E02 Child Development Lesson 3 Exam SCORE 85 PERCENT

Question 1 5 / 5 points
How should babies sleep to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)?
Question options:

a) In a parent's arms


b) On their backs


c) On their sides


d) On their stomachs

Question 2 5 / 5 points
Fathers who have secure attachments with their infants are usually:
Question options:

a) affectionate and playful without engaging in discipline.


b) equal partners with the mother in childcare.


c) sensitive and responsive to the child's needs.


d) the child's primary caregiver.

Question 3 5 / 5 points
Toxic stress is usually caused by:
Question options:

a) ingestion of some type of toxin or poison.


b) mild elevation of hormone levels.


c) ongoing adversity that affects the infant directly.


d) ongoing changes in the brain over the first two years of life.

Question 4 5 / 5 points
The term reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is used to describe a child or adult who has:
Question options:

a) a "bad fit" temperamentally with both parents.


b) an insecure attachment relationship with both parents.


c) difficulty forming lasting relationships.


d) severe and ongoing separation anxiety.

Question 5 5 / 5 points
Interaction with the environment encourages the development of:
Question options:

a) cell differentiation.


b) connections among brain cells.


c) glial cells.


d) new brain cells.

Question 6 5 / 5 points
Infants in Uganda develop key motor skills in advance of infants in Connecticut, in part because:
Question options:

a) Connecticut mothers allow their infants more freedom during the day, allowing them to explore on their own, within a safe playroom.


b) Connecticut mothers spend more time massaging their infants and playing games that allow the infants to stretch their limbs.


c) Ugandan mothers carry their infants in a sling for much of the day and allow the babies to play with their beaded necklaces.


d) Ugandan mothers encourage their babies to sleep or play on their bellies for much of the day, so they have opportunities to stretch and crawl.

Question 7 5 / 5 points
When a person has an elevated cortisol level in the brain over time, that person is more likely than his or her peers to experience:
Question options:

a) a stronger immune system.


b) advanced motor and social skills.


c) an overabundance of neural connections in the brain.


d) mental and physical illnesses.

Question 8 5 / 5 points
Which of the following is NOT an advantage for infants of breast-feeding?
Question options:

a) An increased level of oxytocin


b) Decreased risk for a number of acute and chronic diseases


c) Lower rates of childhood obesity


d) Possible protection against Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Syndrome (SUIDS)

Question 9 5 / 5 points
Which of the following is the term that describes the thin, soft spaces between the cranial bones of the fetus and the infant?
Question options:

a) Colostrum


b) Fontanelles


c) Myelination


d) Proximodistal matter

Question 10 5 / 5 points
Infants begin to reach out toward other infants with friendly sounds at about age:
Question options:

a) 3 weeks.


b) 6 weeks.


c) 3 months.


d) 6 months.

Question 11 5 / 5 points
When watching a puppet show with puppets who behave in prosocial or antisocial ways, infants as young as 5 months:
Question options:

a) attempted to punish the antisocial puppets.


b) reached for the antisocial puppets and rejected the prosocial ones.


c) reached for the prosocial puppets and rejected the antisocial ones.


d) showed no preference for either puppet, indicating that they could not discriminate the behaviors.

Question 12 5 / 5 points
A primary caregiver who has a "disorganized" attachment pattern with his/her infant will frequently:
Question options:

a) leave the child with another caregiver, causing confusion about who is really the primary caregiver.


b) show too much affection and spend too much time playing with the infant.


c) use power-assertive discipline to control the infant's stressful behavior.


d) withdraw or fail to offer appropriate comfort when the infant is distressed.

Question 13 0 / 5 points
The primary purpose of a functional MRI is to:
Question options:

a) assess early brain growth and creation of synapses.


b) create multi-angle or three-dimensional pictures of the brain. (incorrect)


c) provide images of brain activity as it relates to brain structure.


d) take a sonogram picture of a child in utero.

Question 14 5 / 5 points
Why is myelination important?
Question options:

a) It improves nearsightedness in infants.


b) It improves the psychological states of infants.


c) It is a survival reflex.


d) It speeds the conduction of nerve impulses.

Question 15 5 / 5 points
In addition to the sound of their own mothers' voices, infants most prefer to listen to:
Question options:

a) bells and chimes.


b) classical music.


c) someone laughing.


d) someone speaking the infant's native language.

Question 16 0 / 5 points
Infants with insecurely attached relationships with one or both parents often grow into toddlers who are:
Question options:

a) classified as "disorganized."


b) incorrectly diagnosed with attention deficit disorder.


c) oppositional and defiant.


d) temperamentally slow to warm up.(Incorrect)

Question 17 0 / 5 points
Which of the following is an example of a survival reflex?
Question options:

a) Babinski


b) Breathing


c) Grasping (Incorrect)


d) Tonic Neck Reflex

Question 18 5 / 5 points
Many researchers believe that personality development is either positively or negatively affected by:
Question options:

a) attached or detached parents.


b) early secure or insecure attachments.


c) infant moods and states.


d) supportive or nonsupportive marriages.

Question 19 5 / 5 points
Proprioception refers to an infant's ability to:
Question options:

a) focus intently on an object in the immediate environment.


b) recognize his or her body posture and movement in space.


c) recognize how a sound and an object go together.


d) remain balanced and coordinate movement.

Question 20 5 / 5 points
Just after birth, infants' visual skills allow them to recognize:
Question options:

a) nothing at all.


b) only a few colors, including black and white.


c) specific features of their mothers' faces.


d) the general contours of faces.


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