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According to Skinner,a grandfather who smiles whenever the baby says "pa-pa" is providing reinforcement for talking.

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A toddler in stage five of sensorimotor development is a "little scientist."

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The child's abdomen typically swells with fluid with the disease called "kwashiorkor."

Stage _____ of sensorimotor development is characterized by trying to continue an experience,whereas stage _____ is characterized by initiating and anticipating events.

The first of Piaget's sensorimotor stages that involves an infant's interaction with something else is stage:

Jackie is a 3-month-old infant participating in an experiment.She's lying in her crib with one end of a ribbon tied to her foot and the other end tied to a mobile dangling over her crib.She quickly learns that she controls the movement of the mobile with her kicking.One week later,the researchers return,tie the ribbon to her foot and hang the mobile above her crib.Immediately,Jackie starts vigorously kicking her leg.What does this experiment demonstrate?

On average,children begin saying recognizable words at around _____ months of age.

Brad is demonstrating his gross motor skills when he picks up small pieces of cereal from his high-chair tray.

Immunizations are useful in protecting children from diseases but not from the serious complications that result from childhood illness.

According to Piaget,the period of sensorimotor intelligence comes to an end shortly after the first birthday.

The average baby will grow about _____ inches by his or her second birthday.

A basic nerve cell in the central nervous system is called a(n) :

A situation in which a seemingly healthy infant,usually between 2 and 6 months old,suddenly stops breathing and dies unexpectedly while asleep is referred to as "sudden infant death syndrome."

A _____ is a ranking between 0 and 100 that compares children of the same age in order to determine whether a particular baby is growing well.

According to Chomsky's theory of language acquisition:

The limbic system is a cluster of brain areas located in the:

Transient exuberance is the:

The usual order of the development of spoken language in an infant is:

Dendrite growth is the major reason that brain weight triples in the first two years.

The "Back to Sleep" campaign has cut the rate of _____ dramatically.