Question 1

Prematurity is not associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Socioeconomic status (SES) 
B)  Maternal nutrition 
C)  Drugs 
D)  Smoking 
E)  Gender 
A)  Socioeconomic status (SES) 
B)  Maternal nutrition 
C)  Drugs 
D)  Smoking 
E)  Gender

Question 2

Physical fitness can be subdivided into which two components?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health related and mechanical related 
B)  Mechanical related and performance related 
C)  Performance related and health related 
D)  Flexibility and cardiovascular 
E)  Health related and performance related 
A)  Health related and mechanical related 
B)  Mechanical related and performance related 
C)  Performance related and health related 
D)  Flexibility and cardiovascular 
E)  Health related and performance related

Question 3

"Ontogenetic skills" depend primarily upon:

Accepted Answer

A)  Instruction 
B)  Experience 
C)  Environment 
D)  All of these are correct. 
E)  Experience and environment 
A)  Instruction 
B)  Experience 
C)  Environment 
D)  All of these are correct. 
E)  Experience and environment

Question 4

From a readiness standpoint, the burden of "readiness" to learn a skill is primarily on the child, not the instructor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During infancy, the process of motor development:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is highly susceptible to alteration due to environmental deprivation 
B)  Is highly susceptible to alteration due to environmental stimulation 
C)  Is easily alterable in terms of the sequential acquisition of rudimentary movement abilities 
D)  Is little influenced in terms of the rate of acquisition of rudimentary movement abilities 
E)  Is difficult to alter in terms of sequence of acquisition but may be significantly altered in terms of rate of acquisition 
A)  Is highly susceptible to alteration due to environmental deprivation 
B)  Is highly susceptible to alteration due to environmental stimulation 
C)  Is easily alterable in terms of the sequential acquisition of rudimentary movement abilities 
D)  Is little influenced in terms of the rate of acquisition of rudimentary movement abilities 
E)  Is difficult to alter in terms of sequence of acquisition but may be significantly altered in terms of rate of acquisition

Question 6

"Critical" and "sensitive" learning periods can be defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Periods when children are sensitive about learning 
B)  Periods when children are critical about learning 
C)  Children are sensitive to learning certain things at certain ages. 
D)  Children learn only at sensitive times in their life. 
E)  There are no such things as critical or sensitive learning periods. 
A)  Periods when children are sensitive about learning 
B)  Periods when children are critical about learning 
C)  Children are sensitive to learning certain things at certain ages. 
D)  Children learn only at sensitive times in their life. 
E)  There are no such things as critical or sensitive learning periods.

Question 7

As an individual goes into the later years of life the cephalocaudal law of developmental direction will reverse, with the individual losing control from the feet to the head. Changes in walking gait are an example of this.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Traditionally, the definition of "obesity" was based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Body fat percentages 
B)  Weight when measured underwater 
C)  The amount of fat measured during an autopsy 
D)  Percent above expected weight for height, age, and sex 
E)  Skinfold thickness standards 
A)  Body fat percentages 
B)  Weight when measured underwater 
C)  The amount of fat measured during an autopsy 
D)  Percent above expected weight for height, age, and sex 
E)  Skinfold thickness standards

Question 9

When toddlers color in pictures they seldom stay within the lines. As the child gets older, the ability to color improves. This process of having little control, to gaining control over implements is due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gross motor control 
B)  Sensory-motor integration 
C)  Sensory-motor interweaving 
D)  Sensory-motor differentiation 
E)  Emotional readiness 
A)  Gross motor control 
B)  Sensory-motor integration 
C)  Sensory-motor interweaving 
D)  Sensory-motor differentiation 
E)  Emotional readiness

Question 10

The motor milestones of positioning the head from right to left while prone, sitting with support, sitting independently, and standing are examples of which law of developmental direction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Readiness 
B)  Proximodistal development 
C)  Differentiation 
D)  Cephalocaudal developmental 
E)  Development from center to periphery 
A)  Readiness 
B)  Proximodistal development 
C)  Differentiation 
D)  Cephalocaudal developmental 
E)  Development from center to periphery

