According to piaget, in which of the sensorimotor stage's substage do infants experiment with toys, such as by playing with an object in different ways? - answer-tertiary circular reactions
Which of the following sensorimotor substages occurs last, according to piaget: primary circular reactions...
psych 140 exam 3 _STUDY, PSYC 140 - Practice Exam Qs
Module 3
According to piaget, in which of the sensorimotor stage's substage do infants experiment with toys, such
as by playing with an object in different ways? - answer-tertiary circular reactions
Which of the following sensorimotor substages occurs last, according to piaget: primary circular
reactions, tertiary circular reactions, or coordination of secondary circular reactions
A. Primary circular reactions
B. Tertiary circular reactions
C.coordination of secondary circular reactions - answer-b. Tertiary circular reactions
Baby fat usually peaks at ________ months of age. - answer-nine
The ____ reflex involves a baby turning her head when her cheek is touched - answer-rooting
T/f infancy is one of the most rapid periods of development across the lifespan - answer-true
Rem stands for rapid eye ________ - answer-movement
T?f two year olds weigh, on average, about 30 pounds - answer-true
T/f early in life, infants have far more neural connections than they need - answer-true
T/f gross motor skills generally develop before fine motor skills - answer-true
T/f piaget emphasized the role of the individual in constructing knowledge - answer-true
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 back when she tries to 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
How is an infant's achievement of object permanence related to her ability to bond with her parents? -
answer-needs to be able to remember parents in order to attach
The _______ reflex can be observed when infants make stepping motions when help above a table or
other surface - answer-stepping
The ______ reflex can be observed when adult places her finger in an infant's palm, and the infant
immediately closes his fingers around the adult finger - answer-grasping
T/f the palmer grasp is usually pretty flaccid and weak - answer-false
Which of the following sensorimotor substages occurs first according to piaget
, A. Secondary circular
B. Simple reflexes
C. Primary circular - answer-b. Simple reflexes
T/f infants are born with the understanding that objects can exist even if they cant be seen - answer-
false
What is the name of the experimental situation that mary ainsworth created to assess attachment? -
answer-strange situation classification
T/f most infants studied in ainsworth's strange situation are categorized as being securely attached -
answer-true
T/f rem sleep makes up roughly half of an infant's sleep cycle? - answer-true
T/f infants' heads are disproportionately small compared to the rest of their bodies - answer-false
The _______ reflex is a startle response in which the infant arches his back and flings out his arms and
legs - answer-moro
Choose the correct option from the set of three choices: at birth, in infancy, in early childhood
Infants have all or nearly all of their neurons - answer-at birth
Choose the correct option from the set of three choices: at birth, in infancy, in early childhood
Neural pruning occurs - answer-in early childhood
Choose the correct option from the set of three choices: at birth, in infancy, in early childhood
Rapid connections are made between neurons - answer-in infancy
Which sensorimotor substage is the first one in which an infant can intentionally pick up a toy and
intentionally play with it
A. Primary circular reactions
B. Secondary circular reactions
C. Tertiary circular reactions - answer-b. Secondary circular reactions
Thirteen-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
stype would ainsworth most likely classify jack? - answer-anxious-avoidant
T/f anxious-ambivalent attachment is considered to be a successful attachment style, according to
ainsworth - answer-false
Which attachment style is thought to be the most problematic
A. Secure
B. Ambivalent
C. Avoidant
D. Disorganized - answer-b. Ambivalent
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