Question 1

Which of the following is associated with a risk of lead poisoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  living in a home built after 1980 
B)  eating lead paint chips 
C)  a genetic predisposition to lead poisoning 
D)  living in an city with coal-burning industries 
A)  living in a home built after 1980 
B)  eating lead paint chips 
C)  a genetic predisposition to lead poisoning 
D)  living in an city with coal-burning industries

Question 2

Which of the following states a characteristic of left-handedness?

Accepted Answer

A)  It leads to clumsier behaviour than that of right-handed people. 
B)  It has both positive and negative academic implications. 
C)  It can lead to deficits that can be overcome by using the right hand. 
D)  It is a characteristic of superior debating skills noted after adolescence. 
A)  It leads to clumsier behaviour than that of right-handed people. 
B)  It has both positive and negative academic implications. 
C)  It can lead to deficits that can be overcome by using the right hand. 
D)  It is a characteristic of superior debating skills noted after adolescence.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes automobile accidents involving children?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are the leading cause of death for Canadian children. 
B)  They have declined significantly in Canada over the past decade. 
C)  They are the third leading cause of death for Canadian children. 
D)  They occur more often among children from higher economic status families. 
A)  They are the leading cause of death for Canadian children. 
B)  They have declined significantly in Canada over the past decade. 
C)  They are the third leading cause of death for Canadian children. 
D)  They occur more often among children from higher economic status families.

Question 4

What is the current advice regarding whether a sleepwalker should be wakened?

Accepted Answer

A)  They should NOT be wakened because waking them could cause them harm. 
B)  They should be wakened because they are NOT really asleep. 
C)  They should be wakened, but most will just go back to bed. 
D)  They should NOT be wakened because they could become extremely violent. 
A)  They should NOT be wakened because waking them could cause them harm. 
B)  They should be wakened because they are NOT really asleep. 
C)  They should be wakened, but most will just go back to bed. 
D)  They should NOT be wakened because they could become extremely violent.

Question 5

Which of the following is involved in being able to pretend?

Accepted Answer

A)  the manipulation of symbols 
B)  cognitive sophistication 
C)  preoperational thought 
D)  counting and ordering 
A)  the manipulation of symbols 
B)  cognitive sophistication 
C)  preoperational thought 
D)  counting and ordering

Question 6

Maggie is a typical 5-year-old whose brain in still growing.What percentage of its adult weight is her brain currently?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% of its adult weight 
B)  60% of its adult weight 
C)  75% of its adult weight 
D)  90% of its adult weight 
A)  25% of its adult weight 
B)  60% of its adult weight 
C)  75% of its adult weight 
D)  90% of its adult weight

Question 7

Brendan is 1 year old and has recently suffered a brain injury.What is a brain specialist most likely to tell Brendan's parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brendan's brain will have greater plasticity once he reaches adolescence. 
B)  Other parts of Brendan's brain will NOT be able assume the functions lost due to injury. 
C)  Due to redundancy of neural connections, Brendan will NOT likely recover from the injury. 
D)  Because of Brendan's age, his brain may be able to compensate for injuries due to its plasticity. 
A)  Brendan's brain will have greater plasticity once he reaches adolescence. 
B)  Other parts of Brendan's brain will NOT be able assume the functions lost due to injury. 
C)  Due to redundancy of neural connections, Brendan will NOT likely recover from the injury. 
D)  Because of Brendan's age, his brain may be able to compensate for injuries due to its plasticity.

Question 8

What child development is the result of the myelination of neural pathways linking the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased memory abilities 
B)  enhanced verbal skills 
C)  increased balance and coordination 
D)  dramatic increases in the ability to imagine and be creative 
A)  increased memory abilities 
B)  enhanced verbal skills 
C)  increased balance and coordination 
D)  dramatic increases in the ability to imagine and be creative

Question 9

What is the relationship between handedness and genetics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Handedness is entirely environmentally driven. 
B)  Fifty percent of people are born to become left-handed. 
C)  One hundred percent of people are born to be right-handed. 
D)  Handedness of the child is influenced by the handedness of the parents. 
A)  Handedness is entirely environmentally driven. 
B)  Fifty percent of people are born to become left-handed. 
C)  One hundred percent of people are born to be right-handed. 
D)  Handedness of the child is influenced by the handedness of the parents.

Question 10

Briefly describe The Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve program.

Accepted Answer

The Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve pro

Question 11

According to the whole-object assumption, what would a child most likely assume the word "train" refers to?

Accepted Answer

A)  the caboose 
B)  the entire train 
C)  the train wheels 
D)  the train whistle 
A)  the caboose 
B)  the entire train 
C)  the train wheels 
D)  the train whistle

Question 12

What has research found regarding the influence of the television program Sesame Street on young children?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has minimal positive effects on children. 
B)  It simply helps children of upper-income families. 
C)  It increases children's learning of numbers, letters, and cognitive skills. 
D)  It enhances emotional empathy. 
A)  It has minimal positive effects on children. 
B)  It simply helps children of upper-income families. 
C)  It increases children's learning of numbers, letters, and cognitive skills. 
D)  It enhances emotional empathy.

Question 13

Your best friend is a first-time mother and wonders whether she should let her son take a favourite toy to bed.Which of the following is an expert most likely to tell her?

Accepted Answer

A)  It may harm the child's development. 
B)  It may serve as a transitional object. 
C)  It is more common among girls than boys. 
D)  It can become problematic because the child does NOT learn independence. 
A)  It may harm the child's development. 
B)  It may serve as a transitional object. 
C)  It is more common among girls than boys. 
D)  It can become problematic because the child does NOT learn independence.

Question 14

Children who use "motherese" to talk with younger children are showing signs of pragmatics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why are class inclusion tasks difficult for the preoperational child?

Accepted Answer

A)  These tasks require the ability of seriation. 
B)  The preoperational child's thinking is too linear. 
C)  These tasks require counting skills. 
D)  These tasks require the child to focus on multiple dimensions simultaneously. 
A)  These tasks require the ability of seriation. 
B)  The preoperational child's thinking is too linear. 
C)  These tasks require counting skills. 
D)  These tasks require the child to focus on multiple dimensions simultaneously.

Question 16

What are children's nutritional needs as they move from infancy into the preschool years?

Accepted Answer

A)  They need considerably more fat than infants. 
B)  Their nutritional needs stay practically the same. 
C)  They need significantly less vitamin intake than infants. 
D)  They need to consume fewer calories than infants. 
A)  They need considerably more fat than infants. 
B)  Their nutritional needs stay practically the same. 
C)  They need significantly less vitamin intake than infants. 
D)  They need to consume fewer calories than infants.

Question 17

Terry's daughter has sleep terrors.Which of the following would a sleep expert tell Terry about night terrors?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are the same as nightmares. 
B)  They occur more frequently as the child gets older. 
C)  They occur earlier in the sleep cycle than nightmares. 
D)  They are more common in infancy than at any other age. 
A)  They are the same as nightmares. 
B)  They occur more frequently as the child gets older. 
C)  They occur earlier in the sleep cycle than nightmares. 
D)  They are more common in infancy than at any other age.

Question 18

MATCHING
-Preference at birth

Accepted Answer

A) "mountains grow if you plant stones" 
B) temporary learning support 
C) associated with development of physical and social skills 
D) percentage of people who will become left-handed 
E) symbolic of something specific
F)skipping
G)bedwetting or loss of bladder control
H)linked to myelination of the pathways linking cerebellum and the cerebral cortex
I)percentage of people who will become right-handed
J)understanding of how one's mind works
K)linked to emotions
L)quickly determining a word's meaning
M)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
N)growth of new dendrites in the brain
O)associated with activity level in children
P)soiling or loss of bowel control
Q)sleepwalking
R)taste of sugar
S)stacking blocks
T)linked to logic 
A) "mountains grow if you plant stones" 
B) temporary learning support 
C) associated with development of physical and social skills 
D) percentage of people who will become left-handed 
E) symbolic of something specific
F)skipping
G)bedwetting or loss of bladder control
H)linked to myelination of the pathways linking cerebellum and the cerebral cortex
I)percentage of people who will become right-handed
J)understanding of how one's mind works
K)linked to emotions
L)quickly determining a word's meaning
M)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
N)growth of new dendrites in the brain
O)associated with activity level in children
P)soiling or loss of bowel control
Q)sleepwalking
R)taste of sugar
S)stacking blocks
T)linked to logic