Question 11

When assessing the infant's ability to reach, grasp, release objects, or walk, professionals are focusing on the infant's:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gross motor skills 
B)  Ontogenetic skills 
C)  Individual differences 
D)  Fine motor skills 
E)  Phylogenetic skills 
A)  Gross motor skills 
B)  Ontogenetic skills 
C)  Individual differences 
D)  Fine motor skills 
E)  Phylogenetic skills

Question 12

___________ as a term used in the study of human development, refers to parent-infant attachment:

Accepted Answer

A)  Stimulation 
B)  Bonding 
C)  Heredity 
D)  Readiness 
E)  Differentiation 
A)  Stimulation 
B)  Bonding 
C)  Heredity 
D)  Readiness 
E)  Differentiation

Question 13

"Joint flexibility" is to _________, as "coordination" is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Health related; performance related 
B)  Physical factors; mechanical factors 
C)  Mechanical factors; performance related 
D)  Performance related; health related 
E)  Mechanical factors; physical factors 
A)  Health related; performance related 
B)  Physical factors; mechanical factors 
C)  Mechanical factors; performance related 
D)  Performance related; health related 
E)  Mechanical factors; physical factors

Question 14

Prematurity is considered to be a major concern as it is often associated with physical and mental deficits, hyperactivity, and infant death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

"Phylogenetic skills" are to ______________, as "ontogenetic skills" are to _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Swimming; skating 
B)  Swimming; bicycling 
C)  Walking; bicycling 
D)  Walking; jumping 
E)  Walking; running 
A)  Swimming; skating 
B)  Swimming; bicycling 
C)  Walking; bicycling 
D)  Walking; jumping 
E)  Walking; running

Question 16

The highest rates of obesity occur among which racial group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caucasian Americans 
B)  Mexican Americans 
C)  Italian Americans 
D)  African Americans 
E)  Asian Americans 
A)  Caucasian Americans 
B)  Mexican Americans 
C)  Italian Americans 
D)  African Americans 
E)  Asian Americans

Question 17

Differentiation and integration tend to be reversible with aging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Muscles that are exercised and overloaded:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypertrophy 
B)  Atrophy 
C)  Increase only in the number of muscle fibers 
D)  Increase in the type of muscle fibers 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  Hypertrophy 
B)  Atrophy 
C)  Increase only in the number of muscle fibers 
D)  Increase in the type of muscle fibers 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 19

The timetable for an individual's development is influenced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Heredity and experience 
B)  Environment and experience 
C)  Development and environment 
D)  Motivation and environment 
E)  Heredity and environment 
A)  Heredity and experience 
B)  Environment and experience 
C)  Development and environment 
D)  Motivation and environment 
E)  Heredity and environment

Question 20

"Reciprocal interweaving" is a term that refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  The fine and almost extinct art of weaving reciprocals 
B)  The neural integration of sensory and motor mechanisms 
C)  Direction of motor control 
D)  Sequence of motor control 
E)  Direction of motor control and sequence of motor control 
A)  The fine and almost extinct art of weaving reciprocals 
B)  The neural integration of sensory and motor mechanisms 
C)  Direction of motor control 
D)  Sequence of motor control 
E)  Direction of motor control and sequence of motor control

Prematurity is not associated with:

Physical fitness can be subdivided into which two components?

"Ontogenetic skills" depend primarily upon:

From a readiness standpoint, the burden of "readiness" to learn a skill is primarily on the child, not the instructor.

During infancy, the process of motor development:

"Critical" and "sensitive" learning periods can be defined as:

As an individual goes into the later years of life the cephalocaudal law of developmental direction will reverse, with the individual losing control from the feet to the head. Changes in walking gait are an example of this.

