Question 1

Identify an outcome, which is supported by research, for infants who are breast fed when compared with bottle-fed infants.

Accepted Answer

A)   Breast-fed infants have higher rates of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)  than bottle-fed infants.
B)   Breast-fed infants are less likely to develop type 1 diabetes in childhood than bottle-fed infants.
C)   Breast-fed infants have better cardiovascular health than bottle-fed infants.
D)   The cognitive development of breast-fed infants is higher than that of bottle-fed infants.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

In the context of studying newborns' perception, which of the following is true of the method of high-amplitude sucking?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is used to determine whether an infant can see.
B)   It is used to assess an infant's attention to sound.
C)   It is used to measure the electrical activity of an infant's brain.
D)   It is used to learn about brain development in infancy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Your ability to process language in the left hemisphere of the brain and spatial thinking in the right hemisphere of the brain is called

Accepted Answer

A)   linearity.
B)   mastery.
C)   lateralization.
D)   learning.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following reflexes is most likely to occur when something touches an infant's palms?

Accepted Answer

A)   the grasping reflex
B)   the rooting reflex
C)   the sucking reflex
D)   the Moro reflexE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)   myelin sheath
B)   dendrite
C)   neurotransmitter
D)   terminal buttonE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

In the context of the debate over whether breast feeding is better for an infant than bottle feeding, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   The growing consensus is that breast feeding is better for the infant's health.
B)   The majority of doctors are in favor of bottle feeding.
C)   Breast feeding is better for bonding between mother and infant, whereas bottle feeding is better for the baby's health.
D)   There are no differences in health outcomes for babies who are breast fed and babies who are bottle fed.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

________ 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) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of the development of posture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Postural control is a static process that is linked with sensory information in the skin, joints, and muscles.
B)   Newborn infants can voluntarily control their posture.
C)   Postural control is required for gross motor skills to develop.
D)   Locomotion and postural control are independent of each other.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

________ motor skills are skills that involve large-muscle activities, such as moving one's arms and walking.

Accepted Answer

A)   Fine
B)   Gross
C)   Learned
D)   MajorE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

In the context of the brain's development, which of the following statements is true of lateralization?

Accepted Answer

A)   It refers to the specialization of function in one hemisphere of the cerebral cortex or the other.
B)   It refers to the process of encasing axons of neurons in the brain with fat cells.
C)   It refers to the categorization of the areas of the brain based on ridges and valleys in the cortex.
D)   It refers to the expansion of dendritic connections that facilitates the spreading of neural pathways in infant development.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

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 continually 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 12

In the brain, the ________ lobes have an active role in hearing, language processing, and memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   frontal
B)   parietal
C)   occipital
D)   temporalE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

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

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Question 14

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

Question 15

According to theorists Eleanor and James Gibson, who developed the ecological view of perceptual development in infancy, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   People have to take bits and pieces of data from sensations and build up representations of the world in their minds.
B)   People indirectly perceive information that exists in the world around them.
C)   People's perceptual system can select from the rich information that the environment itself provides.
D)   Culture brings people into contact with the environment so that they can interact with and adapt to it.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

In the field of perceptual development, nature proponents are referred to as ________.

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Question 17

Name the nerve cell that handles information processing in the brain.

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Question 18

Carson, a 6-month-old infant, grabs a toy by gripping with his whole hand. In the context of fine motor skills, which of the following grasps does Carson exhibit in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)   the palmar grasp
B)   the pincer grasp
C)   the raking grasp
D)   the tripod graspE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Donna's doctor recommends that she breast feed her newborn. Research conclusively indicates that breast feeding has several positive outcomes for the mother, including a

Accepted Answer

A)   speedy return to prepregnancy weight.
B)   reduced risk of osteoporosis.
C)   reduction in the incidence of ovarian cancer.
D)   reduced incidence of postpartum depression.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus is referred to as ________.

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Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy

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

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

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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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Identify an outcome, which is supported by research, for infants who are breast fed when compared with bottle-fed infants.

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Donna's doctor recommends that she breast feed her newborn. Research conclusively indicates that breast feeding has several positive outcomes for the mother, including a

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Decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus is referred to as ________.

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________ motor skills are skills that involve large-muscle activities, such as moving one's arms and walking.

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Carson, a 6-month-old infant, grabs a toy by gripping with his whole hand. In the context of fine motor skills, which of the following grasps does Carson exhibit in this scenario?

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Your ability to process language in the left hemisphere of the brain and spatial thinking in the right hemisphere of the brain is called

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Which of the following reflexes is most likely to occur when something touches an infant's palms?

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In the context of the brain's development, which of the following statements is true of lateralization?

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According to theorists Eleanor and James Gibson, who developed the ecological view of perceptual development in infancy, which of the following statements is true?

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In the context of the debate over whether breast feeding is better for an infant than bottle feeding, which of the following is true?

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Which of the following statements is true of the development of posture?

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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 synapse.

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In the field of perceptual development, nature proponents are referred to as ________.

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In the context of studying newborns' perception, which of the following is true of the method of high-amplitude sucking?

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In the brain, the ________ lobes have an active role in hearing, language processing, and memory.

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Name the nerve cell that handles information processing in the brain.

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