Question 1

Which is not a factor that is contributing to today's higher rates of childhood obesity?

Accepted Answer

A) television ads for high-calorie foods 
B) video and computer games 
C) people eating at home more instead of eating out 
D) parents' concerns about children playing outdoors 
A) television ads for high-calorie foods 
B) video and computer games 
C) people eating at home more instead of eating out 
D) parents' concerns about children playing outdoors

Question 2

Gradually, over the preschool years, children's copying becomes ______ as they begin to pay attention and attempt to re-create what they see.

Accepted Answer

A) goal directed 
B) spontaneous 
C) unrelated to visual stimuli 
D) nearly perfect 
A) goal directed 
B) spontaneous 
C) unrelated to visual stimuli 
D) nearly perfect

Question 3

Once infants start walking, they begin to look at adults

Accepted Answer

A) when they are talking with one another. 
B) to try to engage them in social interaction. 
C) when they want something. 
D) for approval. 
A) when they are talking with one another. 
B) to try to engage them in social interaction. 
C) when they want something. 
D) for approval.

Question 4

All of the following are true of the proliferation stage of neurons except

Accepted Answer

A) it is also called neurogenesis. 
B) it occurs during the first 20 weeks after conception. 
C) all the neurons that a person will ever have are produced during this period. 
D) during its peak, several hundred thousand neurons are generated each minute. 
A) it is also called neurogenesis. 
B) it occurs during the first 20 weeks after conception. 
C) all the neurons that a person will ever have are produced during this period. 
D) during its peak, several hundred thousand neurons are generated each minute.

Question 5

The second stage of the development of neurons is called ____

Accepted Answer

A) myelination. 
B) migration. 
C) mitosis. 
D) magnetoencephalography. 
A) myelination. 
B) migration. 
C) mitosis. 
D) magnetoencephalography.

Question 6

Most children begin to understand other people as social agents beginning around 18 months of age,

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The hormone that plays an important role in regulating menstruation and preparing the uterus for a fertilized egg is

Accepted Answer

A) testosterone. 
B) estrogen. 
C) progesterone. 
D) dehydroepiandrosterone (DHE
A) . 
A) testosterone. 
B) estrogen. 
C) progesterone. 
D) dehydroepiandrosterone (DHE
A) .

Question 8

What percent of American children aged 6 to 19 years did a 2004 study find were overweight or at risk of becoming overweight?

Accepted Answer

A) 6% 
B) 15% 
C) 31% 
D) 48% 
A) 6% 
B) 15% 
C) 31% 
D) 48%

Question 9

As the body grows from head to foot, it also grows from its center to the periphery in a process called

Accepted Answer

A) adrenarche. 
B) cephalocaudal development. 
C) proximodistal development. 
D) growth curves. 
A) adrenarche. 
B) cephalocaudal development. 
C) proximodistal development. 
D) growth curves.

Question 10

Studies with 9-month-old infants who could crawl suggest that independent locomotion is associated with ____ early in life.

Accepted Answer

A) greater socialization 
B) less maternal attachment 
C) less interest in people than in objects 
D) better and more flexible memory 
A) greater socialization 
B) less maternal attachment 
C) less interest in people than in objects 
D) better and more flexible memory

Question 11

The activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal system results in

Accepted Answer

A) adolescence. 
B) puberty. 
C) pregnancy. 
D) hormonal irregularities. 
A) adolescence. 
B) puberty. 
C) pregnancy. 
D) hormonal irregularities.

Question 12

Which of the following receives electrochemical messages from other cells and transfers them to the cell body?

Accepted Answer

A) dendrites 
B) axons 
C) myelin sheaths 
D) nuclei 
A) dendrites 
B) axons 
C) myelin sheaths 
D) nuclei

Question 13

The growing trend toward obesity is not only apparent in the U.S., but also

Accepted Answer

A) in Asia. 
B) in Africa. 
C) in South America. 
D) in Europe. 
A) in Asia. 
B) in Africa. 
C) in South America. 
D) in Europe.

Question 14

A person with a body weight that is 20% or more higher than normal for the person's height, age sex, and stature is

Accepted Answer

A) slightly overweight. 
B) moderately overweight. 
C) obese. 
D) morbidly obese. 
A) slightly overweight. 
B) moderately overweight. 
C) obese. 
D) morbidly obese.

