Question 1

Which statement best describes motor development?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a process of unfolding genetic tendencies (maturation). 
B)  It depends on experience and the environment. 
C)  It is dependent on a combination of maturation and experience. 
D)  It is dependent on a combination of heredity and environmental stimulation. 
A)  It is a process of unfolding genetic tendencies (maturation). 
B)  It depends on experience and the environment. 
C)  It is dependent on a combination of maturation and experience. 
D)  It is dependent on a combination of heredity and environmental stimulation.

Question 2

Differentiation refers to specific rather than global actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the function of the myelin?

Accepted Answer

A)  It creates neurotransmitters. 
B)  Its exact function is unknown. 
C)  It prevents electrical messages from travelling down the axon. 
D)  It allows for electrical messages in the neuron to be conducted more efficiently. 
A)  It creates neurotransmitters. 
B)  Its exact function is unknown. 
C)  It prevents electrical messages from travelling down the axon. 
D)  It allows for electrical messages in the neuron to be conducted more efficiently.

Question 4

Why is the head disproportionately large during infancy and childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bones grow very slowly. 
B)  No scientific reason has been found; it just is. 
C)  The brain is essential for all other growth. 
D)  Muscle grows more slowly than brain tissue. 
A)  Bones grow very slowly. 
B)  No scientific reason has been found; it just is. 
C)  The brain is essential for all other growth. 
D)  Muscle grows more slowly than brain tissue.

Question 5

According to research cited in the textbook, what is the current thinking on children's language development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants are born prewired to learn their native language. 
B)  Children are born able to speak any language, and this ability remains. 
C)  Children are born ready to learn any language, but quickly adapt to their native language. 
D)  Children cannot discriminate the sounds of any language until approximately 2 years of age. 
A)  Infants are born prewired to learn their native language. 
B)  Children are born able to speak any language, and this ability remains. 
C)  Children are born ready to learn any language, but quickly adapt to their native language. 
D)  Children cannot discriminate the sounds of any language until approximately 2 years of age.

Question 6

Miriam is excited to watch the development of her newborn baby, Max. Which body parts will Max gain control over first?

Accepted Answer

A)  his legs 
B)  his arms 
C)  his head 
D)  his fingers 
A)  his legs 
B)  his arms 
C)  his head 
D)  his fingers

Question 7

Infants gain control over their trunks and their shoulders before they can control their arms, hands, and fingers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which sequence of development means "from the centre outward"?

Accepted Answer

A)  integration 
B)  differentiation 
C)  proximodistal development 
D)  cephalocaudal development 
A)  integration 
B)  differentiation 
C)  proximodistal development 
D)  cephalocaudal development

Question 9

Myelination of certain parts of the brain continues into the second decade of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The nervous system is a system of nerves involved in heartbeat, visual-motor coordination, but not thought and language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One-month-old infants tend to pay most attention to the "edges" of human faces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

After an infant's second birthday, the legs begin to grow rapidly and are soon longer than the arms. What type of development is this growth an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  minimalistic development 
B)  proximodistal development 
C)  cephalocaudal development 
D)  differentiation in development 
A)  minimalistic development 
B)  proximodistal development 
C)  cephalocaudal development 
D)  differentiation in development

Question 13

Which of the following best characterizes locomotor development?

Accepted Answer

A)  a great deal of consistency in the order of skill development 
B)  a great deal of consistency in the age at which these skills are acquired 
C)  significant gender differences in the age at which these skills are demonstrated 
D)  consistency when children receive similar stimulation, otherwise locomotor discrepancies occur 
A)  a great deal of consistency in the order of skill development 
B)  a great deal of consistency in the age at which these skills are acquired 
C)  significant gender differences in the age at which these skills are demonstrated 
D)  consistency when children receive similar stimulation, otherwise locomotor discrepancies occur

Question 14

Marie-Lynn's finger is hurt. She cries and withdraws her finger, but makes no other move. What is her reaction an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  general distress syndrome 
B)  proximodistal development 
C)  cephalocaudal development 
D)  differentiation in development 
A)  general distress syndrome 
B)  proximodistal development 
C)  cephalocaudal development 
D)  differentiation in development

Question 15

Children whose eye is patched continue to develop connections in their visual cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How has the visual cliff been used to study depth perception in infants? What has been shown by the research on the visual cliff?

