Question 1

Infants usually double their birth weight by the age of:

Accepted Answer

A)  one month.
B)  one year.
C)  four months.
D)  eight months.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

In which of the following circumstances should the mother NOT breast feed her baby?

Accepted Answer

A)  If she has AIDS
B)  If she is suffering from postpartum depression
C)  If the baby has low birth weight
D)  If the baby is overweightE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Infant Positioning and SIDS (AAPTFIPS) (2000) recommends against:

Accepted Answer

A)  children sleep on their backs.
B)  breast feeding.
C)  shared sleeping.
D)  children sleeping in cribs.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The _____ lobes in the cerebral cortex function in vision.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Who is at the highest risk of SIDS?

Accepted Answer

A)  Malachi,who is four weeks old
B)  Tyrell,who is six weeks old
C)  Chaz,who is three months old
D)  Isaiah,who is ten months oldE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Jake,age 11 months,is able to pick up cereal and bits of fruit off the tray of his high chair by grasping them with his thumb and forefinger.Jake has developed the:

Accepted Answer

A)  palmer grasp.
B)  pincer grip.
C)  Moro reflex.
D)  fencing reflex.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Bo,two months old,weighs 10 pounds.His father wants to know how many calories he should be consuming every day.What would you tell him?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 calories
B)  200 calories
C)  500 calories
D)  800 caloriesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about the involvement of left and right hemispheres in performing different functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most neuroscientists believe that complex brain activity involves only one particular hemisphere.
B)  Logical thinkers are primarily 'right-brained' due to the excessive involvement of right hemisphere.
C)  Humor and use of metaphors usually depends on activity in the right hemisphere.
D)  Excessive involvement of left hemisphere results in creative thinking.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Define gross and fine motor skills,and give an example of each.

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Question 10

In the visual cliff experiment by Eleanor Gibson and Richard Walk,most babies encouraged to crawl onto the deep side of the visual cliff would:

Accepted Answer

A)  crawl onto the cliff side.
B)  not crawl onto the cliff side.
C)  crawl onto the cliff side only when their mothers called them.
D)  not crawl onto the cliff side,but showed significant increases in heart rate-indicating anxiety.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Developmentalist Arnold Gesell proposed that motor development comes about through:

Accepted Answer

A)  repeated experiences.
B)  the unfolding of a genetic plan.
C)  positive reinforcement.
D)  a conducive environment.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Chemical interactions in ____ connect axons and dendrites,allowing information to pass from neuron to neuron.

Accepted Answer

A)  nephrons
B)  synapses
C)  neurotransmitters
D)  myelin sheathsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following statements is TRUE about perception in infants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants are not able to perceive the localization of a sound.
B)  Newborns cannot hear soft sounds quite as well as adults can.
C)  Infants are very sensitive to the pitch of a sound.
D)  Infants are not able to perceive pain.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

List five risk factors associated with an infant dying from SIDS:

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Risk factors for SIDS include: 1)Sleepin...

Question 15

The portion farthest from the spinal cord is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  hindbrain.
B)  forebrain.
C)  midbrain.
D)  topbrain.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Fantz believes that we directly perceive information that exists in the world around us and that perception is designed for action.He most likely holds a(n) _____ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethological
B)  ecological
C)  evolutionary
D)  geneticE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true about brain development?

Accepted Answer

A)  The brain grows exponentially from conception to birth; causing the brain to be completely developed at birth.
B)  The process of brain development continues through the first year after birth and then stops.
C)  Extensive brain development continues after birth,through infancy and later.
D)  Brain development continues after birth only among premature babies.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

When babies engage in physical activity or use language,some synaptic connections will be strengthened,while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear.A neuroscientist would identify this process as:

Accepted Answer

A)  pruning.
B)  myelination.
C)  paring.
D)  lateralization.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

The experience of our world as a smooth,unitary episode is made possible by intermodal:

Accepted Answer

A)  reflection.
B)  perception.
C)  sensation.
D)  interpretation.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Your professor says that our perception brings us into contact with the environment in order to interact with and adapt to it.This indicates that he holds a(n) _____ view on perceptual development.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethological
B)  ecological
C)  evolutionary
D)  geneticE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy

Define gross and fine motor skills,and give an example of each.

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Which of the following statements is true about the involvement of left and right hemispheres in performing different functions?

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The experience of our world as a smooth,unitary episode is made possible by intermodal:

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In which of the following circumstances should the mother NOT breast feed her baby?

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The portion farthest from the spinal cord is known as the:

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Which of the following statements is true about brain development?

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Infants usually double their birth weight by the age of:

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In the visual cliff experiment by Eleanor Gibson and Richard Walk,most babies encouraged to crawl onto the deep side of the visual cliff would:

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The American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Infant Positioning and SIDS (AAPTFIPS) (2000) recommends against:

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Bo,two months old,weighs 10 pounds.His father wants to know how many calories he should be consuming every day.What would you tell him?

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Developmentalist Arnold Gesell proposed that motor development comes about through:

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Jake,age 11 months,is able to pick up cereal and bits of fruit off the tray of his high chair by grasping them with his thumb and forefinger.Jake has developed the:

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List five risk factors associated with an infant dying from SIDS:

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Fantz believes that we directly perceive information that exists in the world around us and that perception is designed for action.He most likely holds a(n) _____ perspective.

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Chemical interactions in ____ connect axons and dendrites,allowing information to pass from neuron to neuron.

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Your professor says that our perception brings us into contact with the environment in order to interact with and adapt to it.This indicates that he holds a(n) _____ view on perceptual development.

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The _____ lobes in the cerebral cortex function in vision.

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Who is at the highest risk of SIDS?

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Which of the following statements is TRUE about perception in infants?

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When babies engage in physical activity or use language,some synaptic connections will be strengthened,while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear.A neuroscientist would identify this process as:

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