Rooting reflex - answer-infant turns their head when cheek or mouth is touched. Aids feeding as the infant finds something to suck
Moro reflex - answer-a startle response in which the infant arches their back and throws out their arms and legs
Grasping reflex (palmar reflex) - answer-the infa...
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 140: MODULE
3: INFANCY
Rooting reflex - answer-infant turns their head when cheek or mouth is touched.
Aids feeding as the infant finds something to suck
Moro reflex - answer-a startle response in which the infant arches their back and
throws out their arms and legs
Grasping reflex (palmar reflex) - answer-the infant is grabbing something that
touches their palm
Stepping reflex - answer-the infant makes stepping motions when held above a
surface
In which sensorimotor substage does an infant develop the ability to use symbols? -
answer-6. Internalization of schemes
During which sensorimotor substages do infant reflexes go away and infant
behavior becomes more intentional and habit-forming? - answer-2. Primary circular
reactions
18-month old marta was really upset when her mom left in the morning for work
and cried for a long time at daycare. However, marta doesn't seem very happy to
see mom when she returns. She doesn't hug her while picking her up. Instead, she
just grabs onto her leg and stands there while she waits to leave. With what
attachment style would ainsworth most likely classify marta? - answer-anxious-
ambivalent
T/f: anxious-ambivalent attachment is considered to be a successful attachment
style according to ainsworth? - answer-false
13 month old jack is staying with a new babysitter until mom and dad return from a
date. Jack was not upset when his parents left, and when they return he basically
avoids them. With what attachment style would ainsworth most likely classify jack?
- answer-anxious-avoidant
Absence of the moro reflex at birth is associated with what? - answer-damage to the
central nervous system
Baby fat usually peaks at what month of age? - answer-9 months
What is a "schema" according to piaget? - answer-an organized way of making
sense of experiences
When do infants have all or nearly all of their neurons? - answer-at birth
When does neural pruning occur? - answer-early childhood
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