Child Development 135 - Child Growth and Development » Winter 2023 » Quiz I Chapters 1-4

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Question #1
Behaviorism, Cognitive Theory and Psychodynamic Theory are considered grand theories because they:
A.   Provide a framework for explaining development.
B.   Were developed by men.
C.   Have been around a long time.
D.   Focus on development in the first three years.
Question #2
Cross sequential research is a research design in which the one group of individuals are followed over time, as their development is repeatedly assessed.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #3
A full term birth occurs at [___] weeks.
A.   38
B.   40
C.   36
D.   37
Question #4
Teratogens include:
A.   Medicinal Drugs
B.   Poor nutrition
C.   Viruses and other diseases
D.   All of the options listed.
E.   Chemicals
Question #5
Behavioral Teratogens can:
A.   Harm the prenatal brain.
B.   Impair prenatal development resulting in birth defects or death.
C.   Do no harm to the developing organism.
D.   Impair the mother's ability to parent.
Question #6
What research methodology determines the cause and effect relationship between two variables?
A.   sampling
B.   experiment
C.   observation
D.   clinical test
Question #7
Prenatal Development is composed of three periods or stages that occur in the following order:
A.   Embryonic, Germinal and Fetal
B.   Fetal, Germinal and Embryonic
C.   Germinal, Embryonic and Fetal
D.   Germinal, Zygotic and Fraternal
Question #8
Epigenetic theory is an emergent theory of development that sees development resulting from the dynamic interaction between each person and the surrounding social and cultural forces.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #9
Anoxia refers to a condition in which a child has been exposed to alcohol before birth and shows signs of fetal alcohol syndrome.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #10
Very low birth weight refers to a body weight at birth of:
A.   Less than 2 lbs. 3ozs.
B.   Less than 3lbs. 5 ozs.
C.   Less than 5.5 lbs.
D.   Less than 7.8 lbs
Question #11
Polygenic refers to traits that are:
A.   Formed when the egg and sperm come together.
B.   A gene carried on more than one chromosome.
C.   Influenced by many genes.
D.   Observable characteristics of a person.
Question #12
Name one reflex babies are born with that supports survival:
A.   rooting reflex
B.   steeping reflex
C.   suck reflex
D.   grasp reflex
Question #13
The ______________ is the basic unit for the transmission of heredity.
A.   gene
B.   blood
C.   DNA
D.   molecule

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