Question 1

Gross motor skills emerge directly from reflexes and proceed in a _____ and proximodistal direction.

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Question 2

As infants acquire language, they say more _____ than any other parts of speech.

Accepted Answer

A)   nouns
B)   verbs
C)   pronouns
D)   adjectivesE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The temporary increase in the number of dendrites in the first two years of life is known as transient exuberance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The behavior of an infant in sensorimotor stage four might best be described as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   goal-oriented
B)   redundant
C)   stubborn
D)   unintentionalE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

According to Piaget, a stage-five sensorimotor baby is like a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   child in the "terrible twos"
B)   neurotic person who cannot take no for an answer
C)   mime who imitates behavior of all kinds
D)   scientist who experiments to see what will happenE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The speed of physical growth in the first year is continued during the second year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Reminders can prolong a young infant's memory of earlier events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Piaget referred to toddlers in sensorimotor stage five as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   little heathens
B)   tertiary infants
C)   little scientists
D)   blank slatesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The term holophrase is used to denote _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   a word that is empty of meaning
B)   the infant's use of one word to express a whole thought
C)   the relationship of object permanence to language development
D)   the use of two words to take the place of oneE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Gross motor skills are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   head motions
B)   small movements
C)   large movements
D)   feet motionsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

What is one effect of lower infant mortality rates?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mothers have more babies.
B)   Mothers have fewer babies.
C)   Mothers achieve less education.
D)   National economies are undermined.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Babies in the fourth stage of sensorimotor intelligence work to achieve their goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When 1-week-old Justine feels too warm, she reflexively cries. According to Piaget, Justine is in stage _____ of the sensorimotor period.

Accepted Answer

A)   one
B)   two
C)   three
D)   fourE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Small movements made by fingers and toes are known as _____ motor skills.

Accepted Answer

A)   athletic
B)   primitive
C)   fine
D)   grossE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Gross motor skills emerge directly from reflexes and proceed in a cephalocaudal and _____ direction.

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Question 17

The fetus's sense of hearing develops during the _____ trimester of pregnancy.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Which theorist said that children learn language as a result of reinforcements given by parents and caregivers?

Accepted Answer

A)   Vygotsky
B)   Chomsky
C)   Skinner
D)   EriksonE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Vision is the _____ mature of the five senses at birth.

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Question 20

The process of brain development that involves the atrophy and death of connections that are not being used is called _____.

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Exam 9: Adolescence: Body and Mind

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The temporary increase in the number of dendrites in the first two years of life is known as transient exuberance.

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Reminders can prolong a young infant's memory of earlier events.

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Small movements made by fingers and toes are known as _____ motor skills.

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

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