Assume that an abusive caregiver shakes an infant to get her to stop crying. The infant stops crying because of which of the following mechanisms?
The infant is so startled by the shaking that she can't cry.
Blood vessels in her brain rupture and neural connections break.
Experience-dependent learning has taught her to stop crying.
The infant's airway is damaged by the shaking.
Question 2Jen had little to play with as an infant but developed into a curious, intelligent preschooler who concocted toys out of whatever she could find. She is developing her brain through
experience-sculpting.
cognitive independence.
self-righting.
selective attention.
Question 3Approximately how many children were hospitalized because of shaken baby syndrome in the U.S. in 2004?
one in five
two in five
one in ten
one in fifteen
Question 4The area in the brain that plans, anticipates, and controls impulses and is the last part of the brain to mature is the
prefrontal cortex.
parietal cortex.
temporal cortex.
striate cortex.
Question 5Both of Brian's parents are deaf, and he is deaf also. American Sign Language is the primary language of communication in Brian's home. Vladimir and his family live in Russia, and their primary language is Russian.
If we were able to look at some of the structures in
Brian's and Vladimir's brain, we would probably see some physical differences. These differences would be accounted for by which of the following?
language-related brain functions
experience-expectant brain functions
experience-dependent brain functions
experience-derived brain functions
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