Question 1

"Baby fat"

Accepted Answer

A)  helps the infant maintain a constant body temperature. 
B)  peaks at about 6 months. 
C)  increases very slowly during infancy. 
D)  helps the infant gain strength and physical coordination. 
A)  helps the infant maintain a constant body temperature. 
B)  peaks at about 6 months. 
C)  increases very slowly during infancy. 
D)  helps the infant gain strength and physical coordination.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a gross-motor skill?

Accepted Answer

A)  climbing 
B)  pointing 
C)  reaching 
D)  scribbling 
A)  climbing 
B)  pointing 
C)  reaching 
D)  scribbling

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true about skeletal age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caucasian-American children tend to be slightly ahead of African-American children in skeletal age. 
B)  At birth, the sexes differ by about 2 to 3 weeks in skeletal age. 
C)  Girls are considerably ahead of boys in skeletal age. 
D)  The gap between the sexes in skeletal age closes during toddlerhood. 
A)  Caucasian-American children tend to be slightly ahead of African-American children in skeletal age. 
B)  At birth, the sexes differ by about 2 to 3 weeks in skeletal age. 
C)  Girls are considerably ahead of boys in skeletal age. 
D)  The gap between the sexes in skeletal age closes during toddlerhood.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true regarding breastfeeding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Breastfeeding should be combined with formula for a balanced diet. 
B)  Breastfeeding helps increase spacing among siblings. 
C)  Breastfeeding has become less common in industrialized nations. 
D)  Breastfeeding is a reliable method of birth control. 
A)  Breastfeeding should be combined with formula for a balanced diet. 
B)  Breastfeeding helps increase spacing among siblings. 
C)  Breastfeeding has become less common in industrialized nations. 
D)  Breastfeeding is a reliable method of birth control.

Question 5

A surprising aspect of brain growth is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the neural tube produces far less neurons than the brain will need. 
B)  as synapses form, 20 to 80 percent of the surrounding neurons die. 
C)  during infancy and toddlerhood, neural fibers stagnate. 
D)  neurons send messages to one another through neuroimaging. 
A)  the neural tube produces far less neurons than the brain will need. 
B)  as synapses form, 20 to 80 percent of the surrounding neurons die. 
C)  during infancy and toddlerhood, neural fibers stagnate. 
D)  neurons send messages to one another through neuroimaging.

Question 6

Which of the following is an activity associated with experience-expectant brain growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  coloring a picture 
B)  playing peekaboo 
C)  learning to ride a bike 
D)  playing the piano 
A)  coloring a picture 
B)  playing peekaboo 
C)  learning to ride a bike 
D)  playing the piano

Question 7

The ________ cortex is responsible for consciousness, inhibition of impulses, and use of memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

As infants become familiar with many types of objects, they rely more on ________ and less on _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  motion; size 
B)  motion; shape 
C)  motion; surface pattern 
D)  object features; motion 
A)  motion; size 
B)  motion; shape 
C)  motion; surface pattern 
D)  object features; motion

Question 9

In cultures where mothers carry their infants on their hips or in slings for most of the day,

Accepted Answer

A)  infants are delayed in reaching and grasping. 
B)  manual skills develop later than in Western infants. 
C)  infants are advanced in reaching and grasping. 
D)  the overstimulation causes babies to cry a great deal. 
A)  infants are delayed in reaching and grasping. 
B)  manual skills develop later than in Western infants. 
C)  infants are advanced in reaching and grasping. 
D)  the overstimulation causes babies to cry a great deal.

Question 10

________ arise because our two eyes have slightly different views of the visual field.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pictorial depth cues 
B)  Dimensions 
C)  Binocular depth cues 
D)  Receding lines 
A)  Pictorial depth cues 
B)  Dimensions 
C)  Binocular depth cues 
D)  Receding lines

Question 11

In a study of face perception, by 9 months, infants

Accepted Answer

A)  could discriminate the individual faces of both humans and monkeys. 
B)  no longer showed a novelty preference when viewing monkey pairs. 
C)  showed a novelty preference only when viewing monkey pairs. 
D)  could not yet discriminate the individual faces of humans or monkeys. 
A)  could discriminate the individual faces of both humans and monkeys. 
B)  no longer showed a novelty preference when viewing monkey pairs. 
C)  showed a novelty preference only when viewing monkey pairs. 
D)  could not yet discriminate the individual faces of humans or monkeys.

Question 12

In Wayne Dennis's study of infants in Iranian orphanages, only 15 percent of the orphans were walking alone by 3 to 4 years of age because

Accepted Answer

A)  they spent the first year of their lives being carried by caregivers. 
B)  they were malnourished and unable to acquire the strength to walk. 
C)  they spent their days lying on their backs in cribs. 
D)  rapid motor progress was actively discouraged by caregivers. 
A)  they spent the first year of their lives being carried by caregivers. 
B)  they were malnourished and unable to acquire the strength to walk. 
C)  they spent their days lying on their backs in cribs. 
D)  rapid motor progress was actively discouraged by caregivers.

Question 13

Gains in ________ and ________ are responsible for the extraordinary gain in overall size of the brain during the first 2 years.

