Question 1
If an infant has a __________ habituation time, it means he or she will have ________ efficient information-processing abilities and will probably have __________IQ scores later in development, compared to other infants.
◦ shorter; less; higher
◦ longer; more; higher
◦ longer; less; higher
◦ shorter; more; higher
Question 2
In Chess and Thomas's (1984) longitudinal study, they classified the infants into three categories and then followed these infants as they developed into adulthood. What did they find?
◦ Temperament in infancy predicted later development in some respects.
◦ Infant temperament was only predictive of the later development of middle- and high- socioeconomic status individuals.
◦ Infant temperament was only predictive of the later development of the 35 percent who were not able to be classified into one of the three groups.
◦ It was impossible to predict later development from infant temperament.
Model organisms used to study the genetics of development
Smiling and talking to infants
Chess and risk
Typical Startup Cost Categories
Barenboim's study show the change in children's descriptions of their peers
Functional categories of human genes