Question 1

Children with _____ sometimes appear to be well fed even though they are not because the disease can cause the child's abdomen and feet to swell with water.

Accepted Answer

A)  marasmus
B)  yellow fever
C)  kwashiorkor
D)  beriberiE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

When Martha wants to feed her newborn son,she gently brushes her nipple against his cheek and,in a _____ reflex,he turns his head toward the side that was touched and immediately latches on to her breast.

Accepted Answer

A)  Moro
B)  sucking
C)  rooting
D)  graspingE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Infants can see objects before they can control their torso,and they can use their hands long before they can crawl or walk.This would indicate that they have a _____ pattern of growth.

Accepted Answer

A)  proximodistal
B)  proximocaudal
C)  cephalodistal
D)  cephalocaudalE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Identify the part of the neuron that carries signals away from the cell body.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Baby Max watches his mother jingle her keys in front of him.After several minutes,he looks away no longer interested.This would indicate that he is habituated to it and is showing a(n) _____ to the stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased responsiveness
B)  increased familiarity
C)  increased interest
D)  decreased anxietyE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The evolutionary perspective states that the need for sleep developed because animals needed to sleep to:

Accepted Answer

A)  replenish and rebuild their brain and body.
B)  protect themselves at night.
C)  increase their brain plasticity.
D)  improve their memory.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

List five benefits that a child receives from breast feeding.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

The most common infant sleep-related problem reported by parents is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  nighttime waking
B)  sleepwalking
C)  sudden infant death syndrome
D)  chokingE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

The adult density of synapses in the prefrontal cortex is achieved in:

Accepted Answer

A)  infancy.
B)  early childhood.
C)  late childhood.
D)  middle to late adolescence.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

_____ is a dynamic process that is linked with sensory information in the skin,joints,and muscles,which tell us where we are in space; in vestibular organs in the inner ear that regulate balance and equilibrium; and in vision and hearing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Posture
B)  Cognitive development
C)  Alignment
D)  Reflexive behaviorE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following statements is TRUE of how neurons change in the first years of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Synaptic connections begin to develop only after birth.
B)  Myelination begins prenatally and stops at birth.
C)  The synaptic connections that are used become strengthened and survive,while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear.
D)  The human brain actually needs more than twice the neural connections made in the first years of life.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following statements about perceptual-motor coupling in infants is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perception and motor activity occur separately in infants.
B)  Infants coordinate their movements with perceptual information involving people.
C)  The concept of perceptual-motor coupling does not develop until the ages of two to three.
D)  Perceptual-motor coupling develops in children only by the age of five.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The _____ is the area of the brain where higher-level thinking and self-regulation occur.

Accepted Answer

A)  visual cortex
B)  myelin sheath
C)  prefrontal cortex
D)  neural tubeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following information about breast feeding is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Breast feeding is correlated with positive outcomes for the mother as well as the child.
B)  There is conclusive evidence that breast feeding benefits children's cognitive and cardiovascular health.
C)  Infants who were breastfed for nine months or longer were less likely to develop ear,throat,and sinus infections.
D)  Infants who were breastfed are less likely to become overweight or obese later on in life.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The view of development that sees motor skills developing as a solution to an infant's problems is known as the _____ systems theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic
B)  maturational
C)  static
D)  environmentalE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

A message in the brain is "ferried" across the synapse by a _____,which pours out information contained in chemicals when it crosses the synapses.

Accepted Answer

A)  myelin sheath
B)  dendrite
C)  neurotransmitter
D)  terminal buttonE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Most neuroscientists agree that complex functions such as reading or performing music involve:

Accepted Answer

A)  the spinal cord.
B)  only the right hemisphere.
C)  both hemispheres.
D)  only the left hemisphere.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

How would you connect the concepts of the overproduction of synaptic connections and their subsequent retraction,or pruning,with the nature-versus-nurture issue?

Accepted Answer

Nearly twice as many synaptic connection...

Question 19

Infants would nearly have tripled their birth weight by the age of:

Accepted Answer

A)  two years.
B)  one year.
C)  four months.
D)  six months.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Infant nighttime waking problems have consistently been linked to:

Accepted Answer

A)  parental negligence with regard to sleep-related interactions with their infant.
B)  extrinsic factors such as high levels of traffic noise.
C)  intrinsic factors such as an alcoholic mother.
D)  excessive parental involvement in sleep-related interactions with their infant.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy

Identify the part of the neuron that carries signals away from the cell body.

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Most neuroscientists agree that complex functions such as reading or performing music involve:

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Infant nighttime waking problems have consistently been linked to:

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Baby Max watches his mother jingle her keys in front of him.After several minutes,he looks away no longer interested.This would indicate that he is habituated to it and is showing a(n) _____ to the stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.

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Which of the following statements about perceptual-motor coupling in infants is TRUE?

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List five benefits that a child receives from breast feeding.

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The _____ is the area of the brain where higher-level thinking and self-regulation occur.

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Which of the following statements is TRUE of how neurons change in the first years of life?

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_____ is a dynamic process that is linked with sensory information in the skin,joints,and muscles,which tell us where we are in space; in vestibular organs in the inner ear that regulate balance and equilibrium; and in vision and hearing.

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The most common infant sleep-related problem reported by parents is _____.

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Which of the following information about breast feeding is NOT true?

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The evolutionary perspective states that the need for sleep developed because animals needed to sleep to:

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When Martha wants to feed her newborn son,she gently brushes her nipple against his cheek and,in a _____ reflex,he turns his head toward the side that was touched and immediately latches on to her breast.

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Children with _____ sometimes appear to be well fed even though they are not because the disease can cause the child's abdomen and feet to swell with water.

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Infants can see objects before they can control their torso,and they can use their hands long before they can crawl or walk.This would indicate that they have a _____ pattern of growth.

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Infants would nearly have tripled their birth weight by the age of:

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A message in the brain is "ferried" across the synapse by a _____,which pours out information contained in chemicals when it crosses the synapses.

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The view of development that sees motor skills developing as a solution to an infant's problems is known as the _____ systems theory.

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The adult density of synapses in the prefrontal cortex is achieved in:

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How would you connect the concepts of the overproduction of synaptic connections and their subsequent retraction,or pruning,with the nature-versus-nurture issue?

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