Question 1

Identify which glands produce each of the following hormones, and describe how each hormone affects growth and development: (a) thyroxine, (b) growth hormone, (c) estrogen, (d) testosterone, and (e) androgen.

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Question 2

Which of the following illustrates the active child theme?

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A) A child's early experiences direct the synaptic pruning that occurs in the first years of life. 
B) The timing of puberty depends on both your genetics and what sort of nutrition you have had. 
C) Babies remain the same length for days, and then grow several centimeters all in one day. 
D) Motor development in infants is related to the infant's cognitive and social goals.

Question 3

Suppose that a fetus's skull sutures ossified early, prior to birth. How would the baby be affected?

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A) It would have difficulty coming through the birth canal 
B) It would have a smooth, comfortable delivery 
C) The risk of marasmus would be reduced 
D) Its intelligence would rise

Question 4

Charley the chimp holds an object by pressing fingers against the palm in a clawlike style. This is called

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A) the simian grip. 
B) the ulnar grasp. 
C) the pincer grasp 
D) the humanoid approach.

Question 5

Most neurons in the young brain have already been formed as early as

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A) the time of conception. 
B) the end of the second trimester of pregnancy. 
C) the age of four years. 
D) the age of six years.

Question 6

What is the typical developmental outcome for children who experience prolonged iron deficiency?

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Question 7

Children who suffer from a traumatic brain injury tend to recover better than adults who have the same sort of injury because

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A) children's brains are not yet as specialized as adult brains. 
B) children's brains are more specialized than adult brains. 
C) synaptogenesis is complete in children. 
D) synaptic pruning is complete in children.

Question 8

The thyroid gland first begins to produce its hormone, thyroxine, to influence

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A) early brain growth and bone growth. 
B) muscular growth and bone growth. 
C) the adolescent growth spurt. 
D) maturation of female reproductive organs.

Question 9

The ____ is the area of the brain consisting of two halves and referred to as the highest brain center.

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A) corpus callosum 
B) brain stem 
C) temporal lobe 
D) cerebrum

Question 10

Describe what factors influence the secular trend.

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Question 11

With regard to gender differences in skeletal development,

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A) boys and girls mature at the same rate. 
B) rate differences vary across cultures. 
C) boys mature faster than girls. 
D) girls mature faster than boys.

Question 12

By the age of three, children are WORST at performing this skill:

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A) building block-towers. 
B) scribbling with crayons. 
C) catching or throwing balls. 
D) copying straight lines with crayons.

Question 13

Individual differences among babies in the styles they apply while developing skills of reaching suggest that

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A) reaching is more than the unfolding of a genetic plan. 
B) goals are unimportant in visually guided movements. 
C) nature, rather than nurture, controls reaching. 
D) infants learn by observing family pets.

Question 14

The cephalocaudal trend of development means that first

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A) inner organs develop, followed by extremities. 
B) extremities develop, followed by inner organs. 
C) the head develops, followed by the body and legs. 
D) marasmus occurs, followed by kwashiorkor.

Question 15

Early rearing of animals in enriched environments

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A) changes the brain in unpredictable ways. 
B) has no discernible effects on the brain. 
C) causes brain tissues to atrophy and degenerate. 
D) improves the size and connectedness of the brain.

Question 16

When neurons are unstimulated, they lose their connections to other cells. This process is called

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A) growth spurt. 
B) synaptic pruning. 
C) neural collapse. 
D) enrichment.

Question 17

Shani is trying to decide whether to encourage her daughter to go out for swimming. What should you tell her about the impact of sport participation on an adolescent female's self-esteem?

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Question 18

At birth, the area of the brain that is most highly developed is the

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A) cerebrum. 
B) cerebral cortex. 
C) corpus collosum. 
D) subcortical region.

Question 19

The earliest major change that signals the onset of puberty is

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A) growth of the male sex organ. 
B) the adolescent growth spurt. 
C) growth of facial hair. 
D) menarche in boys.

Question 20

The left hemisphere is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

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A) the right side of the body. 
B) language processing. 
C) visual-spatial information. 
D) verbal memory.

Exam 5: Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development