Question 1

Motor development reflects an interaction between maturation and environment in which the infant acquires increasingly complex _____ of action.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Motor development reflects an interaction between maturation...

Question 2

Which statement is true regarding the maturational view of motor development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants who practice motor skill development develop faster than those who do not. 
B)  Identical twins do not show similarity in reaching motor milestones. 
C)  Infants who are swaddled walk later than those who are not. 
D)  Infants from around the world display roughly the same sequence of motor milestones. 
A)  Infants who practice motor skill development develop faster than those who do not. 
B)  Identical twins do not show similarity in reaching motor milestones. 
C)  Infants who are swaddled walk later than those who are not. 
D)  Infants from around the world display roughly the same sequence of motor milestones.

Question 3

Caroline is a typically developing baby. How many pounds can her parents expect her to gain during the second year of her life?

Accepted Answer

5 or 6 pou

Question 4

How would a researcher attempt to examine experience-expectant brain development?

Accepted Answer

A)  A researcher would conduct tests of motor skill ability on infants. 
B)  A researcher would observe toddlers playing in a playground with a lot of equipment and toddlers in a playground with minimal equipment. 
C)  A researcher would do sensory deprivation research with animals to see what impact that had on abilities. 
D)  A researcher would put some animals in stimulating environments and some animals in deprived environments and measure brain size. 
A)  A researcher would conduct tests of motor skill ability on infants. 
B)  A researcher would observe toddlers playing in a playground with a lot of equipment and toddlers in a playground with minimal equipment. 
C)  A researcher would do sensory deprivation research with animals to see what impact that had on abilities. 
D)  A researcher would put some animals in stimulating environments and some animals in deprived environments and measure brain size.

Question 5

Dr. Anderson is researching motor skill development in identical and fraternal twin infants. What would his hypothesis be based on what we know about motor skill development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fraternal twins will share more similarities in the timing and pace of motor development than identical twins. 
B)  Both identical and fraternal twins will share the same similarities in the timing and pace of motor development. 
C)  Twins will be no more likely to be similar in the timing and pace of motor development than siblings spaced apart in age. 
D)  Identical twins will share more similarities in the timing and pace of motor development than fraternal twins. 
A)  Fraternal twins will share more similarities in the timing and pace of motor development than identical twins. 
B)  Both identical and fraternal twins will share the same similarities in the timing and pace of motor development. 
C)  Twins will be no more likely to be similar in the timing and pace of motor development than siblings spaced apart in age. 
D)  Identical twins will share more similarities in the timing and pace of motor development than fraternal twins.

Question 6

At which age does myelination proceed the most rapidly?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the prenatal time period. 
B)  The first three months of life. 
C)  From birth to age 4. 
D)  From age 4 to age 8. 
A)  During the prenatal time period. 
B)  The first three months of life. 
C)  From birth to age 4. 
D)  From age 4 to age 8.

Question 7

Why does transient exuberance occur in the early years of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because the brain has developed very rapidly during the prenatal period and needs to catch up. 
B)  Because the brain makes more connections than it needs in preparation to receive any and all conceivable kinds of stimulation that an infant may encounter. 
C)  Because infants are most interested in external stimuli in the early years of life. 
D)  Because infants have not experienced myelination yet and so they need transient exuberance to start the process. 
A)  Because the brain has developed very rapidly during the prenatal period and needs to catch up. 
B)  Because the brain makes more connections than it needs in preparation to receive any and all conceivable kinds of stimulation that an infant may encounter. 
C)  Because infants are most interested in external stimuli in the early years of life. 
D)  Because infants have not experienced myelination yet and so they need transient exuberance to start the process.

