Question 1

Briefly explain the sequence of motor development in infancy.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Locomotion is movemen

Question 2

In the context of development, discuss the adaptability of the human brain.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The great adaptabilit

Question 3

Discuss the changes that take place when an infant becomes a toddler.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Toddlers run about, s

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of shape constancy?

Accepted Answer

A) Recognizing that a door is a rectangle whether closed or ajar 
B) Perceiving a ruler to be 12 inches long whether it is two feet or six feet away 
C) Being able to see someone by means of peripheral vision 
D) Scanning a human face from the edges inward 
A) Recognizing that a door is a rectangle whether closed or ajar 
B) Perceiving a ruler to be 12 inches long whether it is two feet or six feet away 
C) Being able to see someone by means of peripheral vision 
D) Scanning a human face from the edges inward

Question 5

It is important to completely restrict infants' intake of fat and cholesterol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the context of the development of hearing, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Neonates can crudely orient their heads in the direction of a sound. 
B) By nine months of age, the accuracy of the sound-localizing ability of infants approaches that of adults. 
C) Till the age of three months, babies are unable to distinguish between speech sounds that are highly similar. 
D) Infants can discriminate the sounds of their parent's voices by one month of age. 
A) Neonates can crudely orient their heads in the direction of a sound. 
B) By nine months of age, the accuracy of the sound-localizing ability of infants approaches that of adults. 
C) Till the age of three months, babies are unable to distinguish between speech sounds that are highly similar. 
D) Infants can discriminate the sounds of their parent's voices by one month of age.

Question 7

Which of the following is a central feature of failure to thrive?

Accepted Answer

A) The presence of a third copy of chromosome 21 
B) The complete absence of rapid eye movement sleep 
C) Feeding problem 
D) Excessive growth due to hormonal imbalance 
A) The presence of a third copy of chromosome 21 
B) The complete absence of rapid eye movement sleep 
C) Feeding problem 
D) Excessive growth due to hormonal imbalance

Question 8

The first major growth spurt of the brain occurs during the fourth and fifth months after birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of dendrites?

Accepted Answer

A) They extend trunk-like from the cell body in a neuron. 
B) They are short fibers that constitute neurons. 
C) They account for much of the difference in length in neurons. 
D) They become shorter as a child develops. 
A) They extend trunk-like from the cell body in a neuron. 
B) They are short fibers that constitute neurons. 
C) They account for much of the difference in length in neurons. 
D) They become shorter as a child develops.

Question 10

Myelin allows electrical messages to be conducted efficiently in the nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Raymond, a one-year-old infant, loves playing with his rattle. He holds it in his hand by making a tight fist and shakes it vigorously. This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) a pincer grasp 
B) canalization 
C) an ulnar grasp 
D) habituation 
A) a pincer grasp 
B) canalization 
C) an ulnar grasp 
D) habituation

Question 12

Most infants can remain in a standing position by holding on to something by the age of__________.

Accepted Answer

A) one or two months 
B) eight or nine months 
C) two or three months 
D) three or four months 
A) one or two months 
B) eight or nine months 
C) two or three months 
D) three or four months

Question 13

Elsa is a one-year-old infant. Her mother notices that while playing in the garden, Elsa often picks up tiny insects and worms by making a tight fist. A few months before, she had only been able to pat the insects and not pick them up as they were so tiny. This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) a pincer grasp 
B) canalization 
C) an ulnar grasp 
D) habituation 
A) a pincer grasp 
B) canalization 
C) an ulnar grasp 
D) habituation

Question 14

__________can be up to several feet in length if it is carrying messages from the toes to the spine.

Accepted Answer

A) A neurotransmitter 
B) An axon 
C) A dendrite 
D) The amygdala 
A) A neurotransmitter 
B) An axon 
C) A dendrite 
D) The amygdala

Question 15

Which of the following statements supports the role of nature in perceptual development?

Accepted Answer

A) Neonates are born with a variety of sensory preferences. 
B) Neonates are born with visual-motor coordination skills. 
C) Four-month-olds cannot distinguish between their mother's and father's voices. 
D) Sensory changes, unlike motor changes, appear to be linked to maturation of the nervous system. 
A) Neonates are born with a variety of sensory preferences. 
B) Neonates are born with visual-motor coordination skills. 
C) Four-month-olds cannot distinguish between their mother's and father's voices. 
D) Sensory changes, unlike motor changes, appear to be linked to maturation of the nervous system.

Question 16

Juan, a three-year-old baby, fell from his bed and ever since has had poor limb, and eye control. He also finds it difficult to hold his toys. Which part of Juan's brain is most likely to be damaged?

Accepted Answer

A) The medulla 
B) The cerebellum 
C) The cerebrum 
D) The hypothalamus 
A) The medulla 
B) The cerebellum 
C) The cerebrum 
D) The hypothalamus

Question 17

Identify a true statement about infant growth during the second year after birth?