Accepted Answer

A)  neurons; synapses 
B)  neural fibers; myelination 
C)  glial cells; synapses 
D)  muscle; fat 
A)  neurons; synapses 
B)  neural fibers; myelination 
C)  glial cells; synapses 
D)  muscle; fat

Question 14

________ enhances older infants' attention to an object's surface features.

Accepted Answer

A)  Motion 
B)  Perception 
C)  The environment 
D)  Experience 
A)  Motion 
B)  Perception 
C)  The environment 
D)  Experience

Question 15

______ is/are the first depth cues to which infants are sensitive.

Accepted Answer

A)  Motion 
B)  Binocular depth cues 
C)  Pictorial depth cues 
D)  Spatial relationships 
A)  Motion 
B)  Binocular depth cues 
C)  Pictorial depth cues 
D)  Spatial relationships

Question 16

Which of the following infants is most likely to refuse to cross the deep side of the visual cliff?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abbie, who has 3 days of crawling experience 
B)  Bart, who has 4 weeks of crawling experience 
C)  Crystal, who has 2 months of crawling experience 
D)  Din, who has 4 months of crawling experience 
A)  Abbie, who has 3 days of crawling experience 
B)  Bart, who has 4 weeks of crawling experience 
C)  Crystal, who has 2 months of crawling experience 
D)  Din, who has 4 months of crawling experience

Question 17

________ are responsible for coating neural fibers with an insulating fatty sheath.

Accepted Answer

A)  Glial cells 
B)  Neurotransmitters 
C)  Brain waves 
D)  Synapses 
A)  Glial cells 
B)  Neurotransmitters 
C)  Brain waves 
D)  Synapses

Question 18

Sensitive adult care

Accepted Answer

A)  may overwhelm institutionalized infants beyond their capacities and interfere with the brain's potential. 
B)  seems to protect the young brain from the potentially damaging effects of inadequate stress-hormone exposure. 
C)  has little impact on brain development in traumatized infants and young children. 
D)  may help institutionalized infants grow physically, but will not aid in cognitive development. 
A)  may overwhelm institutionalized infants beyond their capacities and interfere with the brain's potential. 
B)  seems to protect the young brain from the potentially damaging effects of inadequate stress-hormone exposure. 
C)  has little impact on brain development in traumatized infants and young children. 
D)  may help institutionalized infants grow physically, but will not aid in cognitive development.

Question 19

________ is a very difficult response to classically condition in young infants because they _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hunger; are almost always hungry 
B)  Fear; do not have the motor skills to escape unpleasant events 
C)  Happiness; express happiness only in familiar contexts 
D)  Anger; do not yet have the capacity to express anger 
A)  Hunger; are almost always hungry 
B)  Fear; do not have the motor skills to escape unpleasant events 
C)  Happiness; express happiness only in familiar contexts 
D)  Anger; do not yet have the capacity to express anger

Question 20

Compared to older babies, very young babies prefer to look at large, bold checkerboards over checkerboards with many small squares. This is because very young infants

Accepted Answer

A)  are overstimulated by more complex checkerboard patterns. 
B)  prefer the pattern with the least contrast. 
C)  are more sensitive to the greater contrast in complex patterns. 
D)  cannot resolve the small features in more complex patterns. 
A)  are overstimulated by more complex checkerboard patterns. 
B)  prefer the pattern with the least contrast. 
C)  are more sensitive to the greater contrast in complex patterns. 
D)  cannot resolve the small features in more complex patterns.

"Baby fat"

Which of the following is an example of a gross-motor skill?

Which of the following statements is true about skeletal age?

Which of the following statements is true regarding breastfeeding?

A surprising aspect of brain growth is that

Which of the following is an activity associated with experience-expectant brain growth?

The ________ cortex is responsible for consciousness, inhibition of impulses, and use of memory.

As infants become familiar with many types of objects, they rely more on and less on _.

In cultures where mothers carry their infants on their hips or in slings for most of the day,

________ arise because our two eyes have slightly different views of the visual field.

In a study of face perception, by 9 months, infants

In Wayne Dennis's study of infants in Iranian orphanages, only 15 percent of the orphans were walking alone by 3 to 4 years of age because

Gains in and are responsible for the extraordinary gain in overall size of the brain during the first 2 years.

________ enhances older infants' attention to an object's surface features.

______ is/are the first depth cues to which infants are sensitive.

Which of the following infants is most likely to refuse to cross the deep side of the visual cliff?

________ are responsible for coating neural fibers with an insulating fatty sheath.

Sensitive adult care

is a very difficult response to classically condition in young infants because they _______.

Compared to older babies, very young babies prefer to look at large, bold checkerboards over checkerboards with many small squares. This is because very young infants

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Exam 5: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

"Baby fat"

Which of the following is an example of a gross-motor skill?

Which of the following statements is true about skeletal age?

Which of the following statements is true regarding breastfeeding?

A surprising aspect of brain growth is that

Which of the following is an activity associated with experience-expectant brain growth?

The ________ cortex is responsible for consciousness, inhibition of impulses, and use of memory.

As infants become familiar with many types of objects, they rely more on ________ and less on _________.

In cultures where mothers carry their infants on their hips or in slings for most of the day,

________ arise because our two eyes have slightly different views of the visual field.

In a study of face perception, by 9 months, infants

In Wayne Dennis's study of infants in Iranian orphanages, only 15 percent of the orphans were walking alone by 3 to 4 years of age because

Gains in ________ and ________ are responsible for the extraordinary gain in overall size of the brain during the first 2 years.

________ enhances older infants' attention to an object's surface features.

______ is/are the first depth cues to which infants are sensitive.

Which of the following infants is most likely to refuse to cross the deep side of the visual cliff?

________ are responsible for coating neural fibers with an insulating fatty sheath.

Sensitive adult care

________ is a very difficult response to classically condition in young infants because they _______________.

Compared to older babies, very young babies prefer to look at large, bold checkerboards over checkerboards with many small squares. This is because very young infants

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

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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As infants become familiar with many types of objects, they rely more on and less on _.

Gains in and are responsible for the extraordinary gain in overall size of the brain during the first 2 years.

is a very difficult response to classically condition in young infants because they _______.