Question 1

Infants usually double their birth weight by the age of:

Accepted Answer

A) one month. 
B) one year. 
C) four months. 
D) eight months. 
A) one month. 
B) one year. 
C) four months. 
D) eight months.

Question 2

In the visual cliff experiment by Eleanor Gibson and Richard Walk,most babies encouraged to crawl onto the deep side of the visual cliff would:

Accepted Answer

A) crawl onto the cliff side. 
B) not crawl onto the cliff side. 
C) crawl onto the cliff side only when their mothers called them. 
D) not crawl onto the cliff side,but showed significant increases in heart rate-indicating anxiety. 
A) crawl onto the cliff side. 
B) not crawl onto the cliff side. 
C) crawl onto the cliff side only when their mothers called them. 
D) not crawl onto the cliff side,but showed significant increases in heart rate-indicating anxiety.

Question 3

Define gross and fine motor skills,and give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Gross motor skills are skills that invol

Question 4

Bo,two months old,weighs 10 pounds.His father wants to know how many calories he should be consuming every day.What would you tell him?

Accepted Answer

A) 100 calories 
B) 200 calories 
C) 500 calories 
D) 800 calories 
A) 100 calories 
B) 200 calories 
C) 500 calories 
D) 800 calories

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true about brain development?

Accepted Answer

A) The brain grows exponentially from conception to birth; causing the brain to be completely developed at birth. 
B) The process of brain development continues through the first year after birth and then stops. 
C) Extensive brain development continues after birth,through infancy and later. 
D) Brain development continues after birth only among premature babies. 
A) The brain grows exponentially from conception to birth; causing the brain to be completely developed at birth. 
B) The process of brain development continues through the first year after birth and then stops. 
C) Extensive brain development continues after birth,through infancy and later. 
D) Brain development continues after birth only among premature babies.

Question 6

Chemical interactions in ____ connect axons and dendrites,allowing information to pass from neuron to neuron.

Accepted Answer

A) nephrons 
B) synapses 
C) neurotransmitters 
D) myelin sheaths 
A) nephrons 
B) synapses 
C) neurotransmitters 
D) myelin sheaths

Question 7

The portion farthest from the spinal cord is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A) hindbrain. 
B) forebrain. 
C) midbrain. 
D) topbrain. 
A) hindbrain. 
B) forebrain. 
C) midbrain. 
D) topbrain.

Question 8

When babies engage in physical activity or use language,some synaptic connections will be strengthened,while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear.A neuroscientist would identify this process as:

Accepted Answer

A) pruning. 
B) myelination. 
C) paring. 
D) lateralization. 
A) pruning. 
B) myelination. 
C) paring. 
D) lateralization.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true about the involvement of left and right hemispheres in performing different functions?

Accepted Answer

A) Most neuroscientists believe that complex brain activity involves only one particular hemisphere. 
B) Logical thinkers are primarily 'right-brained' due to the excessive involvement of right hemisphere. 
C) Humor and use of metaphors usually depends on activity in the right hemisphere. 
D) Excessive involvement of left hemisphere results in creative thinking. 
A) Most neuroscientists believe that complex brain activity involves only one particular hemisphere. 
B) Logical thinkers are primarily 'right-brained' due to the excessive involvement of right hemisphere. 
C) Humor and use of metaphors usually depends on activity in the right hemisphere. 
D) Excessive involvement of left hemisphere results in creative thinking.

Question 10

In which of the following circumstances should the mother NOT breast feed her baby?

Accepted Answer

A) If she has AIDS 
B) If she is suffering from postpartum depression 
C) If the baby has low birth weight 
D) If the baby is overweight 
A) If she has AIDS 
B) If she is suffering from postpartum depression 
C) If the baby has low birth weight 
D) If the baby is overweight

Question 11

List five risk factors associated with an infant dying from SIDS:

Accepted Answer

Risk factors for SIDS include: 1)Sleepin

Question 12

Developmentalist Arnold Gesell proposed that motor development comes about through:

Accepted Answer

A) repeated experiences. 
B) the unfolding of a genetic plan. 
C) positive reinforcement. 
D) a conducive environment. 
A) repeated experiences. 
B) the unfolding of a genetic plan. 
C) positive reinforcement. 
D) a conducive environment.

Question 13

The experience of our world as a smooth,unitary episode is made possible by intermodal:

Accepted Answer

A) reflection. 
B) perception. 
C) sensation. 
D) interpretation. 
A) reflection. 
B) perception. 
C) sensation. 
D) interpretation.

Question 14

Fantz believes that we directly perceive information that exists in the world around us and that perception is designed for action.He most likely holds a(n)_____ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) ethological 
B) ecological 
C) evolutionary 
D) genetic 
A) ethological 
B) ecological 
C) evolutionary 
D) genetic

Question 15

Who is at the highest risk of SIDS?

