Question 1

An infant who is deprived of varied stimulation is missing out on some _____ circumstances.

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Question 2

REM sleep _____ over the early weeks of life.

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A)   increases
B)   decreases
C)   stays the same
D)   begins to appear

Question 3

_____ occurs when a sensory system detects a stimulus.

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Sensation ...

Question 4

Differentiate between experience-dependent and experience-expectant circumstances and provide an example of each.

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Experience-dependent circumstances may v...

Question 5

Ann-Marie started walking when she was 10 months old; Cynthia is just beginning to take steps by herself at 13 months. Which conclusion is true?

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A)   Ann-Marie is very intelligent.
B)   Cynthia is malnourished.
C)   Cynthia is mentally handicapped.
D)   Both girls are developing normally.

Question 6

Between 12 and 24 months, infant growth is generally slower than it was in the first year.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Research found that 3-year-olds _____ were better at recognizing differences in newborn faces.

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A)   with older siblings
B)   with younger siblings
C)   who spent time looking at different monkey faces
D)   with broad multiethnic experience

Question 8

The sense that is the least functional at birth is an infant's _____.

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A)   hearing
B)   taste
C)   vision
D)   smell

Question 9

The three factors that combine to allow toddlers to walk are muscle strength, _____, and brain maturation within the motor cortex.

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The answer of The three factors that combine to allow...

Question 10

Neurons in the brain meet at "intersections" called _____.

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A)   synapses
B)   cortexes
C)   axons
D)   dendrites

Question 11

The conclusions about infant pain are mixed because infant brains are _____.

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The answer of The conclusions about infant pain are mixed...

Question 12

Recognition of diverse faces improves with early exposure.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Evidence for the importance of practice and opportunity in the development of fine motor skills was provided by infants who _____.

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A)   were given "sticky mittens" to grab with
B)   spontaneously practiced grabbing more than other infants did
C)   played hand games with their parents more often
D)   had mastered gross motor skills earlier

Question 14

Henry is demonstrating his gross motor skills when he picks up toasted oats cereal from his high-chair tray.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Due to _____, breast-fed babies whose mothers used a chamomile balm on their nipples preferred that smell almost two years later.

Accepted Answer

A)   innate preferences
B)   individual differences
C)   adaptation
D)   culture

Question 16

A newborn's brain weight is _____ an adult's brain weight.

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A)   greater than
B)   the same as
C)   50 percent of
D)   25 percent of

Question 17

According to research, increased brainpower is most likely due to _____.

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A)   transient exuberance
B)   synaptic regeneration
C)   axon pruning
D)   dendrite pruning

Question 18

What three factors contribute to the ability to walk?

Accepted Answer

A)   muscle strength, parental teaching, practice
B)   brain maturation, parental teaching, muscle strength
C)   parental teaching, practice, brain maturation
D)   muscle strength, brain maturation, practice

Question 19

Which sense is the least developed at birth?

Accepted Answer

A)   smell
B)   sight
C)   touch
D)   hearing

Question 20

Puppies can smell more acutely than human babies can, thanks to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   bigger noses
B)   genetic selection
C)   smaller noses
D)   inbreeding

Exam 5: The First Two Years: Biosocial Development

Between 12 and 24 months, infant growth is generally slower than it was in the first year.

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Due to _____, breast-fed babies whose mothers used a chamomile balm on their nipples preferred that smell almost two years later.

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The three factors that combine to allow toddlers to walk are muscle strength, _____, and brain maturation within the motor cortex.

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What three factors contribute to the ability to walk?

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The sense that is the least functional at birth is an infant's _____.

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Evidence for the importance of practice and opportunity in the development of fine motor skills was provided by infants who _____.

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Ann-Marie started walking when she was 10 months old; Cynthia is just beginning to take steps by herself at 13 months. Which conclusion is true?

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The conclusions about infant pain are mixed because infant brains are _____.

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An infant who is deprived of varied stimulation is missing out on some _____ circumstances.

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Henry is demonstrating his gross motor skills when he picks up toasted oats cereal from his high-chair tray.

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Research found that 3-year-olds _____ were better at recognizing differences in newborn faces.

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REM sleep _____ over the early weeks of life.

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Neurons in the brain meet at "intersections" called _____.

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Which sense is the least developed at birth?

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Recognition of diverse faces improves with early exposure.

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A newborn's brain weight is _____ an adult's brain weight.

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Puppies can smell more acutely than human babies can, thanks to _____.

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Differentiate between experience-dependent and experience-expectant circumstances and provide an example of each.

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According to research, increased brainpower is most likely due to _____.

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