Chapter 10

1.

1 point

Which reflex is also known as the startle reflex

rooting reflex

grasping reflex

Moro reflex

Babinski reflex

2.

1 point

According to the chart, which of the following motor-development stages comes last?

turns from stomach to back

sits

walks

crawls

3.

1 point

Why do developmental psychologists study infancy and childhood?

to learn how early childhood experiences affect people as adults

to learn about the causes of developmental problems

to learn what types of experiences in infancy foster well-adjusted children

all of the above

4.

1 point

Which of the following is an example of continuous development?

throwing a ball

breathing

growing in height

playing a game

5.

1 point

What is the earliest age at which babies prefer pictures of a human face to any other pictures?

two months

six months

birth

one year

6.

1 point

How do stage theorists view development as occurring?

through stages

only in infancy

in varying order in different individuals

only when children are given the proper guidance

7.

1 point

Which of the following best describes the beliefs of John Watson and other behavioral psychologists?

Nurture is the most important influence on a child’s development

Maturation plays the most important role in a child’s development

Nature is the most important influence on a child’s development.

Nature and nurture play equal roles in a child’s development

8.

1 point

According to the chart, which of the following motor-development stages comes first?

crawls

turns from back to stomach

turns from stomach to back

sits

9.

1 point

How much does a newborn weigh in comparison to what it weighed at conception?

ten times as much

twice as much

slightly less

a billion times more

10.

1 point

Which of the following conclusions do research studies using the visual cliff support?

Infants enjoy climbing cliffs

Infants prefer looking at landscape pictures

Infants cannot see colors

Infants develop depth perception by nine months

11.

1 point

By the 1990s all babies born in the Unites States were screened for

vertigo

schizophrenia

pneumonia

hearing impairment

12.

1 point

Which type of development do developmental psychologists study?

physical

social

cognitive

all of the above