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The __________ principle of development suggests that growth begins at the center of the body and moves toward the extremes.
A) size constancy
B) proximodistal
C) cephalocaudal
D) developmental biodynamics
B
The average North American
newborn is __________ inches long and weighs __________ pounds.
A) 20; 7
B) 20; 6½
C) 19; 6½
D) 19; 7½
A
At birth, the newborn's brain is about ______ of its adult weight.
A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 75%
D
The term __________ describes the specialization of function in one hemisphere of the cerebral
cortex or the other.
A) hippocampus
B) cephalocaudal
C) lateralization
D) proximodistal
C
The __________ is the part of the neuron that carries information away from the cell body to other cells.
A) axon
B) myelin
C) dendrite
D) none of these
C
_________ times as many synaptic connections are made
than will ever be used.
A) Three and one-half
B) One and one-half
C) Three
D) Two
D
Which of the following statements about the REM sleep of a newborn is FALSE?
A) One-half of the sleep cycle is REM sleep.
B) Newborns typically begin their sleep with REM.
C) The amount of time spent in REM sleep increases with age.
D) REM sleep promotes brain development in babies.
C
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for SIDS?
A) being Hispanic
B) socioeconomic status
C) low birthweight
D) abnormal brain stem function involving serotonin
A
Which of the following is a nutritional recommendation for infants?
A) Infants should consume approximately 500 calories per day for each pound they
weigh.
B) Parents should feed their infant a low-fat, low-calorie diet in order to establish healthy eating habits early on.
C) Overall, breast milk is preferable to formula.
D) Children under age 2 should consume skim milk.
C
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__________ is a wasting away of body tissues in the infant's first year, caused by severe protein-calorie deficiency.
A) Kwashiorkor
B) Marasmus
C)
Masumera
D) Myelination
B
When presented with a sudden, intense noise, Baby Nathan is startled, arches his back, throws back his head, and flings out his arms and legs. This is an example of which reflex?
A) grasping
B) rooting
C) sucking
D) Moro
D
The grasping reflex diminishes by the end of the _____
month.
A) 3rd
B) 4th
C) 5th
D) 6th
A
Which of the following is an example of a fine motor skill?
A) walking
B) lifting your head
C) grasping a toy
D) crawling
C
What are skills that involve large-muscle activities such as walking called?
A) gross motor skills
B) fine motor skills
C)
social skills
D) reflexes
A
____________ is the name given to decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus.
A) Inhabitation
B) Dishabituation
C) Habituation
D) Constancy
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C
__________ occurs when information interacts with sensory receptors.
A) Perception
B)
Sensation
C) Developmental biodynamics
D) Intermodal perception
B
The visual cliff is used to study infant
A) depth perception.
B) visual acuity and color.
C) visual preferences.
D) visual expectations.
A
The main theme of the ecological approach of Eleanor and James Gibson is to discover
A) how
perception guides action.
B) how action guides perception.
C) why action and perception seem unrelated in infant development.
D) both how perception guides action and how action guides perception.
A
___________ involves integrating information from two or more sensory modalities, such as vision or hearing.
A) Innermodality perception
B) Intermodality perception
C) Intramodality
perception
D) Multimodality perception
B
___________ sensory stimulation is changing but perception of the physical world remains constant.
A) Color vision
B) Perceptual constancy
C) Size constancy
D) Shape constancy
B
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