Question 1

Transmitter is to receiver as

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A)  dendrite is to cell body. 
B)  axon is to dendrite. 
C)  dendrite is to axon. 
D)  cell body is to axon. 
A)  dendrite is to cell body. 
B)  axon is to dendrite. 
C)  dendrite is to axon. 
D)  cell body is to axon.

Question 2

Newborns

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A)  are incapable of perceiving color. 
B)  can perceive few colors. 
C)  can perceive color as well as adults. 
D)  can perceive more colors than most adults. 
A)  are incapable of perceiving color. 
B)  can perceive few colors. 
C)  can perceive color as well as adults. 
D)  can perceive more colors than most adults.

Question 3

Which 1-year-old would not be able to utilize binocular disparity to perceive depth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bingo, who was born color blind 
B)  Bango, who was born blind in one eye 
C)  Bongo, who was born one month premature 
D)  Irving, who has the acuity of a typical six-month-old 
A)  Bingo, who was born color blind 
B)  Bango, who was born blind in one eye 
C)  Bongo, who was born one month premature 
D)  Irving, who has the acuity of a typical six-month-old

Question 4

About how old will an infant be when it can perceive the same colors adults perceive?

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A)  2 weeks old 
B)  4 months old 
C)  1 year old 
D)  6 years old 
A)  2 weeks old 
B)  4 months old 
C)  1 year old 
D)  6 years old

Question 5

Reflexes are learned responses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the best evidence for the notion that sociocultural forces play a role in handedness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only 10 percent of the population is left-handed. 
B)  Right-handed parents tend to have right-handed offspring. 
C)  When societal attitudes change, the incidence of left-handedness changes. 
D)  In American culture, most desks and scissors and golf clubs are made for right-handers. 
A)  Only 10 percent of the population is left-handed. 
B)  Right-handed parents tend to have right-handed offspring. 
C)  When societal attitudes change, the incidence of left-handedness changes. 
D)  In American culture, most desks and scissors and golf clubs are made for right-handers.

Question 7

Prior to birth, all ____ layers of the major brain are formed.

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A)  6 
B)  60 
C)  600 
D)  6,000 
A)  6 
B)  60 
C)  600 
D)  6,000

Question 8

What would be the best example of a fine motor skill?

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A)  Crawling 
B)  Feeding yourself with a spoon 
C)  Running in a race 
D)  Climbing to the top of a large hill 
A)  Crawling 
B)  Feeding yourself with a spoon 
C)  Running in a race 
D)  Climbing to the top of a large hill

Question 9

Tomomi has mastered balancing, stepping, and the perceptual skills necessary to negotiate her way around. Putting all these skills together to enable her to walk is a process called

Accepted Answer

A)  integration. 
B)  differentiation. 
C)  retinal disparity. 
D)  perception. 
A)  integration. 
B)  differentiation. 
C)  retinal disparity. 
D)  perception.

Question 10

Pain cries can usually be differentiated from basic or mad cries by their

Accepted Answer

A)  intensity. 
B)  sudden onset. 
C)  time of occurrence. 
D)  relationship to REM. 
A)  intensity. 
B)  sudden onset. 
C)  time of occurrence. 
D)  relationship to REM.

Question 11

Twelve-month-old Callum is barely able to walk a few steps before losing his balance and falling down. What is the term that best describes Callum's current ability to move around?

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A)  Neuroplasticity 
B)  Fine motor skills 
C)  Differentiation 
D)  Toddling 
A)  Neuroplasticity 
B)  Fine motor skills 
C)  Differentiation 
D)  Toddling

Question 12

Experience does not influence brain development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Who is at greatest risk of falling victim to sudden infant death syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Someone who is 3 months old 
B)  Someone who is 9 months old 
C)  Someone who is 2 years old 
D)  Someone who is 5 years old 
A)  Someone who is 3 months old 
B)  Someone who is 9 months old 
C)  Someone who is 2 years old 
D)  Someone who is 5 years old

Question 14

Describe Wellman's phases of theory of mind and provide an example that illustrates the behaviors associated with each phase.

Accepted Answer

Henry Wellman (2014), believes that chil

Question 15

Maria is a typical healthy 1-year-old who weighs 24 pounds. Which is the best estimate of her birth weight?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 pounds 
B)  8 pounds 
C)  12 pounds 
D)  16 pounds 
A)  4 pounds 
B)  8 pounds 
C)  12 pounds 
D)  16 pounds

Question 16

Dr. Quillan is measuring the point at which an infant can no longer differentiate between a striped-patterned stimulus and a gray square. Dr. Quillan is probably attempting to measure the infant's

Accepted Answer

A)  depth perception. 
B)  retinal disparity. 
C)  visual acuity. 
D)  ability to perceive different pitches. 
A)  depth perception. 
B)  retinal disparity. 
C)  visual acuity. 
D)  ability to perceive different pitches.

