Psyc 2103 test 2 – Flashcards
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Annalise is an adult who requires predictability and regularity in all aspects of her life. she eats the same breakfast everyday, organizes her clothes by color, and gets distressed when the milk is on the wrong shelf. Annalise appears to be fixated at the ______ stage.
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Anal
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Brodie just started saying single words such as "mamma" and "doggie". About how old is brodie likely to be
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12 months
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Harris is a 3-week old newborn. a test of habituation reveals that he prefers listening to his mother's language over any other language. what is the best explanation for this? Harris _____
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recognizes the rhythm, sound, and cadence of his mother's language
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according to the sociocultural perspective, what is the focus of early communication for infants younger than 12 months?
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emotion
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According to traditional behaviorism, personality is
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molded by one's parents
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Mary is playing with her infant daughter Rosalie. Mary responds to Rosalie's facial expressions by mimicking and exaggerating the same expressions. All of a sudden, Mary's face becomes blank and she does not show any emotion. how is rose likely to respond?
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Rose will probably frown, fuss, drool, or look away from her mother
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Andrew uses incorrect word forms such as "ain't" and incorrect grammar such as "I don't got none". What would Skinner say was the source of Andrew's poor language development?
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parents role modeled incorrect language use
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"Do you want to play patty-cake?" Sofia asks her infant daughter. the baby responds by clapping her hands. In which stage of sensorimotor development is Sofia's baby?
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stage 3
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According to research, increased brainpower is most likely due to
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transient exuberance
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One risk associated with SIDs is
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having a mother who drank alcohol during the pregnancy
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In piaget's terminology, sensorimotor stage one is described as
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the stage of reflexes
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The ability to move and control some parts of the body is referred to as
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motor skill
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A parent and a toddler met someone who makes the parent nervous. The toddler will probably
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act anxious
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Neurons in the brain meet at "intersections" called
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synapses
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Tia is fascinated with the toilet. So far, her parents have caught her trying to flush stuffed animals, a toy cell phone, and a handful of dog kibble. Which sensorimotor stage is Tia most likely in?
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stage 5
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Elaine communicates with her new baby using child-directed speech, which is also referred to as
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motherese
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between 13 and 18 months, infants add approximately _________ new words.
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50
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Which boy is most likely to be strongly affected by his mother's responsiveness?
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Kim, who is anxious and difficult
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Darius is learning the names of two or three new objects or events everyday. This rapid increase in vocabulary is referred to as the _______ explosion.
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naming
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The average newborn triples his weight by
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1 year
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which theorist said that children learn language as a result of reinforcements given by parents and caregivers?
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Skinner
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Attachment in infants is definitely evident by the age of
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8 months
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Large movements that coordinate many parts of the body are known as ________ motor skills.
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gross
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Recent research has indicated that once an infant has become securely attached to an adult
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he/she is likely to be a securely attached child
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According to Chomsky's theory of language acquistion,
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children have an inborn ability to learn language
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Jimmy's dad comes home from grocery shopping, sees jimmy sitting on the sofa and says, "wheres that boy of mine?" Jimmy gives his dad a smile that spreads across his entire face, and his dad responds with an exaggerated surprised look. This is an example of
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synchrony
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If a child successfully resolves Erikson's first stage, he/she can be expected
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explore his/her world
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Allocare refers to the care of children by
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people other than their biological parents
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Research has found that child-directed speech is
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spoken in a high pitch with simple vocabulary and short sentences
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co-sleeping may be harmful to the baby if the mother
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is drugged or drunk
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During the sensorimotor stage, the child's main task is to
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use senses and motor skills to understand the world
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By 3 months of age, babies look closely at the eyes and mouth when studying faces. This change in focus is due to
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improvements in visual scanning ability
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Synapses are
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intersections where the axons of one neuron meet the dendrites of another neuron
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Clean water, immunizations, and nourishing food have all had a dramatic impact on
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infant and child mortality
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How do people become "fixated" in a Freudian stage?
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their normal developmental urges are fustrated
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_______ believed that children learn language by receiving adequate parental attention.
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skinner
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Baby Carrie's father is holder her. She is smiling at him one minute and then, unexpectedly, she slaps his face. Since this typical behavior for her, she may have which type of attachment?
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disorganized
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A life-threatening condition that occurs when infants are shaken back and forth sharply and quickly is called
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shaken baby syndrome
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Thinking about something that has been perceived is
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sensation
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Freud's stage that takes place in the second year is called
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anal stage
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The lasting emotional bond that an infant forms with a caregiver is called
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attachment
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The statement "Multiple attentional, social and linguistic cues contribute to early language learning" supports the ________ theory of language learning
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hybrid
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Piaget's sixth stage of sensorimotor intelligence is known as the stage of
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mental combinations
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Amy spontaneously says things such as "mamamamama" and "dadadadada". About how old is Amy likely to be?
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6-10 months
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Day care in which several paid, trained providers care for many children in a space designed especially for the purpose of day care is a type of _______ day care.
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allocare
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Which behavior develops around 6 weeks of age?
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the social smile
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Most babies learn to grasp and hold onto objects by about _____ months old
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6
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According to the New York longitudinal study, at what age can infants temperments first be classified?
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3 months
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The sort of caregiving by someone other than the baby's parent is called
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allocare
