Question 1

What finding provides evidence that nature, as opposed to nurture, plays an important role in infants' perceptual development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants are born with a tendency to track moving objects and to scan the horizon. 
B)  Failure to receive adequate sensory stimulation can result in sensory deficits. 
C)  Infants who have one eye patched for an extensive period of time may develop impaired visual acuity. 
D)  Infants are born with an ability to recognize faces within three days. 
A)  Infants are born with a tendency to track moving objects and to scan the horizon. 
B)  Failure to receive adequate sensory stimulation can result in sensory deficits. 
C)  Infants who have one eye patched for an extensive period of time may develop impaired visual acuity. 
D)  Infants are born with an ability to recognize faces within three days.

Question 2

Children become more passive in response to their environments as they age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Myelination of the neurons involved in hearing begins about the sixth month of pregnancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the effect on a child when motor development has been deprived?

Accepted Answer

A)  The damage can be improved with intervention. 
B)  The damage is irreversible, although minimal progress can be made. 
C)  Social and intellectual functioning will also decline. 
D)  The findings are inconsistent. 
A)  The damage can be improved with intervention. 
B)  The damage is irreversible, although minimal progress can be made. 
C)  Social and intellectual functioning will also decline. 
D)  The findings are inconsistent.

Question 5

MATCHING
-Cephalocaudal

Accepted Answer

A) refuses to eat 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) breast-feed for at least one year 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) systematically scan within boundaries of objects
F)development from centre to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)responsible for learning, thinking, memory and language.
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)development from top to bottom
M)pay attention to edges of objects
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)myelination of nerves to muscles
Q)facilitates motor control
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons 
A) refuses to eat 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) breast-feed for at least one year 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) systematically scan within boundaries of objects
F)development from centre to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)responsible for learning, thinking, memory and language.
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)development from top to bottom
M)pay attention to edges of objects
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)myelination of nerves to muscles
Q)facilitates motor control
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 6

A baseball game has a pitcher and a catcher.Which part of the neuron sends something and might be compared to being a pitcher?

Accepted Answer

A)  the axon 
B)  the cell body 
C)  the synapse 
D)  the dendrites 
A)  the axon 
B)  the cell body 
C)  the synapse 
D)  the dendrites

Question 7

Unlike physical development, motor development does NOT follow cephalocaudal and proximodistal patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How can we assess an infant's visual preferences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants do NOT have enough experience to have developed preferences. 
B)  We can measure how long infants look at particular objects. 
C)  We can assess the degree of peripheral vision, which approximates visual preference. 
D)  An infant's neural responses are calculated. 
A)  Infants do NOT have enough experience to have developed preferences. 
B)  We can measure how long infants look at particular objects. 
C)  We can assess the degree of peripheral vision, which approximates visual preference. 
D)  An infant's neural responses are calculated.

Question 9

When does the second growth spurt of the brain occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  during the fourth and fifth months of prenatal development 
B)  between the 25th week of prenatal development and the end of the second year after birth 
C)  during the second and third weeks of life 
D)  starting in the third year of life and ending by age 5 
A)  during the fourth and fifth months of prenatal development 
B)  between the 25th week of prenatal development and the end of the second year after birth 
C)  during the second and third weeks of life 
D)  starting in the third year of life and ending by age 5

Question 10

Why do infants move in a bowlegged fashion when they first start to walk?

Accepted Answer

A)  They need to support the heavy weight of the head and torso. 
B)  Their legs are NOT fully developed enough to allow regular walking. 
C)  Being bowlegged is normal and we all learn NOT to walk this way. 
D)  Their myelination is NOT completed, therefore neural connections are interrupted. 
A)  They need to support the heavy weight of the head and torso. 
B)  Their legs are NOT fully developed enough to allow regular walking. 
C)  Being bowlegged is normal and we all learn NOT to walk this way. 
D)  Their myelination is NOT completed, therefore neural connections are interrupted.

Question 11

Which sequence of development means "from head to tail"?

Accepted Answer

A)  integration 
B)  differentiation 
C)  proximodistal development 
D)  cephalocaudal development 
A)  integration 
B)  differentiation 
C)  proximodistal development 
D)  cephalocaudal development

Question 12

Where is the medulla located?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the midbrain 
B)  in the forebrain 
C)  in the hindbrain 
D)  in the brain stem 
A)  in the midbrain 
B)  in the forebrain 
C)  in the hindbrain 
D)  in the brain stem

Question 13

The medulla is responsible for higher level thinking and memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Camille is crawling but she stops before crawling off an edge.Why does Camille stop crawling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Like all infants, Camille is prewired to avoid danger. 
B)  Like all crawling infants, Camille can perceive depth. 
C)  Like all infants, Camille is afraid of changes in her environment. 
D)  Like all infants, differences in thresholds are surprising to Camille. 
A)  Like all infants, Camille is prewired to avoid danger. 
B)  Like all crawling infants, Camille can perceive depth. 
C)  Like all infants, Camille is afraid of changes in her environment. 
D)  Like all infants, differences in thresholds are surprising to Camille.

