Deck 24: Growth and Development II

Question 1

Hand-eye coordination, which first appears at 4 months as infants are learning to grasp voluntarily, is related to __________.

A) visual cliff perception
B) gross motor development
C) head control
D) binocular vision development

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Babies are typically able to control their heads, shoulders, and arms before they can control their legs, which signifies that sequencing of motor development proceeds in a __________ direction.

A) perceptual
B) cephalocaudal
C) integrated
D) proximodistral

Answer 2

B

Question 3

By 6 months of age, an infant's ability to roll from its back to its front is indicative of attaining a milestone relating to __________ development.

A) gross motor
B) fine motor
C) sensory
D) perceptual

Answer 3

A

Question 4

By 9 or 10 months, an infant's ability to use its thumb and forefinger to form a pincer grasp is indicative of attaining a milestone relating to __________ development.

A) sensory
B) gross motor
C) fine motor
D) perceptual

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true regarding infant gross motor development?

A) During the first 5 days after birth, infants need to be in a position of full body support.
B) By 5 months, infants can sit up with back support.
C) By 7 months, infants can sit alone, leaning forward onto their hands.
D) Infants can sit alone securely by 8 months, with their hands free to manipulate objects.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true regarding infant gross motor development?

A) Infants' legs can hold their weight by 8 months.
B) Infants do not pull themselves into a standing position holding onto furniture until 9 months.
C) At first, infants sit down by letting go and falling and by 1 year, infants ease themselves down.
D) Infants' first steps typically occur around 18 to 24 months.

Question 7

Infants begin purposely rolling from their back to one side at __________.

A) 1 week of age
B) 1 month of age
C) 4 months of age
D) 8 months of age

Question 8

Head control is a poor indicator of brain maturation.

Question 9

At birth, visual acuity is about 20/100, which means that only objects within close range, such as the mother's face, are perfectly clear.

Question 10

Infants are able to discern color at birth.

Question 11

Some infants never crawl, but rather are quite content to sit and play.