Question 1

Which of the following babies would have the highest Apgar score?

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A)  Eileen is listless and blue, with limp muscle tone. 
B)  Marlene is pink with blue extremities, slow pulse, and slow breathing. 
C)  Carmela is pink, with rapid pulse; she is coughing and crying. 
D)  Joanne is blue, with slow pulse and irregular breathing. 
A)  Eileen is listless and blue, with limp muscle tone. 
B)  Marlene is pink with blue extremities, slow pulse, and slow breathing. 
C)  Carmela is pink, with rapid pulse; she is coughing and crying. 
D)  Joanne is blue, with slow pulse and irregular breathing.

Question 2

Gabriel has received a very low score on the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Test.His parents were told by the pediatrician that he

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A)  will need immediate life-saving intervention. 
B)  has likely suffered brain damage. 
C)  shows evidence of learning disabilities. 
D)  will have some motor skill impairment. 
A)  will need immediate life-saving intervention. 
B)  has likely suffered brain damage. 
C)  shows evidence of learning disabilities. 
D)  will have some motor skill impairment.

Question 3

Kumar learns first to hold up his head,then to raise his shoulders,and then to push with his feet.This demonstrates which principle of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Proximodistal 
B)  Simple-to-complex 
C)  Maturational 
D)  Cephalocaudal 
A)  Proximodistal 
B)  Simple-to-complex 
C)  Maturational 
D)  Cephalocaudal

Question 4

The technical term for the growth of the brain that results from experience is

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A)  malleability. 
B)  plasticity. 
C)  moldability. 
D)  flexibility. 
A)  malleability. 
B)  plasticity. 
C)  moldability. 
D)  flexibility.

Question 5

The ongoing longitudinal study in Kauai shows that the effects of low birth weight,birth injuries,and other birth complications can be counteracted by

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A)  a favorable home environment. 
B)  drug therapy. 
C)  large doses of megavitamins. 
D)  surgical intervention. 
A)  a favorable home environment. 
B)  drug therapy. 
C)  large doses of megavitamins. 
D)  surgical intervention.

Question 6

By what age do almost all children hold their heads erect while being held?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 weeks 
B)  4 weeks 
C)  2 months 
D)  4 months 
A)  2 weeks 
B)  4 weeks 
C)  2 months 
D)  4 months

Question 7

Katrina is in labor.She is being attended by an experienced helper who offers emotional support.This person is

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A)  medicator. 
B)  midwife. 
C)  doula. 
D)  doctor. 
A)  medicator. 
B)  midwife. 
C)  doula. 
D)  doctor.

Question 8

Cody looks to his mother for clues regarding the safety of a situation.This skill is known as social

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A)  functioning. 
B)  referencing. 
C)  positioning. 
D)  motivation. 
A)  functioning. 
B)  referencing. 
C)  positioning. 
D)  motivation.

Question 9

List two of the risk factors that babies face in the first year and give an example of each.List three specific dangers that low-birth-weight babies have to face during the early months after birth.

Accepted Answer

Two of the risk factors that babies face

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the brain of the newborn is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has reached about 25% of adult weight at birth. 
B)  The brain grows rapidly soon after birth. 
C)  Its cells migrate to form networks. 
D)  Outer layers of the cortex develop before the inner layers. 
A)  It has reached about 25% of adult weight at birth. 
B)  The brain grows rapidly soon after birth. 
C)  Its cells migrate to form networks. 
D)  Outer layers of the cortex develop before the inner layers.

Question 11

A newborn's hearing is

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A)  poorly developed until the second month. 
B)  fairly acute, and has been since before birth. 
C)  not developed enough to discriminate between sounds. 
D)  operational only after birth because of amniotic fluid in the ear canal. 
A)  poorly developed until the second month. 
B)  fairly acute, and has been since before birth. 
C)  not developed enough to discriminate between sounds. 
D)  operational only after birth because of amniotic fluid in the ear canal.

Question 12

The neonatal period is the first __________ of life.

Accepted Answer

A)  four weeks 
B)  eight weeks 
C)  six months 
D)  year 
A)  four weeks 
B)  eight weeks 
C)  six months 
D)  year

Question 13

What is the term used for the process of giving birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Labor 
B)  Expelling 
C)  Parturition 
D)  Contraction 
A)  Labor 
B)  Expelling 
C)  Parturition 
D)  Contraction

Question 14

At what age do most infants get half or more of their sleep at night,much to the relief of their parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 months 
B)  6 months 
C)  9 months 
D)  12 months 
A)  3 months 
B)  6 months 
C)  9 months 
D)  12 months

Question 15

The placenta is expelled from the mother's body during the __________ stage of childbirth.

