Form CCD 1 Exam #11) The field of child development is often divided into what three broad domains?A) Verbal development, mathematical development, and conceptual developmentB) Social development, cultural development, and historical developmentC) Physical development, cognitive development, and emotional and social developmentD) Biological development, social development, and intellectual development2) _______are the sex cells that contain _______ chromosomes.A) Gametes;23B) Gametes; 23 pairs ofC) Zygotes;46 D) Autosomes; 23 pairs of3) Two-month old Yeuh-Win grasps a rattle and shakes it vigorously. She is most likely using A) The pincer graspB) PrereachingC) Gross motor skillsD) The ulnar grasp4) Of the following, which statement best explains the relationship between malnutrition and infectious disease? A) Childhood diseases occur later in developing nations than in industrialized countriesB) Even among well-nourished youngsters, ordinary childhood illnesses often hinder physical growthC) Poor diet depresses the body’s immune system, making children far more susceptible to diseaseD) The link between disease and malnutrition is negligible if pregnant women take extra doses of folic acid5) Development of the corpus callosum supportsA) Regulation of states of arousalB) Smooth communication between the two cerebral hemispheresC) Skeletal growthD) Gains in motor skills6) Vygotsky believed that _____________________ are necessary for children to acquire the ways of thinking and behaving that make up a community’s culture.A) Cooperative dialogues with more knowledgeable members of society1Form CB) Active, independent role-playing effortsC) A series of nested environmental structuresD) The environmental influences that occur during a sensitive period7) During early childhood,A) Dramatic changes in the body and brain support the emergence of a wide array of motor, perceptual, and intellectual capacitiesB) The body becomes longer and leaner, motor skills are refined, and children become more self-controlled and self-sufficientC) Children learn about the wider world and master new responsibilities that increasingly resemble those they will perform as adultsD) Thought becomes abstract and idealistic and young people begin to establish autonomy from the family8) The ______________ reflex helps babies find their mother’s nipple.A) MoroB) RootingC) Tonic neckD) Babkinski9) By age 2, the brain is ______ percent of its adult weight.A) 20B) 35C) 50D) 7010) Mr. and Mrs. Saunders worry that their son is not growing at the same rate as other children his age. What measure should they use to assess his growth?A) Distance curveB) Growth curveC) Velocity curveD) Skeletal age estimate11) Of the following, which is a major criticism of Freud’s theory?A) It overemphasizes sexual feelings in developmentB) It does not acknowledge the individual’s unique life history as worthy of study and understandingC) It ignores the value of the clinical, or case study, method2Form CD) It mostly ignores milestones of infant and toddler development12) How does research on resilience highlight the complex connections between heredity andenvironmentA) Resilience is a heritable trait that is only expressed in certain contextsB) Prenatal conditions alter the expression of a child’s genetically programmed resilienceC) Community involvement has little impact on resilienceD) Children’s characteristics, both genetic and acquired, inform their reactions to stressful situations13) At the beginning of the period of the embryo, the _____ system develops fastest.A) CirculatoryB) EndocrineC) SkeletalD) Nervous14) What is the best available predictor of infant survival and healthy development?A) Apgar scoreB) Birth lengthC) Mother’s ageD) Birth weight15) The dynamic systems theory provides convincing evidence that development of motor skills A) Always follows the cephalocaudal patternB) Is hardwiredC) Is genetically determinedD) Is softly assembled16) Of the following, which form of exercise is recommended for physically fit pregnant women?A) Regular swimming at a moderate paceB) Frequent, high-intensity aerobicsC) Infrequent, low-intensity aerobics D) Regular, vigorous walking17) Neurons send messages to one another by releasingA) SynapsesB) MyelinC) Glial cells3Form CD) Neurotransmitters18) Of the following, which statement is TRUE regarding Bronfenbrenner’s theory?A) He envisioned the environment as a series of nested structuresB) His emphasis on culture and social experience led him to neglect the biological side of developmentC) He applied ethological theory to interpreting the human infant-caregiver relationshipD) He viewed children as actively making sense of their experiences and modifying their thinking in response to environmental demands19) The field of child development now recognizes that ______________ is among the most powerful tools for preventing developmental problems and enhancing children’s quality of life.A) Public policyB) Family therapyC) Early IQ testingD) A low divorce rate20) The fact that people with asthma or hay fever tend to have mothers, not fathers, with the illness is best explained byA) Polygenic inheritanceB) X-linked inheritanceC) Genetic mutationD) Genetic imprinting21) The infant’s production of stress hormones during birthA) Endangers babies by cutting off their oxygen supplyB) Arouse infants to alertness so they are born wide awake, ready to interact with theworldC) Causes infants to be lethargic and sleepy so they get the full benefits from REM sleepD) May permanently alter fetal neurological functioning, heightening stress reactionslater in life22) Research on adolescent moodiness shows thatA) The relationship between higher sex hormones and greater moodiness is strongB) Frequent reports of negative mood tend to occur when adolescents are socializing4Form CC) Negative moods decrease steadily from childhood to adolescenceD) A major contributor to adolescent moodiness is change in sleep schedules 23) Of the following, which statement is TRUE regarding operant conditioning theory?A) The frequency of a behavior can be increased by following it with a wide variety of reinforcersB) Positive behavior can be maintained by a gradual decrease in the number of familiar associationsC) A reflexive response can bring about a neutral response when paired with a familiar stimulusD) A neutral stimulus can bring about a response if paired with a stimulus that produces a reflex24) Kiana