Accepted Answer

A) All infants grow about seven to nine inches taller during this time. 
B) The growth rates of shorter-than-average infants tend to speed up during this time. 
C) The growth of taller-than-average infants continues to speed up during this time. 
D) Boys mature more quickly than girls during this time. 
A) All infants grow about seven to nine inches taller during this time. 
B) The growth rates of shorter-than-average infants tend to speed up during this time. 
C) The growth of taller-than-average infants continues to speed up during this time. 
D) Boys mature more quickly than girls during this time.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true about cephalocaudal development?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants gain control over their lower legs, feet, and toes before gaining control over their hips and arms. 
B) The spinal cord develops more rapidly than the brain. 
C) Leg buds form before arm buds. 
D) Infants can sit up before they can crawl and walk. 
A) Infants gain control over their lower legs, feet, and toes before gaining control over their hips and arms. 
B) The spinal cord develops more rapidly than the brain. 
C) Leg buds form before arm buds. 
D) Infants can sit up before they can crawl and walk.

Question 19

Which of the following is true of infants' ability to differentiate sounds?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants are born with the ability to ignore small, meaningless variations in the sounds of their native language. 
B) Infants can discriminate the sounds of their parent's voices by 3½ months of age. 
C) By the age of one week, infants perceive differences between speech sounds that are highly similar. 
D) By the age of one month, infants reliably discriminate three-syllable words. 
A) Infants are born with the ability to ignore small, meaningless variations in the sounds of their native language. 
B) Infants can discriminate the sounds of their parent's voices by 3½ months of age. 
C) By the age of one week, infants perceive differences between speech sounds that are highly similar. 
D) By the age of one month, infants reliably discriminate three-syllable words.

Question 20

Neonates have highly developed peripheral vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Briefly explain the sequence of motor development in infancy.

In the context of development, discuss the adaptability of the human brain.

Discuss the changes that take place when an infant becomes a toddler.

Which of the following is an example of shape constancy?

It is important to completely restrict infants' intake of fat and cholesterol.

In the context of the development of hearing, which of the following is true?

Which of the following is a central feature of failure to thrive?

The first major growth spurt of the brain occurs during the fourth and fifth months after birth.

Which of the following statements is true of dendrites?

Myelin allows electrical messages to be conducted efficiently in the nervous system.

Raymond, a one-year-old infant, loves playing with his rattle. He holds it in his hand by making a tight fist and shakes it vigorously. This is an example of _____.

Most infants can remain in a standing position by holding on to something by the age of__________.

Elsa is a one-year-old infant. Her mother notices that while playing in the garden, Elsa often picks up tiny insects and worms by making a tight fist. A few months before, she had only been able to pat the insects and not pick them up as they were so tiny. This is an example of _____.

__________can be up to several feet in length if it is carrying messages from the toes to the spine.

Which of the following statements supports the role of nature in perceptual development?

Juan, a three-year-old baby, fell from his bed and ever since has had poor limb, and eye control. He also finds it difficult to hold his toys. Which part of Juan's brain is most likely to be damaged?

Identify a true statement about infant growth during the second year after birth?

Which of the following statements is true about cephalocaudal development?

Which of the following is true of infants' ability to differentiate sounds?

Neonates have highly developed peripheral vision.

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Exam 5: Infancy: Physical Development

Briefly explain the sequence of motor development in infancy.

In the context of development, discuss the adaptability of the human brain.

Discuss the changes that take place when an infant becomes a toddler.

Which of the following is an example of shape constancy?

It is important to completely restrict infants' intake of fat and cholesterol.

In the context of the development of hearing, which of the following is true?

Which of the following is a central feature of failure to thrive?

The first major growth spurt of the brain occurs during the fourth and fifth months after birth.

Which of the following statements is true of dendrites?

Myelin allows electrical messages to be conducted efficiently in the nervous system.

Raymond, a one-year-old infant, loves playing with his rattle. He holds it in his hand by making a tight fist and shakes it vigorously. This is an example of _____.

Most infants can remain in a standing position by holding on to something by the age of__________.

Elsa is a one-year-old infant. Her mother notices that while playing in the garden, Elsa often picks up tiny insects and worms by making a tight fist. A few months before, she had only been able to pat the insects and not pick them up as they were so tiny. This is an example of _____.

__________can be up to several feet in length if it is carrying messages from the toes to the spine.

Which of the following statements supports the role of nature in perceptual development?

Juan, a three-year-old baby, fell from his bed and ever since has had poor limb, and eye control. He also finds it difficult to hold his toys. Which part of Juan's brain is most likely to be damaged?

Identify a true statement about infant growth during the second year after birth?

Which of the following statements is true about cephalocaudal development?

Which of the following is true of infants' ability to differentiate sounds?

Neonates have highly developed peripheral vision.

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity

Conception and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical Development

Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

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