Question 1

A baby will splay out its toes,then curl them under,in response to stroking the bottom of the foot.Which reflex is this?

Accepted Answer

A) Moro 
B) Nisod 
C) Bronfenbrenner 
D) Babinski 
A) Moro 
B) Nisod 
C) Bronfenbrenner 
D) Babinski

Question 2

Which of the five senses is most fully developed at birth?

Accepted Answer

A) Taste 
B) Touch 
C) Smell 
D) Hearing 
A) Taste 
B) Touch 
C) Smell 
D) Hearing

Question 3

Dishabituation is best described by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Responding to a familiar stimulus as if it were new 
B) Focusing on a stimulus that has not been successfully reinforced 
C) Focusing on a stimulus that has not been completely conditioned 
D) The transition to preoperational thought 
A) Responding to a familiar stimulus as if it were new 
B) Focusing on a stimulus that has not been successfully reinforced 
C) Focusing on a stimulus that has not been completely conditioned 
D) The transition to preoperational thought

Question 4

Lilly has just learned to walk backward.How old would you expect Lilly to be?

Accepted Answer

A) Between 10 and 12 months 
B) Between 13 and 18 months 
C) Between 19 and 24 months 
D) At least two years old 
A) Between 10 and 12 months 
B) Between 13 and 18 months 
C) Between 19 and 24 months 
D) At least two years old

Question 5

Animal studies have shown which of the following to be true?

Accepted Answer

A) Impoverished environments can actually help shield a young brain from damage caused by teratogens. 
B) Enriched environments,unfortunately,have no influence on brains damaged by a mother's drug use during pregnancy. 
C) Enriched environments help the young overcome brain damage by increasing myelinization. 
D) Enriched environments can help the young brain overcome damage caused by some teratogens. 
A) Impoverished environments can actually help shield a young brain from damage caused by teratogens. 
B) Enriched environments,unfortunately,have no influence on brains damaged by a mother's drug use during pregnancy. 
C) Enriched environments help the young overcome brain damage by increasing myelinization. 
D) Enriched environments can help the young brain overcome damage caused by some teratogens.

Question 6

Why do newborns recognize their mother's voice before anyone else's?

Accepted Answer

Because th

Question 7

What type of malnutrition is most likely to be seen in industrialized nations?

Accepted Answer

micronutrient malnut

Question 8

Briefly explain the functions of the midbrain and the medulla.Why do these structures need to be fully functional at birth?

Accepted Answer

Both of these structures are n

Question 9

Elisa is growing up in a home where both Russian and English are spoken.Which of the following statements is most likely true of seven-month-old Elisa?

Accepted Answer

A) She will be confused by the mixture of languages and will be delayed in her ability to distinguish contrasting sounds. 
B) She can accurately discriminate all sound contrasts that appear in both languages. 
C) She will respond to all sounds in the same way. 
D) She will be able to respond to distinctions in sounds when her mother speaks,but not when her father or male siblings speak. 
A) She will be confused by the mixture of languages and will be delayed in her ability to distinguish contrasting sounds. 
B) She can accurately discriminate all sound contrasts that appear in both languages. 
C) She will respond to all sounds in the same way. 
D) She will be able to respond to distinctions in sounds when her mother speaks,but not when her father or male siblings speak.

Question 10

Of the following statements,which is an accurate description of an infant's perceptual abilities?

Accepted Answer

A) When newborns gaze,they can see the edges of objects. 
B) Infants as young as one week of age seem to prefer attractive faces to less attractive faces. 
C) Infants will display habituation to an unfamiliar pattern of objects or features of objects. 
D) Infants develop depth perception only after a prolonged experience of walking toward and away from objects. 
A) When newborns gaze,they can see the edges of objects. 
B) Infants as young as one week of age seem to prefer attractive faces to less attractive faces. 
C) Infants will display habituation to an unfamiliar pattern of objects or features of objects. 
D) Infants develop depth perception only after a prolonged experience of walking toward and away from objects.

Question 11

Explain how and why the size of an infant's brain increases so rapidly after birth.How much does the brain grow from infancy to four years of age?

Accepted Answer

The rapid growth is due to rapid learnin

Question 12

Name two primitive reflexes.At what age do these reflexes disappear? What are the implications of the persistence of these reflexes?

Accepted Answer

Babinski and Moro;di

Question 13

Infants possess greater brain plasticity than older children.What problems come along with this greater amount of plasticity?

Accepted Answer

More plasticity also leads to more vulne

Question 14

By 8 weeks of age,infants show signs of day/night sleep rhythms.What are these rhythms called?

Accepted Answer

A) Biorhythms 
B) REM 
C) Sleep cycling 
D) Circadian rhythms 
A) Biorhythms 
B) REM 
C) Sleep cycling 
D) Circadian rhythms

Question 15

Which of the following is the simplest precaution that a parent can take to reduce the risk of SIDS?

Accepted Answer

A) Position the infant on his/her back to sleep 
B) Feed the infant a high-fat diet 
C) Ensure that the infant does not become ill with a respiratory infection 
D) Position the child to sleep on his stomach 
A) Position the infant on his/her back to sleep 
B) Feed the infant a high-fat diet 
C) Ensure that the infant does not become ill with a respiratory infection 
D) Position the child to sleep on his stomach

Question 16

Under which circumstances might a doctor recommend that a breastfed infant be given nutritional supplements?