Question 8

Voluntary reaching appears at about _____ months of age.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  4 
C)  5 
D)  6 
A)  3 
B)  4 
C)  5 
D)  6

Question 9

Andrew, a 3-month-old baby, is participating in an experiment using the visual cliff. When the researcher places him facedown on the deep side of the visual cliff, he quiets and shows a decrease in heart rate. When he was placed on the shallow side of the cliff, his heart rate didn't decrease. Why did Andrew react this way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew doesn't perceive a drop; he just was reacting to the change in position. 
B)  Andrew's reduced heart rate demonstrates that he is feeling fear at being placed on the deep side of the visual cliff. 
C)  Andrew is experiencing an innate reaction to a perceived drop when placed on the deep side. 
D)  Andrew noticed the difference between the shallow and deep drops, but he didn't yet associate fear with deep drops. 
A)  Andrew doesn't perceive a drop; he just was reacting to the change in position. 
B)  Andrew's reduced heart rate demonstrates that he is feeling fear at being placed on the deep side of the visual cliff. 
C)  Andrew is experiencing an innate reaction to a perceived drop when placed on the deep side. 
D)  Andrew noticed the difference between the shallow and deep drops, but he didn't yet associate fear with deep drops.

Question 10

Explain why low-income women in the United States are less likely to breast-feed but low-income women in developing countries are more likely to breast-feed.

Accepted Answer

The employment settings of low-income mo

Question 11

Why do children today grow taller and faster than ever before?

Accepted Answer

Improved sanitation, nutrition, and acce

Question 12

Jordan is an infant who lives in a Romanian orphanage. She does not receive any sort of stimulating environment, but she does receive all the food and basic care she needs. She is not read to and she spends most of her days sitting in her crib. What can we conclude about Jordan's neural development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jordan will experience higher than average levels of myelination. 
B)  Jordan will experience a greater degree of synaptic pruning. 
C)  Jordan will experience higher than average levels of synaptogenesis. 
D)  Jordan will produce more neurons to compensate for the deficit in experiences. 
A)  Jordan will experience higher than average levels of myelination. 
B)  Jordan will experience a greater degree of synaptic pruning. 
C)  Jordan will experience higher than average levels of synaptogenesis. 
D)  Jordan will produce more neurons to compensate for the deficit in experiences.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is not reflective of an older infant's ability to imitate?

Accepted Answer

A)  An older infant has the ability to imitate after shorter demonstration periods. 
B)  An older infant is more likely to imitate a peer than they are another adult. 
C)  An older infant can display imitation after a long delay. 
D)  An older infant can generalize what they learn through imitation. 
A)  An older infant has the ability to imitate after shorter demonstration periods. 
B)  An older infant is more likely to imitate a peer than they are another adult. 
C)  An older infant can display imitation after a long delay. 
D)  An older infant can generalize what they learn through imitation.

Question 14

Which of the following is not an example of a benefit of breast-feeding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rachel is asked when she goes in for a mammogram if she has ever breast-fed because it lowers her risk of breast cancer. 
B)  Mary, a 75-year-old, breast-fed all her children and has never broken a bone. 
C)  Carol breast-fed her child for 6 months and gets the flu at much lower rates than her friends who did not breast-feed. 
D)  Jennifer's doctor has not put her at high risk for cardiovascular disease because she breast-fed her twin boys. 
A)  Rachel is asked when she goes in for a mammogram if she has ever breast-fed because it lowers her risk of breast cancer. 
B)  Mary, a 75-year-old, breast-fed all her children and has never broken a bone. 
C)  Carol breast-fed her child for 6 months and gets the flu at much lower rates than her friends who did not breast-feed. 
D)  Jennifer's doctor has not put her at high risk for cardiovascular disease because she breast-fed her twin boys.

Question 15

Babies who are breast-fed longer than 6 months tend to have higher scores in language ability at ages 5 and 10.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements accurately describes an infant's ability to imitate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants are not able to engage in deferred imitation until they reach 1 year of age. 
B)  An infant is more likely to imitate an adult than they are another child. 
C)  Imitation is purely based on experience. 
D)  A 12-month-old infant is capable of demonstrating deferred imitation 4 weeks after observing a person perform an action. 
A)  Infants are not able to engage in deferred imitation until they reach 1 year of age. 
B)  An infant is more likely to imitate an adult than they are another child. 
C)  Imitation is purely based on experience. 
D)  A 12-month-old infant is capable of demonstrating deferred imitation 4 weeks after observing a person perform an action.

