Question 1

When it comes to human development, what does the term "differentiation" mean?

Accepted Answer

In a technical sense, this term describe

Question 2

Each neuron in the human body is only a fraction of an inch in length.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Negatives to breast-feeding include all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fear of pain 
B)  Undernourishment of some mothers, which results in fewer nutrients in breast milk 
C)  Mothers' assumption of the sole responsibility for nighttime feedings 
D)  Increasing weight retention after delivery 
A)  Fear of pain 
B)  Undernourishment of some mothers, which results in fewer nutrients in breast milk 
C)  Mothers' assumption of the sole responsibility for nighttime feedings 
D)  Increasing weight retention after delivery

Question 4

Match the following:
-Breast-feeding

Accepted Answer

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons 
A) due to lack of resources/nutrients 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 5

Motor development

Accepted Answer

A)  does not follow the same patterns as cognitive development. 
B)  is much more predictable than cognitive development. 
C)  occurs independent of other factors such as environment or nutrition. 
D)  follows cephalocaudal, proximodistal, and differentiation patterns. 
A)  does not follow the same patterns as cognitive development. 
B)  is much more predictable than cognitive development. 
C)  occurs independent of other factors such as environment or nutrition. 
D)  follows cephalocaudal, proximodistal, and differentiation patterns.

Question 6

Canalization is a genetic tendency for development to be haphazard and unpredictable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What evidence do we have that children move from being passive mechanical reactors to the world to active, purposeful seekers and organizers of information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intentional action replaces "capture". 
B)  Systematic searches replace unsystematic searches. 
C)  Attention becomes selective. 
D)  All represent ways children become more active in perceptual development. 
A)  Intentional action replaces "capture". 
B)  Systematic searches replace unsystematic searches. 
C)  Attention becomes selective. 
D)  All represent ways children become more active in perceptual development.

Question 8

According to a research study by Thomas Bower (1974), at what age do infants show the ability of size constancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 ½ -3 months 
B)  5-6 months 
C)  7-9 months 
D)  At approximately 12 months 
A)  2 ½ -3 months 
B)  5-6 months 
C)  7-9 months 
D)  At approximately 12 months

Question 9

Baby Quinten hears his favorite song. He looks in the direction from which the sound is coming and sees his mother playing the piano. This coordination of senses has been demonstrated in infants as young as

Accepted Answer

A)  2 days old. 
B)  1 week old. 
C)  1 month old. 
D)  8 months old. 
A)  2 days old. 
B)  1 week old. 
C)  1 month old. 
D)  8 months old.

Question 10

Black African and African American infants may excel in areas of motor development because

Accepted Answer

A)  they are strapped to cradle boards for much of the first year. 
B)  they are more highly active in utero. 
C)  their parents encourage experiences that strengthen these skills. 
D)  of increased myelination of neurons. 
A)  they are strapped to cradle boards for much of the first year. 
B)  they are more highly active in utero. 
C)  their parents encourage experiences that strengthen these skills. 
D)  of increased myelination of neurons.

Question 11

Match the following:
-Oxytocin

Accepted Answer

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons 
A) due to lack of resources/nutrients 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 12

By the time infants are 8-9 months of age, they can

Accepted Answer

A)  remain standing by holding onto something. 
B)  walk. 
C)  skip. 
D)  not yet raise their heads. 
A)  remain standing by holding onto something. 
B)  walk. 
C)  skip. 
D)  not yet raise their heads.

Question 13

Match the following:
-Pincer grasp

Accepted Answer

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons 
A) due to lack of resources/nutrients 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 14

Match the following:
-Differentiation

Accepted Answer

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons 
A) due to lack of resources/nutrients 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 15

The development of hand skills demonstrates the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  differentiation in development. 
B)  proximodistal development. 
C)  cephalocaudal development. 
D)  linear development. 
A)  differentiation in development. 
B)  proximodistal development. 
C)  cephalocaudal development. 
D)  linear development.

