Question 1

Newborns whose birth weight falls in the lowest 10 percent for their gestational age are said to be of low birth weight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The length of a baby at birth is:

Accepted Answer

A)  predictive of his/her height as an adult. 
B)  determined by the size of the mother's uterus. 
C)  related to his/her genotype. 
D)  related to his/her phenotype. 
A)  predictive of his/her height as an adult. 
B)  determined by the size of the mother's uterus. 
C)  related to his/her genotype. 
D)  related to his/her phenotype.

Question 3

The mother begins to detect the movements of the developing fetus during the embryonic period of development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A mother's body filters out secondhand cigarette smoke before it can adversely affect fetal development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A fetus will begin to respond to tactile contact from itself as early as the _____ week after conception.

Accepted Answer

A)  4th 
B)  6th 
C)  8th 
D)  10th 
A)  4th 
B)  6th 
C)  8th 
D)  10th

Question 6

Extreme nutritional deprivation during which period of pregnancy is MOST likely to lead to prematurity or death of the fetus?

Accepted Answer

A)  the last three months 
B)  the middle three months 
C)  the first three months 
D)  the first three weeks 
A)  the last three months 
B)  the middle three months 
C)  the first three months 
D)  the first three weeks

Question 7

Sondra is in her fourth month of pregnancy. Her husband is concerned because she seems very worried about being pregnant. How should he respond to her?

Accepted Answer

A)  He should ignore her stress because maternal attitudes don't have any impact on fetal development. 
B)  He should be sympathetic and supportive because her anxiety may influence the neural development of the fetus. 
C)  He should be pleased because maternal stress promotes positive brain development. 
D)  He should try to make her feel better but not worry too much because she is past the point that there is any impact of maternal attitudes on fetal development. 
A)  He should ignore her stress because maternal attitudes don't have any impact on fetal development. 
B)  He should be sympathetic and supportive because her anxiety may influence the neural development of the fetus. 
C)  He should be pleased because maternal stress promotes positive brain development. 
D)  He should try to make her feel better but not worry too much because she is past the point that there is any impact of maternal attitudes on fetal development.

Question 8

Parental expectations based on the sex of their infants:

Accepted Answer

A)  occur only in primitive societies. 
B)  occur only in industrialized societies. 
C)  are usually harmful to the development of the infants. 
D)  serve as a source of environmental continuity in development. 
A)  occur only in primitive societies. 
B)  occur only in industrialized societies. 
C)  are usually harmful to the development of the infants. 
D)  serve as a source of environmental continuity in development.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of cesarean sections?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are thought to be often unnecessary. 
B)  They expose the mother to the risk of postoperative infections. 
C)  They cause mothers to be separated from their newborn while they heal from the surgery. 
D)  They often cause physical injury to the newborn. 
A)  They are thought to be often unnecessary. 
B)  They expose the mother to the risk of postoperative infections. 
C)  They cause mothers to be separated from their newborn while they heal from the surgery. 
D)  They often cause physical injury to the newborn.

Question 10

Activity during the embryonic and fetal periods appears important in:

Accepted Answer

A)  killing off excess neurons. 
B)  causing neurons to multiply. 
C)  slowing neuronal multiplication. 
D)  affecting the migration of neurons to the correct attachment. 
A)  killing off excess neurons. 
B)  causing neurons to multiply. 
C)  slowing neuronal multiplication. 
D)  affecting the migration of neurons to the correct attachment.

Question 11

Tobacco has which teratogenic effect on the newborn?

Accepted Answer

A)  physical birth defects 
B)  cognitive impairment 
C)  problems with visual acuity 
D)  problems with regulating sleep cycles 
A)  physical birth defects 
B)  cognitive impairment 
C)  problems with visual acuity 
D)  problems with regulating sleep cycles

Question 12

Heterochrony refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the developing organism's change from the zygote to the embryo. 
B)  continuity in development. 
C)  cleavage, or the initial mitotic division of the zygote. 
D)  the different rates of change for different parts of the developing organism. 
A)  the developing organism's change from the zygote to the embryo. 
B)  continuity in development. 
C)  cleavage, or the initial mitotic division of the zygote. 
D)  the different rates of change for different parts of the developing organism.

Question 13

In which of the following countries has the rate of birth defects been linked to high rates of pollution?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  the United States 
C)  Brazil 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  China 
B)  the United States 
C)  Brazil 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 14

During childbirth, ____________ dull feelings of pain, whereas ____________ reduce anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A)  sedatives; analgesics 
B)  sedatives; anesthetics 
C)  anesthetics; sedatives 
D)  analgesics; sedatives 
A)  sedatives; analgesics 
B)  sedatives; anesthetics 
C)  anesthetics; sedatives 
D)  analgesics; sedatives

Question 15

Structural differences between the genders occur:

Accepted Answer

A)  at conception. 
B)  during the first month of life. 
C)  during the seventh week of life. 
D)  at birth. 
A)  at conception. 
B)  during the first month of life. 
C)  during the seventh week of life. 
D)  at birth.

