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9. Lauren is studying infants ability to perceive different patterns of speech sounds. She has infants listen to the pattern ti-la-bu 15 times in a row and then has infants listen to the pattern pa-to-mi once. Lauren measures changes in infants heart rate as they listen to ti-la-bu and then pa-to-mi. Lauren is conducting a                       [ Select ]                          [“statistical learning”, “preference”, “habituation”, “classical conditioning”]            study.

10. Jake is a 10-month-old infant. When his mother hides his toy giraffe between the couch cushions, he can find it. However, if his mother hides his toy giraffe in a new location, Jake fails to find his toy giraffe. Which of the following describes Jake? Mark all that apply.

Group of answer choices

Jake understands invisible displacements.

Jake would fail the A-not-B object permanence task.

Jake likely has a mental representation of his toy giraffe.

Jake has object permanence.

11. Which of the following visual stimuli is 3-month-old Farouk likely to prefer to look at? Mark all that apply.

Group of answer choices

Faces of individuals who match his mother’s race (rather than faces of individuals from other races)

Female faces (rather than male faces)

Attractive faces (rather than unattractive faces)

A black-and-white checkerboard patterned blanket (rather than a pastel one)

12. Teri is a toddler who says, No more! when she is done eating her Cheerios. She also says, More milk when she wants to have more milk to drink. Lucy is demonstrating                             [ Select ]                          [“overextension”, “holophrases”, “telegraphic speech”, “fast-mapping”]            .

13. In the Strange Situation, Ariel anxiously clings to her mother and does not explore her environment. When her mother leaves, Ariel shows signs of distress, such as crying. When her mother returns, Ariel becomes clingy again but also shows signs of anger, such as hitting her mother. Based on this description, Ariel is showing                              [ Select ]                          [“secure”, “insecure-resistant”, “insecure-avoidant”, “disorganized”]            attachment.

  1. Jeni is a toddler who does not like scary things. When she takes a walk through her neighborhood with her parents, she hides her face every time she sees scary Halloween decorations in her neighbors front yards. Jeni is showing evidence of                              [ Select ]                          [“self-conscious emotions???“, “exuberance”, “emotional self-regulation”, “social referencing”]            

4 True or False? A toddler who tries to sit on a tiny dolls chair is displaying a scale error.

Group of answer choices

True

False

8. Although bilinguals may initially experience delays in                              [ Select ]                          [“cognition”, “categorization”, “vocabulary growth”???”memory”]            , they eventually catch up in this regard. Moreover, bilingualism tends to provide benefits for                             [ Select ]                          [“memory, “vocabulary growth”, “categorization”, “cognition”]            .

15. True or False? We develop every basic motor skill over the course of infancy and toddlerhood.

Group of answer choices

True

False

16. Which of the following could be considered a basic emotion? Mark all that apply.

Group of answer choices

Disgust

Shame

Guilt

Pride