Question 1

Co-sleeping tends to be more common in cultures who value interdependence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is an example of intersensory redundancy?

Accepted Answer

A) Noticing the shirt your mother is wearing while listening to a portable CD player 
B) Observing your mother while listening to her talk 
C) Brushing your mother's hair while you talk to her 
D) Listening to several voices at the same time 
A) Noticing the shirt your mother is wearing while listening to a portable CD player 
B) Observing your mother while listening to her talk 
C) Brushing your mother's hair while you talk to her 
D) Listening to several voices at the same time

Question 3

Which is not an aspect of regular (non-REM)sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) Steady breathing 
B) Twitching 
C) Steady brain activity 
D) Increased frequency as infants grow 
A) Steady breathing 
B) Twitching 
C) Steady brain activity 
D) Increased frequency as infants grow

Question 4

The debate between bottle-feeding and breast-feeding has raged for decades. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each of the options.

Accepted Answer

​ Breast-feeding is the best way to ensu

Question 5

Most one-year-olds have a well-defined sense of self-concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Gina is studying how blood flows through the brain when people listen to different kinds of music. Which sort of research tool is she most likely using in her study?

Accepted Answer

A) Electroencephalogram 
B) Positron emission tomography 
C) Functional magnetic resonance imaging 
D) Synaptic pruning 
A) Electroencephalogram 
B) Positron emission tomography 
C) Functional magnetic resonance imaging 
D) Synaptic pruning

Question 7

Gina perceives the car to be far away because the sides of the road upon which it is moving seem to come together to be no wider than the car itself. This is an example of the ____ cue to depth.

Accepted Answer

A) visual acuity 
B) texture gradient 
C) retinal disparity 
D) linear perspective 
A) visual acuity 
B) texture gradient 
C) retinal disparity 
D) linear perspective

Question 8

Donnie slips his little finger into the hand of his newborn infant, who immediately grasps onto it. The infant is exhibiting the ____ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A) Moro 
B) stepping 
C) rooting 
D) Palmar 
A) Moro 
B) stepping 
C) rooting 
D) Palmar

Question 9

In order to assess newborn June with the NBAS, Dr. Lee is determining how long she stays awake. Which system is Dr. Lee assessing?

Accepted Answer

A) Social 
B) State 
C) Motor 
D) Autonomic 
A) Social 
B) State 
C) Motor 
D) Autonomic

Question 10

In order to be able to walk, Loretta must first master certain individual skills, such as being able to balance herself. What term best describes this process?

Accepted Answer

A) Retinal disparity 
B) Integration 
C) Differentiation 
D) Fine motor skill development 
A) Retinal disparity 
B) Integration 
C) Differentiation 
D) Fine motor skill development

Question 11

The fact that American-raised Hogan's exposure to the German language while in World War II impacted his brain organization is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A) experience-dependent growth. 
B) synaptic pruning. 
C) myelination. 
D) experience-expectant growth.. 
A) experience-dependent growth. 
B) synaptic pruning. 
C) myelination. 
D) experience-expectant growth..

Question 12

Which phenomenon is the best argument against the notion that the organization of the brain is predetermined genetically?

Accepted Answer

A) Synaptic pruning 
B) Development of the neural plate 
C) The left hemisphere specializing in language processing 
D) Brain plasticity 
A) Synaptic pruning 
B) Development of the neural plate 
C) The left hemisphere specializing in language processing 
D) Brain plasticity

Question 13

During an experiment, you record the brain activity of a child using an EEG. As a result of reading your text, you would predict that the left hemisphere would exhibit the most electrical activity when the child is

Accepted Answer

A) looking at different faces. 
B) listening to someone talk. 
C) recognizing that her mother is angry. 
D) pushing a toy over her bed. 
A) looking at different faces. 
B) listening to someone talk. 
C) recognizing that her mother is angry. 
D) pushing a toy over her bed.

Question 14

____ is (are)a fatty substance that surrounds the axon of a neuron.

Accepted Answer

A) The corpus callosum 
B) The neural plate 
C) Cones 
D) Myelin 
A) The corpus callosum 
B) The neural plate 
C) Cones 
D) Myelin

Question 15

Jeffrey is a three-year-old who is beginning to make connections between people's thoughts, intentions, and behaviors. According to Wellman (2002), Jeffrey is developing

Accepted Answer

A) a theory of mind. 
B) a temperament. 
C) motor skills. 
D) retinal disparity. 
A) a theory of mind. 
B) a temperament. 
C) motor skills. 
D) retinal disparity.

Question 16

Bridget is excellent at walking, running, climbing, and kicking balls. This would suggest that Bridget has good

Accepted Answer

A) neuroplasticity. 
B) motor skills. 
C) temperament. 
D) sociability. 
A) neuroplasticity. 
B) motor skills. 
C) temperament. 
D) sociability.