Question 17

Intermodal perception takes up to one month to accurately assess in infants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which statement below is not representative of the contextual view of motor development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preterm infants reach motor milestones later than do full-term infants. 
B)  Infants who spend the first two years of life lying on their backs walk at later ages than other children. 
C)  Infants who practice the stepping reflex daily walk earlier than those who do not. 
D)  Infants who spend time lying on their stomachs each day will crawl earlier. 
A)  Preterm infants reach motor milestones later than do full-term infants. 
B)  Infants who spend the first two years of life lying on their backs walk at later ages than other children. 
C)  Infants who practice the stepping reflex daily walk earlier than those who do not. 
D)  Infants who spend time lying on their stomachs each day will crawl earlier.

Question 19

What is necessary for newborns to be able to visually recognize their mother's face?

Accepted Answer

A)  They need to hear more people talk than just their mother. 
B)  Nothing is necessary because preference for their mother's face is innate. 
C)  Their mother's face must be paired with her voice at least once after birth. 
D)  They need to have visual acuity that is comparable to an adult's visual acuity. 
A)  They need to hear more people talk than just their mother. 
B)  Nothing is necessary because preference for their mother's face is innate. 
C)  Their mother's face must be paired with her voice at least once after birth. 
D)  They need to have visual acuity that is comparable to an adult's visual acuity.

Question 20

Voluntary reaching is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  finger motor development. 
B)  fine motor development. 
C)  gross motor development. 
D)  physical motor development. 
A)  finger motor development. 
B)  fine motor development. 
C)  gross motor development. 
D)  physical motor development.

Motor development reflects an interaction between maturation and environment in which the infant acquires increasingly complex _____ of action.

Which statement is true regarding the maturational view of motor development?

Caroline is a typically developing baby. How many pounds can her parents expect her to gain during the second year of her life?

How would a researcher attempt to examine experience-expectant brain development?

Dr. Anderson is researching motor skill development in identical and fraternal twin infants. What would his hypothesis be based on what we know about motor skill development?

At which age does myelination proceed the most rapidly?

Why does transient exuberance occur in the early years of life?

Voluntary reaching appears at about _____ months of age.

Explain why low-income women in the United States are less likely to breast-feed but low-income women in developing countries are more likely to breast-feed.

Why do children today grow taller and faster than ever before?

Jordan is an infant who lives in a Romanian orphanage. She does not receive any sort of stimulating environment, but she does receive all the food and basic care she needs. She is not read to and she spends most of her days sitting in her crib. What can we conclude about Jordan's neural development?

Which of the following statements is not reflective of an older infant's ability to imitate?

Which of the following is not an example of a benefit of breast-feeding?

Babies who are breast-fed longer than 6 months tend to have higher scores in language ability at ages 5 and 10.

Which of the following statements accurately describes an infant's ability to imitate?

Intermodal perception takes up to one month to accurately assess in infants.

Which statement below is not representative of the contextual view of motor development?

What is necessary for newborns to be able to visually recognize their mother's face?

Voluntary reaching is an example of:

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

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Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Motor development reflects an interaction between maturation and environment in which the infant acquires increasingly complex _____ of action.

Which statement is true regarding the maturational view of motor development?

Caroline is a typically developing baby. How many pounds can her parents expect her to gain during the second year of her life?

How would a researcher attempt to examine experience-expectant brain development?

Dr. Anderson is researching motor skill development in identical and fraternal twin infants. What would his hypothesis be based on what we know about motor skill development?

At which age does myelination proceed the most rapidly?

Why does transient exuberance occur in the early years of life?

Voluntary reaching appears at about _____ months of age.

Explain why low-income women in the United States are less likely to breast-feed but low-income women in developing countries are more likely to breast-feed.

Why do children today grow taller and faster than ever before?

Which of the following statements is not reflective of an older infant's ability to imitate?

Which of the following is not an example of a benefit of breast-feeding?

Babies who are breast-fed longer than 6 months tend to have higher scores in language ability at ages 5 and 10.

Which of the following statements accurately describes an infant's ability to imitate?

Intermodal perception takes up to one month to accurately assess in infants.

Which statement below is not representative of the contextual view of motor development?

What is necessary for newborns to be able to visually recognize their mother's face?

Voluntary reaching is an example of:

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

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