Question : 61. Felicia remembers all of her birthday parties from age five : 1202017

61. Felicia remembers all of her birthday parties from age five on, but she has virtually no memories for the first few years of her life. This is an example of 
A. assimilation.
B. the critical period.
C. terminal drop.
D. infantile amnesia.

62. Ling has only one or two memories of anything that happened to her before the age of five. All of the followingare possible explanations for Ling’s experience except that 
A. she lacked a sense of self (and thus a framework for organizing memories) before age five.
B. her early memories are explicit rather than implicit.
C. she lacked the language skills to talk about, and thus solidify, her early memories.
D. her early experiences were fused into generalized event representations.

63. Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky viewed the human mind as a product of 
A. genetic influence.
B. self-awareness.
C. cultural history.
D. physical maturation.

64. Maria’s cognitive development seems to be slower than that of the rest of her classmates. Many things in her environment might be impairing her cognitive development. Which of the following factors has not been shown to impair cognitive development? 
A. Poverty
B. Noise
C. Malnourishment
D. Electronic games

65. Psychologists who study children’s cognitive development in a range of environments have found that 
A. the cognitive skills of disadvantaged children can be improved by providing the children with extra lessons, materials, and educational contact with sensitive adults.
B. preschool programs have no enduring effects.
C. the environment does not influence cognitive development beyond the first two years of life.
D. once intellectual development has been impaired, there is no hope of reversing the damage.

66. Marcia is a gurgling, even-tempered, happy baby. Marvin is a fussy, irregular, and irritable baby. These characteristics describe each infant’s basic, natural disposition—her or his 
A. temperament.
B. attachment pattern.
C. socialization.
D. egocentrism.

67. Jalayna’s baby is always ready to eat when it is time for her to be fed, always falls asleep at her nap time, and wakes up relatively easily. The baby also likes to try new things and is not too wary of new situations. Jalayna’s baby has a(n) _____ temperament. 
A. easy
B. difficult
C. slow-to-warm-up
D. secure

68. Devin is a cheerful nine-month-old infant who wakes up every day at 5:30 A.M., eats lunch every day at noon, and goes to bed at 9 P.M.  He gets fussy in the afternoon but can usually be lulled to sleep. Like most babies classified by temperament pattern, he would most likely be classified as 
A. slow-to-warm-up.
B. fast-to-warm-up.
C. easy.
D. difficult.

69. Lizabeth is a one-year-old who reacts in a strongly negative way to new situations and who has a very high activity level. Lizabeth’s temperament would best be classified as 
A. easy.
B. difficult.
C. shy.
D. slow-to-warm-up.

70. From the time she was born until the age of four months, Tabitha has been irregular and irritable in her style and frequency of expressing needs and emotions. Tabitha could best be described as a(n) _____ baby. 
A. avoidant
B. slow-to-warm-up
C. securely attached
D. difficult