Question 17

Infants tend to be able to

Accepted Answer

A)  hear tones lower than the human speech range better than adults. 
B)  hear tones higher than the human speech range better than adults. 
C)  pick out a sound from background noise, though not as skillfully as adults. 
D)  all of these are correct 
A)  hear tones lower than the human speech range better than adults. 
B)  hear tones higher than the human speech range better than adults. 
C)  pick out a sound from background noise, though not as skillfully as adults. 
D)  all of these are correct

Question 18

As a result of surgery, Graeme's left and right cerebral hemispheres are no longer connected. Which part of Graeme's brain was most likely the focus of the surgery?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cerebral cortex 
B)  The dendrites 
C)  The frontal cortex 
D)  The corpus callosum 
A)  The cerebral cortex 
B)  The dendrites 
C)  The frontal cortex 
D)  The corpus callosum

Question 19

Which is considered a pictorial cue to depth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Visual expansion 
B)  Texture gradient 
C)  Retinal disparity 
D)  Motion parallax 
A)  Visual expansion 
B)  Texture gradient 
C)  Retinal disparity 
D)  Motion parallax

Question 20

Terminal buttons are located on which part of a neuron?

Accepted Answer

A)  The end of the dendrite 
B)  Cell body 
C)  Neurotransmitter 
D)  The end of the axon 
A)  The end of the dendrite 
B)  Cell body 
C)  Neurotransmitter 
D)  The end of the axon

Transmitter is to receiver as

Newborns

Which 1-year-old would not be able to utilize binocular disparity to perceive depth?

About how old will an infant be when it can perceive the same colors adults perceive?

Reflexes are learned responses.

What is the best evidence for the notion that sociocultural forces play a role in handedness?

Prior to birth, all ____ layers of the major brain are formed.

What would be the best example of a fine motor skill?

Tomomi has mastered balancing, stepping, and the perceptual skills necessary to negotiate her way around. Putting all these skills together to enable her to walk is a process called

Pain cries can usually be differentiated from basic or mad cries by their

Twelve-month-old Callum is barely able to walk a few steps before losing his balance and falling down. What is the term that best describes Callum's current ability to move around?

Experience does not influence brain development.

Who is at greatest risk of falling victim to sudden infant death syndrome?

Describe Wellman's phases of theory of mind and provide an example that illustrates the behaviors associated with each phase.

Maria is a typical healthy 1-year-old who weighs 24 pounds. Which is the best estimate of her birth weight?

Dr. Quillan is measuring the point at which an infant can no longer differentiate between a striped-patterned stimulus and a gray square. Dr. Quillan is probably attempting to measure the infant's

Infants tend to be able to

As a result of surgery, Graeme's left and right cerebral hemispheres are no longer connected. Which part of Graeme's brain was most likely the focus of the surgery?

Which is considered a pictorial cue to depth?

Terminal buttons are located on which part of a neuron?

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Work, Leisure, and Retirement

Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

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Exam 3: Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

Transmitter is to receiver as

Newborns

Which 1-year-old would not be able to utilize binocular disparity to perceive depth?

About how old will an infant be when it can perceive the same colors adults perceive?

Reflexes are learned responses.

What is the best evidence for the notion that sociocultural forces play a role in handedness?

Prior to birth, all ____ layers of the major brain are formed.

What would be the best example of a fine motor skill?

Tomomi has mastered balancing, stepping, and the perceptual skills necessary to negotiate her way around. Putting all these skills together to enable her to walk is a process called

Pain cries can usually be differentiated from basic or mad cries by their

Twelve-month-old Callum is barely able to walk a few steps before losing his balance and falling down. What is the term that best describes Callum's current ability to move around?

Experience does not influence brain development.

Who is at greatest risk of falling victim to sudden infant death syndrome?

Describe Wellman's phases of theory of mind and provide an example that illustrates the behaviors associated with each phase.

Maria is a typical healthy 1-year-old who weighs 24 pounds. Which is the best estimate of her birth weight?

Dr. Quillan is measuring the point at which an infant can no longer differentiate between a striped-patterned stimulus and a gray square. Dr. Quillan is probably attempting to measure the infant's

Infants tend to be able to

As a result of surgery, Graeme's left and right cerebral hemispheres are no longer connected. Which part of Graeme's brain was most likely the focus of the surgery?

Which is considered a pictorial cue to depth?

Terminal buttons are located on which part of a neuron?

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Work, Leisure, and Retirement

Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

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