Question 1

Naledi is recovering from a serious stroke that damaged her frontal cortex. Which outcome is most likely?

Accepted Answer

A) Naledi's left hemisphere will no longer be able to communicate with her right hemisphere. 
B) Naledi will have a difficult time breathing and seeing. 
C) Naledi's personality will be different. 
D) Naledi will have no more axons. 
A) Naledi's left hemisphere will no longer be able to communicate with her right hemisphere. 
B) Naledi will have a difficult time breathing and seeing. 
C) Naledi's personality will be different. 
D) Naledi will have no more axons. C

Question 2

Neo is putting red marks on the noses of infants and placing them in front of a mirror to see how they respond. What is Neo most likely researching?

Accepted Answer

A) Visual acuity 
B) Motional parallax 
C) Self-awareness 
D) Retinal disparity 
A) Visual acuity 
B) Motional parallax 
C) Self-awareness 
D) Retinal disparity C

Question 3

Recent research indicates that newborns have a natural attraction for tracking

Accepted Answer

A) a moving face. 
B) all face-like stimuli. 
C) only the faces of their biological mothers. 
D) faces of certain types of animals (for example, dogs, cats). 
A) a moving face. 
B) all face-like stimuli. 
C) only the faces of their biological mothers. 
D) faces of certain types of animals (for example, dogs, cats). A

Question 4

Use differentiation and integration in describing how an infant might learn to walk.

Accepted Answer

Mastery of intricate motions such as wal

Question 5

Whose brain is most likely to have the most synapses?

Accepted Answer

A) Jerry, who is a newborn 
B) Shamima, who is 1 year old 
C) Bongani, who is 7 years old 
D) Thando, who is 14 years old 
A) Jerry, who is a newborn 
B) Shamima, who is 1 year old 
C) Bongani, who is 7 years old 
D) Thando, who is 14 years old

Question 6

Which statement concerning culture and crawling is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Most North American children are crawling at much younger ages than in past decades. 
B) There are no known cultures that discourage motor development. 
C) Because it is genetically programmed, experience does not impact the rate of the acquisition of crawling. 
D) In some traditional African cultures, children receive training to sit and walk at younger ages than in Europe and North America. 
A) Most North American children are crawling at much younger ages than in past decades. 
B) There are no known cultures that discourage motor development. 
C) Because it is genetically programmed, experience does not impact the rate of the acquisition of crawling. 
D) In some traditional African cultures, children receive training to sit and walk at younger ages than in Europe and North America.

Question 7

Dr Sithole is planning a demonstration on infant visual perception for her developmental psychology class. In order to demonstrate the sharpness of an infant's vision at six feet, Dr Sithole should have students look at an object about ____ metres away.

Accepted Answer

A) 18-35 
B) 9-14 
C) 4-5 
D) 5-6 
A) 18-35 
B) 9-14 
C) 4-5 
D) 5-6

Question 8

Dr Ngcobo is interested in studying how babies are different in terms of their behaviour toward other people, how energetic they are, and how easily they are upset. It is most likely that Dr Ngcobo is studying

Accepted Answer

A) SIDS. 
B) temperament. 
C) theory of mind. 
D) waking activity. 
A) SIDS. 
B) temperament. 
C) theory of mind. 
D) waking activity.

Question 9

Which is the best example of differentiation?

Accepted Answer

A) Junior's legs have matured to the point where he is capable of walking. 
B) Dumi learns how to grasp a spoon before he can successfully use it to eat. 
C) Lindi combines reaching, grasping, and wrist rotation and successfully uses a spoon to eat. 
D) Rethabile learns how to swim before she learns to walk. 
A) Junior's legs have matured to the point where he is capable of walking. 
B) Dumi learns how to grasp a spoon before he can successfully use it to eat. 
C) Lindi combines reaching, grasping, and wrist rotation and successfully uses a spoon to eat. 
D) Rethabile learns how to swim before she learns to walk.