Traditionally, the definition of "obesity" was based on:

When toddlers color in pictures they seldom stay within the lines. As the child gets older, the ability to color improves. This process of having little control, to gaining control over implements is due to:

The motor milestones of positioning the head from right to left while prone, sitting with support, sitting independently, and standing are examples of which law of developmental direction?

When assessing the infant's ability to reach, grasp, release objects, or walk, professionals are focusing on the infant's:

___________ as a term used in the study of human development, refers to parent-infant attachment:

"Joint flexibility" is to _, as "coordination" is to __.

Prematurity is considered to be a major concern as it is often associated with physical and mental deficits, hyperactivity, and infant death.

"Phylogenetic skills" are to ______, as "ontogenetic skills" are to _.

The highest rates of obesity occur among which racial group?

Differentiation and integration tend to be reversible with aging.

Muscles that are exercised and overloaded:

The timetable for an individual's development is influenced by:

"Reciprocal interweaving" is a term that refers to:

Understanding Motor Development: An Overview

Models of Human Development

Motor Development: Theoretical Models

Prenatal Factors Affecting Development

Prenatal and Infant Growth

Infant Reflexes and Rhythmical Stereotypies

Rudimentary Movement Abilities

Infant Perception

Childhood Growth and Development

Development of Fundamental Movement: Manipulation Skills

Development of Fundamental Movement: Locomotor Skills

Physical Development of Children

Perceptual Motor Development and Motor Skill Interventions

Adolescent Growth, Puberty, and Reproductive Maturity

Specialized Movement Skills

Fitness Changes During Adolescence

Physiological and Psychosocial Development in Adults

Motor Performance in Adults

Filters

Exam 4: Selected Factors Related to Motor Development

Prematurity is not associated with:

Physical fitness can be subdivided into which two components?

"Ontogenetic skills" depend primarily upon:

From a readiness standpoint, the burden of "readiness" to learn a skill is primarily on the child, not the instructor.

During infancy, the process of motor development:

"Critical" and "sensitive" learning periods can be defined as:

As an individual goes into the later years of life the cephalocaudal law of developmental direction will reverse, with the individual losing control from the feet to the head. Changes in walking gait are an example of this.

Traditionally, the definition of "obesity" was based on:

When toddlers color in pictures they seldom stay within the lines. As the child gets older, the ability to color improves. This process of having little control, to gaining control over implements is due to:

The motor milestones of positioning the head from right to left while prone, sitting with support, sitting independently, and standing are examples of which law of developmental direction?

When assessing the infant's ability to reach, grasp, release objects, or walk, professionals are focusing on the infant's:

___________ as a term used in the study of human development, refers to parent-infant attachment:

"Joint flexibility" is to _________, as "coordination" is to __________.

Prematurity is considered to be a major concern as it is often associated with physical and mental deficits, hyperactivity, and infant death.

"Phylogenetic skills" are to ______________, as "ontogenetic skills" are to _________.

The highest rates of obesity occur among which racial group?

Differentiation and integration tend to be reversible with aging.

Muscles that are exercised and overloaded:

The timetable for an individual's development is influenced by:

"Reciprocal interweaving" is a term that refers to:

Understanding Motor Development: An Overview

Models of Human Development

Motor Development: Theoretical Models

Prenatal Factors Affecting Development

Prenatal and Infant Growth

Infant Reflexes and Rhythmical Stereotypies

Rudimentary Movement Abilities

Infant Perception

Childhood Growth and Development

Development of Fundamental Movement: Manipulation Skills

Development of Fundamental Movement: Locomotor Skills

Physical Development of Children

Perceptual Motor Development and Motor Skill Interventions

Adolescent Growth, Puberty, and Reproductive Maturity

Specialized Movement Skills

Fitness Changes During Adolescence

Physiological and Psychosocial Development in Adults

Motor Performance in Adults

Filters

"Joint flexibility" is to _, as "coordination" is to __.

"Phylogenetic skills" are to ______, as "ontogenetic skills" are to _.