Child Development 001 - Child Growth and Development » Fall 2020 » Quiz 2

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Question #1
Between 12 and 24 months, infant growth is generally slower than it was in the first year.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
The circumference of the brain increases three times in the first year of life.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
Shaking a baby causes neural connections to break and ruptures blood vessels in the brain.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
Recognition of diverse faces improves with early exposure.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
It has been proven that infants feel as much pain as adults.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Immunizations are useful in protecting children from diseases but not from the serious complications that result from childhood illness.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #7
One of the first acquired adaptations is an accommodation of reflexes—for example, the reflexes involved in sucking a pacifier.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
Babies in the fourth stage of sensorimotor development work to achieve their goals.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #9
A toddler in stage five of sensorimotor development is a “little scientist.”
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #10
New methods of measuring infant brain activity have provided excellent support for Piaget's theories about the timing of infant cognitive skill acquisition.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #11
Infants prefer to look at stationary objects over moving objects.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #12
A child's first word combinations—for example, “More cookie,” or “My toy”—are called holophrases.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #13
A child's grammar use becomes obvious when he or she begins to produce holophrases.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
According to Skinner, toddlers with smaller vocabularies have parents who do not talk to them very much.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #15
The social smile in response to another person begins to appear at about 6 weeks of age.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #16
Parents in North America are more likely to encourage their children to feel humility and shame than parents in Asia.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #17
Around age 1, an emerging sense of “me” and “mine” leads to a new consciousness of others.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #18
Temperament is based in biology
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #19
A securely attached infant is reluctant to explore an unfamiliar environment when his or her mother is present.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #20
The quality of the parent–child attachment is one component in determining the effects of non-maternal care on children.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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