Capella PSYC2700 2019 December Week 3 Quiz Latest

Week 3 Quiz

Question 1          Higher fetal activity in the last weeks of pregnancy:

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a. Predicts a more active infant in the first month of life.

b. Predicts a more fearful 2-year-old.

c. Can indicate a premature delivery.

d. Predicts a more easily frustrated toddler.

Question 2Theories differ from mere opinion and belief in that:

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a. They provide the ultimate truth.

b. They are usually too abstract to be used as a basis for practical action.

c. They cannot be tested in a research setting.

d. Their continued existence depends on scientific verification.

Question 3The American cultural norm of having infants sleep in a separate room from their parents is meant to foster:

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a. An awareness of personal boundaries.

b. Respect for parents.

c. An interdependent self.

d. An independent self.

Question 4          Baby Wesley cries at the sound of another infant crying. Some researchers believe that this response:

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a. Is a form of simple imitation.

b. Is an attempt to take an adult's attention from the other infant.

c. Reflects an inborn capacity to react to the suffering of others.

d. Is uncommon and probably signifies a cognitive abnormality.

Question 5Down syndrome is most commonly caused by:

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a. Advanced maternal or paternal age.

b. An error that occurs in the early stages of mitosis, called mosaic pattern.

c. Mutation of the genetic material on the twenty-third chromosome pair.

d. Failure of the twenty-first pair of chromosomes to separate during meiosis.

Question 6In the final three months of pregnancy, the fetus:

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a. Is especially vulnerable to teratogens.

b. Gains less than 3 pounds.

c. Grows 7 inches.

d. Reduces its body fat to help with temperature regulation.

Question 7          During which period of development do children form their first intimate ties to others?

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a. The prenatal period.

b. Infancy and toddlerhood.

c. Early childhood.

d. Middle childhood.

Question 8          The overall stability of temperament is:

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a. High in infancy.

b. Low from the preschool years on.

c. Low in infancy and toddlerhood.

d. High from the preschool years on.

Question 9          Development is often divided into which of the following three broad domains?

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a. Infancy, childhood, and adolescence.

b. Social, cultural, and historical.

c. Physical, cognitive, and emotional and social.

d. Biological, social, and intellectual.

Question 10        To soothe a crying baby, most Western parents usually try:

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a. Swaddling the baby.

b. Infant massage.

c. Lifting the baby to the shoulder.

d. Taking the baby for a walk in a carriage.

Question 11The social smile first appears around ________ of age.

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a. 1 to 5 weeks.

b. 6 to 10 weeks.

c. 3 to 4 months.

d. 5 to 7 months.

Question 12        According to Piaget, during ________, children create new schemes or adjust old ones.

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a. Assimilation.

b. Disequilibrium.

c. Organization.

d. Accommodation.

Question 13        The cerebral cortex:

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a. Contains the greatest number of neurons and synapses in the brain.

b. Is the first part of the brain to stop growing.

c. Is less sensitive to environmental influences than other parts of the brain.

d. Fully develops during the third trimester of pregnancy.

Question 14 Which of the following motor skills typically develops first?

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a. Rolling from back to side.

b. Building a tower of two cubes.

c. Grasping a cube.

d. Playing pat-a-cake.

Question 15        In Piaget’s sensorimotor stage, infants and toddlers:

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a. “Think” with their eyes, ears, and hands.

b. Assimilate more than they accommodate.

c. Represent their experiences in speech, gesture, and play.

d. Carry out many activities inside their heads.