Question 1

The areas of the frontal lobe that control the body's muscles.

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Question 2

This theorist developed a well-respected theory of cognitive development.This theorist suggested that development was universal and occurred in a fixed stagelike sequence.He proposed that infants were in the stage of "sensorimotor development."

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Question 3

This linguist proposed that humans are biologically prewired to learn language.He proposed that infants are born into the world with a language acquisition device that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language.

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Question 4

A layer of cells that insulates many axons and helps electrical signals travel faster down the axon.

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Question 5

This theorist is renowned for using the "visual cliff" to study vision in infants.

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Question 6

A reflex that occurs in response to a sudden,intense noise or movement.The newborn arches her/his back,throws back her/his head,and flings out her/his arms and legs.Then the newborn rapidly closes her/his arms and legs to the center of the body.

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Question 7

Tiny gaps found between two or more neurons.

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Question 8

Germain says,"Ball fall." His father replies,"Yes,the ball fell down the stairs." This is an example of

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Question 9

The specialization of function in each of the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex in the brain.

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Question 10

The part of the neuron that carries signals toward the cell body.

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Question 11

A nerve cell that handles information processing in the brain.

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Question 12

This theorist has studied the ability of infants to imitate facial expressions.This theorist argues that infants' imitative abilities are biologically based,and the skill is apparent within the first few days after birth.

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Question 13

Chemicals contained at the end of the axon that pass information to another neuron.

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Question 14

This person has been described as "America's best-known pediatrician." He/she takes a family-centered approach to child development issues and communicates with parents in easy-to-understand ways.He/she founded the Child Development Unit at Boston Children's Hospital and created a widely used measure of a newborn's health and well being shortly after birth.

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Question 15

A reflex that occurs when the infant's cheek is stroked.The infant turns his/her head toward the side that was touched in an apparent effort to find something to suck.

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Question 16

The part of the neuron that carries signals away from the cell body.

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Question 17

Damon asks his son to look at a picture book and name the objects he sees.Damon is using __________ to help his son learn language.

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Damon is encouraging his son to label, or name, the objects in the picture book as a way to help him learn language.

Question 18

Built-in reactions to stimuli that govern the newborn's movements.These reactions are automatic and beyond the newborn's control.

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Question 19

The sequence in which the earliest growth always occurs at the top-the head-with physical growth in size,weight,and feature differentiation gradually working from top to bottom.

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Question 20

The sequence in which growth starts at the center of the body and moves toward the extremes.

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Quiz 3: Prenatal Development and Birth