How Is Sleep in Infancy Linked to Cognitive Development

question 60

Multiple Choice

How is sleep in infancy linked to cognitive development?

• A) Too much sleep in infancy is connected to decreased alertness later on.
• B) Lower quality of sleep at one year of age is related to lower attention regulation and behavioral issues by three to four years of age.
• C) Two hours less sleep than average every night in infants increases cognitive function by three to four years of age.
• D) If babies do not get good enough sleep during infancy, their brains will completely stop developing.

---

Definitions:

Predictors

Variables or factors that are used in statistical models to forecast or estimate another variable of interest.

Best Predictor

A variable or factor that most accurately forecasts or indicates a specific outcome.

Linear Effects

The impact on a dependent variable that is directly proportional to the change in an independent variable.

Coefficient

A constant or numerical value that precedes and multiplies the variable within an algebraic expression.