Question 15

The way to assess experience-expectant synaptogenesis is to

Accepted Answer

A) examine a brain using modern technological methods. 
B) provide an environment that is rich in species-typical experiences. 
C) restrict an animal from receiving species-typical experiences. 
D) allow an animal to develop in its normal environment 
A) examine a brain using modern technological methods. 
B) provide an environment that is rich in species-typical experiences. 
C) restrict an animal from receiving species-typical experiences. 
D) allow an animal to develop in its normal environment

Question 16

From an evolutionary perspective, precise hand control was probably the main advantage derived from

Accepted Answer

A) upright walking. 
B) increased brain size. 
C) the transition from hunters to gatherers. 
D) constant movement from place to place. 
A) upright walking. 
B) increased brain size. 
C) the transition from hunters to gatherers. 
D) constant movement from place to place.

Question 17

The best analogy for the production and loss of neurons and synapses is

Accepted Answer

A) painting. 
B) filmmaking. 
C) sculpting. 
D) weaving. 
A) painting. 
B) filmmaking. 
C) sculpting. 
D) weaving.

Question 18

Which of the following is not associated with primary sexual characteristics during puberty?

Accepted Answer

A) changes associated directly with reproduction 
B) maturation of the gonads 
C) facial changes in boys 
D) anatomy of the genitals 
A) changes associated directly with reproduction 
B) maturation of the gonads 
C) facial changes in boys 
D) anatomy of the genitals

Question 19

Central control of all hormone production is governed by the pituitary gland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

By 9 to 12 months, infants can pick up objects with their thumb and a single finger, called

Accepted Answer

A) a grasping reflex. 
B) prereaching. 
C) directed reaching. 
D) a pincer grasp. 
A) a grasping reflex. 
B) prereaching. 
C) directed reaching. 
D) a pincer grasp.

Which is not a factor that is contributing to today's higher rates of childhood obesity?

Gradually, over the preschool years, children's copying becomes ______ as they begin to pay attention and attempt to re-create what they see.

Once infants start walking, they begin to look at adults

All of the following are true of the proliferation stage of neurons except

The second stage of the development of neurons is called ____

Most children begin to understand other people as social agents beginning around 18 months of age,

The hormone that plays an important role in regulating menstruation and preparing the uterus for a fertilized egg is

What percent of American children aged 6 to 19 years did a 2004 study find were overweight or at risk of becoming overweight?

As the body grows from head to foot, it also grows from its center to the periphery in a process called

Studies with 9-month-old infants who could crawl suggest that independent locomotion is associated with ____ early in life.

The activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal system results in

Which of the following receives electrochemical messages from other cells and transfers them to the cell body?

The growing trend toward obesity is not only apparent in the U.S., but also

A person with a body weight that is 20% or more higher than normal for the person's height, age sex, and stature is

The way to assess experience-expectant synaptogenesis is to

From an evolutionary perspective, precise hand control was probably the main advantage derived from

The best analogy for the production and loss of neurons and synapses is

Which of the following is not associated with primary sexual characteristics during puberty?

Central control of all hormone production is governed by the pituitary gland.

By 9 to 12 months, infants can pick up objects with their thumb and a single finger, called

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Which is not a factor that is contributing to today's higher rates of childhood obesity?

Gradually, over the preschool years, children's copying becomes ______ as they begin to pay attention and attempt to re-create what they see.

Once infants start walking, they begin to look at adults

All of the following are true of the proliferation stage of neurons except

The second stage of the development of neurons is called ____

Most children begin to understand other people as social agents beginning around 18 months of age,

The hormone that plays an important role in regulating menstruation and preparing the uterus for a fertilized egg is

What percent of American children aged 6 to 19 years did a 2004 study find were overweight or at risk of becoming overweight?

As the body grows from head to foot, it also grows from its center to the periphery in a process called

Studies with 9-month-old infants who could crawl suggest that independent locomotion is associated with ____ early in life.

The activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal system results in

Which of the following receives electrochemical messages from other cells and transfers them to the cell body?

The growing trend toward obesity is not only apparent in the U.S., but also

A person with a body weight that is 20% or more higher than normal for the person's height, age sex, and stature is

The way to assess experience-expectant synaptogenesis is to

From an evolutionary perspective, precise hand control was probably the main advantage derived from

The best analogy for the production and loss of neurons and synapses is

Which of the following is not associated with primary sexual characteristics during puberty?

Central control of all hormone production is governed by the pituitary gland.

By 9 to 12 months, infants can pick up objects with their thumb and a single finger, called

Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development

Theories and Contexts of Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

What Do Infants Know and When and How Do They Know It

The Symbolic Child: Piagets Theory and Beyond

Understanding Self and Others

Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

Language Development

Intelligence and School Achievement

Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development

Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care

The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization

Competing and Cooperating With Peers

The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity

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