midterm questions

Question 1

viewing infants as tabula rasa (proposed by Locke) suggests that:

Answer 1

experience will mold infants into unique individuals

Question 2

Heather believes her 12-month-old daughter will develop optimally if heather gives her freedom to grow naturally and does not try to shape her development. Heather’s beliefs about child rearing are most similar to those of :

Answer 2

Dr. Jean Jacques Rousseau

Question 3

The view that development is a result of the unfolding of a specific and prearranged scheme or plan within the body is characteristic of :

Answer 3

Arnold Gesell’s maturational theory

Question 4

A student loses 5 minutes of recess every time he breaks a classroom rule. Eventually, the student stops breaking the classroom rules. This is an example of:

Answer 4

Negative punishment

Question 5

According to Bronfenbrenner, the people and objects in an individuals immediate environment represent the:

Answer 5

Microsystem

Question 6

The idea of continuity in development:

Answer 6

is consistent with the view that early development is related to later development

Question 7

Jackie feels that superior genes are the primary reason her daughter jacqueline is intellectually gifted, Jackie believes in the importance of:

Answer 7

Nature

Question 8

Which of the following refers to our tendency to act differently when we know someone is watching us:

Answer 8

Observer influence

Question 9

What is true of sampling behaviour with tasks:

Answer 9

sampling behaviour with tasks may not really sample the behaviour of interest

Question 10

If Mohammed took the same achievement test three different times and received scores of 100, 55, and 75, the test would have low levels of:

Answer 10

Reliability

Question 11

What is an ethical responsibility that researchers have to follow in their research?

Answer 11

researchers should minimize the potential for harm or stress to their participants

Question 12

deciding whether a research study is ethical is:

Answer 12

typically done by a review board

Question 13

how does a researcher obtain informed consent from a child ?

Answer 13

the researcher must ask the child’s parents first, and then the child

Question 14

you are conducting research in a school that includes a child with visible impairment. how can you apply the principal of justice ?

Answer 14

provide testing materials to support the child’s visual needs

Question 15

Chromosomes consist of :

Answer 15

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Question 16

best example of a phenotype:

Answer 16

blue eyes

Question 17

leslie is homozgous for hair type. therefore she must have :

Answer 17

either two alleles for curly hair or two alleles for straight hair

Question 18

jolie has sicke-cell trait, a temporary, relatively mild form of sicke-cell anemia, but does not have full-blown anemia. her condition is mostly likely the result of:

Answer 18

an incomplete dominance between one allele for normal blood cells and one for sickle-shaped cell

Question 19

if a trait is strongly influenced by genetic factors, you would expect to find what:

Answer 19

adopted children resemble their biological parent more than their adoptive parents on that trait

Question 20

Which of the following does not occur during the period of the Zygote?

Answer 20

development of body structures and internal organs

Question 21

your sister is pregnant and wonders how her baby takes in nutrients and gets ride of waste products . you tell her that it happens through a structure called

Answer 21

placenta

Question 22

the umbilical cord

Answer 22

has blood vessels that connect the embryo to the placenta

Question 23

cheri is 28 weeks pregnant, has gone into labour, and is worried about what will happen if her baby is born now . Cheri’s baby :

Answer 23

has a chance to survive, but may have difficulty breathing and regulating his body temperature

Question 24

children with fetal alcohol syndrome:

Answer 24

may have neutral impairments

Question 25

Which of the following statements is true on the influence of teratogens on prenatal development

Answer 25

the timing of exposure to a teratogen is important

Question 26

the apagar scale measures a newborns ______, among other things

Answer 26

skin tone

Question 27

the moro reflect

Answer 27

may help a baby cling to its mother

Question 28

a newborn who is calm and attentive with open eyes is in a state of

Answer 28

alert inactivity

Question 29

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep

Answer 29

may stimulate the brain and foster the growth of the nervous system

Question 30

Babies are more likely to die from SIDS:

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if they are exposed to smoke, they were premature or had low birth weights

Question 31

physical growth is

Answer 31

rapid during infancy, slow during childhood, and rapid during adolescents

Question 32

Cartilage turns to bone:

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first in the centre and later in the ends of cartilage structure

Question 33

Synaptic pruning refers to the :

Answer 33

disappearance of synaptic

Question 34

the ____ receives input from neurons, whereas the _____ sends information to other:

Answer 34

Dendrite, axon

Question 35

damage to the frontal cortex of the brain is likely to affect which of the following functions?

Answer 35

decision making

Question 36

The brain's electrical activity is measured by:

Answer 36

EEG

Question 37

When Roy first received a new toy, he played with it all the time. The longer he had it, the less he played with it This change in Roys behaviour is an example of

Answer 37

Habituation

Question 38

because the taste of mother's milk is affected by what she has eaten, Baby Bonitia is likely to prefer nursing after her mother has eaten:

Answer 38

Candy

Question 39

Which of the following is true

Answer 39

eye movement is jerky until 2-3 months

Question 40

which of the following things are improved by infancy to lead to better auditory perception ?

Answer 40

better sound conduction from outer to inner ear

Question 41

one of the ways to get children to improve their fine motor skills is to get them to;

Answer 41

practice pincer grasping

Question 42

according to piaget

Answer 42

children create theories about how the world works

Question 43

each new stage of cognitive development

Answer 43

is marked by a disinvite way of thinking about and understanding the world

Question 44

Moses knows that even through he cannot see his favourite blanket, it still exists. Moses understands the concept of

Answer 44

object permanence

Question 45

______ thought is rule-oriented and logical but limited to the tangible and real

Answer 45

concrete operational

Question 46

which of the following is NOT a characteristic of formal operational thinking?

Answer 46

Centration