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<strong>S03</strong> <strong>HUMAN</strong> <strong>GROWTH</strong> <strong>AND</strong><br />
<strong>DEVELOPMENT</strong> <strong>EXAM</strong> 3 <strong>Answers</strong><br />
(<strong>Ashworth</strong> <strong>College</strong>)<br />
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<strong>S03</strong> <strong>HUMAN</strong> <strong>GROWTH</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>DEVELOPMENT</strong> <strong>EXAM</strong> 3 <strong>Answers</strong> (<strong>Ashworth</strong> <strong>College</strong>)<br />
Question 1 of 20<br />
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Breast feeding an infant for the first 12 months of life is the preferred method by child-care<br />
experts for all of the reasons below EXCEPT breast milk:<br />
A. contains all the nutrients necessary for growth.<br />
B. offers some immunity to childhood diseases.<br />
C. is cheaper than store-bought formula.<br />
D. is more easily digested than cow’s milk or formula.<br />
Question 2 of 20<br />
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Synaptic pruning means unused:<br />
A. myelin is being removed in the brain.<br />
B. dendrites are being removed in the brain.<br />
C. axons are being removed in the brain.<br />
D. synapses are being removed in the brain.<br />
Question 3 of 20<br />
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At approximately what age is a baby able to prominently open its hand and grasp a rattle?<br />
A. at birth B. 3 months C. 6 months D. 10 months<br />
Question 4 of 20
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What is the term for the degree of awareness an infant displays to both internal and external<br />
stimulation?<br />
A. Rhythm B. Attention C. Sensitive period D. State<br />
Question 5 of 20<br />
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By the age of __________ months, babies can move themselves in different directions.<br />
A. 4 B. 6 C. 9 D. 12<br />
Question 6 of 20<br />
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What is the term for the reflex that scientists feel represents a leftover response that humans<br />
inherited from their nonhuman ancestors?<br />
A. Babinski B. Rooting C. Swimming D. Moro<br />
Question 7 of 20<br />
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The “visual cliff” study indicates that most infants in the age range of __________ months<br />
cannot be coaxed to cross the “cliff.”<br />
A. 6 to 14 B. 5 to 12 C. 12 to 14 D. 8 to 14<br />
Question 8 of 20<br />
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What is a specific, but limited, time usually early in an organism’s life, during which the<br />
organism is particularly susceptible to environmental influences relating to some particular facet<br />
of development?<br />
A. Latent period B. Sensitive period C. Critical period D. Plasticity period<br />
Question 9 of 20<br />
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What principle means that we would likely develop visual abilities (located in the head) well<br />
before we master the ability to walk (closer to the end of the body)?<br />
A. Independence of systems B. Hierarchical integration<br />
C. Cephalocaudal D. Proximodistal<br />
Question 10 of 20<br />
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Due to malnutrition, a child’s stomach, limbs, and face may swell with water so that the child<br />
actually appears chubby, but in fact the child is suffering from:<br />
A. nonorganic failure to thrive. B. rickets. C. marasmus. D. kwashiorkor.<br />
Question 11 of 20<br />
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SIDS strikes about __________ infants in the U.S. each year.
A. 2500 B. 10,000 C. 100,000 D. 1,000,000<br />
Question 12 of 20<br />
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The developmental researcher(s) who conducted the classic study regarding the “visual cliff”<br />
was/were:<br />
A. Pavlov. B. Skinner. C. Bandura. D. Gibson & Walk.<br />
Question 13 of 20<br />
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As William is laying his infant down in the crib at bedtime, he gently removes his hand from the<br />
back of the baby’s head and neck, and the baby thrusts its arms outward appearing to grasp onto<br />
something. This is known as the __________ reflex.<br />
A. Moro B. Babinski C. startle D. swimming<br />
Question 14 of 20<br />
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When does the greatest increase in height and weight occur?<br />
A. In the womb during gestation B. During the first year of life<br />
C. During toddlerhood D. During adolescence<br />
Question 15 of 20<br />
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The researcher Robert Fantz discovered that:<br />
A. newborn infants prefer to look at simple stimuli rather than complex stimuli.<br />
B. when given a choice of visual stimuli, newborn infants do not show a preference.<br />
C. newborn infants prefer to look at complex stimuli rather than simple stimuli.<br />
D. newborn infants are too young to concentrate on visual stimuli; therefore, it is impossible to<br />
measure their preference.<br />
Question 16 of 20<br />
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At what age does the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family<br />
Physicians suggest that babies can start eating solid food?<br />
A. 6 months B. 8 months C. 10 months D. 12 months<br />
Question 17 of 20<br />
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The condition of having an improper amount and balance of nutrients is called:<br />
A. starvation. B. malnutrition. C. obesity. D. undernutrition.
Question 18 of 20<br />
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Which principle states that development proceeds from the center of the body outward?<br />
A. Cephalocaudal B. Independence of systems<br />
C. Proximodistal D. Hierarchical integration<br />
Question 19 of 20<br />
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The basic nerve cell of the nervous system is called:<br />
A. a synapse. B. a dendrite. C. a neuron. D. myelin.<br />
Question 20 of 20<br />
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What is the term for the reflex in which the neonate tends to turn its head toward things that touch its cheek?<br />
A. Babinski B. Moro C. Startle D. Rooting
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