Question 1

Infants grow in spurts and are NOT growing approximately how much of the time?

Accepted Answer

A)  90-95% 
B)  80-85% 
C)  60-70% 
D)  For two weeks out of each month 
A)  90-95% 
B)  80-85% 
C)  60-70% 
D)  For two weeks out of each month A

Question 2

MATCHING
Match the following:
-Size constancy

Accepted Answer

A) refuses to eat 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
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) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons R

Question 3

Each neuron in the human body is only a fraction of an inch in length.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Breast milk is related to

Accepted Answer

A)  increased likelihood of asthma later in life. 
B)  increased likelihood of breast cancer for the mother later in life. 
C)  decreased likelihood of obesity for the child later in life. 
D)  All of these are related to breast milk 
A)  increased likelihood of asthma later in life. 
B)  increased likelihood of breast cancer for the mother later in life. 
C)  decreased likelihood of obesity for the child later in life. 
D)  All of these are related to breast milk

Question 5

Children with PEM

Accepted Answer

A)  may suffer before birth if their mother is malnourished. 
B)  suffer up to 160 days of illness per year. 
C)  suffer the most severe form of malnutrition. 
D)  All of the above are true 
A)  may suffer before birth if their mother is malnourished. 
B)  suffer up to 160 days of illness per year. 
C)  suffer the most severe form of malnutrition. 
D)  All of the above are true

Question 6

Dendrites send information on to connecting neurons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Anusha wants to breast-feed her baby.She read that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends

Accepted Answer

A)  feeding with formula instead of breast milk. 
B)  feeding with formula for four months,then switching to breast milk. 
C)  breast-feeding for two years. 
D)  breast-feeding for one year and longer if possible. 
A)  feeding with formula instead of breast milk. 
B)  feeding with formula for four months,then switching to breast milk. 
C)  breast-feeding for two years. 
D)  breast-feeding for one year and longer if possible.

Question 8

A baby has begun to crawl.This means

Accepted Answer

A)  myelin will soon form to coat motor neurons. 
B)  a maturation process will be activated that will result in myelination of neurons by the end of the first year. 
C)  myelination of neurons has already begun. 
D)  myelin has nothing to do with this process. 
A)  myelin will soon form to coat motor neurons. 
B)  a maturation process will be activated that will result in myelination of neurons by the end of the first year. 
C)  myelination of neurons has already begun. 
D)  myelin has nothing to do with this process.

Question 9

Newborns are extremely farsighted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Even though children represent 24% of the United States population,they represent ______of the number of people living in poverty.

Accepted Answer

A)  14% 
B)  24% 
C)  34% 
D)  44% 
A)  14% 
B)  24% 
C)  34% 
D)  44%

Question 11

Briefly describe what the parts of a neuron do.

Accepted Answer

In a simple sense,there are three main p

Question 12

Jessie was diagnosed with failure to thrive (FTT)at 20 months of age.At age 8,we would expect to find that Jessie

Accepted Answer

A)  shows no effects of her earlier FTT. 
B)  is now is taller and weighs more than her peers. 
C)  may have a protein deficiency. 
D)  is smaller,less cognitively advanced,and more emotionally disturbed than typical children. 
A)  shows no effects of her earlier FTT. 
B)  is now is taller and weighs more than her peers. 
C)  may have a protein deficiency. 
D)  is smaller,less cognitively advanced,and more emotionally disturbed than typical children.

Question 13

Myelination of motor pathways

Accepted Answer

A)  increases the speed at which the infant can process cognitive information. 
B)  is unrelated to the infant's motor skills. 
C)  results in finely coordinated motor movements. 
D)  enhances the neonate's ability to engage in stereotyped reflexes. 
A)  increases the speed at which the infant can process cognitive information. 
B)  is unrelated to the infant's motor skills. 
C)  results in finely coordinated motor movements. 
D)  enhances the neonate's ability to engage in stereotyped reflexes.

Question 14

The rapid formation of neurons

Accepted Answer

A)  may cause the first growth spurt in the infant brain. 
B)  increases the density of the brain but not the size or weight. 
C)  does not occur until the child enters school and begins learning rapidly. 
D)  is automatic and unrelated to learning. 
A)  may cause the first growth spurt in the infant brain. 
B)  increases the density of the brain but not the size or weight. 
C)  does not occur until the child enters school and begins learning rapidly. 
D)  is automatic and unrelated to learning.

