Deck 7: Motor Skills

Question 1

In gaining gross motor control,it is more important for a child to get into the position than to be in the position.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Being concerned about the quality of development in each stage means that

A)caregivers insure infants reach developmental milestones on schedule.
B)caregivers lead children to guarantee development.
C)caregivers are trained in the diagnosis and prescription method of activities.
D)None of these answers is correct.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

An infant's ability to move from one place to another is referred to as ____________.

A)the rooting reflex
B)fine motor awareness
C)locomotion
D)proximal growth

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Children grow rapidly in a nurturing environment.By their first birthday,most children's weight has ____________.

A)tripled
B)quadrupled
C)doubled
D)increased by an average of 10 lbs

Question 5

The cephalocaudal principle emphasizes that the growth pattern in children begins with the ____________.

A)feet and moves to the head
B)head and moves to the feet
C)senses
D)development of attachment

Question 6

Gross motor skills that toddlers use include wandering,carrying,and dumping.

Question 7

The overall development in the hands and fingers is known as ____________.

A)grasping
B)gross motor skills
C)Moro
D)manipulation

Question 8

Within a year and a half,most infants have learned many of the basic motor skills.

Question 9

The brain reaches nearly 90% of its adult weight by age ____________.

A)three
B)two
C)six
D)None of these answers is correct.

Question 10

Families are on their own when looking for resources about their children with special needs.

Question 11

____________ accounts for rapid gain in overall brain size after birth.

A)Number of neurons
B)Myelination
C)The growth of "dendrite trees"
D)All of these answers are correct.

Question 12

Brain circuitry early in life is formed by ____________.

A)experience
B)genetics
C)head size
D)muscle control

Question 13

For toddlers,gross motor activity should be available in both the indoor and outdoor environments.

Question 14

The ____________ levels are fully developed at birth and regulate most reflexes and fundamental activities in the body.

A)cerebral
B)cortex
C)subrebral
D)subcortical

Question 15

Proximodistal is from the Latin meaning "near" and "far." It indicates that development moves from the outward part of the body towards the center.

Question 16

Which of the following is not a function of the reflexes?

A)protection
B)precursors of later skills
C)indicators of brain growth
D)indicators of attachment

Question 17

It is important for caregivers to build a library of ____________ in order to support families and keep current on information and trends.

A)resources
B)congress
C)motor skills
D)only books