Exam 11: Cognitive Development

Maturationism and behaviourism are both empiricist positions on human development.

Discuss why, according to some researchers, the disappearance of the neonatal stepping reflex is only illusory.

The zygote is made up of just one cell.

Whose philosopher's idea of childhood as a time of innocence and play was similar to that of Einstein?

Which of the following neonatal reflexes' disappearance in associated with physical changes in the baby's body?

Name the two trajectories that characterise the development of motor competency in infancy, according to Gesell and Ames.

Which of the following structures does the neural tube differentiate into?

According to Einstein, what a mother should 'give' to her child to encourage his/her cognitive development?

Dr Smith is conducting a study on the effect of mindful sessions on the development of executive functions in a group of children between 10 and 12 years of age. Dr Smith is conducting a:

What cue do infants use to help them keep upright?

Longitudinal studies are quick to carry out.

Infants can perceive and recognize __________ experienced in utero.

___________ areas are the earliest to develop as the serve an important role from very early in life.

What innovative procedure enabled DeCasper and colleagues to study infants' preferences of particular voices?

Which of the following terms refers to the breaking of synaptic connections?

Neonatal reflexes:

What was the dependent variable in DeCasper et al. (1980) study on the ability of human foetus to learn in utero sounds from the outside world?

Watson is to _________, as __________ is to __________.

According to Charles Darwin, infants come into the world with a core knowledge of the world.

The adult brain contains approximately 86 million neurons.