Accepted Answer

A) Malachi,who is four weeks old 
B) Tyrell,who is six weeks old 
C) Chaz,who is three months old 
D) Isaiah,who is ten months old 
A) Malachi,who is four weeks old 
B) Tyrell,who is six weeks old 
C) Chaz,who is three months old 
D) Isaiah,who is ten months old

Question 16

Jake,age 11 months,is able to pick up cereal and bits of fruit off the tray of his high chair by grasping them with his thumb and forefinger.Jake has developed the:

Accepted Answer

A) palmer grasp. 
B) pincer grip. 
C) Moro reflex. 
D) fencing reflex. 
A) palmer grasp. 
B) pincer grip. 
C) Moro reflex. 
D) fencing reflex.

Question 17

The _____ lobes in the cerebral cortex function in vision.

Accepted Answer

A) frontal 
B) parietal 
C) occipital 
D) temporal 
A) frontal 
B) parietal 
C) occipital 
D) temporal

Question 18

Which of the following statements is TRUE about perception in infants?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants are not able to perceive the localization of a sound. 
B) Newborns cannot hear soft sounds quite as well as adults can. 
C) Infants are very sensitive to the pitch of a sound. 
D) Infants are not able to perceive pain. 
A) Infants are not able to perceive the localization of a sound. 
B) Newborns cannot hear soft sounds quite as well as adults can. 
C) Infants are very sensitive to the pitch of a sound. 
D) Infants are not able to perceive pain.

Question 19

Your professor says that our perception brings us into contact with the environment in order to interact with and adapt to it.This indicates that he holds a(n)_____ view on perceptual development.

Accepted Answer

A) ethological 
B) ecological 
C) evolutionary 
D) genetic 
A) ethological 
B) ecological 
C) evolutionary 
D) genetic

Question 20

The American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Infant Positioning and SIDS (AAPTFIPS)(2000)recommends against:

Accepted Answer

A) children sleep on their backs. 
B) breast feeding. 
C) shared sleeping. 
D) children sleeping in cribs. 
A) children sleep on their backs. 
B) breast feeding. 
C) shared sleeping. 
D) children sleeping in cribs.

Infants usually double their birth weight by the age of:

In the visual cliff experiment by Eleanor Gibson and Richard Walk,most babies encouraged to crawl onto the deep side of the visual cliff would:

Define gross and fine motor skills,and give an example of each.

Bo,two months old,weighs 10 pounds.His father wants to know how many calories he should be consuming every day.What would you tell him?

Which of the following statements is true about brain development?

Chemical interactions in ____ connect axons and dendrites,allowing information to pass from neuron to neuron.

The portion farthest from the spinal cord is known as the:

When babies engage in physical activity or use language,some synaptic connections will be strengthened,while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear.A neuroscientist would identify this process as:

Which of the following statements is true about the involvement of left and right hemispheres in performing different functions?

In which of the following circumstances should the mother NOT breast feed her baby?

List five risk factors associated with an infant dying from SIDS:

Developmentalist Arnold Gesell proposed that motor development comes about through:

The experience of our world as a smooth,unitary episode is made possible by intermodal:

Fantz believes that we directly perceive information that exists in the world around us and that perception is designed for action.He most likely holds a(n)_____ perspective.

Who is at the highest risk of SIDS?

Jake,age 11 months,is able to pick up cereal and bits of fruit off the tray of his high chair by grasping them with his thumb and forefinger.Jake has developed the:

The _____ lobes in the cerebral cortex function in vision.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about perception in infants?

Your professor says that our perception brings us into contact with the environment in order to interact with and adapt to it.This indicates that he holds a(n)_____ view on perceptual development.

The American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Infant Positioning and SIDS (AAPTFIPS)(2000)recommends against:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy

Infants usually double their birth weight by the age of:

In the visual cliff experiment by Eleanor Gibson and Richard Walk,most babies encouraged to crawl onto the deep side of the visual cliff would:

Define gross and fine motor skills,and give an example of each.

Bo,two months old,weighs 10 pounds.His father wants to know how many calories he should be consuming every day.What would you tell him?

Which of the following statements is true about brain development?

Chemical interactions in ____ connect axons and dendrites,allowing information to pass from neuron to neuron.

The portion farthest from the spinal cord is known as the:

When babies engage in physical activity or use language,some synaptic connections will be strengthened,while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear.A neuroscientist would identify this process as:

Which of the following statements is true about the involvement of left and right hemispheres in performing different functions?

In which of the following circumstances should the mother NOT breast feed her baby?

List five risk factors associated with an infant dying from SIDS:

Developmentalist Arnold Gesell proposed that motor development comes about through:

The experience of our world as a smooth,unitary episode is made possible by intermodal:

Fantz believes that we directly perceive information that exists in the world around us and that perception is designed for action.He most likely holds a(n)_____ perspective.

Who is at the highest risk of SIDS?

Jake,age 11 months,is able to pick up cereal and bits of fruit off the tray of his high chair by grasping them with his thumb and forefinger.Jake has developed the:

The _____ lobes in the cerebral cortex function in vision.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about perception in infants?

Your professor says that our perception brings us into contact with the environment in order to interact with and adapt to it.This indicates that he holds a(n)_____ view on perceptual development.

The American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Infant Positioning and SIDS (AAPTFIPS)(2000)recommends against:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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