Question 10

In some traditional African cultures, children receive training to sit and walk at younger ages than in Europe and North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Traditional eye tests in which a person is shown a chart with a set of letters in lines that get progressively smaller near the bottom of the chart are designed to directly assess

Accepted Answer

A) visual acuity. 
B) depth perception. 
C) colour blindness. 
D) field of vision. 
A) visual acuity. 
B) depth perception. 
C) colour blindness. 
D) field of vision.

Question 12

Katleho is 4 months old. If he is like others his age, when he grasps a rattle, he will grasp it with

Accepted Answer

A) his fingers and thumb. 
B) his thumb only. 
C) his fingers only. 
D) one finger from each hand. 
A) his fingers and thumb. 
B) his thumb only. 
C) his fingers only. 
D) one finger from each hand.

Question 13

If the image of a person is identical on the retinas of a child, but the image of a dog is much different on the left retina than it is on the right, this means that the child will perceive the

Accepted Answer

A) dog to be closer than the person. 
B) person to be closer than the dog. 
C) person and the dog to be very close. 
D) person and the dog to be far away. 
A) dog to be closer than the person. 
B) person to be closer than the dog. 
C) person and the dog to be very close. 
D) person and the dog to be far away.

Question 14

Abdul is a three-year-old diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder who does not make connections between people's thoughts, intentions, and behaviours. Abdul may be experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) mindblindness 
B) temper blindness 
C) colour blindness. 
D) inattentional blindness. 
A) mindblindness 
B) temper blindness 
C) colour blindness. 
D) inattentional blindness.

Question 15

Malnutrition seems to be most damaging if it occurs during

Accepted Answer

A) adulthood. 
B) childhood. 
C) adolescence. 
D) infancy. 
A) adulthood. 
B) childhood. 
C) adolescence. 
D) infancy.

Question 16

In an effort to lower the age at which his infant son will begin to walk, Mr Mhlangu puts eight-month-old Kgatello on a programme that emphasises leg strength. What is the most likely outcome of this intervention?

Accepted Answer

A) It will have no impact. 
B) Kgatello will have superior leg strength but will not walk any earlier. 
C) Kgatello will have average leg strength but will not walk any earlier. 
D) Kgatello will have superior leg strength and will walk earlier. 
A) It will have no impact. 
B) Kgatello will have superior leg strength but will not walk any earlier. 
C) Kgatello will have average leg strength but will not walk any earlier. 
D) Kgatello will have superior leg strength and will walk earlier.

Question 17

Dr Mokoena is studying the sensing of colour by researching the structure and development of cones. Where does she need to look to find these structures?

Accepted Answer

A) The retina of the eye 
B) The frontal lobes of the brain 
C) The rear lobes of the brain 
D) The pupil of the eye 
A) The retina of the eye 
B) The frontal lobes of the brain 
C) The rear lobes of the brain 
D) The pupil of the eye

Question 18

Stella is researching temperament by determining the extent to which different babies can focus attention and not be distracted. Which dimension of temperament is Stella assessing?

Accepted Answer

A) Negative affect 
B) Effortful control 
C) Inhibition 
D) Persistence 
A) Negative affect 
B) Effortful control 
C) Inhibition 
D) Persistence

Question 19

What criterion is used to indicate malnourishment in children under age five?

Accepted Answer

A) Mental retardation 
B) Lack of motor skills 
C) Small size 
D) Large head 
A) Mental retardation 
B) Lack of motor skills 
C) Small size 
D) Large head

Question 20

Kgosi suddenly lets out a high-pitched cry, lowers his eyebrows, and purses his lips. You would be safest in assuming that Kgosi is

Accepted Answer

A) happy. 
B) cold. 
C) experiencing pain. 
D) playing peek-a-boo. 
A) happy. 
B) cold. 
C) experiencing pain. 
D) playing peek-a-boo.

Naledi is recovering from a serious stroke that damaged her frontal cortex. Which outcome is most likely?

Neo is putting red marks on the noses of infants and placing them in front of a mirror to see how they respond. What is Neo most likely researching?