Question 15

MATCHING
-Ulnar grasp

Accepted Answer

A) refuses to eat 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) breast-feed for at least one year 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) systematically scan within boundaries of objects
F)development from centre to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)responsible for learning, thinking, memory and language.
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)development from top to bottom
M)pay attention to edges of objects
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)myelination of nerves to muscles
Q)facilitates motor control
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons 
A) refuses to eat 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) breast-feed for at least one year 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) systematically scan within boundaries of objects
F)development from centre to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)responsible for learning, thinking, memory and language.
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)development from top to bottom
M)pay attention to edges of objects
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)myelination of nerves to muscles
Q)facilitates motor control
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 16

MATCHING
-Proximodistal

Accepted Answer

A) refuses to eat 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) breast-feed for at least one year 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) systematically scan within boundaries of objects
F)development from centre to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)responsible for learning, thinking, memory and language.
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)development from top to bottom
M)pay attention to edges of objects
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)myelination of nerves to muscles
Q)facilitates motor control
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons 
A) refuses to eat 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) breast-feed for at least one year 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) systematically scan within boundaries of objects
F)development from centre to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)responsible for learning, thinking, memory and language.
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)development from top to bottom
M)pay attention to edges of objects
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)myelination of nerves to muscles
Q)facilitates motor control
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 17

How do infant brains compare with adult brains?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infant brains have more neural connections. 
B)  Infant brains have only about half the structures of adult brains. 
C)  Infant brains have connections that are NOT activated by experience. 
D)  Infant brains comprise a significantly smaller percentage of body size. 
A)  Infant brains have more neural connections. 
B)  Infant brains have only about half the structures of adult brains. 
C)  Infant brains have connections that are NOT activated by experience. 
D)  Infant brains comprise a significantly smaller percentage of body size.

Question 18

Breast feeding has many benefits for the mother.Which of the following is NOT a benefit of breast feeding for the mother's physical health?

Accepted Answer

A)  It builds bone strength. 
B)  It shrinks the uterus after delivery. 
C)  It reduces risk of early breast cancer and ovarian cancer. 
D)  It reduces the risk of osteoporosis. 
A)  It builds bone strength. 
B)  It shrinks the uterus after delivery. 
C)  It reduces risk of early breast cancer and ovarian cancer. 
D)  It reduces the risk of osteoporosis.

Question 19

Which of the following best describes what occurs when infants look at something?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are prewired to pay attention to subtle features. 
B)  They bounce from feature to feature, rather than staring. 
C)  They do NOT like anything out of the ordinary or different. 
D)  They focus in on one feature and ignore all other features. 
A)  They are prewired to pay attention to subtle features. 
B)  They bounce from feature to feature, rather than staring. 
C)  They do NOT like anything out of the ordinary or different. 
D)  They focus in on one feature and ignore all other features.

Question 20

Joanna's 18-month-old son is looking at human faces.What parts of the face does her son prefer to look at?

Accepted Answer

A)  the eyes 
B)  the mouth 
C)  the entire face 
D)  the edges, such as the chin 
A)  the eyes 
B)  the mouth 
C)  the entire face 
D)  the edges, such as the chin

What finding provides evidence that nature, as opposed to nurture, plays an important role in infants' perceptual development?

Children become more passive in response to their environments as they age.

Myelination of the neurons involved in hearing begins about the sixth month of pregnancy.

What is the effect on a child when motor development has been deprived?

MATCHING -Cephalocaudal

A baseball game has a pitcher and a catcher.Which part of the neuron sends something and might be compared to being a pitcher?

Unlike physical development, motor development does NOT follow cephalocaudal and proximodistal patterns.

How can we assess an infant's visual preferences?

When does the second growth spurt of the brain occur?

Why do infants move in a bowlegged fashion when they first start to walk?

Which sequence of development means "from head to tail"?

Where is the medulla located?

The medulla is responsible for higher level thinking and memory.

Camille is crawling but she stops before crawling off an edge.Why does Camille stop crawling?

MATCHING -Ulnar grasp

MATCHING -Proximodistal

How do infant brains compare with adult brains?

Breast feeding has many benefits for the mother.Which of the following is NOT a benefit of breast feeding for the mother's physical health?

Which of the following best describes what occurs when infants look at something?

Joanna's 18-month-old son is looking at human faces.What parts of the face does her son prefer to look at?

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Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

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Exam 4: Infancy: Physical Development

What finding provides evidence that nature, as opposed to nurture, plays an important role in infants' perceptual development?

Children become more passive in response to their environments as they age.

Myelination of the neurons involved in hearing begins about the sixth month of pregnancy.

What is the effect on a child when motor development has been deprived?

MATCHING -Cephalocaudal

A baseball game has a pitcher and a catcher.Which part of the neuron sends something and might be compared to being a pitcher?

Unlike physical development, motor development does NOT follow cephalocaudal and proximodistal patterns.

How can we assess an infant's visual preferences?

When does the second growth spurt of the brain occur?

Why do infants move in a bowlegged fashion when they first start to walk?

Which sequence of development means "from head to tail"?

Where is the medulla located?

The medulla is responsible for higher level thinking and memory.

Camille is crawling but she stops before crawling off an edge.Why does Camille stop crawling?

MATCHING -Ulnar grasp

MATCHING -Proximodistal

How do infant brains compare with adult brains?

Breast feeding has many benefits for the mother.Which of the following is NOT a benefit of breast feeding for the mother's physical health?

Which of the following best describes what occurs when infants look at something?

Joanna's 18-month-old son is looking at human faces.What parts of the face does her son prefer to look at?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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