Question 1

In some hospitals, health professionals use the NBAS to

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A)  offer parents an early intelligence test score for their newborn. 
B)  measure the newborn's physical condition at 1 and 5 minutes after birth. 
C)  demonstrate to parents the capacities of their newborn infant. 
D)  teach new mothers how to bond with their babies. 
A)  offer parents an early intelligence test score for their newborn. 
B)  measure the newborn's physical condition at 1 and 5 minutes after birth. 
C)  demonstrate to parents the capacities of their newborn infant. 
D)  teach new mothers how to bond with their babies.

Question 2

Travis is born three days after his due date and weighs five pounds. Travis is a(n) ________ infant.

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A)  preterm 
B)  small-for-date 
C)  average-weight 
D)  anoxic 
A)  preterm 
B)  small-for-date 
C)  average-weight 
D)  anoxic

Question 3

The Kauai study tells us that

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A)  even children who experience mild birth trauma and grow up in stable families do not do as well on measures of intelligence as children with no birth problems. 
B)  as long as birth injuries are not overwhelming, a supportive home can restore children's growth. 
C)  a supportive home environment does little to alleviate the effects of birth trauma, as brain injuries are often permanent. 
D)  children who experience moderate birth trauma and are exposed to poverty will have serious learning difficulties even if they are otherwise resilient. 
A)  even children who experience mild birth trauma and grow up in stable families do not do as well on measures of intelligence as children with no birth problems. 
B)  as long as birth injuries are not overwhelming, a supportive home can restore children's growth. 
C)  a supportive home environment does little to alleviate the effects of birth trauma, as brain injuries are often permanent. 
D)  children who experience moderate birth trauma and are exposed to poverty will have serious learning difficulties even if they are otherwise resilient.

Question 4

Research on hearing shows that newborns

Accepted Answer

A)  can perceive only those sounds that are found in their own native language. 
B)  prefer pure tones to complex sounds, such as human language. 
C)  can tell the difference between a series of tones arranged in ascending versus descending order. 
D)  cannot distinguish happy-sounding speech from speech with negative emotional qualities. 
A)  can perceive only those sounds that are found in their own native language. 
B)  prefer pure tones to complex sounds, such as human language. 
C)  can tell the difference between a series of tones arranged in ascending versus descending order. 
D)  cannot distinguish happy-sounding speech from speech with negative emotional qualities.

Question 5

Fetal monitoring is linked to a(n)

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A)  reduction in the rates of infant brain damage. 
B)  reduction in the rates of infant death. 
C)  reduction in the use of instrumental deliveries. 
D)  increase in the number of cesarean deliveries. 
A)  reduction in the rates of infant brain damage. 
B)  reduction in the rates of infant death. 
C)  reduction in the use of instrumental deliveries. 
D)  increase in the number of cesarean deliveries.

Question 6

The stepping reflex

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A)  is permanent. 
B)  appears at around 3 months. 
C)  reveals the health of the leg muscles. 
D)  disappears at around 2 months. 
A)  is permanent. 
B)  appears at around 3 months. 
C)  reveals the health of the leg muscles. 
D)  disappears at around 2 months.

Question 7

Postpartum depression

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A)  occurs only in first-time mothers. 
B)  fails to subside as a new mother adjusts to hormonal changes in her body. 
C)  affects 15 to 20 percent of women. 
D)  usually subsides after a week or two. 
A)  occurs only in first-time mothers. 
B)  fails to subside as a new mother adjusts to hormonal changes in her body. 
C)  affects 15 to 20 percent of women. 
D)  usually subsides after a week or two.

Question 8

___________ doubles the risk of SIDS.

Accepted Answer

A)  Placing a sleeping baby on her back 
B)  Prenatal abuse of drugs 
C)  Placing a sleeping infant on his side 
D)  Maternal cigarette smoking 
A)  Placing a sleeping baby on her back 
B)  Prenatal abuse of drugs 
C)  Placing a sleeping infant on his side 
D)  Maternal cigarette smoking

Question 9

During transition, the

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A)  baby is forced down and out of the birth canal. 
B)  placenta is delivered. 
C)  cervix opens completely. 
D)  cervix begins to dilate and efface. 
A)  baby is forced down and out of the birth canal. 
B)  placenta is delivered. 
C)  cervix opens completely. 
D)  cervix begins to dilate and efface.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true regarding taste in newborns?

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A)  Newborns can readily learn to like a taste that first evoked either a neutral or a negative response. 
B)  Newborns do not exhibit taste preferences until a few weeks after birth. 
C)  Not until 6 months do babies prefer a salty taste to plain water. 
D)  Newborns respond to sour tastes by showing a distinct archlike mouth opening. 
A)  Newborns can readily learn to like a taste that first evoked either a neutral or a negative response. 
B)  Newborns do not exhibit taste preferences until a few weeks after birth. 
C)  Not until 6 months do babies prefer a salty taste to plain water. 
D)  Newborns respond to sour tastes by showing a distinct archlike mouth opening.

In some hospitals, health professionals use the NBAS to

Travis is born three days after his due date and weighs five pounds. Travis is a(n) ________ infant.

The Kauai study tells us that

Research on hearing shows that newborns

Fetal monitoring is linked to a(n)

The stepping reflex

Postpartum depression

___________ doubles the risk of SIDS.

During transition, the

Which of the following statements is true regarding taste in newborns?

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

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Exam 4: Birth and the Newborn Baby

In some hospitals, health professionals use the NBAS to

Travis is born three days after his due date and weighs five pounds. Travis is a(n) ________ infant.

The Kauai study tells us that

Research on hearing shows that newborns

Fetal monitoring is linked to a(n)

The stepping reflex

Postpartum depression

___________ doubles the risk of SIDS.

During transition, the

Which of the following statements is true regarding taste in newborns?

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

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