Question 1

____ involves having infants with diarrhea drink a solution of salt and glucose mixed with clean water.

Accepted Answer

A) Oral rehydration therapy 
B) Hydro replacement therapy 
C) Saline-based hydration 
D) Electrolyte replenishment 
A) Oral rehydration therapy 
B) Hydro replacement therapy 
C) Saline-based hydration 
D) Electrolyte replenishment A

Question 2

What type of emotion is evident in the early weeks of life?

Accepted Answer

A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) elementary 
D) primitive 
A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) elementary 
D) primitive A

Question 3

If you were a pediatrician working in a developing country,you would likely use oral rehydration therapy to treat

Accepted Answer

A) dysentery. 
B) diarrhea. 
C) small pox and malaria. 
D) yellow fever. 
A) dysentery. 
B) diarrhea. 
C) small pox and malaria. 
D) yellow fever. B

Question 4

Because they are a way of processing and organizing information,reflexes are a type of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) accommodation 
B) scheme 
C) assimilation 
D) active processing 
A) accommodation 
B) scheme 
C) assimilation 
D) active processing

Question 5

____ are the leading cause of neonatal mortality.

Accepted Answer

A) Parental neglect and abuse 
B) Accidents and injuries 
C) Accidental poisoning and drowning 
D) Severe birth defects and low birth weight 
A) Parental neglect and abuse 
B) Accidents and injuries 
C) Accidental poisoning and drowning 
D) Severe birth defects and low birth weight

Question 6

What did Gesell name his overall measure of infants' developmental progress?

Accepted Answer

A) intelligence quotient 
B) developmental quotient 
C) growth quotient 
D) progress quotient 
A) intelligence quotient 
B) developmental quotient 
C) growth quotient 
D) progress quotient

Question 7

According to Lewis,what type of emotions are the most basic,such as anger,fear,disgust,surprise,and happiness?

Accepted Answer

A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) elementary 
D) primitive 
A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) elementary 
D) primitive

Question 8

What term refers to the revival of attention when a new stimulus is presented following several presentations of a previous stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A) boredom 
B) sensitivity 
C) dishabituation 
D) habituation 
A) boredom 
B) sensitivity 
C) dishabituation 
D) habituation

Question 9

What part of a neuron releases the neurotransmitters?

Accepted Answer

A) dendrites 
B) soma 
C) axons 
D) myelin 
A) dendrites 
B) soma 
C) axons 
D) myelin

Question 10

As an infant's short-term and long-term memory improve he or she should also get better ____.

Accepted Answer

A) with the creation of personal fables 
B) in their degree of egocentrism 
C) at the task of object permanence 
D) speaking to an imaginary audience 
A) with the creation of personal fables 
B) in their degree of egocentrism 
C) at the task of object permanence 
D) speaking to an imaginary audience

Question 11

Piaget's work,and that of the individuals who followed in his tradition,is known as the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive-developmental approach 
B) piagetian approach 
C) child-centered approach 
D) cognitive-centered approach 
A) cognitive-developmental approach 
B) piagetian approach 
C) child-centered approach 
D) cognitive-centered approach

Question 12

What game is commonly played with babies that can be connected to object permanence and why?

Accepted Answer

Peek-a-boo is often played wit

Question 13

An infant's development of stranger anxiety corresponds to the development of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) primary emotions 
B) attachments 
C) personality 
D) the rooting reflex 
A) primary emotions 
B) attachments 
C) personality 
D) the rooting reflex

Question 14

Babbling

Accepted Answer

A) is found only in infants from the Western Hemisphere. 
B) occurs only if the infant can hear. 
C) develops before cooing. 
D) is universal. 
A) is found only in infants from the Western Hemisphere. 
B) occurs only if the infant can hear. 
C) develops before cooing. 
D) is universal.

Question 15

In one study,short-lookers in infancy had higher IQs and _____ when they were followed up 20 years later,in emerging adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) higher educational achievement 
B) higher rate of psychological problems 
C) more stringent personalities 
D) a more stringent temperament 
A) higher educational achievement 
B) higher rate of psychological problems 
C) more stringent personalities 
D) a more stringent temperament

Question 16

An individual's ability to manage negative emotions is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) goodness-of-fit 
B) self-regulation 
C) primary emotions 
D) secondary emotions 
A) goodness-of-fit 
B) self-regulation 
C) primary emotions 
D) secondary emotions

Question 17

At 6 months of age,American infants sleep about 14 hours a day,whereas infants who are the same age in Kenya sleep about 12 hours a day,and infants in the Netherlands sleep about 16 hours a day.This variation is best described by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) reflexive responses 
B) cultural practice 
C) innate preprogramming 
D) biological influence 
A) reflexive responses 
B) cultural practice 
C) innate preprogramming 
D) biological influence

