What would provide evidence that habituation has occurred?(
What would provide evidence that habituation has occurred?(
| Psych19 exam 2 1.What would provide evidence that habituation has occurred?(Points : 2) [removed] The infant opens her mouth to mimic the mother’s open mouth. [removed] The infant visually follows the caregiver who is walking across the room. [removed] The infant’s response decreases each time she sees the same red teddy bear. [removed] The infants pays attention to a new toy handed to her. |
| Question 2.2.Plasticity means ____.(Points : 2) [removed] the neurons in the infant’s brain are connected in a random manner, and all the patterns depend on experience [removed] the basic organization of areas of the brain depend on early experience [removed] there is no relationship between experience and neural development [removed] sensory experiences can strengthen certain neural pathways; less used pathways may disappear |
| Question 3.3.The relatively stable characteristics of a child’s response to the environment including activity level, sociability, and emotionality are called ____.(Points : 2) [removed] temperament [removed] reflexes [removed] attachment [removed] personality |
| Question 4.4.Motor reflexes undergo some transformations during infancy. What is the typical pattern of change? Think about reaching and grasping as an example.(Points : 2) [removed] Motor control begins in the hands and fingers and moves toward the trunk. [removed] Motor control shifts from the feet to the hands and shoulders. [removed] Involuntary behavior disappears and voluntary behavior emerges with practice. [removed] Voluntary behavior becomes involuntary behavior. |
| Question 5.5.Infants who exhibit a pattern of intense negative reactions to unfamiliar objects, negative mood, and are slow to adapt are displaying which type of temperament?(Points : 2) [removed] difficult [removed] shy [removed] uninhibited [removed] slow to warm up |
| Question 6.6.Which of the following behaviors is NOT used as evidence that an attachment has been formed?(Points : 2) [removed] greater relaxation and expressions of comfort with the caregiver [removed] greater distress with the caregiver than with strangers [removed] expressions of distress when the caregiver is absent [removed] efforts by the infant to maintain contact with the caregiver |
| Question 7.7.Babies who avoid contact with their mothers after separation or who ignore her efforts to interact have a(n) ____ attachment.(Points : 2) [removed] secure [removed] insecure [removed] anxious-resistant [removed] anxious-avoidant |
| Question 8.8.Which attachment pattern is linked with the most serious mental health problems in later childhood?(Points : 2) [removed] anxious-avoidant [removed] anxious-resistant [removed] secure [removed] disorganized |
| Question 9.9.Which of the following has been consistently observed to be a consequence of secure attachments formed in infancy?(Points : 2) [removed] success in job placement after college [removed] positive, close peer relationships in childhood and adolescence [removed] meaningful relationships with one’s grandchildren in later adulthood [removed] an ability to face one’s death without great fear |
| Question 10.10.Which statement best reflects the apparent connection between infant temperament and attachment?(Points : 2) [removed] The infant’s temperament influences parental interactions with the infant to form attachment. [removed] An infant’s temperament is a strong predictor of the type of attachment that will be formed. [removed] The infant’s temperament influences the caregiver’s self-esteem. [removed] Only sociable babies form secure attachments. |
| Question 11.11.In the study of an intervention with mothers and infants who were classified as having an anxious attachment, which one of the following was an outcome of the intervention?(Points : 2) [removed] The mothers increased their self-acceptance. [removed] The mothers showed greater empathy for their children. [removed] The children improved in their ability to regulate their behavior in coordination with their mother’s. [removed] All of these. |
| Question 12.12.According to the “Theory” theory, infants start out with some basic sensory, motor, and cognitive structures. What might modify these structures?(Points : 2) [removed] experiences that provide new information [removed] experiences that support and confirm the structures [removed] gazing and concentrating [removed] parental warmth |
| Question 13.13.What are the first and last phases in the development of causal schemes during the sensorimotor period?(Points : 2) [removed] reflexes; experimentation with new means [removed] reflexes; insight [removed] first habits; insight [removed] first habits; experimentation with means |
| Question 14.14.Objects do not cease to exist when they are out of reach or view. This concept is referred to as ____.(Points : 2) [removed] scheme [removed] primitive causality [removed] means-end relationship [removed] object permanence |