Question 1

What percentages of children continue to suck their thumbs after they have started school?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  80 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  80 percent C

Question 2

What reflexes disappear around 3 months of age and are replaced by the infant's voluntary eating?

Accepted Answer

A)  sucking and tonic neck 
B)  sucking and rooting 
C)  Moro and rooting 
D)  tonic neck and rooting 
A)  sucking and tonic neck 
B)  sucking and rooting 
C)  Moro and rooting 
D)  tonic neck and rooting B

Question 3

Which of the statements below is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perceptual and motor development do not occur in isolation from one another but instead are coupled. 
B)  Perceptual and cognitive development do occur in isolation and are not coupled. 
C)  Perceptual development is always displayed separately. 
D)  Motor development is always displayed separately. 
A)  Perceptual and motor development do not occur in isolation from one another but instead are coupled. 
B)  Perceptual and cognitive development do occur in isolation and are not coupled. 
C)  Perceptual development is always displayed separately. 
D)  Motor development is always displayed separately. A

Question 4

A baby as young as ____________ can differentiate between the smell of his mother's breast milk from the nursing pad and that of a clean pad.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 day old 
B)  6 days old 
C)  10 days old 
D)  2 weeks old 
A)  1 day old 
B)  6 days old 
C)  10 days old 
D)  2 weeks old

Question 5

Compare and contrast the fine motor activities of an infant,a preschool child,and a grade-school child.

Accepted Answer

Infants, preschool children, and grade-s

Question 6

Which statement below is true about elementary-aged children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Generally they have difficulty in sitting and paying attention for short periods of time. 
B)  They are as physically fit as they will ever be. 
C)  They become more fatigued by long periods of sitting than by running and jumping. 
D)  They can engage better in passive learning rather than active learning. 
A)  Generally they have difficulty in sitting and paying attention for short periods of time. 
B)  They are as physically fit as they will ever be. 
C)  They become more fatigued by long periods of sitting than by running and jumping. 
D)  They can engage better in passive learning rather than active learning.

Question 7

When cultural variations in infant's motor development such as stroking,massaging,or stretching occur the infants

Accepted Answer

A)  often reach milestones later than children without the physical stimulation. 
B)  often reach milestones at the same time as children without the physical stimulation. 
C)  often reach milestones earlier than children without the physical stimulation. 
D)  are not consistent enough in their activity to draw a conclusion. 
A)  often reach milestones later than children without the physical stimulation. 
B)  often reach milestones at the same time as children without the physical stimulation. 
C)  often reach milestones earlier than children without the physical stimulation. 
D)  are not consistent enough in their activity to draw a conclusion.

Question 8

Newborns typically turn their eyes and heads in the direction of an interesting sound or sight.This technique is called

Accepted Answer

A)  tracking. 
B)  nontracking. 
C)  visualization. 
D)  spatialization. 
A)  tracking. 
B)  nontracking. 
C)  visualization. 
D)  spatialization.

Question 9

The two types of perceptual constancy are

Accepted Answer

A)  monocular and size. 
B)  bionucular and shape. 
C)  mononuclear and bionucular. 
D)  size and shape. 
A)  monocular and size. 
B)  bionucular and shape. 
C)  mononuclear and bionucular. 
D)  size and shape.

Question 10

In the past,why was it assumed that no anesthesia was necessary to perform a circumcision?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was believed to be dangerous to give a newborn anesthesia. 
B)  It was believed that newborns did not feel pain. 
C)  The expense was too great. 
D)  Not only was it believed to be dangerous to give a newborn anesthesia,but it was also believed that newborns did not feel pain. 
A)  It was believed to be dangerous to give a newborn anesthesia. 
B)  It was believed that newborns did not feel pain. 
C)  The expense was too great. 
D)  Not only was it believed to be dangerous to give a newborn anesthesia,but it was also believed that newborns did not feel pain.

Question 11

The main thrust of research in Esther Thelen's ____________________________ is to explore how people assemble motor behaviors for perceiving and acting.

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic systems approach 
B)  ecological 
C)  perception-cognition 
D)  perception-motor coupling 
A)  dynamic systems approach 
B)  ecological 
C)  perception-cognition 
D)  perception-motor coupling

Question 12

The stories of Stevie Wonder and Andrea Bocelli address the point that

Accepted Answer

A)  in extreme cases people with disabilities can succeed in everyday life. 
B)  people who are blind are most likely excellent singers. 
C)  children who lose one channel of sensation often compensate for their loss by enhancing their sensory skills in another area. 
D)  None of these. 
A)  in extreme cases people with disabilities can succeed in everyday life. 
B)  people who are blind are most likely excellent singers. 
C)  children who lose one channel of sensation often compensate for their loss by enhancing their sensory skills in another area. 
D)  None of these.

Question 13

Child development experts believe that motor activity during the second year is vital to the child's competent development and they should have

Accepted Answer

A)  as many restrictions as possible. 
B)  only restrictions for safety. 
C)  only restriction for social development 
D)  no restrictions. 
A)  as many restrictions as possible. 
B)  only restrictions for safety. 
C)  only restriction for social development 
D)  no restrictions.

Question 14

Calvin notices that whenever his newborn son's cheek comes in contact with a soft blanket,his son turns toward the blanket and makes a sucking motion.His friend explains that this is in part due to the

Accepted Answer

A)  Moro reflex. 
B)  Babinski reflex. 
C)  rooting reflex. 
D)  grasping. 
A)  Moro reflex. 
B)  Babinski reflex. 
C)  rooting reflex. 
D)  grasping.