Question 18

Tara and Paul adopted their baby daughter,Oksana,from a Romanian orphanage 5 years ago.She was physically and emotionally deprived until they adopted her at age 2½.It is most likely that Oksana

Accepted Answer

A) stayed underweight for much of her life. 
B) had more cognitive impairment than she would have had if she had been adopted before 6 months of age. 
C) will have greater brain plasticity later in development because of her nurturing environment. 
D) will show no signs of cognitive impairment due to synaptic pruning. 
A) stayed underweight for much of her life. 
B) had more cognitive impairment than she would have had if she had been adopted before 6 months of age. 
C) will have greater brain plasticity later in development because of her nurturing environment. 
D) will show no signs of cognitive impairment due to synaptic pruning.

Question 19

Sadness is relatively rare in the first year of life except for ____.

Accepted Answer

A) infants who were born premature 
B) infants with depressed mothers 
C) infants with "difficult" personalities 
D) infants with parents who abuse substances 
A) infants who were born premature 
B) infants with depressed mothers 
C) infants with "difficult" personalities 
D) infants with parents who abuse substances

Question 20

What part of a neuron receives the neurotransmitters?

Accepted Answer

A) soma 
B) axons 
C) myelin 
D) dendrites 
A) soma 
B) axons 
C) myelin 
D) dendrites

____ involves having infants with diarrhea drink a solution of salt and glucose mixed with clean water.

What type of emotion is evident in the early weeks of life?

If you were a pediatrician working in a developing country,you would likely use oral rehydration therapy to treat

Because they are a way of processing and organizing information,reflexes are a type of ____.

____ are the leading cause of neonatal mortality.

What did Gesell name his overall measure of infants' developmental progress?

According to Lewis,what type of emotions are the most basic,such as anger,fear,disgust,surprise,and happiness?

What term refers to the revival of attention when a new stimulus is presented following several presentations of a previous stimulus?

What part of a neuron releases the neurotransmitters?

As an infant's short-term and long-term memory improve he or she should also get better ____.

Piaget's work,and that of the individuals who followed in his tradition,is known as the ____.

What game is commonly played with babies that can be connected to object permanence and why?

An infant's development of stranger anxiety corresponds to the development of ____.

Babbling

In one study,short-lookers in infancy had higher IQs and _____ when they were followed up 20 years later,in emerging adulthood.

An individual's ability to manage negative emotions is which of the following?

At 6 months of age,American infants sleep about 14 hours a day,whereas infants who are the same age in Kenya sleep about 12 hours a day,and infants in the Netherlands sleep about 16 hours a day.This variation is best described by ____.

Tara and Paul adopted their baby daughter,Oksana,from a Romanian orphanage 5 years ago.She was physically and emotionally deprived until they adopted her at age 2½.It is most likely that Oksana

Sadness is relatively rare in the first year of life except for ____.

What part of a neuron receives the neurotransmitters?

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Exam 4: Infancy

____ involves having infants with diarrhea drink a solution of salt and glucose mixed with clean water.

What type of emotion is evident in the early weeks of life?

If you were a pediatrician working in a developing country,you would likely use oral rehydration therapy to treat

Because they are a way of processing and organizing information,reflexes are a type of ____.

____ are the leading cause of neonatal mortality.

What did Gesell name his overall measure of infants' developmental progress?

According to Lewis,what type of emotions are the most basic,such as anger,fear,disgust,surprise,and happiness?

What term refers to the revival of attention when a new stimulus is presented following several presentations of a previous stimulus?

What part of a neuron releases the neurotransmitters?

As an infant's short-term and long-term memory improve he or she should also get better ____.

Piaget's work,and that of the individuals who followed in his tradition,is known as the ____.

What game is commonly played with babies that can be connected to object permanence and why?

An infant's development of stranger anxiety corresponds to the development of ____.

Babbling

In one study,short-lookers in infancy had higher IQs and _____ when they were followed up 20 years later,in emerging adulthood.

An individual's ability to manage negative emotions is which of the following?

At 6 months of age,American infants sleep about 14 hours a day,whereas infants who are the same age in Kenya sleep about 12 hours a day,and infants in the Netherlands sleep about 16 hours a day.This variation is best described by ____.

Tara and Paul adopted their baby daughter,Oksana,from a Romanian orphanage 5 years ago.She was physically and emotionally deprived until they adopted her at age 2½.It is most likely that Oksana

Sadness is relatively rare in the first year of life except for ____.

What part of a neuron receives the neurotransmitters?

A Cultural Approach to Human Development

Genetics and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Child

Toddlerhood

Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

Young Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Late Adulthood

Death and Afterlife Beliefs

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