Question 1

At approximately what age do children start using their thumbs to aid them in grasping objects?

Accepted Answer

A)  4-6 months 
B)  9-12 months 
C)  Virtually at birth 
D)  2-3 months 
A)  4-6 months 
B)  9-12 months 
C)  Virtually at birth 
D)  2-3 months

Question 2

When does the first brain growth spurt occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the second and third weeks of life 
B)  During the fourth and fifth months of prenatal development 
C)  About the first month after birth 
D)  Not until the end of the first year 
A)  During the second and third weeks of life 
B)  During the fourth and fifth months of prenatal development 
C)  About the first month after birth 
D)  Not until the end of the first year

Question 3

If a child's brain cannot control heartbeat and respiration,which part of the brain might be damaged?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medulla 
B)  Cerebellum 
C)  Pituitary 
D)  Hypothalamus 
A)  Medulla 
B)  Cerebellum 
C)  Pituitary 
D)  Hypothalamus

Question 4

You use your cell phone to transmit a message to another person.Which part of the neuron performs this function?

Accepted Answer

A)  Axon 
B)  Cell body 
C)  Dendrite 
D)  Synapse 
A)  Axon 
B)  Cell body 
C)  Dendrite 
D)  Synapse

Question 5

Negatives to breast-feeding include

Accepted Answer

A)  Fear of pain 
B)  Undernourishment of some mothers,which results in fewer nutrients in breast milk 
C)  Mothers' assumption of the sole responsibility for nighttime feedings 
D)  All of these are negatives of breast-feeding 
A)  Fear of pain 
B)  Undernourishment of some mothers,which results in fewer nutrients in breast milk 
C)  Mothers' assumption of the sole responsibility for nighttime feedings 
D)  All of these are negatives of breast-feeding

Question 6

Research shows that myelination

Accepted Answer

A)  may continue into early adulthood and beyond. 
B)  is complete by the time the child is born. 
C)  is enhanced by vitamin B intake. 
D)  enhances cognitive functioning,but not motor functioning. 
A)  may continue into early adulthood and beyond. 
B)  is complete by the time the child is born. 
C)  is enhanced by vitamin B intake. 
D)  enhances cognitive functioning,but not motor functioning.

Question 7

Canalization is a genetic tendency for development to be haphazard and unpredictable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is TRUE about infant brains in comparison to adult brains?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Matthew is 20 months old and has been diagnosed as having non-organic FTT (NOFTT).The cause of this is thought to be

Accepted Answer

A)  an underlying health problem. 
B)  failure to make use of adequate nutrition due to a health problem. 
C)  trouble accessing food due to a health problem. 
D)  a psychological and/or social cause. 
A)  an underlying health problem. 
B)  failure to make use of adequate nutrition due to a health problem. 
C)  trouble accessing food due to a health problem. 
D)  a psychological and/or social cause.

Question 10

Heartbeat,digestion,respiration,and elimination of wastes are carried out by organ systems close to the central axis.These functions,close to the center of the body,operate or are ready to operate when the child is born.What principle of development does this represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cephalocaudal 
B)  Differentiation 
C)  Proximodistal 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Cephalocaudal 
B)  Differentiation 
C)  Proximodistal 
D)  None of the above

Question 11

African infants may excel in areas of motor development because

Accepted Answer

A)  they are strapped to cradle boards for much of the first year. 
B)  they are more highly active in utero. 
C)  their parents encourage experiences that strengthen these skills. 
D)  of increased myelination of neurons. 
A)  they are strapped to cradle boards for much of the first year. 
B)  they are more highly active in utero. 
C)  their parents encourage experiences that strengthen these skills. 
D)  of increased myelination of neurons.

Question 12

Breast-feeding provides benefits to mothers such as reducing the risk of breast and ovarian cancers,building bone strength,reducing the risk of osteoporosis,and

Accepted Answer

A)  helping shrink the uterus after delivery. 
B)  reducing the chances of becoming obese. 
C)  creating immunity to common illnesses,such as colds. 
D)  There are no benefits for mothers,just for infants 
A)  helping shrink the uterus after delivery. 
B)  reducing the chances of becoming obese. 
C)  creating immunity to common illnesses,such as colds. 
D)  There are no benefits for mothers,just for infants

Question 13

When infant formula was developed in the 1930s,

Accepted Answer

A)  women refused to use it. 
B)  it was a nutritionally poor substitute for breast milk. 
C)  Breast-feeding declined,women entered the workforce,and they became less constrained by traditional roles. 
D)  most babies showed allergies to it. 
A)  women refused to use it. 
B)  it was a nutritionally poor substitute for breast milk. 
C)  Breast-feeding declined,women entered the workforce,and they became less constrained by traditional roles. 
D)  most babies showed allergies to it.

