PSYC 290N Week 4 Adolescence Quiz Quiz #2: Ch 4-6 1. QuestionWhat is the name of the process of creating new synapses that happens very quickly in the first couple of years after birth? Synaptoge nesis 2. QuestionThe myelinization in the reticular formation makes which of the following possible? 3....
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PSYC 290N Week 4 Adolescence Quiz
Quiz #2: Ch 4-6
1. QuestionWhat is the name of the process of creating new synapses that happens very quickly in
the first couple of years after birth? Synaptogenesis
2. QuestionThe myelinization in the reticular formation makes which of the following possible?
3. QuestionConcentration in thinking, such as focusing attention on a task
4. QuestionAn infant's sleep/wake cycle lasts approximately how long? 2 hours
5. QuestionLilly has just learned to walk backward. How old would you expect Lilly to be? Between
13 and 18 months
6. QuestionMoesha and Nick have a newborn. If their baby is an average infant, by his first birthday
he will have had which of the following? Seven respiratory illnesses
7. QuestionA developmental psychologist is showing a 4-month-old infant a series of drawings. Each
drawing shows a series of heavy black dots arranged in the shape of a square. After seeing a
series of such pictures, the infant looks for shorter and shorter periods of time until she is barely
glancing at each new version of the black dots in a square. Suddenly the researcher presents a
new drawing of heavy black dots in the shape of a circle, and the baby shows renewed interest by
gazing for a longer period of time. What is illustrated by this research project?
The baby became habituated to the pattern of the dots in the shape of a square.
8. QuestionResearchers determine an infant's interest in an object by measuring which of the
following?
How long they look at the object.
9. QuestionVernon is a 14-month-old toddler. His family laughs when he waves bye-bye because he
seems to be waving at himself. Piaget would attribute this twist on the bye-bye wave to which of
the following ideas?
Children simply imitate what they see.
10. Question When an infant cries, the caregiver responds by picking up the child, changing a
diaper, or feeding. These actions by the caregiver serve as reinforcements, increasing the
likelihood that the child will again communicate certain needs by crying. This demonstrates that
even an infant learns through which type of conditioning? Operant
11. Question Tina babbles and her mother responds to her by imitating the sounds Tina makes.
This would appear to refute the belief that early language is the result of reinforcement of correct
sounds.
12. Question Rodney is focusing on the individual sounds, rhythm, and intonation of the
language his family speaks. How old is Rodney? 8–9 months
13. Question Charelle is fascinated with toys and other objects. She likes to play by herself
with things and has a pretty impressive vocabulary that revolves around the names of objects. She
also seems better at understanding what adults are talking about than her playmates are.
Researcher Katherine Nelson would refer to this as which of the following? A referential style
14. Question Infant intelligence tests primarily gauge intelligence by measuring sensory and
motor skills.
15. Question C.J. gains comfort through eating and drinking. She also cries to gain attention
from her parents or to express discomfort. Freud would say that C.J. is in which stage of
development. Oral
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