Question 15

Coaches of children's sports should do all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  make sports fun. 
B)  show respect for a child's sport participation. 
C)  talk to the children to see if you can insist on having a change in attitude toward effort. 
D)  be a good role model. 
A)  make sports fun. 
B)  show respect for a child's sport participation. 
C)  talk to the children to see if you can insist on having a change in attitude toward effort. 
D)  be a good role model.

Question 16

Name and define four reflexes that are present at birth.

Accepted Answer

The rooting reflex occurs when the infan

Question 17

In order to develop motor skills,infants must perceive something in the environment that motivates them to act and use their perceptions to finely tune their movements.This is the same as saying

Accepted Answer

A)  perception is not important to motor development. 
B)  motivation is only a very small part of the motor development. 
C)  motor skills represent solutions to the infant's goals. 
D)  motor skills represent complete withdrawal. 
A)  perception is not important to motor development. 
B)  motivation is only a very small part of the motor development. 
C)  motor skills represent solutions to the infant's goals. 
D)  motor skills represent complete withdrawal.

Question 18

Among the measures researchers might use in habituation studies,which one of the following is not used?

Accepted Answer

A)  sucking behaviors 
B)  heart rate 
C)  respiration 
D)  All of these are used. 
A)  sucking behaviors 
B)  heart rate 
C)  respiration 
D)  All of these are used.

Question 19

By ages _______ to _______ children begin to show manipulative skills similar to the abilities of adults.

Accepted Answer

A)  6; 8 
B)  8; 10 
C)  10; 12 
D)  12; 14 
A)  6; 8 
B)  8; 10 
C)  10; 12 
D)  12; 14

Question 20

When a child is about 4 or 5 years old,most children's eye muscles are developed enough for them to move their eyes efficiently across a series of letters.What,then,would we expect of a child who is entering the first grade at 6 years old?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child will not be able to focus far away. 
B)  The child at this age is farsighted. 
C)  The child can focus his or her eyes and sustain the attention effectively on close-up objects. 
D)  Although the child at this age is farsighted,the child can focus his or her eyes and sustain the attention effectively on close-up objects. 
A)  The child will not be able to focus far away. 
B)  The child at this age is farsighted. 
C)  The child can focus his or her eyes and sustain the attention effectively on close-up objects. 
D)  Although the child at this age is farsighted,the child can focus his or her eyes and sustain the attention effectively on close-up objects.

What percentages of children continue to suck their thumbs after they have started school?

What reflexes disappear around 3 months of age and are replaced by the infant's voluntary eating?

Which of the statements below is true?

A baby as young as ____________ can differentiate between the smell of his mother's breast milk from the nursing pad and that of a clean pad.

Compare and contrast the fine motor activities of an infant,a preschool child,and a grade-school child.

Which statement below is true about elementary-aged children?

When cultural variations in infant's motor development such as stroking,massaging,or stretching occur the infants

Newborns typically turn their eyes and heads in the direction of an interesting sound or sight.This technique is called

The two types of perceptual constancy are

In the past,why was it assumed that no anesthesia was necessary to perform a circumcision?

The main thrust of research in Esther Thelen's ____________________________ is to explore how people assemble motor behaviors for perceiving and acting.

The stories of Stevie Wonder and Andrea Bocelli address the point that

Child development experts believe that motor activity during the second year is vital to the child's competent development and they should have

Calvin notices that whenever his newborn son's cheek comes in contact with a soft blanket,his son turns toward the blanket and makes a sucking motion.His friend explains that this is in part due to the

Coaches of children's sports should do all of the following except

Name and define four reflexes that are present at birth.

In order to develop motor skills,infants must perceive something in the environment that motivates them to act and use their perceptions to finely tune their movements.This is the same as saying

Among the measures researchers might use in habituation studies,which one of the following is not used?

By ages _ to _ children begin to show manipulative skills similar to the abilities of adults.

When a child is about 4 or 5 years old,most children's eye muscles are developed enough for them to move their eyes efficiently across a series of letters.What,then,would we expect of a child who is entering the first grade at 6 years old?

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Exam 5: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

What percentages of children continue to suck their thumbs after they have started school?

What reflexes disappear around 3 months of age and are replaced by the infant's voluntary eating?

Which of the statements below is true?

A baby as young as ____________ can differentiate between the smell of his mother's breast milk from the nursing pad and that of a clean pad.

Compare and contrast the fine motor activities of an infant,a preschool child,and a grade-school child.

Which statement below is true about elementary-aged children?

When cultural variations in infant's motor development such as stroking,massaging,or stretching occur the infants

Newborns typically turn their eyes and heads in the direction of an interesting sound or sight.This technique is called

The two types of perceptual constancy are

In the past,why was it assumed that no anesthesia was necessary to perform a circumcision?

The main thrust of research in Esther Thelen's ____________________________ is to explore how people assemble motor behaviors for perceiving and acting.

The stories of Stevie Wonder and Andrea Bocelli address the point that

Child development experts believe that motor activity during the second year is vital to the child's competent development and they should have

Calvin notices that whenever his newborn son's cheek comes in contact with a soft blanket,his son turns toward the blanket and makes a sucking motion.His friend explains that this is in part due to the

Coaches of children's sports should do all of the following except

Name and define four reflexes that are present at birth.

In order to develop motor skills,infants must perceive something in the environment that motivates them to act and use their perceptions to finely tune their movements.This is the same as saying

Among the measures researchers might use in habituation studies,which one of the following is not used?

By ages _______ to _______ children begin to show manipulative skills similar to the abilities of adults.

When a child is about 4 or 5 years old,most children's eye muscles are developed enough for them to move their eyes efficiently across a series of letters.What,then,would we expect of a child who is entering the first grade at 6 years old?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Achievement

Culture and Diversity

Filters

By ages _ to _ children begin to show manipulative skills similar to the abilities of adults.