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Question #1
According to Chomsky's theory of language acquisition:
A.
the inability to learn language is due to specific brain dysfunctions.
B.
language learning depends on specific structure in the brain.
C.
children have an inborn ability to learn language.
D.
children learn language through a complex process of imitation and reinforcement.
Question #2
According to Jean Piaget, the two elements of adaptation are:
A.
assimilation and accommodation.
B.
object permanence and circular reactions.
C.
mental combinations and trial and error.
D.
goal- directed behavior and habituation.
Question #3
According to Piaget, the stage-five infant is like:
A.
child in terrible twos.
B.
mime who imitates behavior of all kind.
C.
scientist who experiments to see.
D.
neurotic who cannot take no for an answer.
Question #4
According to psychoanalytic theory, the prime focus of pleasure in early infancy is:
A.
the hands and feet.
B.
the mouth.
C.
the anus.
D.
the stomach.
Question #5
An awareness of things—responding to people and objects
A.
stage three of Piaget's sensorimotor stage
B.
stage one of Piaget's sensorimotor stages.
C.
stage two of Piaget's sensorimotor stage.
D.
stage four of Piaget's sensorimotor stage.
Question #6
An infant may experience ______ when there is an increased level of cortisol
A.
sadness.
B.
well being.
C.
anger.
D.
secure attachment.
Question #7
Babbling:
A.
is universal.
B.
occurs only if the infant can hear.
C.
is found only in infants from the Western Hemisphere.
D.
precedes cooing.
Question #8
Brain weight triples in the first two years of life primarily because of the growth of:
A.
axons
B.
dendrites
C.
neurons
D.
synapses
Question #9
Which of the following statements is true breast milk
A.
provides more iron and vitaminC and A than cow's milk.
B.
is more likely than formula to produce alleries.
C.
is deficient in iron and vitamin C.
D.
upsets the baby's digestive system more often than formulas.
Question #10
By age _____ children reach half their adult height
A.
6 years
B.
3 years
C.
2 years
D.
4 years
Question #11
The main task during the sensorimotor stage is to
A.
learn to use language to express sensations.
B.
think logically and critically.
C.
think of past and future events.
D.
use senses and motor skills to understand the world.
Question #12
Hugh enjoys playing with your keys. When you take them away and place them in your pocket, Hugh does not search for them. Piaget would say that Hugh does not understand:
A.
affordances.
B.
egocentrism.
C.
conservation.
D.
object permanence
Question #13
If we place a dot of rouge on an 18 month old's nose and stand the child in front of a mirror, she may then touch her nose. This shows that the child has some:
A.
perceptual constancy.
B.
self awareness.
C.
social referencing.
D.
dynamic perception.
Question #14
An infant's earliest task according to Erickson's theory is
A.
obtaining oral gratification.
B.
learning pain and pleasure.
C.
learning trust or mistrust.
D.
controlling bodily functions.
Question #15
Jan's mother calls him “high strung” because he is disturbed by even the slightest noise, is very hard to distract, and extremely fussy. The New York Longitudinal Study would call him:
A.
hard to classify.
B.
difficult.
C.
slow to warm up.
D.
an extrovert.
Question #16
The active intellectual functioning of infants according to Piaget
A.
adaptation.
B.
imitative learning.
C.
sensorimotor intelligence.
D.
object awareness.
Question #17
The effect of secure attachment to a toddler
A.
willing to explore.
B.
self-centered.
C.
cling to the mother.
D.
try to talk.
Question #18
Which of the following demonstration sensation
A.
solves a math problem correctly
B.
believes that two pizzas are the same size, regardless of the number of slices
C.
is able to hear someone whispering
D.
understands what someone is telling him
Question #19
The area in the brain that plans, anticipates, and controls impulses is the last part of the brain mature. This area is:
A.
the parietal cortex
B.
the striate cortex
C.
the temporal cortex
D.
the prefrontal cortex
Question #20
At age ___ an average child can walk without assistance of a guardian
A.
1 year
B.
18 months
C.
6 months
D.
2 years
Question #21
The biological protection of the brain when malnutrition temporarily affects body growth is known as:
A.
head sparing
B.
the blood brain barrier
C.
brain overrride
D.
cephalo-sequential primary default
Question #22
What do you call the frontal areas of the cortex
A.
are responsible for visual functions
B.
help us understand spoken words
C.
are well developed in newborns.
D.
assist with self control
Question #23
The nerve cells of the brain are called:
A.
axon
B.
neurons
C.
dendrites
D.
the cortex
Question #24
The Piagetian sensorimotor stage, new means through active experimentation is in:
A.
stage five.
B.
stage six.
C.
stage three.
D.
stage four.
Question #25
What do you call the process by which underused neurons are inactivated?
A.
neuron deactivation.
B.
plasticity.
C.
pruning.
D.
transient exuberance.
Question #26
According to Erikson, this refers to the second "crisis of life"
A.
trust vs. mistrust.
B.
the oral stage.
C.
industry vs. inferiority.
D.
autonomy vs. shame and doubt.
Question #27
Which of the following statements is true on the possible reasons that growing infants sleep as much as they do
A.
their parasymphathetic nervous system develops with the help of sleep neurotransmitters
B.
sleep is the only time when memories can be consolidated into permanency
C.
they are generating new leukocytes to fight infection during that time
D.
more growth hormones are released during sleep than during wakefullnes
Question #28
The baby exhibits _____ when a baby is upset because a caregiver is leaving
A.
fear of isolation.
B.
solitary fear.
C.
separation anxiety.
D.
general anxiety.
Question #29
When we revamp our old ways of thinking because of new information, Piaget calls this
A.
historical context.
B.
assimilation.
C.
accommodation
D.
imitation.
Question #30
When nutrition is temporary inadequate, the body stops growing but the brain does not. This is called:
A.
marasmus.
B.
head-sparing.
C.
wasting.
D.
stunting.
Question #31
Anna's pediatrician informs her parents that Anna's one year old brain is exhibiting transient exuberance. In response to this news, Anna's parents;
A.
are alarmed, because this news indicates that the frontal lobe area of Anna's cortex is immature.
B.
know that this process, in which axons become coated, is normal.
C.
smile, because they knoe their daughter's brain is developing new neural connections.
D.
worry, because this may indicate increased vulnerability to a later learning disability.
Question #32
Three week old Nathan should have the least difficulty focusing on the sight of:
A.
his mother's face as she holds him in her arms.
B.
the family dog as it dashes into the nursery.
C.
the checkerboard pattern in the wallpaper covering the ceiling of his room.
D.
stuffed animals on a bookshelf across the room from his crib.
Question #33
Most of the nerve cells a human brain will ever need are present:
A.
at conception.
B.
at age 5 or 6.
C.
at birth.
D.
about one month following conception.
Question #34
Six month old Sarah sucks harder on a nipple, evidences a change in heart rate, or stares longer at one image than at another when presented with a change of stimulus. This indicates that she:
A.
has become habituated to the new stimulus.
B.
is both hungry and angry.
C.
perceives some differences between stimuli.
D.
is annoyed by the change.
Question #35
Infant day care is of high quality if caregivers emphasize, among other things:,,
A.
each infant having his or her own playpen.
B.
a variety of caregivers every day.
C.
a regular nap and quiet time for all infants.
D.
sensorimotor exploration.
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