Why Did the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommend Putting Babies

question 66

Multiple Choice

Why did the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend putting babies to sleep on their backs?

• A) so that they can breathe easier
• B) so that they can improve their visual skills by watching their mobile
• C) so that they can make eye contact
• D) so that the risk of Sudden Infant Death syndrome can be reduced

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Definitions:

Echoic Memory

A type of sensory memory that retains audio information for a short period after the original sound has ceased.

Iconic Memory

A component of the visual memory system which includes a very brief (<1 second), pre-categorical, high-capacity memory store.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory that acts as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses.

Atkinson and Shiffrin

Psychologists who proposed a model of memory in the 1960s, known as the multi-store or modal model, which includes the sensory register, short-term memory, and long-term memory.