Question 1

_____ are the brain chemicals that carry information across the synaptic gap between neurons.

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Question 2

Most infants can control their upper body before they can control their arms because _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   gross motor skills follow a cephalocaudal direction
B)   gross motor skills follow a proximodistal direction
C)   infants are more motivated by behaviors involving the upper body
D)   control of the upper body is a gross motor skill, and control of the arms is a fine motor skillE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The process that first detects an external stimulus is _____.

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A)   perception
B)   sensation
C)   interpretation
D)   cognitionE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The first part of the brain to develop is the prefrontal cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Slow-wave sleep _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   increases at about 3 or 4 months of age
B)   is also known as REM sleep
C)   is also known as paradoxical sleep
D)   rarely occurs until 2 years of ageE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

A toddler in a country affected by famine may suffer from a protein-calorie deficiency that causes the disease _____.

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The answer of A toddler in a country affected by...

Question 7

For which illness is an immunization no longer necessary, because the disease was eradicated in 1980?

Accepted Answer

A)   malaria
B)   measles
C)   whooping cough
D)   smallpoxE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Describe how developed each of the five senses is at birth and how they further develop during the first months of life.

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Each of the five senses is present at bi...

Question 9

Behaviors that involve small body movements are known as _____ motor skills.

Accepted Answer

A)   gross
B)   fine
C)   mature
D)   microE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Self-righting inhibits the brain development of infants who have enriching environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Shaking a baby causes neural connections to break and ruptures blood vessels in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Approximately how many hours per day does the average newborn spend sleeping?

Accepted Answer

A)   13 to 14
B)   15 to 17
C)   18 to 19
D)   20 to 21E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The dozing, half-awake state often seen in newborns is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   REM sleep
B)   paradoxical sleep
C)   transitional sleep
D)   postnatal sleepE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Renee is concerned because her son is 13 months old and is starting to walk before learning to crawl. What advice would a pediatrician give to Renee?

Accepted Answer

A)   She should not let her son continue to walk until he has learned to crawl.
B)   He needs to be tested because this may be a sign of a serious learning disability.
C)   She should wait another month or so to see if he crawls and walks at the same time.
D)   She should not be worried since some babies do not crawl.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Shirley returned to full-time employment six weeks after her baby's birth. She exclusively breast-fed during her maternity leave, and then she pumped her breast milk when she returned to work. Now her baby is 3 months old and drinks some formula when at day care. Shirley is weighing the pros and cons of continuing breast-feeding. If you were a pediatric nurse, what would you say to her?

Accepted Answer

A)   She can quit breast-feeding since all of its benefits are achieved within the first three months.
B)   She should quit breast-feeding since it is only beneficial if the baby doesn't drink any formula.
C)   She should keep breast-feeding until the baby begins to eat solid foods, which is the point at which breast milk loses its nutritional value.
D)   She should keep breast-feeding as long as possible since breast-fed babies are less likely to get sick.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

Baby Sam can grab objects, but sometimes he closes his hand too early or too late. Sam is probably around _____ months old.

Accepted Answer

A)   2
B)   4
C)   6
D)   8E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Children reach half their adult height by the age of _____ years.

Accepted Answer

A)   2
B)   3
C)   4
D)   6E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

One risk associated with SIDS is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   being born past one's due date
B)   having a mother who drank alcohol during the pregnancy
C)   putting an infant to sleep on his or her back
D)   using a lambskin blanketE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Dominique was an infant with very few toys, but she concocted things to play with out of what was available in her home. As a result, her brain developed normally. This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   transient exuberance
B)   cognitive independence
C)   self-righting
D)   selective attentionE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

The own-race effect refers to babies' superior skill at differentiating faces from their own _____.

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