what is the name of the period from 2 to 8 weeks following fertilization during which
significant growth occurs in the major organs and body system?
a. embryonic stage
b. zygotic stage
c. fetal stage
d. germinal stage Correct Answer-embryonic stage
which form of learning relies on newborns producing an orienting response, in which they
become quiet and attentive and experience slowed heart rate as they take in novel stimuli?
a. operant conditioning
b. classical conditioning
c. modeling
d. habituation Correct Answer-habituation
a type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to neural stimulus that
normally does not bring about that type of response is called
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a. classical conditioning
b. psychodynamic approach
c. operant conditioning
d. behavioral perspective Correct Answer-classical conditioning
the blueprints for creating a person are stored and communicated in our
a. genes
b. ovum
c. zygote
d. gametes Correct Answer-genes
hekima is holding her infant daughter. Kazumi, and is speaking to her short, simple sentences
using a rather high pitched voice and is often repetitive in her words. which of the following
best represents hekima's exchange with her daughter?
a. universal grammar
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b. infant-directed speech
c. parentese
d. the nativist approach to language development Correct Answer-infant directed speech
in what type of conditioning do infants learn to act deliberately on their environments to
bring about consequence?
a. modeling
b. habituation
c. classical conditioning
d. operant conditioning Correct Answer-operant conditioning
piaget believed that the basic building blocks of the way children understand the world are
mental structures called
a. schemas
b. memory
c. accommodation