Question 1

The neurons involved in vision begin to myelinate and complete the process of myelination than those involved in hearing.

Accepted Answer

A)  later; later 
B)  sooner; sooner 
C)  later; sooner 
D)  sooner; later 
A)  later; later 
B)  sooner; sooner 
C)  later; sooner 
D)  sooner; later

Question 2

What reflex prevents infants from ingesting solid foods prior to 4 months of age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Babinski 
B)  Rooting 
C)  Tongue-thrust 
D)  Sucking 
A)  Babinski 
B)  Rooting 
C)  Tongue-thrust 
D)  Sucking

Question 3

What is the general food timeline for a child in the first two years?

Accepted Answer

For the first 4 to 6 months, infants gai

Question 4

Myelination of motor pathways

Accepted Answer

A)  increases the speed at which the infant can process cognitive information. 
B)  is unrelated to the infant's motor skills. 
C)  results in finely coordinated motor movements. 
D)  allows the neonate to engage in stereotyped reflexes. 
A)  increases the speed at which the infant can process cognitive information. 
B)  is unrelated to the infant's motor skills. 
C)  results in finely coordinated motor movements. 
D)  allows the neonate to engage in stereotyped reflexes.

Question 5

Brain nourishment

Accepted Answer

A)  influences how close a child can come to reaching what is permitted by the child's genes. 
B)  decreases the number of neurons formed, but increases their efficiency. 
C)  leads to a smaller brain size, but one that is more efficient. 
D)  Brain nourishment can lead to all of these 
A)  influences how close a child can come to reaching what is permitted by the child's genes. 
B)  decreases the number of neurons formed, but increases their efficiency. 
C)  leads to a smaller brain size, but one that is more efficient. 
D)  Brain nourishment can lead to all of these

Question 6

The rapid proliferation of neurons

Accepted Answer

A)  causes the first growth spurt in the infant brain. 
B)  increases the density of the brain but not the size or weight. 
C)  does not occur until the child enters school and begins learning rapidly. 
D)  is automatic and unrelated to learning. 
A)  causes the first growth spurt in the infant brain. 
B)  increases the density of the brain but not the size or weight. 
C)  does not occur until the child enters school and begins learning rapidly. 
D)  is automatic and unrelated to learning.

Question 7

When infants "look" at something,

Accepted Answer

A)  they actually bounce from feature to feature, rather than staring. 
B)  they focus in on one feature and ignore all other features. 
C)  they are prewired to pay attention to subtle features. 
D)  they do not like anything out of the ordinary or different. 
A)  they actually bounce from feature to feature, rather than staring. 
B)  they focus in on one feature and ignore all other features. 
C)  they are prewired to pay attention to subtle features. 
D)  they do not like anything out of the ordinary or different.

Question 8

If an infant perceives a door as the same shape whether it is closed or ajar, this represents

Accepted Answer

A)  size constancy. 
B)  intellectual asymmetry. 
C)  perceptual constancy. 
D)  retinal parity. 
A)  size constancy. 
B)  intellectual asymmetry. 
C)  perceptual constancy. 
D)  retinal parity.

Question 9

is caused by the replacement of myelin with a hard fibrous tissue that impedes neural transmission.

Accepted Answer

A)  SIDS 
B)  Multiple sclerosis 
C)  Alzheimer's 
D)  PKU 
A)  SIDS 
B)  Multiple sclerosis 
C)  Alzheimer's 
D)  PKU

Question 10

Failure to thrive (FTT) has been linked to deficiencies in caregiver-infant interactions, resulting in

Accepted Answer

A)  child abuse. 
B)  secure attachment. 
C)  reactive attachment disorder. 
D)  difficult child temperament. 
A)  child abuse. 
B)  secure attachment. 
C)  reactive attachment disorder. 
D)  difficult child temperament.

Question 11

Match the following:
-Medulla

Accepted Answer

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons 
A) due to lack of resources/nutrients 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 12

Rats placed in "amusement park" environments

Accepted Answer

A)  develop comparably to all other rats. 
B)  show significant development of the medulla. 
C)  develop heavier brains than those not in enriched environments. 
D)  show shrinkage of the visual cortex. 
A)  develop comparably to all other rats. 
B)  show significant development of the medulla. 
C)  develop heavier brains than those not in enriched environments. 
D)  show shrinkage of the visual cortex.

Question 13

Match the following:
-Size constancy

Accepted Answer

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons 
A) due to lack of resources/nutrients 
B) grabs without using the thumb 
C) stimulates milk production 
D) the part of the neuron that receives information 
E) movement from one place to another
F)development from center to outer
G)fatty substance that coats neurons
H)controls heartbeat and breathing
I)protein-energy malnutrition characterized by an enlarged stomach and swollen feet
J)sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K)grabs using the thumb
L)behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M)process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N)perceive objects as same even from an angle
O)returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P)helps eject milk for breast-feeding
Q)consists of two hemispheres
R)perceive object as same even from a distance
S)associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T)chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 14

The surface of the medulla consists of two hemispheres, left and right.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Breast-feeding provides benefits to mothers such as reducing the risk of breast and ovarian cancers, building bone strength, reducing the risk of osteoporosis, and

Accepted Answer

A)  helping shrink the uterus after delivery. 
B)  reducing the chances of becoming obese. 
C)  creating immunity to common illnesses, such as colds. 
D)  There are no benefits for mothers, just for infants 
A)  helping shrink the uterus after delivery. 
B)  reducing the chances of becoming obese. 
C)  creating immunity to common illnesses, such as colds. 
D)  There are no benefits for mothers, just for infants

Question 16

At the end of one year, one woman in is still breast-feeding.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  five 
D)  seven 
A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  five 
D)  seven

Question 17

At approximately what age do children start using their thumbs to aid them in grasping objects?

Accepted Answer

A)  4-6 months 
B)  9-12 months 
C)  Virtually at birth 
D)  2-3 months 
A)  4-6 months 
B)  9-12 months 
C)  Virtually at birth 
D)  2-3 months

Question 18

refers to an infant's ability to integrate sensations into meaningful patterns of events, or a mental map of the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Differentiation 
B)  Perception 
C)  Constancy 
D)  Canalization 
A)  Differentiation 
B)  Perception 
C)  Constancy 
D)  Canalization

Question 19

If a child cannot maintain her balance, control her motor behavior, or coordinate her eye movements with bodily sensations, which part of the brain might be faulty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cerebellum 
B)  Amygdala 
C)  Medulla 
D)  Hypothalamus 
A)  Cerebellum 
B)  Amygdala 
C)  Medulla 
D)  Hypothalamus

Question 20

Newborns

Accepted Answer

A)  have better peripheral vision than adults. 
B)  are extremely farsighted. 
C)  have poorer peripheral vision than adults. 
D)  are unable to see in black and white because the rods of the retina are not developed at birth. 
A)  have better peripheral vision than adults. 
B)  are extremely farsighted. 
C)  have poorer peripheral vision than adults. 
D)  are unable to see in black and white because the rods of the retina are not developed at birth.

The neurons involved in vision begin to myelinate and complete the process of myelination than those involved in hearing.

What reflex prevents infants from ingesting solid foods prior to 4 months of age?

What is the general food timeline for a child in the first two years?

Myelination of motor pathways

Brain nourishment

The rapid proliferation of neurons

When infants "look" at something,

If an infant perceives a door as the same shape whether it is closed or ajar, this represents

is caused by the replacement of myelin with a hard fibrous tissue that impedes neural transmission.

Failure to thrive (FTT) has been linked to deficiencies in caregiver-infant interactions, resulting in

Match the following: -Medulla

Rats placed in "amusement park" environments

Match the following: -Size constancy

The surface of the medulla consists of two hemispheres, left and right.

Breast-feeding provides benefits to mothers such as reducing the risk of breast and ovarian cancers, building bone strength, reducing the risk of osteoporosis, and

At the end of one year, one woman in is still breast-feeding.

At approximately what age do children start using their thumbs to aid them in grasping objects?

refers to an infant's ability to integrate sensations into meaningful patterns of events, or a mental map of the world.

If a child cannot maintain her balance, control her motor behavior, or coordinate her eye movements with bodily sensations, which part of the brain might be faulty?

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The neurons involved in vision begin to myelinate and complete the process of myelination than those involved in hearing.

What reflex prevents infants from ingesting solid foods prior to 4 months of age?

What is the general food timeline for a child in the first two years?

Myelination of motor pathways

Brain nourishment

The rapid proliferation of neurons

When infants "look" at something,

If an infant perceives a door as the same shape whether it is closed or ajar, this represents

is caused by the replacement of myelin with a hard fibrous tissue that impedes neural transmission.

Failure to thrive (FTT) has been linked to deficiencies in caregiver-infant interactions, resulting in

Match the following: -Medulla

Rats placed in "amusement park" environments

Match the following: -Size constancy

The surface of the medulla consists of two hemispheres, left and right.

Breast-feeding provides benefits to mothers such as reducing the risk of breast and ovarian cancers, building bone strength, reducing the risk of osteoporosis, and

At the end of one year, one woman in is still breast-feeding.

At approximately what age do children start using their thumbs to aid them in grasping objects?

refers to an infant's ability to integrate sensations into meaningful patterns of events, or a mental map of the world.

If a child cannot maintain her balance, control her motor behavior, or coordinate her eye movements with bodily sensations, which part of the brain might be faulty?

Newborns

History-Theories-And-Methods

Heredity-And-Conception

Prenatal-Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy-Cognitive-Development

Infancy-Social-And-Emotional-Development

Early-Childhood-Physical-Development

Early-Childhood-Cognitive-Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle-Childhood-Cognitive-Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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