Question 15

As myelination increases,

Accepted Answer

A)  the infant becomes less able to learn from new experiences. 
B)  the brain areas become less sophisticated. 
C)  the brain areas become increasingly complex. 
D)  the brain becomes less likely to experience damage. 
A)  the infant becomes less able to learn from new experiences. 
B)  the brain areas become less sophisticated. 
C)  the brain areas become increasingly complex. 
D)  the brain becomes less likely to experience damage.

Question 16

How should new foods be introduced to the infant?

Accepted Answer

A)  One at a time to assess for allergies or preferences 
B)  It does not matter,as infants will not show taste preferences 
C)  Poultry and fish should be introduced before cereal and strained fruits 
D)  Meat and fish should not be introduced before age 2 
A)  One at a time to assess for allergies or preferences 
B)  It does not matter,as infants will not show taste preferences 
C)  Poultry and fish should be introduced before cereal and strained fruits 
D)  Meat and fish should not be introduced before age 2

Question 17

Failure to thrive

Accepted Answer

A)  is an organic illness. 
B)  is apt to be created by a combination of organic and non-organic causes. 
C)  is a non-organic problem. 
D)  is caused by prenatal problems. 
A)  is an organic illness. 
B)  is apt to be created by a combination of organic and non-organic causes. 
C)  is a non-organic problem. 
D)  is caused by prenatal problems.

Question 18

MATCHING
Match the following:
-Shape constancy

Accepted Answer

A) refuses to eat 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
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) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 19

Camille is crawling and stops before crawling off an edge.This suggests

Accepted Answer

A)  that infants are prewired to avoid danger. 
B)  that crawling infants also perceive depth. 
C)  that infants are afraid of changes in their environments. 
D)  that differences in thresholds are surprising to infants. 
A)  that infants are prewired to avoid danger. 
B)  that crawling infants also perceive depth. 
C)  that infants are afraid of changes in their environments. 
D)  that differences in thresholds are surprising to infants.

Question 20

MATCHING
Match the following:
-Oxytocin

Accepted Answer

A) refuses to eat 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
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) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons

Infants grow in spurts and are NOT growing approximately how much of the time?

MATCHING Match the following: -Size constancy

Each neuron in the human body is only a fraction of an inch in length.

Breast milk is related to

Children with PEM

Dendrites send information on to connecting neurons.

Anusha wants to breast-feed her baby.She read that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends

A baby has begun to crawl.This means

Newborns are extremely farsighted.

Even though children represent 24% of the United States population,they represent ______of the number of people living in poverty.

Briefly describe what the parts of a neuron do.

Jessie was diagnosed with failure to thrive (FTT)at 20 months of age.At age 8,we would expect to find that Jessie

Myelination of motor pathways

The rapid formation of neurons

As myelination increases,

How should new foods be introduced to the infant?

Failure to thrive

MATCHING Match the following: -Shape constancy

Camille is crawling and stops before crawling off an edge.This suggests

MATCHING Match the following: -Oxytocin

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Conception

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: In the New World

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 5: Infancy: Physical Development

Infants grow in spurts and are NOT growing approximately how much of the time?

MATCHING Match the following: -Size constancy

Each neuron in the human body is only a fraction of an inch in length.

Breast milk is related to

Children with PEM

Dendrites send information on to connecting neurons.

Anusha wants to breast-feed her baby.She read that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends

A baby has begun to crawl.This means

Newborns are extremely farsighted.

Even though children represent 24% of the United States population,they represent ______of the number of people living in poverty.

Briefly describe what the parts of a neuron do.

Jessie was diagnosed with failure to thrive (FTT)at 20 months of age.At age 8,we would expect to find that Jessie

Myelination of motor pathways

The rapid formation of neurons

As myelination increases,

How should new foods be introduced to the infant?

Failure to thrive

MATCHING Match the following: -Shape constancy

Camille is crawling and stops before crawling off an edge.This suggests

MATCHING Match the following: -Oxytocin

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Conception

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: In the New World

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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