Question 14

Before 6 months of age,infants can perceive most speech sounds present in the world's languages

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In what order would an infant display the following movement abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crawling,sitting up,creeping,running 
B)  Sitting up,rolling over,crawling 
C)  Running,walking,crawling,creeping 
D)  Rolling over,sitting up,crawling,creeping 
A)  Crawling,sitting up,creeping,running 
B)  Sitting up,rolling over,crawling 
C)  Running,walking,crawling,creeping 
D)  Rolling over,sitting up,crawling,creeping

Question 16

After the second birthday,the legs begin to grow rapidly and are soon longer than the arms.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  differentiation in development. 
B)  cephalocaudal development. 
C)  minimalist development. 
D)  proximodistal development. 
A)  differentiation in development. 
B)  cephalocaudal development. 
C)  minimalist development. 
D)  proximodistal development.

Question 17

The legs of a newborn will increase in length fivefold by adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Breast milk is unlikely to upset the infant's stomach; it contains the mother's antibodies,which are transmitted to the infant,and it

Accepted Answer

A)  helps protect against lymphoma. 
B)  decreases the chances of developing diarrhea. 
C)  reduces allergic responses and constipation. 
D)  All of these are benefits of breast milk 
A)  helps protect against lymphoma. 
B)  decreases the chances of developing diarrhea. 
C)  reduces allergic responses and constipation. 
D)  All of these are benefits of breast milk

Question 19

An individual develops mental retardation due to a disorder called PKU.What do we know about this?

Accepted Answer

A)  The individual has excessive myelination 
B)  The disorder inhibits the formation of myelin in the brain 
C)  The myelin travels into the soma and destroys the neuron 
D)  The myelin covers the dendrites and stops the communication process 
A)  The individual has excessive myelination 
B)  The disorder inhibits the formation of myelin in the brain 
C)  The myelin travels into the soma and destroys the neuron 
D)  The myelin covers the dendrites and stops the communication process

Question 20

According to the work of Robert Fantz (1961),infants seem to have a visual preference for

Accepted Answer

A)  the human face. 
B)  pastel colors. 
C)  simple outlines. 
D)  small dot patterns. 
A)  the human face. 
B)  pastel colors. 
C)  simple outlines. 
D)  small dot patterns.

At approximately what age do children start using their thumbs to aid them in grasping objects?

When does the first brain growth spurt occur?

If a child's brain cannot control heartbeat and respiration,which part of the brain might be damaged?

You use your cell phone to transmit a message to another person.Which part of the neuron performs this function?

Negatives to breast-feeding include

Research shows that myelination

Canalization is a genetic tendency for development to be haphazard and unpredictable.

Which of the following is TRUE about infant brains in comparison to adult brains?

Matthew is 20 months old and has been diagnosed as having non-organic FTT (NOFTT).The cause of this is thought to be

Heartbeat,digestion,respiration,and elimination of wastes are carried out by organ systems close to the central axis.These functions,close to the center of the body,operate or are ready to operate when the child is born.What principle of development does this represent?

African infants may excel in areas of motor development because

Breast-feeding provides benefits to mothers such as reducing the risk of breast and ovarian cancers,building bone strength,reducing the risk of osteoporosis,and

When infant formula was developed in the 1930s,

Before 6 months of age,infants can perceive most speech sounds present in the world's languages

In what order would an infant display the following movement abilities?

After the second birthday,the legs begin to grow rapidly and are soon longer than the arms.This is an example of

The legs of a newborn will increase in length fivefold by adulthood.

Breast milk is unlikely to upset the infant's stomach; it contains the mother's antibodies,which are transmitted to the infant,and it

An individual develops mental retardation due to a disorder called PKU.What do we know about this?

According to the work of Robert Fantz (1961),infants seem to have a visual preference for

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Exam 5: Infancy: Physical Development

At approximately what age do children start using their thumbs to aid them in grasping objects?

When does the first brain growth spurt occur?

If a child's brain cannot control heartbeat and respiration,which part of the brain might be damaged?

You use your cell phone to transmit a message to another person.Which part of the neuron performs this function?

Negatives to breast-feeding include

Research shows that myelination

Canalization is a genetic tendency for development to be haphazard and unpredictable.

Which of the following is TRUE about infant brains in comparison to adult brains?

Matthew is 20 months old and has been diagnosed as having non-organic FTT (NOFTT).The cause of this is thought to be

Heartbeat,digestion,respiration,and elimination of wastes are carried out by organ systems close to the central axis.These functions,close to the center of the body,operate or are ready to operate when the child is born.What principle of development does this represent?

African infants may excel in areas of motor development because

Breast-feeding provides benefits to mothers such as reducing the risk of breast and ovarian cancers,building bone strength,reducing the risk of osteoporosis,and

When infant formula was developed in the 1930s,

Before 6 months of age,infants can perceive most speech sounds present in the world's languages

In what order would an infant display the following movement abilities?

After the second birthday,the legs begin to grow rapidly and are soon longer than the arms.This is an example of

The legs of a newborn will increase in length fivefold by adulthood.

Breast milk is unlikely to upset the infant's stomach; it contains the mother's antibodies,which are transmitted to the infant,and it

An individual develops mental retardation due to a disorder called PKU.What do we know about this?

According to the work of Robert Fantz (1961),infants seem to have a visual preference for

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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