1 2 3 4 Which sense is the LEAST well developed at birth Student Response A taste B smell C vision D hearing Score 2 5 2 5 Correct Answer Which of the following is an example of the Moro reflex Student Response Correct Answer 1 A newborn who is held with his feet barely touching a surface will 2 A newborn placed on his back will extend one arm and leg and 3 A newborn will turn his head toward a brush on the cheek to find 4 A newborn reaches forward as if to grab something if he loses take some steps bend the other something to suck on head support suddenly Score 2 5 2 5 Salma is a 10 month old confident crawler who is being tested on the visual cliff What would we expect her to do Student Response A cross over the deep side of the visual cliff B refuse to cross over the deep side of the visual cliff C cry throughout the testing period D slide down the slope to the floor Score 0 2 5 Correct Answer What is the name for the experimental apparatus that exposes crawling infants to an apparent but not actual drop between one surface and another Student Response Correct Answer A illusion drop B actual cliff C zone of danger D visual cliff Score 2 5 2 5 A temporary proliferation B synaptic overproduction C developing efficiency D pre atrophy growth Score 2 5 2 5 5 6 7 From birth to about age 2 as many as 15 000 new connections per neuron may be established What is the name for this process Student Response Correct Answer Which of the following sayings best describes the role of experience in strengthening neural pathways in the brain Student Response Correct Answer A Time will tell B You can t teach an old dog new tricks C Later is better D Experience is the best teacher Score 2 5 2 5 Which of the following is a likely outcome of untreated protein calorie deficiency in infancy 8 9 10 Student Response Correct Answer A hyperactivity B sickness and death C Sudden Infant Death Syndrome D dwarfism and underweight Score 0 2 5 According to Piaget which of the following is true of infants Student Response A They possess concepts and ideas B They learn mostly through reinforcement C They are passive receptors of stimulation D They actively seek to comprehend their world Score 2 5 2 5 Correct Answer A toddler varies the way she handles a ball first squeezing it then throwing it in order to learn what effect each variation has Which of the following sensorimotor substages is she demonstrating Student Response Correct Answer A primary circular reactions B tertiary circular reactions C secondary circular reactions D quaternary circular reactions Score 0 2 5 Which of the following is a consequence for adults of the brain s pruning process in language development 11 12 13 Student Response Correct Answer A It is difficult to learn a new accent after childhood B Most people forget their first language C New languages are easier to learn than your first language D Words in a new language produce greater electrical excitement in the brain Score 2 5 2 5 According to researchers which of the following is true of infant directed speech Student Response A It includes a high pitch and repeated words B It is used by females more often than males C It is unique to English speaking parents D It uses a lower pitch and nonsense words Score 2 5 2 5 Correct Answer Greta s little girl is deaf What would we expect of her language development Student Response Correct Answer A She will learn sign language about 6 months later than hearing children begin to speak B She will not communicate until she has speech therapy C She will babble several months earlier than hearing children D She will babble manually at about the same time hearing children babble verbally Score 2 5 2 5 According to recent research which of the following is true of infant memory Student Response A Infant recognition of past events is impossible B Early memory storage and retrieval are flawless C Recall is more likely when conditions are the same D Improvement depends on language development Score 2 5 2 5 Correct Answer Jose can work 3 piece puzzles so his mom buys him an 8 piece puzzle Jose is confused by so many pieces His mom places the pieces near the right holes What is Jose s mom doing Student Response Correct Answer 14 15 16 1 interfering 2 scaffolding 3 encouraging independence 4 using social referencing Score 2 5 2 5 A read them stories B give them food C engage in physical play D play with toys Score 2 5 2 5 When playing with their children fathers are more likely than mothers to Student Response Correct Answer What is the name for a coordinated pattern of playful interaction between caregiver and infant Student Response Correct Answer A socialization B interplay C symbiosis D synchrony Score 2 5 2 5 A generalized anxiety B separation anxiety C stranger anxiety D fear of isolation Score 2 5 2 5 17 18 19 When a baby is upset because a parent is leaving what is that baby exhibiting Student Response Correct Answer Tammi age 4 months and Dawn age 13 months are left with a new caregiver for the first time How will they react Correct Answer Student Response A Dawn will be more upset than Tammi B Neither Tammi nor Dawn will be upset C Both Tammi and Dawn will be equally upset D Tammi will be more upset than Dawn Score 2 5 2 5 Six month old Juan s mother has not been able to get him on a regular sleeping and eating schedule NYLS researchers would say that Juan is low on which of the following dimensions Student Response Correct Answer Regina is irregular disturbed easily unhappy hard to distract and emotionally intense How would Thomas and Chess describe Regina Student Response Correct Answer A intensity of reaction B adaptability C rhythmicity D distractibility Score 0 2 5 A slow to warm up B insecurely attached C difficult D securely attached Score 2 5 2 5 20
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