Recent research indicates that newborns have a natural attraction for tracking

Use differentiation and integration in describing how an infant might learn to walk.

Whose brain is most likely to have the most synapses?

Which statement concerning culture and crawling is true?

Dr Sithole is planning a demonstration on infant visual perception for her developmental psychology class. In order to demonstrate the sharpness of an infant's vision at six feet, Dr Sithole should have students look at an object about ____ metres away.

Dr Ngcobo is interested in studying how babies are different in terms of their behaviour toward other people, how energetic they are, and how easily they are upset. It is most likely that Dr Ngcobo is studying

Which is the best example of differentiation?

In some traditional African cultures, children receive training to sit and walk at younger ages than in Europe and North America.

Traditional eye tests in which a person is shown a chart with a set of letters in lines that get progressively smaller near the bottom of the chart are designed to directly assess

Katleho is 4 months old. If he is like others his age, when he grasps a rattle, he will grasp it with

If the image of a person is identical on the retinas of a child, but the image of a dog is much different on the left retina than it is on the right, this means that the child will perceive the

Abdul is a three-year-old diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder who does not make connections between people's thoughts, intentions, and behaviours. Abdul may be experiencing

Malnutrition seems to be most damaging if it occurs during

In an effort to lower the age at which his infant son will begin to walk, Mr Mhlangu puts eight-month-old Kgatello on a programme that emphasises leg strength. What is the most likely outcome of this intervention?

Dr Mokoena is studying the sensing of colour by researching the structure and development of cones. Where does she need to look to find these structures?

Stella is researching temperament by determining the extent to which different babies can focus attention and not be distracted. Which dimension of temperament is Stella assessing?

What criterion is used to indicate malnourishment in children under age five?

Kgosi suddenly lets out a high-pitched cry, lowers his eyebrows, and purses his lips. You would be safest in assuming that Kgosi is

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Naledi is recovering from a serious stroke that damaged her frontal cortex. Which outcome is most likely?

Neo is putting red marks on the noses of infants and placing them in front of a mirror to see how they respond. What is Neo most likely researching?

Recent research indicates that newborns have a natural attraction for tracking

Use differentiation and integration in describing how an infant might learn to walk.

Whose brain is most likely to have the most synapses?

Which statement concerning culture and crawling is true?

Dr Sithole is planning a demonstration on infant visual perception for her developmental psychology class. In order to demonstrate the sharpness of an infant's vision at six feet, Dr Sithole should have students look at an object about ____ metres away.

Dr Ngcobo is interested in studying how babies are different in terms of their behaviour toward other people, how energetic they are, and how easily they are upset. It is most likely that Dr Ngcobo is studying

Which is the best example of differentiation?

In some traditional African cultures, children receive training to sit and walk at younger ages than in Europe and North America.

Traditional eye tests in which a person is shown a chart with a set of letters in lines that get progressively smaller near the bottom of the chart are designed to directly assess

Katleho is 4 months old. If he is like others his age, when he grasps a rattle, he will grasp it with

If the image of a person is identical on the retinas of a child, but the image of a dog is much different on the left retina than it is on the right, this means that the child will perceive the

Abdul is a three-year-old diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder who does not make connections between people's thoughts, intentions, and behaviours. Abdul may be experiencing

Malnutrition seems to be most damaging if it occurs during

In an effort to lower the age at which his infant son will begin to walk, Mr Mhlangu puts eight-month-old Kgatello on a programme that emphasises leg strength. What is the most likely outcome of this intervention?

Dr Mokoena is studying the sensing of colour by researching the structure and development of cones. Where does she need to look to find these structures?

Stella is researching temperament by determining the extent to which different babies can focus attention and not be distracted. Which dimension of temperament is Stella assessing?

What criterion is used to indicate malnourishment in children under age five?

Kgosi suddenly lets out a high-pitched cry, lowers his eyebrows, and purses his lips. You would be safest in assuming that Kgosi is

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

Being With Others: Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Working and Relaxing

Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

Dying and Bereavement

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