Question 19

This is the first season that Samantha has been outside skipping with her friends.How old is Samantha most likely to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  age 18 months to 2 years 
B)  age 3 
C)  age 4 to 5 
D)  age 6 or 7 
A)  age 18 months to 2 years 
B)  age 3 
C)  age 4 to 5 
D)  age 6 or 7

Question 20

Fine motor skill development lags behind the development of gross motor skills.What term best describes this relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  proximodistal development 
B)  cephalocaudal development 
C)  differentiation in development 
D)  reaction range in development 
A)  proximodistal development 
B)  cephalocaudal development 
C)  differentiation in development 
D)  reaction range in development

Which of the following is associated with a risk of lead poisoning?

Which of the following states a characteristic of left-handedness?

Which of the following best describes automobile accidents involving children?

What is the current advice regarding whether a sleepwalker should be wakened?

Which of the following is involved in being able to pretend?

Maggie is a typical 5-year-old whose brain in still growing.What percentage of its adult weight is her brain currently?

Brendan is 1 year old and has recently suffered a brain injury.What is a brain specialist most likely to tell Brendan's parents?

What child development is the result of the myelination of neural pathways linking the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex?

What is the relationship between handedness and genetics?

Briefly describe The Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve program.

According to the whole-object assumption, what would a child most likely assume the word "train" refers to?

What has research found regarding the influence of the television program Sesame Street on young children?

Your best friend is a first-time mother and wonders whether she should let her son take a favourite toy to bed.Which of the following is an expert most likely to tell her?

Children who use "motherese" to talk with younger children are showing signs of pragmatics.

Why are class inclusion tasks difficult for the preoperational child?

What are children's nutritional needs as they move from infancy into the preschool years?

Terry's daughter has sleep terrors.Which of the following would a sleep expert tell Terry about night terrors?

MATCHING -Preference at birth

This is the first season that Samantha has been outside skipping with her friends.How old is Samantha most likely to be?

Fine motor skill development lags behind the development of gross motor skills.What term best describes this relationship?

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Which of the following is associated with a risk of lead poisoning?

Which of the following states a characteristic of left-handedness?

Which of the following best describes automobile accidents involving children?

What is the current advice regarding whether a sleepwalker should be wakened?

Which of the following is involved in being able to pretend?

Maggie is a typical 5-year-old whose brain in still growing.What percentage of its adult weight is her brain currently?

Brendan is 1 year old and has recently suffered a brain injury.What is a brain specialist most likely to tell Brendan's parents?

What child development is the result of the myelination of neural pathways linking the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex?

What is the relationship between handedness and genetics?

Briefly describe The Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve program.

According to the whole-object assumption, what would a child most likely assume the word "train" refers to?

What has research found regarding the influence of the television program Sesame Street on young children?

Your best friend is a first-time mother and wonders whether she should let her son take a favourite toy to bed.Which of the following is an expert most likely to tell her?

Children who use "motherese" to talk with younger children are showing signs of pragmatics.

Why are class inclusion tasks difficult for the preoperational child?

What are children's nutritional needs as they move from infancy into the preschool years?

Terry's daughter has sleep terrors.Which of the following would a sleep expert tell Terry about night terrors?

MATCHING -Preference at birth

This is the first season that Samantha has been outside skipping with her friends.How old is Samantha most likely to be?

Fine motor skill development lags behind the development of gross motor skills.What term best describes this relationship?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional 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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