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Caleb is 14 months old.Which of the following activities would you expect that Caleb might be able to do?


A) Climb up steps using his hands and legs
B) Stand and throw a ball
C) Run
D) Jump in place

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Jerome weighed four and a half pounds when he was born.Compared to other newborns in North America,his weight is:


A) less than the average.
B) average.
C) severely abnormal.
D) higher than the average.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following technologies,a measure of the brain's electrical activity,have researchers been able to use successfully to learn about the brain's development in infancy?


A) Positron-emission tomography (PET) scans
B) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
C) Brain electron sampling (BES)
D) Electroencephalogram (EEG)

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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By the second birthday,a toddler's brain is about _____ percent of its adult weight.


A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 95

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Reaching in four-month-old infants is guided by:


A) keeping their limbs in sight.
B) touch.
C) cues from muscles,tendons,and joints.
D) auditory cues.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Identify a disadvantage of breast feeding in the context of impoverished African countries.


A) There is risk of passing HIV to the babies through breast milk if the mothers have the virus.
B) Breast milk is less hygienic than infant formula.
C) Breast feeding predominantly deteriorates the health of the mother.
D) Mothers who breast feed have a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Amber knows that a dinner plate is the same object whether it is flat on the table or standing in the dish drainer.Amber has developed:


A) size constancy.
B) depth perception.
C) shape constancy.
D) color constancy.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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A(n) _____ is a layer of fat cells that encases and insulates many axons,and helps electrical signals travel faster down the axon.


A) myelin sheath
B) astrocyte
C) dendrite
D) nociceptor

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Sensitivity to taste:


A) is present even before birth.
B) develops two days after birth.
C) is not seen in newborns.
D) develops a month after birth.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The peak of synaptic overproduction in the _____ takes place at around one year of age.


A) prefrontal cortex
B) spinal cord
C) visual cortex
D) neural tube

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Marasmus and kwashiorkor are two life-threatening conditions that can result from:


A) genetic abnormalities.
B) allergic reactions to milk.
C) malnutrition.
D) unhygienic preparation of formula.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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A fall from the changing table resulted in damage to Emily's temporal lobe.Her doctor has told her parents that this would most likely affect her:


A) memory.
B) taste.
C) vision.
D) voluntary movement.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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While scooting on the floor,baby Giovanni fell down the stairs.If he can no longer see,it is likely that his _____ lobe was damaged.


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

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Some people take Baruti's swollen belly to be a sign that he is well-fed and healthy.However,he suffers from a condition that causes his abdomen and feet to swell with water.Baruti's thin,brittle,and colorless hair; swollen feet and stomach; and listless behavior are all tell-tale signs that he suffers from:


A) Kwashiorkor.
B) Marasmus.
C) Binswanger's disorder.
D) Malenthorpe's disorder.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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The "visual cliff" experiment was used to measure:


A) size constancy.
B) shape constancy.
C) visual acuity.
D) depth perception.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Identify the lobe in the cerebral cortex that is responsible for voluntary movement and thinking.

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One day when Mark was crawling around,he fell down the stairs.After the doctor examined him,Mark's parents learned that he had damaged the parietal lobe.Mark's parents were told to expect that he would have difficulty with:


A) registering spatial locations.
B) processing auditory information.
C) vision.
D) initiating movement.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Mauricio takes his baby to the doctor for a one-month check-up.His doctor does a test where he presents an object or a sound and checks if baby turns his head towards it.What response is the doctor testing?

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Briefly explain MEG (magnetoencephalography)and its uses?

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MEG (magnetoencephalography)are brain im...

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At birth,the newborn's brain is about _____ percent of its adult weight.


A) 10
B) 25
C) 50
D) 75

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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