-month-old Mai is sleeping, it often looks like she is smiling. This is an example of a _____ smile.
- private
- reflexive*
- natural
- social
The most frequent expression of an infant’s fear involves
- fear of heights
- separation protest
- stranger anxiety*
- fear of walking
