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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. 

Alden has blond hair, blue eyes and a small body build.  This pattern of observable characteristics resulting from their underlying genetic code is referred to as their phenotype.  

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?  

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.           

Which of the following is true of infant-directed speech?  

If the results from this study indicate significant differences between the groups, can Dr. Furrie make cause and effect conclusions about his findings?

Which of the following defines implicitly the general solution to the equation   

(3 points for the correct answer. 1 extra point if you have correctly answered questions 1 through 3.) Let be the solution of the following initial value problem  

(You must show your work to receive credit.) Consider the equation  

We watched a video clip in class about a young girl who had surgery to remove half her brain to eliminate life-threatening seizures.  We talked about the brain’s ability to respond to expected environmental experiences (such as looking at a human face) and also create new neural pathways based on individual experiences (such as an infant whose parents teach them to ride a skateboard).  The brain’s ability to adapt, compensate and be modified by experience is called ___.