Question 16

The Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale evaluates newborns':

Accepted Answer

A)  vital signs. 
B)  neurological condition. 
C)  psychological condition. 
D)  attachment to their mothers. 
A)  vital signs. 
B)  neurological condition. 
C)  psychological condition. 
D)  attachment to their mothers.

Question 17

Evidence shows that as the maternal due date draws near, fetuses can be identified as having periods of wakefulness and periods of sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is a true statement about Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children born to HIV-positive women are HIV-positive themselves. 
B)  Children cannot contract the AIDS virus except through exposure to the mother's blood during delivery. 
C)  AIDS is not of great concern in terms of prenatal development because it does not impact a large number of children. 
D)  Children can contract the AIDS virus through exposure to the mother's blood during delivery. 
A)  Children born to HIV-positive women are HIV-positive themselves. 
B)  Children cannot contract the AIDS virus except through exposure to the mother's blood during delivery. 
C)  AIDS is not of great concern in terms of prenatal development because it does not impact a large number of children. 
D)  Children can contract the AIDS virus through exposure to the mother's blood during delivery.

Question 19

Severe nutritional deprivation during the first three months of pregnancy most likely results in ____________, while severe nutritional deprivation during the last three months of pregnancy MOST likely results in ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  abnormalities of the central nervous system; retarded fetal growth 
B)  low birth weight; premature death 
C)  retarded fetal growth; abnormalities of the central nervous system 
D)  death; premature birth 
A)  abnormalities of the central nervous system; retarded fetal growth 
B)  low birth weight; premature death 
C)  retarded fetal growth; abnormalities of the central nervous system 
D)  death; premature birth

Question 20

Development proceeding from the head down is characteristic of which developmental pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  proximodistal 
B)  cephalocaudal 
C)  embryonic-fetal 
D)  differentiation and reintegration 
A)  proximodistal 
B)  cephalocaudal 
C)  embryonic-fetal 
D)  differentiation and reintegration

Newborns whose birth weight falls in the lowest 10 percent for their gestational age are said to be of low birth weight.

The length of a baby at birth is:

The mother begins to detect the movements of the developing fetus during the embryonic period of development.

A mother's body filters out secondhand cigarette smoke before it can adversely affect fetal development.

A fetus will begin to respond to tactile contact from itself as early as the _____ week after conception.

Extreme nutritional deprivation during which period of pregnancy is MOST likely to lead to prematurity or death of the fetus?

Sondra is in her fourth month of pregnancy. Her husband is concerned because she seems very worried about being pregnant. How should he respond to her?

Parental expectations based on the sex of their infants:

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of cesarean sections?

Activity during the embryonic and fetal periods appears important in:

Tobacco has which teratogenic effect on the newborn?

Heterochrony refers to:

In which of the following countries has the rate of birth defects been linked to high rates of pollution?

During childbirth, dull feelings of pain, whereas reduce anxiety.

Structural differences between the genders occur:

The Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale evaluates newborns':

Evidence shows that as the maternal due date draws near, fetuses can be identified as having periods of wakefulness and periods of sleep.

Which of the following is a true statement about Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)?

Severe nutritional deprivation during the first three months of pregnancy most likely results in , while severe nutritional deprivation during the last three months of pregnancy MOST likely results in .

Development proceeding from the head down is characteristic of which developmental pattern?

The Study of Human Development

Biocultural Foundations

The First 3 Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Emotional Development in Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As Context for Development

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

Filters

Exam 3: Prenatal Development and Birth

Newborns whose birth weight falls in the lowest 10 percent for their gestational age are said to be of low birth weight.

The length of a baby at birth is:

The mother begins to detect the movements of the developing fetus during the embryonic period of development.

A mother's body filters out secondhand cigarette smoke before it can adversely affect fetal development.

A fetus will begin to respond to tactile contact from itself as early as the _____ week after conception.

Extreme nutritional deprivation during which period of pregnancy is MOST likely to lead to prematurity or death of the fetus?

Sondra is in her fourth month of pregnancy. Her husband is concerned because she seems very worried about being pregnant. How should he respond to her?

Parental expectations based on the sex of their infants:

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of cesarean sections?

Activity during the embryonic and fetal periods appears important in:

Tobacco has which teratogenic effect on the newborn?

Heterochrony refers to:

In which of the following countries has the rate of birth defects been linked to high rates of pollution?

During childbirth, ____________ dull feelings of pain, whereas ____________ reduce anxiety.

Structural differences between the genders occur:

The Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale evaluates newborns':

Evidence shows that as the maternal due date draws near, fetuses can be identified as having periods of wakefulness and periods of sleep.

Which of the following is a true statement about Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)?

Severe nutritional deprivation during the first three months of pregnancy most likely results in ____________, while severe nutritional deprivation during the last three months of pregnancy MOST likely results in ____________.

Development proceeding from the head down is characteristic of which developmental pattern?

The Study of Human Development

Biocultural Foundations

The First 3 Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Emotional Development in Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As Context for Development

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

Filters

During childbirth, dull feelings of pain, whereas reduce anxiety.

Severe nutritional deprivation during the first three months of pregnancy most likely results in , while severe nutritional deprivation during the last three months of pregnancy MOST likely results in .