CD - Ch 9. Intellectual Development of Infants

It is impossible to tell what a baby wants by the sound of its cry.

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Understanding age appropriate behavior helps parents develop realistic expectations of their child.

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In order to learn well and establish the greatest number of neural pathways, babies must be provided with a wide range of educational toys.

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Symbolic thinking provides the foundation for reading.

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Babies typically begin imitating others at 1 to 4 months

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Piaget called his last stage of learning the concrete operations period.

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Infants with below-average intelligence usually have shorter attention spans than those with above-average intelligence.

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Babies prefer to look at human faces rather than toys or other objects

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Myelin is so important to functioning of nerve cells that scientists believe its absence plays a role in some diseases, such as multiple sclerosis.

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When you are teaching a young child, it is important to tailor the learning experiences to the child's mental abilities

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