chapter 5 Flashcards
what mechanisms help infants survive before they have an opportunity to learn adaptive behavior?
reflexes
the moro reflex is a response to _______, whereas the grasping reflex is a response to _________.
sound or movement; touch
what component of the process of walking do infant first master?
forward stepping movement
infants start to be able to walk
only after they are able to balance on one leg long enough to swing the other leg forward and shift their weight without falling
playing organized sports can have which of the following negative effects on a child?
undue pressure and stress to achieve and win
peak physical performance usually occurs during
the twenties
tom wants to attend his son’s little league game. his son is embarrassed by tom’s loud cheering, though, and asks tom not to come. what should tom do.
respect his son’s wishes and stay home
baby jasmine is sitting in her high chair and picks up cheerios using her thumb and forefinger. this newfound ability is due to the development of……..
the pincer grip
3rd grader thania forms her cursive letters in small, even rows. what best accounts for her improving dexterity?
increased myelination
which of the following is true of fine motor skill development during middle and late childhood?
girls usually outperform boys in fine motor skills
according to the ecological view of sensory-perceptual development, how do we perceive and eventually represent objects in our minds?
we directly and accurately perceive information that exists in the world around us, known as affordances, which guides the way we interact and adapt to the world
which of the following methods should dr. kim use if she wants to determine whether infants can distraught one stimulus from another
- visual preference
- habituation-dishabituation
- high-amplitude sucking
which of the following is true of infants’ auditory development?
immediately after birth, infants cannot hear soft sounds as well as adults
research indicates that babies are first able to use their sense of taste ________ birth.
before
which taste preference develops at about 4 months of age
salty
if infants are able to engage in intermodal perception, this means they are able to
integrate information across different sense into one unified piece of information
dr. dre is interested in how people assemble motor behaviors for perceiving and acting. he is taking a _____ to perceptual development
dynamic systems approach
evangelical is 80 years old and is involved in a program designed to enhance speed of processing in an effort to reduce her risk of crashing while driving. this program involves
cognitive training