Question 17

Why are African-American babies twice as likely to die from SIDS?

Accepted Answer

A) They are more genetically predisposed to the disease. 
B) They are more likely to have blood diseases that predispose them to SIDS. 
C) Their parents are less intelligent than other parents. 
D) They are more likely to be put to bed on their stomachs. 
A) They are more genetically predisposed to the disease. 
B) They are more likely to have blood diseases that predispose them to SIDS. 
C) Their parents are less intelligent than other parents. 
D) They are more likely to be put to bed on their stomachs.

Question 18

According to dynamic systems theory, once motor skills are originally organized, they do not change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Visual expansion is a form of depth perception based on the retinal size of an image.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Parker is a typical seven-month-old. In terms of locomotion, the best he is able to do is to

Accepted Answer

A) creep. 
B) walk. 
C) sit alone. 
D) roll from back to front. 
A) creep. 
B) walk. 
C) sit alone. 
D) roll from back to front.

Co-sleeping tends to be more common in cultures who value interdependence.

What is an example of intersensory redundancy?

Which is not an aspect of regular (non-REM)sleep?

The debate between bottle-feeding and breast-feeding has raged for decades. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each of the options.

Most one-year-olds have a well-defined sense of self-concept.

Gina is studying how blood flows through the brain when people listen to different kinds of music. Which sort of research tool is she most likely using in her study?

Gina perceives the car to be far away because the sides of the road upon which it is moving seem to come together to be no wider than the car itself. This is an example of the ____ cue to depth.

Donnie slips his little finger into the hand of his newborn infant, who immediately grasps onto it. The infant is exhibiting the ____ reflex.

In order to assess newborn June with the NBAS, Dr. Lee is determining how long she stays awake. Which system is Dr. Lee assessing?

In order to be able to walk, Loretta must first master certain individual skills, such as being able to balance herself. What term best describes this process?

The fact that American-raised Hogan's exposure to the German language while in World War II impacted his brain organization is best explained by

Which phenomenon is the best argument against the notion that the organization of the brain is predetermined genetically?

During an experiment, you record the brain activity of a child using an EEG. As a result of reading your text, you would predict that the left hemisphere would exhibit the most electrical activity when the child is

____ is (are)a fatty substance that surrounds the axon of a neuron.

Jeffrey is a three-year-old who is beginning to make connections between people's thoughts, intentions, and behaviors. According to Wellman (2002), Jeffrey is developing

Bridget is excellent at walking, running, climbing, and kicking balls. This would suggest that Bridget has good

Why are African-American babies twice as likely to die from SIDS?

According to dynamic systems theory, once motor skills are originally organized, they do not change.

Visual expansion is a form of depth perception based on the retinal size of an image.

Parker is a typical seven-month-old. In terms of locomotion, the best he is able to do is to

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Co-sleeping tends to be more common in cultures who value interdependence.

What is an example of intersensory redundancy?

Which is not an aspect of regular (non-REM)sleep?

The debate between bottle-feeding and breast-feeding has raged for decades. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each of the options.

Most one-year-olds have a well-defined sense of self-concept.

Gina is studying how blood flows through the brain when people listen to different kinds of music. Which sort of research tool is she most likely using in her study?

Gina perceives the car to be far away because the sides of the road upon which it is moving seem to come together to be no wider than the car itself. This is an example of the ____ cue to depth.

Donnie slips his little finger into the hand of his newborn infant, who immediately grasps onto it. The infant is exhibiting the ____ reflex.

In order to assess newborn June with the NBAS, Dr. Lee is determining how long she stays awake. Which system is Dr. Lee assessing?

In order to be able to walk, Loretta must first master certain individual skills, such as being able to balance herself. What term best describes this process?

The fact that American-raised Hogan's exposure to the German language while in World War II impacted his brain organization is best explained by

Which phenomenon is the best argument against the notion that the organization of the brain is predetermined genetically?

During an experiment, you record the brain activity of a child using an EEG. As a result of reading your text, you would predict that the left hemisphere would exhibit the most electrical activity when the child is

____ is (are)a fatty substance that surrounds the axon of a neuron.

Jeffrey is a three-year-old who is beginning to make connections between people's thoughts, intentions, and behaviors. According to Wellman (2002), Jeffrey is developing

Bridget is excellent at walking, running, climbing, and kicking balls. This would suggest that Bridget has good

Why are African-American babies twice as likely to die from SIDS?

According to dynamic systems theory, once motor skills are originally organized, they do not change.

Visual expansion is a form of depth perception based on the retinal size of an image.

Parker is a typical seven-month-old. In terms of locomotion, the best he is able to do is to

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: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Work, Leisure, and Retirement

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

The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

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