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Week 2 : Infancy - Quiz
Time Remaining: Question 1. 1. (TCOs 3 and 5) What is the name of the process of creating new synapses that happens very quickly in the first couple of years after birth? (Points : 2) Synaptic pruning Synaptomiosis Myelinization Synaptogenesis Question 2. 2. (TCOs 3 and 5) What effect does watching television have on the developing brain? (Points : 2) Any television watching prior to age 2 is likely to inhibit healthy brain development. Toddlers might improve their vocabulary and social skills by watching high-quality television programs. Television programs such as Sesame Street can interfere with synaptogenesis. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children between 18 months and 2 years of age watch 2–3 hours per day of educational programming. Question 3. 3. (TCOs 3 and 5) An infant's sleep/wake cycle lasts approximately how long? (Points :
30 to 45 minutes 4 – 6 hours 2 hours 8 hours
Question 4. 4. (TCOs 3 and 5) Lilly has just learned to walk backward. How old would you expect Lilly to be? (Points : 2) Between 10 and 12 months Between 13 and 18 months Between 19 and 24 months At least 2 years old Question 5. 5. (TCOs 3 and 5) With regard to breastfeeding, which statement is correct? (Points : 2) Breastfeeding facilitates the development of superior social interactions between mother and child. Breast milk provides antibodies to protect infants against diseases, such as gastrointestinal and upper respiratory tract infections. Human breast milk does not appear to promote the growth of nerves or development of the intestinal tract. Breastfeeding meets the nutritional needs of relatively few infants. Question 6. 6. (TCOs 3 and 5) Amy is 3 years old and has 20/40 vision. What does this mean? (Points : 2) Amy’s visual acuity is average for a 3-year-old. In order for Amy to see an object, she has to be 20 ft away from it, whereas most people can see the object from 40 ft away. Amy is considered legally blind. In order for Amy to see an object, she has to be 40 ft away from it, whereas most people can see the object from 20 ft away. Question 7. 7. (TCOs 3 and 5) Elisa is growing up in a home where both Russian and English are spoken. Which of the following statements is most likely true of 7-month-old Elisa? (Points : 2) She will be confused by the mixture of languages and will be delayed in her ability to distinguish contrasting sounds. She can accurately discriminate all sound contrasts that appear in both languages. She will respond to all sounds in the same way. She will be able to respond to distinctions in sounds when her mother speaks, but not when her father or male siblings speak. Question 8. 8. (TCOs 3 and 5) Glynnis is 14 months old. She is trying out new things, playing with her toys, and manipulating objects in new ways—experimenting with her environment. Glynnis is in which substage of Piaget's first cognitive stage? (Points : 2)
Question 13. 13. (TCOs 3 and 5) According to your text, some researchers suspect that among infants, which of the following might be a good predictor of later intelligence test scores? (Points : 2) Types of object permanence Rates of habituation Levels of accommodation Referential language Question 14. 14. (TCOs 3 and 5) Which of the following best defines intelligence? (Points : 2) The ability to rapidly solve problems The ability to use information and solve problems across a variety of cultures The ability to take in and use information to function within a particular environment The ability to function well within one's family Question 15. 15. (TCOs 3 and 5) According to Bowlby's theory of attachment, which of the following will a child have developed by age 5 years? (Points : 2) An internal model that includes self, mother, and relationships in general An external model that includes self, mother, and relationships in general An internal model that includes only self and the primary caregiver An internal model that includes self, and mother, but excludes a model of the father Question 16. 16. (TCOs 3 and 5) Callie, age 11 months, went to the circus with her mother. When a clown came bouncing up to Callie's stroller, Callie was anxious and looked at her mother. When Callie's mother began to laugh at the clown, Callie joined in the laughter. Callie's behavior is called (Points : 2) affective regulation. social referencing. stranger anxiety. bonding dependence. Question 17. 17. (TCOs 3 and 5) Your neighbor Sarah told you that her two children were obviously very different and it was noticeable right from birth. According to Sarah, her son was fussy and rarely slept through the night, but her daughter was calm and adapted very easily to any situation. Sarah is describing which aspect of her children's differing personalities? (Points : 2) Attachment pattern Patterns of sociability Temperament
Mood Question 18. 18. (TCOs 3 and 5) At what age do self-conscious emotions typically arise? (Points : 2) 18 months 30 months 34 months 36 months Question 19. 19. (TCOs 3 and 5) Which of the following statements about social development and day care is true? (Points : 2) Children in nonparental care seem to have a higher rate of insecure attachment than children with exclusively maternal care. Children in nonparental care show no substantive differences in attachment from children cared for exclusively by their parents. There is a heightened risk of insecure attachment in children placed in day care after the age of 1. Parental behaviors are more associated with social development if the day care arrangements are unstable. Question 20. 20. (TCOs 3 and 5) Jaslin is a caregiver in a local day care. Parents often describe her as involved, positive, and responsive to the children. Jaslin would be defined as what type of caregiver? (Points : 2) Sympathetic Knowledgeable Well organized Sensitive Question 21. 21. (TCOs 3 and 5) Describe where the United States stands in relation to other countries in terms of securely attached infants. Give your informed and educated opinion as to why the U.S. stands where it does statistically. (Points : 10)
In the United States research has indicated that once an infant has become securely attached to an
adult that they are more likely to be a securely attached child. Although when looking at the Strange
Situation experiment, it is shown that no two children are alike. For example one child that separates
from their caregiver may cry, whereas another securely attached infant may not. Each child has the own
response to the situation. In the Stranger situation experiment, a child between ages 12 and 18 months
is observed in multiple scenarios. These consist of, with the mother, with the mother and a stranger,
