Dr Newbie is looking for evidence of brain activity in anencephalic infants.  Since it is a very rare condition, she intensively studies the few subjects available to her to provide rich detail and generate hypotheses for future research.  Dr. Newbie is most likely using an experimental study design.           

If an infant is suddenly lowered (sensation of falling), his/her arms will quickly move outward then return to the center of his/her body.  This is called the Moro reflex. 

Imagine that athleticism has a heritability quotient of .74.  This means that

Dr. Furrie wonders if there is a difference in the impact of classroom animals on empathy for younger versus older students.  He decides to add a developmental component to his study by comparing 2nd and 6th grade students.  Tell me what he would do if he uses a cross sectional design to address this question

You are working with Theo (they/them), who has had a stroke and is working on bed mobility, sitting, and standing activities with assistance. They have not yet progressed to walking. You want to perform an objective measure that best captures their current level of function. Which of the following measures would be the best choice? 

Dr. Ososmart is interested in the relationship between intelligence and mechanical aptitude.  His subjects are a group of 6th grade students.  He gives each student an intelligence test and also measures how long it takes to follow written instructions to repair a broken bicycle break.  He then analyzes the data with a static that shows the association between the variables.  Which of the following is true about Dr. Ososmart’s study?  

Some axons in the Central Nervous System are covered by a myelin sheath, which helps electrical signals move more quickly adn efficiently.

There is no scientific evidence that fetuses engage in any meaningful and purposeful behavior prior to birth.

Use the information that follows to answer this question and the next. The following short term goal was written in Rick’s initial PT evaluation: “Walk with LBQC to get to the toilet.” Using the ABCDE+F format, identify all of the missing or partially missing components of this goal (2 points):

According to Piaget’s theory, during the sensorimotor period, infants show primarily reflexive behaviors at birth, and then develop the capacity to carry out intentional behaviors and finally become able to think about the world via mental representations.