PSY 241 - Chapter 3

The gap between different neurons is the _____.

• synapse

• myelin sheath

• axon

• dendrite

Which statement would Chomsky make?

• "Children learn language through reinforcement."

• "The specific language that a child learns depends on their genetics."

• "Chimpanzees and dogs can learn language."

• "Human beings are biologically programmed to learn language."

When baby Mori says "Ba!" her parent goes to the refrigerator to get a bottle. Mori is using:

• telegraphic speech

• a holophrase

• parent-directed speech

• babbling

Babies who share a parents' bed are:

• more loved

• spoiled

• more mature

• co-sleeping

As babies reach about 8 months of age, they lose the:

• sensitivity to hearing high-pitched tones.

• ability to distinguish between monkey and human sounds.

• ability to hear sound tones in different languages.

• sensitivity to hearing similar sound tones.

_____, making connections between dendrites, and _____, a fatty layer around axons, are the neural changes that program development.

• Myelination; synaptogenesis

• Cortexization; cerebralization

• Dendritization; axonization

• Synaptogenesis; myelination

Which is an accurate criticism of Piaget's theory?

• Babies understand human motivations at a far younger age than Piaget believed.

• Infants understand the basics of the physical world at an older age than Piaget believed.

• Babies' understanding of the world develops in distinct stages.

• To understand how babies think, ask their parents.

If Joey sleeps for 12 hours each night and takes two naps during the day, Joey is MOST likely:

• 1 month old

• 6 months old

• 2 years old

• 1 year old

A baby sees a new image on a screen and looks up to see what's going on. The name for this process is _____.

• visual cliff response

• circular reaction

• preferential looking

• joint attention response

Joaquin has been blind since birth. Russ lost his sight in a boating accident at age 16. Who might have superior touch sensitivities during adult life?

• Russ will be superior, because when he lost his sight, he had better overall coping skills.

• Both men will be equal in their touch sensitivity.

• Neither man will have superior touch sensitivity, as the brain cannot be reprogrammed.

• Joaquin will be superior, because the neurons programmed for vision have been diverted to strengthen this sense.