If a pregnant person contracts the rubella virus, their child may experience lifelong physical and cognitive function deficiencies. The rubella virus is considered to be a(n)

FunToys Company is developing a new line of infant toys. Evelyn, a toy designer at FunToys, suggests using face-like images in all their new toys. Which of the following statements provides the best support for Evelyn’s idea?

As infants gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a visual stimulus, their interest wanes and they look away sooner. The decrease in an infant’s responsiveness is called

As the infant’s brain develops, some neural pathways will decay if not used. This use-it-or-lose-it process is known as

Thuy-Linh’s example of maturation accurately indicated that

Dr. Lim wants to conduct a study exploring the effects of color on visual preferences of newborns. Which of the following would be an appropriate operational definition of the dependent variable in her study?

Which of the following is a reflex that helps infants stay close to their caregivers?

Researchers found that week-old nursing babies, placed between a gauze pad from their mother’s bra and one from another nursing mother, usually turn toward the smell of their own mother’s pad. Which of the following statements is true of this study?