Accepted Answer

A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  third 
D)  fourth 
A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  third 
D)  fourth

Question 16

At about 3 or 4 months of age,infants begin grabbing and putting into their mouths whatever they can reach.This action is the start of the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  tasting. 
B)  teething. 
C)  eating. 
D)  ingesting. 
A)  tasting. 
B)  teething. 
C)  eating. 
D)  ingesting.

Question 17

Which region of the brain is the largest and is divided into two halves or hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cerebellum 
B)  Brain stem 
C)  Spinal cord 
D)  Cerebrum 
A)  Cerebellum 
B)  Brain stem 
C)  Spinal cord 
D)  Cerebrum

Question 18

Uterine contractions are 15 to 20 minutes apart and last up to a minute during the beginning of the

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A)  third stage of the birth process. 
B)  first stage of the birth process. 
C)  second stage of the birth process. 
D)  afterbirth stage of the birth process. 
A)  third stage of the birth process. 
B)  first stage of the birth process. 
C)  second stage of the birth process. 
D)  afterbirth stage of the birth process.

Question 19

The nervous system's communication links are called

Accepted Answer

A)  axons. 
B)  neurons. 
C)  dendrites. 
D)  synapses. 
A)  axons. 
B)  neurons. 
C)  dendrites. 
D)  synapses.

Question 20

A method of medicated delivery that allows a woman to feel sensations and move her legs so she is able to participate in childbirth is the

Accepted Answer

A)  narcotic injection. 
B)  anesthesia block. 
C)  general anesthesia. 
D)  "walking epidural." 
A)  narcotic injection. 
B)  anesthesia block. 
C)  general anesthesia. 
D)  "walking epidural."

Which of the following babies would have the highest Apgar score?

Gabriel has received a very low score on the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Test.His parents were told by the pediatrician that he

Kumar learns first to hold up his head,then to raise his shoulders,and then to push with his feet.This demonstrates which principle of development?

The technical term for the growth of the brain that results from experience is

The ongoing longitudinal study in Kauai shows that the effects of low birth weight,birth injuries,and other birth complications can be counteracted by

By what age do almost all children hold their heads erect while being held?

Katrina is in labor.She is being attended by an experienced helper who offers emotional support.This person is

Cody looks to his mother for clues regarding the safety of a situation.This skill is known as social

List two of the risk factors that babies face in the first year and give an example of each.List three specific dangers that low-birth-weight babies have to face during the early months after birth.

Which of the following statements about the brain of the newborn is NOT true?

A newborn's hearing is

The neonatal period is the first __________ of life.

What is the term used for the process of giving birth?

At what age do most infants get half or more of their sleep at night,much to the relief of their parents?

The placenta is expelled from the mother's body during the __________ stage of childbirth.

At about 3 or 4 months of age,infants begin grabbing and putting into their mouths whatever they can reach.This action is the start of the process of

Which region of the brain is the largest and is divided into two halves or hemispheres?

Uterine contractions are 15 to 20 minutes apart and last up to a minute during the beginning of the

The nervous system's communication links are called

A method of medicated delivery that allows a woman to feel sensations and move her legs so she is able to participate in childbirth is the

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Exam 4: Birth and Physical Development During the First Three Years

Which of the following babies would have the highest Apgar score?

Gabriel has received a very low score on the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Test.His parents were told by the pediatrician that he

Kumar learns first to hold up his head,then to raise his shoulders,and then to push with his feet.This demonstrates which principle of development?

The technical term for the growth of the brain that results from experience is

The ongoing longitudinal study in Kauai shows that the effects of low birth weight,birth injuries,and other birth complications can be counteracted by

By what age do almost all children hold their heads erect while being held?

Katrina is in labor.She is being attended by an experienced helper who offers emotional support.This person is

Cody looks to his mother for clues regarding the safety of a situation.This skill is known as social

List two of the risk factors that babies face in the first year and give an example of each.List three specific dangers that low-birth-weight babies have to face during the early months after birth.

Which of the following statements about the brain of the newborn is NOT true?

A newborn's hearing is

The neonatal period is the first __________ of life.

What is the term used for the process of giving birth?

At what age do most infants get half or more of their sleep at night,much to the relief of their parents?

The placenta is expelled from the mother's body during the __________ stage of childbirth.

At about 3 or 4 months of age,infants begin grabbing and putting into their mouths whatever they can reach.This action is the start of the process of

Which region of the brain is the largest and is divided into two halves or hemispheres?

Uterine contractions are 15 to 20 minutes apart and last up to a minute during the beginning of the

The nervous system's communication links are called

A method of medicated delivery that allows a woman to feel sensations and move her legs so she is able to participate in childbirth is the

The Study of Human Development

Theory and Research

Forming a New Life

Cognitive Development During the First Three Years

Psychosocial Development During the First Three Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood

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