Accepted Answer

A) If the mother wishes to promote faster-than-average growth of her infant 
B) If the baby is more active or energetic than most babies 
C) In order for the nursing mother to reduce her own nutritional intake and lose weight more quickly 
D) If the infant is preterm 
A) If the mother wishes to promote faster-than-average growth of her infant 
B) If the baby is more active or energetic than most babies 
C) In order for the nursing mother to reduce her own nutritional intake and lose weight more quickly 
D) If the infant is preterm

Question 17

Seth is six weeks old.You are holding three balloons in your hand: one red,one blue and one green.Which of the following statements is most likely true?

Accepted Answer

A) Seth has already developed the required cones in his eyes to differentiate between the three different colored balloons. 
B) Since Seth is only six weeks old,he can only distinguish between red and green. 
C) Seth probably only has the rods for blue vision in his eyes,so he won't be able to distinguish between red and green. 
D) At this age,Seth's cones are still too underdeveloped for him to distinguish any colors at all. 
A) Seth has already developed the required cones in his eyes to differentiate between the three different colored balloons. 
B) Since Seth is only six weeks old,he can only distinguish between red and green. 
C) Seth probably only has the rods for blue vision in his eyes,so he won't be able to distinguish between red and green. 
D) At this age,Seth's cones are still too underdeveloped for him to distinguish any colors at all.

Question 18

Which of the following is an application of Thelen's Dynamic Systems Theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants lose the stepping reflex if they lose an abnormal amount of weight. 
B) The stepping reflex disappears as a result of environmental factors. 
C) True walking is likely to happen regardless of environmental influences. 
D) True walking is as much dependent on environmental influences as genetic ones. 
A) Infants lose the stepping reflex if they lose an abnormal amount of weight. 
B) The stepping reflex disappears as a result of environmental factors. 
C) True walking is likely to happen regardless of environmental influences. 
D) True walking is as much dependent on environmental influences as genetic ones.

Question 19

Researchers determine an infant's interest in an object by measuring which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Whether or not they look directly at the object 
B) How long they look at the object 
C) Whether or not they show signs of boredom such as yawning 
D) Whether or not they smile at the object 
A) Whether or not they look directly at the object 
B) How long they look at the object 
C) Whether or not they show signs of boredom such as yawning 
D) Whether or not they smile at the object

Question 20

What is the difference between macronutrients and micronutrients?

Accepted Answer

Macronutrients refer

A baby will splay out its toes,then curl them under,in response to stroking the bottom of the foot.Which reflex is this?

Which of the five senses is most fully developed at birth?

Dishabituation is best described by which of the following?

Lilly has just learned to walk backward.How old would you expect Lilly to be?

Animal studies have shown which of the following to be true?

Why do newborns recognize their mother's voice before anyone else's?

What type of malnutrition is most likely to be seen in industrialized nations?

Briefly explain the functions of the midbrain and the medulla.Why do these structures need to be fully functional at birth?

Elisa is growing up in a home where both Russian and English are spoken.Which of the following statements is most likely true of seven-month-old Elisa?

Of the following statements,which is an accurate description of an infant's perceptual abilities?

Explain how and why the size of an infant's brain increases so rapidly after birth.How much does the brain grow from infancy to four years of age?

Name two primitive reflexes.At what age do these reflexes disappear? What are the implications of the persistence of these reflexes?

Infants possess greater brain plasticity than older children.What problems come along with this greater amount of plasticity?

By 8 weeks of age,infants show signs of day/night sleep rhythms.What are these rhythms called?

Which of the following is the simplest precaution that a parent can take to reduce the risk of SIDS?

Under which circumstances might a doctor recommend that a breastfed infant be given nutritional supplements?

Seth is six weeks old.You are holding three balloons in your hand: one red,one blue and one green.Which of the following statements is most likely true?

Which of the following is an application of Thelen's Dynamic Systems Theory?

Researchers determine an infant's interest in an object by measuring which of the following?

What is the difference between macronutrients and micronutrients?

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Prenatal Development and Birth

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Death,Dying,and Bereavement

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Middle Adulthood

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Exam 4: Physical,Sensory,and Perceptual Development in Infancy

A baby will splay out its toes,then curl them under,in response to stroking the bottom of the foot.Which reflex is this?

Which of the five senses is most fully developed at birth?

Dishabituation is best described by which of the following?

Lilly has just learned to walk backward.How old would you expect Lilly to be?

Animal studies have shown which of the following to be true?

Why do newborns recognize their mother's voice before anyone else's?

What type of malnutrition is most likely to be seen in industrialized nations?

Briefly explain the functions of the midbrain and the medulla.Why do these structures need to be fully functional at birth?

Elisa is growing up in a home where both Russian and English are spoken.Which of the following statements is most likely true of seven-month-old Elisa?

Of the following statements,which is an accurate description of an infant's perceptual abilities?

Explain how and why the size of an infant's brain increases so rapidly after birth.How much does the brain grow from infancy to four years of age?

Name two primitive reflexes.At what age do these reflexes disappear? What are the implications of the persistence of these reflexes?

Infants possess greater brain plasticity than older children.What problems come along with this greater amount of plasticity?

By 8 weeks of age,infants show signs of day/night sleep rhythms.What are these rhythms called?

Which of the following is the simplest precaution that a parent can take to reduce the risk of SIDS?

Under which circumstances might a doctor recommend that a breastfed infant be given nutritional supplements?

Seth is six weeks old.You are holding three balloons in your hand: one red,one blue and one green.Which of the following statements is most likely true?

Which of the following is an application of Thelen's Dynamic Systems Theory?

Researchers determine an infant's interest in an object by measuring which of the following?

What is the difference between macronutrients and micronutrients?

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Death,Dying,and Bereavement

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Late Adulthood

Death,dying,and Bereavement

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