Memory Retention in Infants and Factors for Learning
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What is the purpose of the rooting reflex in infants?

  • To grasp tightly onto objects
  • To react to sudden, intense noise
  • To facilitate bottle or breast feeding (correct)
  • To enable motor development

Which reflex in infants is triggered by touching the palms?

  • Rooting reflex
  • Sucking reflex
  • Grasping reflex (correct)
  • Moro reflex

In the context of development, what does the Moro reflex involve?

  • Facilitating bottle or breast feeding
  • Reacting to stimuli with automatic movements
  • Throwing the head back and flinging out arms and legs (correct)
  • Turning the head to find something to suck

Which term best describes body reflexes in infancy according to the provided content?

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What is a key characteristic of body reflexes in infancy according to dynamic systems theory?

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What is the main function of the sucking reflex in infants?

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At what age are infants typically able to distinguish faces, such as male versus female or own ethnic group?

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Which method is used to measure the length of time infants attend to different stimuli to determine if they can distinguish one stimulus from another?

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What is the main difference between sensation and perception?

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Why is visual acuity limited in infants during the first few months of life?

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What term refers to the decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of that stimulus?

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What role does experience play in face processing among infants?

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What is the virtue associated with developing a sense of trust towards caregivers during the stage of Mistrust (Birth - around 18 months of age)?

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At what age does the development of self-recognition typically occur, as mentioned in the text?

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When does face-to-face play typically start according to the text?

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What is infantile or childhood amnesia?

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What skills in infants help them initiate social interchanges, thus increasing independence?

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What is a key factor required for learning according to the text?

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Which stage, as described by Erikson, involves the development of autonomy versus shame and doubt?

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What does infinite generativity refer to?

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What behavior helps infants understand that other people have intentions, as mentioned in the text?

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What do infants typically start doing in the first six months related to language development?

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Which vocalization emerges at 2 to 4 months expressing pleasure in infants?

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At what age do infants typically start showing gestures like pointing according to the text?

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What emotions did the 6-month-old infants display when observing their mothers giving attention to a baby doll?

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Which type of cry is described as a rhythmic pattern consisting of a cry, a briefer silence, a shorter whistle, then a rest before the next cry?

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At what age does the infant's social smile typically occur in response to a face?

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Which emotion first appears around the age of 6 months, but can manifest earlier for neglected and abused infants?

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What is the term used to describe an infant's fear towards strangers?

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What impact can the infant's social smile have on caregivers according to the text?

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Rooting reflex purpose

Helps infants find and latch onto a feeding source (bottle or breast).

Grasping reflex trigger

Activated when something touches the palm of an infant's hand.

Moro reflex

Involves infant's head flinging back, arms and legs flinging outward.

Infant body reflexes

Adaptive behaviors that are driven by physical processes.

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Sucking reflex function

Helps infants to take in food, such as breast milk or formula.

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Infant face recognition

Ability to distinguish faces at around 3 months.

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Habituation Method

A way to measure how long babies look at things to see if they recognize different stimuli.

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Sensation vs Perception

Sensation is the physical response of receptors, while perception is how we interpret the information.

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Infant visual acuity

Limited in the first few months due to underdeveloped nerves and muscles.

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Habituation

Decreased responsiveness to a repeated stimulus.

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Experience's role in face processing

Experience helps infants in distinguishing between different faces.

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Hope (Erikson's Stage)

Developing trust in caregivers is vital during the mistrust stage.

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Self-recognition age

Usually develops around 18 months of age.

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Face-to-face play start

Starts around 2-3 months of age.

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Infantile amnesia

Inability to recall memories from the first few years of life.

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Social interchange skills

Skills like locomotion that help babies interact and gain independence.

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Learning factor

Language plays a crucial role in learning.

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Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt

Erikson's stage during the second year of life.

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Infinite generativity

The ability of language to create limitless meaningful sentences.

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Understanding intentions

Joint attention and gaze following help infants to understand others' intentions.

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Early language development

Recognition of sound changes in the first six months, regardless of language.

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Cooing vocalization

Expression of pleasure from 2-4 months.

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Gestures like pointing

Appear around 7-15 months.

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6-month-old emotions

Anger and sadness displayed when mothers attended to a baby doll.

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Basic cry

Rhythmic cry, silence, whistle, rest, and then another cry.

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Social smile (age)

Around 3 months, a smile in response to a face.

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Fear (age)

Appearance around 6 months; can be early in neglected/abused infants.

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Stranger anxiety

Infant fear of strangers.

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Infant social smile impact

Can have positive effect on child caregivers.

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