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Which of the following is TRUE regarding a typical newborn’s brain? |
| | A) | It is only about 10 percent of the weight it will achieve when fully developed. |
| | B) | The auditory area of the brain is highly developed compared to motor movement and visual areas. |
| | C) | The speed of transmission between neurons remains constant from birth through adulthood. |
| | D) | The newborn’s brain contains about the same number of neurons it will have in adulthood. |
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Tamesha is two years old. Using what you know about handedness, you would expect that Tamesha |
| | A) | will not develop hand dominance until age four or five. |
| | B) | uses both hands equally. |
| | C) | is most likely to display left-hand dominance. |
| | D) | is most likely to display right-hand dominance. |
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Improper cerebral lateralization may play a role in |
| | A) | reading difficulties. |
| | B) | left-hand dominance. |
| | C) | early puberty. |
| | D) | facial recognition. |
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Which of the following is true regarding brain plasticity? |
| | A) | The brain has very little plasticity at any point in one’s life. |
| | B) | The brain is equally plastic at all points in one’s life. |
| | C) | The brain is most plastic early in life but remains somewhat plastic throughout one’s life. |
| | D) | The brain is somewhat plastic throughout life but is most plastic in old age. |
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In Rosenzweig’s (1966) study of rats in enriched environments, the region of the cortex associated with _____ was found to have been most greatly influenced by environmental stimulation. |
| | A) | touch |
| | B) | motor control |
| | C) | memory |
| | D) | vision |
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Research by Zelazo, Zelazo, & Kolb (1972) regarding the effect of practice on the development of walking found that |
| | A) | children who walk at an earlier age also talk at an earlier age. |
| | B) | the developmental progression of walking cannot be influenced by practice. |
| | C) | walking practice produces a permanent advantage for infants’ locomotion skills. |
| | D) | walking practice results in infants learning to walk at an earlier age. |
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Cross-cultural studies of the onset of walking among children have found that |
| | A) | children in various European cities, on average, begin to walk at the same point in development. |
| | B) | differences in onset can be attributed to the sex of the child. |
| | C) | differences in opportunities for practice may influence cross-cultural differences in onset. |
| | D) | differences in onset can be attributed to the social class in which the child was reared. |
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One’s adult height can be successfully predicted from |
| | A) | birthweight and mother’s height. |
| | B) | sex and father’s height. |
| | C) | height at age 9, parents’ heights, and sex. |
| | D) | height at age 4, birthweight, and sex. |
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Which of the following is TRUE of early maturing adolescent boys? |
| | A) | They are rated as less physically attractive. |
| | B) | They experience greater peer acceptance. |
| | C) | They are less likely to complete college. |
| | D) | They try hard to seek attention. |
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Which of the following statements about anorexia nervosa is NOT TRUE? |
| | A) | The anorexic may experience a cessation of menstruation. |
| | B) | The anorexic sees herself as thin and wants to maintain such a figure. |
| | C) | The anorexic often has a low self-esteem. |
| | D) | Anorexia can be fatal. |
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Ranjan was involved in a car accident when he was seven years old. He sustained damage to his left hemisphere. What would be most difficult for him to do following his accident? |
| | A) | Understanding emotional reactions of others |
| | B) | Understanding speech and language |
| | C) | Reading a map |
| | D) | Recognizing familiar faces |
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Brain size, weight and structure |
| | A) | are only malleable during early years of development. |
| | B) | are malleable throughout life, depending on environmental stimulation. |
| | C) | are malleable through most of adulthood but not as old age sets in. |
| | D) | are only malleable in utero. |
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The fact that infants are capable of using a variety of grips depending on the shape and size of the object they are grasping suggests that the infant |
| | A) | motor system is more developed than originally thought. |
| | B) | has fully developed eye-hand coordination. |
| | C) | has developed a more accurate visual system than originally thought. |
| | D) | prefers certain sizes and shapes at certain ages. |
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Cross-cultural studies in the area of motor skills have concluded that |
| | A) | cross-cultural differences do not exist since motor skill development is a maturation function. |
| | B) | practice does not have an effect on emerging motor skills. |
| | C) | differences in the age of motor skill onset may be attributed to cultural factors. |
| | D) | individual differences between children are not observed when looking at within culture factors. |
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The proximal-distal principle of growth states |
| | A) | that development occurs from the center outward. |
| | B) | that development occurs from the head downward. |
| | C) | that development occurs from general to specific structures. |
| | D) | that development is an approximation of growth at certain stages. |
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The principle of development that explains why an infant has head control before it can sit is |
| | A) | cephalocaudal. |
| | B) | proximal-distal. |
| | C) | general to specific. |
| | D) | all or none. |
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Studies on secular growth trends suggest that |
| | A) | as long as health, nutrition and living conditions continue to improve, so will growth potential. |
| | B) | in the United States, the maximum growth potential has been reached for the upper socioeconomic levels. |
| | C) | growth potential probably will not increase in areas where living conditions have improved from bad to better. |
| | D) | rate of development is not influenced by environment. |
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The sexual maturation process in females |
| | A) | concludes with menarche. |
| | B) | begins with menarche. |
| | C) | is rapid and brief. |
| | D) | takes longer today than it did 100 years ago. |
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Ricardo is twelve years old and physically mature for his age. He has recently moved to a new neighborhood as a result of his father being promoted. His parents and siblings are all happy about the move, especially because they remained in the same school district. It is likely that Ricardo |
| | A) | will find the adjustment to sexual maturity relatively uneventful, if not advantageous. |
| | B) | will feel poorly about himself as a result of these physical changes and will experience a decrease in parental expectations for academic performance. |
| | C) | will blend in with the rest of the guys his age because most of them are also physically mature. |
| | D) | will become depressed and experience a poor body image. |
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The most-effective treatment plans for obesity include |
| | A) | self-monitoring and parent involvement |
| | B) | teaching the child to eat at certain times regardless of hunger. |
| | C) | learning to depend on cues from parents as to when to stop eating |
| | D) | no programs, because no treatment has been found to be successful in treating obesity for long-term results. |
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