Child Development 135 - Child Growth and Development » Winter 2023 » Quiz II Chapters 5-7

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Question #1
Anna, born yesterday, was looking toward her parents and around the room in a sort of fuzzy way. With newborns, vision is the _____developed sense.
A.   most
B.   next
C.   least
D.   every
Question #2
With stranger anxiety, an infant displays less distress to unfamiliar people compared to familiar people.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #3
The newborn brain is about 25% or its adult size but grows to about _______________ of its adult size by 2 years of age.
A.   75%
B.   30%
C.   95%
D.   50%
Question #4
Separation Anxiety is
A.   worst during the first 6 months.
B.   one sign of attachment.
C.   is only evident in American babies.
D.   expressed with tears and/or anger when a familiar caregiver returns.
Question #5
Infants are capable of binocular vision
A.   after specialized training experiences.
B.   as a result of brain maturation and experience.
C.   immediately at birth.
D.   during the fetal period of prenatal development.
Question #6
A (n) ____ is a fixed motor action that always occurs in response to a stimulus.
A.   Sensory
B.   Reflex
C.   nerve
D.   Auditory
Question #7
In Piaget's _____ stage, the infant thinks about the world by coordinating sensory and motor information.
A.   sensorimotor
B.   preoperational
C.   formal operational
D.   concrete operational
Question #8
Experience -dependent refers to
A.   brain functions that require basic common experiences for normal development.
B.   an inborn drive to remedy a developmental deficit.
C.   the way babies learn who their parents are.
D.   brain functions that depend on particular experiences for normal development.
Question #9
Sensori-motor intelligence
A.   is made up of 8 stages.
B.   begins at birth at lasts 36 months.
C.   is a concept developed by Vygotsky.
D.   describes the way babies think by using their senses and motor skills.
Question #10
Children produce their first word
A.   shortly after birth.
B.   around 12 months.
C.   based on how much their parents talk to them at 7 months.
D.   between 6 and 9 months.
Question #11
The synapse is the point of connection between neurons and axons.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #12
The elimination of extra synapses during development is called
A.   synaptogenesis.
B.   myelination.
C.   catch-up-growth.
D.   pruning.

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