Question 16

Muriel is a typical 18-month-old. She's playing on the floor with her blocks. How many can she stack?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  8 
C)  5 
D)  3 
A)  10 
B)  8 
C)  5 
D)  3

Question 17

When does the second growth spurt of the brain occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the second and third weeks of life 
B)  During the fourth and fifth months of prenatal development 
C)  Between the 25th week of prenatal development and the end of the second year after birth 
D)  There is no such thing as a second growth spurt of the brain. 
A)  During the second and third weeks of life 
B)  During the fourth and fifth months of prenatal development 
C)  Between the 25th week of prenatal development and the end of the second year after birth 
D)  There is no such thing as a second growth spurt of the brain.

Question 18

Gaining control of one's upper body before the lower body is an example of which pattern of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Differentiation 
B)  Proximodistal 
C)  Integration 
D)  Cephalocaudal 
A)  Differentiation 
B)  Proximodistal 
C)  Integration 
D)  Cephalocaudal

Question 19

Growth in infancy is a slow and steady process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Recent studies indicate that women are more likely to breast-feed if they

Accepted Answer

A)  are older. 
B)  were born outside the United States. 
C)  have more education. 
D)  are not "encouraged" to breast feed but are left to make the decision on their own 
A)  are older. 
B)  were born outside the United States. 
C)  have more education. 
D)  are not "encouraged" to breast feed but are left to make the decision on their own

When it comes to human development, what does the term "differentiation" mean?

Each neuron in the human body is only a fraction of an inch in length.

Negatives to breast-feeding include all but which of the following?

Match the following: -Breast-feeding

Motor development

Canalization is a genetic tendency for development to be haphazard and unpredictable.

What evidence do we have that children move from being passive mechanical reactors to the world to active, purposeful seekers and organizers of information?

According to a research study by Thomas Bower (1974), at what age do infants show the ability of size constancy?

Baby Quinten hears his favorite song. He looks in the direction from which the sound is coming and sees his mother playing the piano. This coordination of senses has been demonstrated in infants as young as

Black African and African American infants may excel in areas of motor development because

Match the following: -Oxytocin

By the time infants are 8-9 months of age, they can

Match the following: -Pincer grasp

Match the following: -Differentiation

The development of hand skills demonstrates the process of

Muriel is a typical 18-month-old. She's playing on the floor with her blocks. How many can she stack?

When does the second growth spurt of the brain occur?

Gaining control of one's upper body before the lower body is an example of which pattern of development?

Growth in infancy is a slow and steady process.

Recent studies indicate that women are more likely to breast-feed if they

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When it comes to human development, what does the term "differentiation" mean?

Each neuron in the human body is only a fraction of an inch in length.

Negatives to breast-feeding include all but which of the following?

Match the following: -Breast-feeding

Motor development

Canalization is a genetic tendency for development to be haphazard and unpredictable.

What evidence do we have that children move from being passive mechanical reactors to the world to active, purposeful seekers and organizers of information?

According to a research study by Thomas Bower (1974), at what age do infants show the ability of size constancy?

Baby Quinten hears his favorite song. He looks in the direction from which the sound is coming and sees his mother playing the piano. This coordination of senses has been demonstrated in infants as young as

Black African and African American infants may excel in areas of motor development because

Match the following: -Oxytocin

By the time infants are 8-9 months of age, they can

Match the following: -Pincer grasp

Match the following: -Differentiation

The development of hand skills demonstrates the process of

Muriel is a typical 18-month-old. She's playing on the floor with her blocks. How many can she stack?

When does the second growth spurt of the brain occur?

Gaining control of one's upper body before the lower body is an example of which pattern of development?

Growth in infancy is a slow and steady process.

Recent studies indicate that women are more likely to breast-feed if they

History-Theories-And-Methods

Heredity-And-Conception

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

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Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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