Question 1

To assess an infant's attention to sound,researchers often use a method called high-amplitude sucking.Describe how this method is used.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

Which of the following methods is often used by researchers to assess an infant's attention to sound?

Accepted Answer

A)  Orienting response and tracking 
B)  High-amplitude sucking 
C)  Habituation and dishabituation 
D)  Auditory preference

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true about SIDS?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the lowest cause of infant deaths in the United States. 
B)  Its level of risk is high at 36 to 48 months of age for infants. 
C)  It usually occurs when infants stop breathing,usually during night,and die suddenly without any apparent reason. 
D)  Its level of risk is high when the infants are sleeping on their backs,in a supine position.

Question 4

Donna's doctor recommends that she breast feed her newborn.Research conclusively indicates that breast-feeding has several positive outcomes for the mother,including a:

Accepted Answer

A)  speedy return to pre-pregnancy weight. 
B)  reduced risk of osteoporosis. 
C)  reduction in the incidence of ovarian cancer. 
D)  reduced incidence of postpartum depression.

Question 5

The _____ is the area of the brain where higher-level thinking and self-regulation occur.

Accepted Answer

A)  visual cortex 
B)  myelin sheath 
C)  prefrontal cortex 
D)  neural tube

Question 6

Six-month-old Carson grabs for a toy using his whole hand.He is demonstrating a:

Accepted Answer

A)  palmer grasp. 
B)  pincer grip. 
C)  Moro reflex. 
D)  fencing reflex.

Question 7

The view of development that sees motor skills developing as a solution to an infant's problems is known as the _____ systems theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic 
B)  maturational 
C)  static 
D)  environmental

Question 8

Baby Yoshi has a condition that is a risk factor for SIDS.Sometimes,she has a temporary cessation of breathing in which her airway is completely blocked-usually for 10 seconds or longer.This condition is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  parasomnia 
B)  arrhythmia 
C)  sleep apnea 
D)  catathrenia

Question 9

_____ occurs when information interacts with sensory receptors-the eyes,ears,tongue,nostrils,and skin.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensation 
B)  Perception 
C)  Reception 
D)  Transition

Question 10

_____ are built-in reactions to stimuli; they govern the newborn's movements,which are automatic and beyond the newborn's control.

Accepted Answer

A)  Instincts 
B)  Reflexes 
C)  Impulses 
D)  Urges

Question 11

At birth,the newborn's brain is about _____ percent of its adult weight.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  25 
C)  50 
D)  75

Question 12

Pedro is 2 years of age.His parents take him to the doctor because he has swelling in his feet and abdomen,and has brittle hair.His doctor tells his parents that he has a condition known as _____,which is caused by severe protein deficiency.

Accepted Answer

A)  yellow fever 
B)  beriberi 
C)  jaundice 
D)  kwashiorkor

Question 13

Kyle and Amy want their baby to walk early,so they take the baby's favorite toy and place it where the child cannot reach it from a crawling position.Kyle and Amy believe that this will motivate the baby to stand upright to retrieve the toy and will,thus,result in him walking sooner.Their belief is most consistent with the _____ systems view of development.

Accepted Answer

A)  maturational 
B)  evolutionary 
C)  static 
D)  dynamic

Question 14

The American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Infant Positioning and SIDS (AAPTFIPS)(2000)recommends against:

Accepted Answer

A)  children sleep on their backs. 
B)  breast feeding. 
C)  shared sleeping. 
D)  children sleep in a crib.

Question 15

Jerome weighed 4.5 pounds when he was born.Compared to other newborns in North America,his weight is:

Accepted Answer

A)  less than the average. 
B)  average. 
C)  severely abnormal. 
D)  higher than the average.

Question 16

Fantz' research method-studying whether infants can distinguish one stimulus from another by measuring the length of time they attend to different stimuli-is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation and dishabituation method. 
B)  orienting response and tracking method. 
C)  visual preference method. 
D)  high amplitude sucking method.

Question 17

Since 1992,The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)has recommended that _____ to reduce the risk of SIDS.

Accepted Answer

A)  parents practice shared sleeping with their infants 
B)  infants be placed to sleep on their backs 
C)  babies be fed on demand instead of on schedule 
D)  all fans in the room be turned off while putting a baby down to sleep

Question 18

Your ability to see faces and patterns with the right hemisphere of the brain and understand language with the left hemisphere is due to _____.

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Question 19

Ingrid is getting ready to leave the hospital with her newborn and asks her doctor about SIDS.Her pediatrician suggests several things she can do to reduce the likelihood of SIDS in her infant.List five things that Ingrid can do to reduce the likelihood of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

While scooting on the floor,baby Giovanni fell down the stairs.If he can no longer see,it is likely that his _____ lobe was damaged.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal 
B)  parietal 
C)  occipital 
D)  temporal

Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy