Question 1

The sequence of myelinization follows both a ________ and ________ pattern.

Accepted Answer

cephalocau

Question 2

Explain the progression of sound location from infancy to 18 months of age.

Accepted Answer

At two months,it takes a 27-de

Question 3

What effect does watching television have on the developing brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Any television watching prior to age two is likely to inhibit healthy brain development. 
B) Toddlers might improve their vocabulary and social skills by watching high-quality television programs. 
C) Television programs such as Sesame Street can interfere with synaptogenesis. 
D) The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children between 18 months and two years of age watch 2-3 hours per day of educational programming. 
A) Any television watching prior to age two is likely to inhibit healthy brain development. 
B) Toddlers might improve their vocabulary and social skills by watching high-quality television programs. 
C) Television programs such as Sesame Street can interfere with synaptogenesis. 
D) The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children between 18 months and two years of age watch 2-3 hours per day of educational programming.

Question 4

A child's ability to place round pegs in round holes requires which type of motor skills?

Accepted Answer

A) Combination of gross and fine 
B) Locomotive 
C) Nonlocomotive 
D) Specific 
A) Combination of gross and fine 
B) Locomotive 
C) Nonlocomotive 
D) Specific

Question 5

In the United States,which group has the lowest infant mortality rate?

Accepted Answer

A) Caucasians 
B) Asian Americans 
C) African Americans 
D) Native Americans 
A) Caucasians 
B) Asian Americans 
C) African Americans 
D) Native Americans

Question 6

If two-month-old Andrew has colic,which of the following characteristics will be most noticeable to his parents?

Accepted Answer

A) His diarrhea and vomiting 
B) His intense crying 
C) His lack of appetite 
D) His high fever and listlessness 
A) His diarrhea and vomiting 
B) His intense crying 
C) His lack of appetite 
D) His high fever and listlessness

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true regarding the well-known research carried out by Gibson and Walk on depth perception?

Accepted Answer

A) It provided little information regarding depth perception in children under the age of six months. 
B) Children who had developed depth perception would continue to crawl beyond the boundaries of the cliff. 
C) Children use aesthetic cues to determine the depth of a cliff. 
D) Flinching is observed in children as young as 3 months of age. 
A) It provided little information regarding depth perception in children under the age of six months. 
B) Children who had developed depth perception would continue to crawl beyond the boundaries of the cliff. 
C) Children use aesthetic cues to determine the depth of a cliff. 
D) Flinching is observed in children as young as 3 months of age.

Question 8

Which of the following describes the basic cry of an infant who is hungry?

Accepted Answer

A) A piercing,grating shriek or scream 
B) A loud,intense cry that begins abruptly 
C) A cry that begins with a scream and becomes loud and intense with no variation in rhythm or volume 
D) A cry that begins with a whimper and becomes an alternating pattern of crying,silence,and breathing 
A) A piercing,grating shriek or scream 
B) A loud,intense cry that begins abruptly 
C) A cry that begins with a scream and becomes loud and intense with no variation in rhythm or volume 
D) A cry that begins with a whimper and becomes an alternating pattern of crying,silence,and breathing

Question 9

Habituation is best defined by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Shaping behavior patterns through operant conditioning 
B) The decline in attention that occurs because a stimulus becomes too familiar 
C) The development of repetitive behaviors that are characteristic of the secondary circular reactions substage 
D) Strengthening or increase in behaviors that results from reinforcement 
A) Shaping behavior patterns through operant conditioning 
B) The decline in attention that occurs because a stimulus becomes too familiar 
C) The development of repetitive behaviors that are characteristic of the secondary circular reactions substage 
D) Strengthening or increase in behaviors that results from reinforcement

Question 10

Which of the following is most likely responsible for infants' preference for their mothers' voices?

Accepted Answer

A) Biological predisposition 
B) In vitro hearing 
C) The survival instinct 
D) In utero learning 
A) Biological predisposition 
B) In vitro hearing 
C) The survival instinct 
D) In utero learning

Question 11

Which of the following is true regarding colic?

Accepted Answer

A) Almost all infants develop colic. 
B) Colic is a pattern of intense daily periods of crying for one to three hours per day. 
C) The cause of colic is usually an allergy to infant formula. 
D) Colic typically begins at about two weeks of age and then disappears spontaneously at three or four months of age. 
A) Almost all infants develop colic. 
B) Colic is a pattern of intense daily periods of crying for one to three hours per day. 
C) The cause of colic is usually an allergy to infant formula. 
D) Colic typically begins at about two weeks of age and then disappears spontaneously at three or four months of age.

Question 12

Describe the various forms of malnutrition that can pose risks for infant development.What are possible long-term effects of malnutrition?

Accepted Answer

Malnutrition can result from deprivation

The sequence of myelinization follows both a and pattern.

Explain the progression of sound location from infancy to 18 months of age.

What effect does watching television have on the developing brain?

A child's ability to place round pegs in round holes requires which type of motor skills?

In the United States,which group has the lowest infant mortality rate?

If two-month-old Andrew has colic,which of the following characteristics will be most noticeable to his parents?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the well-known research carried out by Gibson and Walk on depth perception?

Which of the following describes the basic cry of an infant who is hungry?

Habituation is best defined by which of the following?

Which of the following is most likely responsible for infants' preference for their mothers' voices?

Which of the following is true regarding colic?

Describe the various forms of malnutrition that can pose risks for infant development.What are possible long-term effects of malnutrition?

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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

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

The sequence of myelinization follows both a ________ and ________ pattern.

Explain the progression of sound location from infancy to 18 months of age.

What effect does watching television have on the developing brain?

A child's ability to place round pegs in round holes requires which type of motor skills?

In the United States,which group has the lowest infant mortality rate?

If two-month-old Andrew has colic,which of the following characteristics will be most noticeable to his parents?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the well-known research carried out by Gibson and Walk on depth perception?

Which of the following describes the basic cry of an infant who is hungry?

Habituation is best defined by which of the following?

Which of the following is most likely responsible for infants' preference for their mothers' voices?

Which of the following is true regarding colic?

Describe the various forms of malnutrition that can pose risks for infant development.What are possible long-term effects of malnutrition?

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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The sequence of myelinization follows both a and pattern.