Accepted Answer

The visual cliff is an apparatus that in

Question 17

What finding provides evidence that nature, as opposed to nurture, plays an important role in infants' perceptual development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants are born with a tendency to track moving objects and to scan the horizon. 
B)  Failure to receive adequate sensory stimulation can result in sensory deficits. 
C)  Infants who have one eye patched for an extensive period of time may develop impaired visual acuity. 
D)  Infants are born with an ability to recognize faces within three days. 
A)  Infants are born with a tendency to track moving objects and to scan the horizon. 
B)  Failure to receive adequate sensory stimulation can result in sensory deficits. 
C)  Infants who have one eye patched for an extensive period of time may develop impaired visual acuity. 
D)  Infants are born with an ability to recognize faces within three days.

Question 18

The medulla is responsible for higher level thinking and memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Today, nearly 90 percent of Canadian mothers initiate breastfeeding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Camille is crawling but she stops before crawling off an edge. Why does Camille stop crawling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Like all infants, Camille is prewired to avoid danger. 
B)  Like all crawling infants, Camille can perceive depth. 
C)  Like all infants, Camille is afraid of changes in her environment. 
D)  Like all infants, differences in thresholds are surprising to Camille. 
A)  Like all infants, Camille is prewired to avoid danger. 
B)  Like all crawling infants, Camille can perceive depth. 
C)  Like all infants, Camille is afraid of changes in her environment. 
D)  Like all infants, differences in thresholds are surprising to Camille.

Which statement best describes motor development?

Differentiation refers to specific rather than global actions.

What is the function of the myelin?

Why is the head disproportionately large during infancy and childhood?

According to research cited in the textbook, what is the current thinking on children's language development?

Miriam is excited to watch the development of her newborn baby, Max. Which body parts will Max gain control over first?

Infants gain control over their trunks and their shoulders before they can control their arms, hands, and fingers.

Which sequence of development means "from the centre outward"?

Myelination of certain parts of the brain continues into the second decade of life.

The nervous system is a system of nerves involved in heartbeat, visual-motor coordination, but not thought and language.

One-month-old infants tend to pay most attention to the "edges" of human faces.

After an infant's second birthday, the legs begin to grow rapidly and are soon longer than the arms. What type of development is this growth an example of?

Which of the following best characterizes locomotor development?

Marie-Lynn's finger is hurt. She cries and withdraws her finger, but makes no other move. What is her reaction an example of?

Children whose eye is patched continue to develop connections in their visual cortex.

How has the visual cliff been used to study depth perception in infants? What has been shown by the research on the visual cliff?

What finding provides evidence that nature, as opposed to nurture, plays an important role in infants' perceptual development?

The medulla is responsible for higher level thinking and memory.

Today, nearly 90 percent of Canadian mothers initiate breastfeeding.

Camille is crawling but she stops before crawling off an edge. Why does Camille stop crawling?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 4: Infancy: Physical Development

Which statement best describes motor development?

Differentiation refers to specific rather than global actions.

What is the function of the myelin?

Why is the head disproportionately large during infancy and childhood?

According to research cited in the textbook, what is the current thinking on children's language development?

Miriam is excited to watch the development of her newborn baby, Max. Which body parts will Max gain control over first?

Infants gain control over their trunks and their shoulders before they can control their arms, hands, and fingers.

Which sequence of development means "from the centre outward"?

Myelination of certain parts of the brain continues into the second decade of life.

The nervous system is a system of nerves involved in heartbeat, visual-motor coordination, but not thought and language.

One-month-old infants tend to pay most attention to the "edges" of human faces.

After an infant's second birthday, the legs begin to grow rapidly and are soon longer than the arms. What type of development is this growth an example of?

Which of the following best characterizes locomotor development?

Marie-Lynn's finger is hurt. She cries and withdraws her finger, but makes no other move. What is her reaction an example of?

Children whose eye is patched continue to develop connections in their visual cortex.

How has the visual cliff been used to study depth perception in infants? What has been shown by the research on the visual cliff?

What finding provides evidence that nature, as opposed to nurture, plays an important role in infants' perceptual development?

The medulla is responsible for higher level thinking and memory.

Today, nearly 90 percent of Canadian mothers initiate breastfeeding.

Camille is crawling but she stops before crawling off an edge. Why does Camille stop crawling?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Lifes Final Chapter

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