Due to smell recognition, babies prefer to sleep:

Experience connects the _____ and the _____, and it helps infants connect their feelings with those of other people.

Speech serves a _____ function, as mentors guide mentees in their zone of proximal development, learning numbers, recalling memories, and following routines.

According to research on Romanian orphanages, children who were adopted before _____ months of age fared BEST.

Briefly describe stages four through six of sensorimotor intelligence, including the length of each stage. For each stage, give an example of an infant’s behavior. ​

Samantha is the mother of 11-month-old Stan. Samantha has heard that programs like Baby Einstein help advance cognitive development in infants and toddlers. Samantha has also downloaded several learning apps for the iPad. According to research on infant exposure to screen time, would you advise Samantha to buy Baby Einstein and have Stan interact with the learning apps? Why or why not? Give at least two reasons to support your answer.

What is a common trigger for infant anger?

Balor, 2½, watches his father read the paper every morning at breakfast. Yesterday, Balor’s mom observed him climbing into a chair and rapidly scrunching pages of the newspaper as he tried to turn a page. When he saw his mother looking, Balor exclaimed, “Like daddy!” Balor’s behavior illustrates the concept of:

Amanda is several hours old. Which emotion is already apparent?

Differentiate between experience-dependent and experience-expectant growth and provide one example of each.