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.   Focus on development in the first three years.
B.   Provide a framework for explaining development.
C.   Were developed by men.
D.   Have been around a long time.
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.   40
B.   38
C.   37
D.   36
Question #4
Teratogens include:
A.   All of the options listed.
B.   Medicinal Drugs
C.   Poor nutrition
D.   Viruses and other diseases
E.   Chemicals
Question #5
Behavioral Teratogens can:
A.   Impair prenatal development resulting in birth defects or death.
B.   Impair the mother's ability to parent.
C.   Do no harm to the developing organism.
D.   Harm the prenatal brain.
Question #6
What research methodology determines the cause and effect relationship between two variables?
A.   experiment
B.   observation
C.   sampling
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, Zygotic and Fraternal
D.   Germinal, Embryonic and Fetal
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.   False
B.   True
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 7.8 lbs
D.   Less than 5.5 lbs.
Question #11
Polygenic refers to traits that are:
A.   Influenced by many genes.
B.   A gene carried on more than one chromosome.
C.   Formed when the egg and sperm come together.
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.   grasp reflex
D.   suck reflex
Question #13
The ______________ is the basic unit for the transmission of heredity.
A.   gene
B.   molecule
C.   DNA
D.   blood

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