Question 1

Neuroscientists believe that what wires the brain or rewires it after birth is:

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A)  genetic makeup.
B)  DNA.
C)  repeated experience.
D)  heredity.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following statements is TRUE about an infant's color vision?

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A)  It usually mirrors that of an adult at birth.
B)  Its development is independent of the experience of an infant.
C)  Its development,in part,reflects maturation.
D)  It usually approximates that of an adult by four months of age.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

Whenever baby Beth hears a loud noise,she responds with a _____ reflex,where she arches her back,throws back her head,flings out her arms and legs,and then rapidly closes her arms and legs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Moro
B)  rooting
C)  grasping
D)  fencingE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

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.

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A)  maturational
B)  evolutionary
C)  static
D)  dynamicE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

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

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A)  palmer grasp.
B)  pincer grip.
C)  Moro reflex.
D)  fencing reflex.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

In which of the following circumstances is it recommended that a mother NOT breast feed?

Accepted Answer

A)  If the mother plans to return to full-time work soon
B)  If the mother has active tuberculosis
C)  If the mother's age is 40 or older
D)  If the baby is overweightE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

The cephalocaudal pattern is the sequence in which the earliest growth always occurs at the:

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A)  center of the body and then moves toward the extremities.
B)  spinal cord and then expands out to the limbs and head.
C)  top-the head-with physical growth and differentiation of features gradually working their way down from top to bottom.
D)  bottom-the feet-with physical growth and differentiation of features gradually working their way up to the head.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Similar to the epigenetic view,the _____ view emphasizes the importance of interactions between experience and gene expression in the brain's development.

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroconstructivist
B)  dynamic systems
C)  genetic
D)  ecologicalE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensation
B)  Perception
C)  Reception
D)  TransitionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

In the cerebral cortex,the _____ lobe is involved in voluntary movement,thinking,personality,and intentionality or purpose.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal
B)  parietal
C)  occipital
D)  temporalE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

Clara just recently started walking,according to research,we would also expect her to:

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A)  have an increase in language development due to interaction with more objects.
B)  be safer because she is more in control of her relationship with her environment.
C)  make life easier for her parents now that she can walk.
D)  show less egocentrism since she is now able to get around on her own.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Pedro is two 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)  kwashiorkorE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

How is sleep in infancy linked to cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Too much sleep in infancy is connected to decreased alertness later on.
B)  Lower quality sleep at one year of age is related to lower attention regulation and behavioral issues by three to four years of age.
C)  Two hours less sleep than average nightly in infant increases cognitive function by three to four years of age.
D)  If babies do not get good enough sleep during infancy their brains will completely stop developing.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Identify the theorist who developed and used the "looking chamber" to study the vision of infants in the early 1960s.

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Question 16

Gustavo believes that motor skills represent solutions to the infant's goals.So when you offer a new toy to a baby,the baby attempts to grab the toy while also balancing itself.This active improvisation and adaptation to achieve one's goal demonstrates that nature,nurture,the infant,and the environment are all working together.Gustavo is a proponent of which theory?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Infants control the muscles of their trunk and arms before they control their hands and fingers,and they use their whole hands before they can control several fingers.This indicates a _____ pattern of growth.

Accepted Answer

A)  proximodistal
B)  cephalocaudal
C)  proximocaudal
D)  cephalodistalE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Approximately how many infants die annually in the United States from SIDS?

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000
B)  1,500
C)  2,000
D)  2,500E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Identify the theorist who believed that infants assemble motor skills for perceiving and acting.He/she proposed the dynamic systems theory to explain these findings.

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Question 20

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  In every country/region all babies crawl before walking.
B)  Some infants do not follow the standard sequence of motor accomplishments.
C)  Sleep position has no influence on whether babies crawled.
D)  Experience plays no role in motor development during the first year of life.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy

Clara just recently started walking,according to research,we would also expect her to:

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In the cerebral cortex,the _____ lobe is involved in voluntary movement,thinking,personality,and intentionality or purpose.

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Approximately how many infants die annually in the United States from SIDS?

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Pedro is two 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.

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

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

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Similar to the epigenetic view,the _____ view emphasizes the importance of interactions between experience and gene expression in the brain's development.

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Identify the theorist who believed that infants assemble motor skills for perceiving and acting.He/she proposed the dynamic systems theory to explain these findings.

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

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Identify the theorist who developed and used the "looking chamber" to study the vision of infants in the early 1960s.

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Neuroscientists believe that what wires the brain or rewires it after birth is:

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How is sleep in infancy linked to cognitive development?

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The cephalocaudal pattern is the sequence in which the earliest growth always occurs at the:

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Which of the following is true?

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Whenever baby Beth hears a loud noise,she responds with a _____ reflex,where she arches her back,throws back her head,flings out her arms and legs,and then rapidly closes her arms and legs.

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Which of the following statements is TRUE about an infant's color vision?

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Infants control the muscles of their trunk and arms before they control their hands and fingers,and they use their whole hands before they can control several fingers.This indicates a _____ pattern of growth.

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Clara just recently started walking,according to research,we would also expect her to:

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In the cerebral cortex,the _____ lobe is involved in voluntary movement,thinking,personality,and intentionality or purpose.

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Approximately how many infants die annually in the United States from SIDS?

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Pedro is two 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.

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

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

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Similar to the epigenetic view,the _____ view emphasizes the importance of interactions between experience and gene expression in the brain's development.

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Identify the theorist who believed that infants assemble motor skills for perceiving and acting.He/she proposed the dynamic systems theory to explain these findings.

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

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Identify the theorist who developed and used the "looking chamber" to study the vision of infants in the early 1960s.

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Neuroscientists believe that what wires the brain or rewires it after birth is:

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How is sleep in infancy linked to cognitive development?

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The cephalocaudal pattern is the sequence in which the earliest growth always occurs at the:

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