PSY241 exam 2

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The average newborn weighs 9 pounds.

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Question 2

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Crib death is another name for SIDS.

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Question 3

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Des and Molly have a 3-year-old son named Howard. After struggling with Howard's "terrible twos," Des and Molly are questioning their abilities to provide Howard with a program of consistent discipline. The parents of both Des and Molly were authoritarian and strict, but Des and Molly don't want to treat their son the way that their parents treated them. On the other hand, they feel that Howard needs some type of limits.

What kind of Diana Baumrind’s parenting style would best suit Des and Molly?

Describe it.

Describe 3 types of discipline techniques that would fit with the style that you have chosen for Des and Molly.

authoritative style

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The leading cause of death during preschool is:

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a. diabetes.

b. child abuse. In

c. accidents.

d. poisoning

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You roll a ball across the floor to a baby, and the ball rolls out of sight behind a chair. The baby makes an active effort to search for the ball. The baby is exhibiting:

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a. overextension.

b. deferred imitation.

c. object permanence.

d. stage-three behavior.

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When encountering an unfamiliar person, many youngsters frown, fuss, look away, or even cry. This is called

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a. stranger anxiety

b. separation distress

c. affiliative behavioral system

d. social deprivation

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The type of caregiving most likely to result in a securely attached one-year-old is:

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a. efficient attendance to the child's basic physical needs.

b. as much stimulation as possible.

c. sensitivity and responsiveness.

d. any care that is not abusive because attachment is innate. In

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Over the first few weeks of her life, Bobby has been intriguing her parents with new emotional responses. At six weeks, Bobby's most recent emotional development is likely to be:

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a. fear reactions.

b. a wide-eyed look of surprise. In

c. a social smile.

d. a squeal of delight at the sight of her favorite toy.

Question 9

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Play is:

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a. a huge waste of time.

b. provision of as much stimulation as possible.

c. contributing to biological, psychosocial and cognitive development.

d. not as useful as work during the play years.

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A one-month-old infant who is difficult to care for, irritable, intense, and resistant to change is most likely that way because:

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a. of inborn or congenital factors.

b. the infant has a serious emotional problem.

c. the infant has been spoiled.

d. of a serious medical problem In

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__________ is an example of a fine motor skill and __________ is an example of a gross motor skill.

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a. Running; picking your nose

b. Picking your nose; running

c. Dancing; doing math problems

d. Abstact thinking; reasoning

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Formulating ideas to oneself can describe:

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a. mylenation.

b. memory tests. In

c. egocentrism.

d. private speech.

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Language is really only arbitrary:

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a. thoughts.

b. symbols.

c. meaning.

d. ideas.

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Overstimulation of a baby or ignoring the infant's invitations to interact are both harmful to synchrony.

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The usual order of the development of spoken language is:

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a. cooing, babbling, reflexes, spoken words.

b. reflexes, cooing, babbling, spoken words.

c. babbling, cooing, spoken words, reflexes.

d. cooing, reflexes, babbling, spoken words.

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A nine-month-old explores new environments when the mother is present but shows distress when the mother leaves the room. Mary Ainsworth would suggest that the child's behavior illustrates the concept of:

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a. secure attachment.

b. insecure attachment.

c. trust versus mistrust.

d. autonomy versus shame and doubt

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Research has found that Motherese (baby talk) is:

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a. confined to females; males do not alter their speech when speaking to infants.

b. characterized by higher pitch, simple concrete vocabulary, and shorter sentences.

c. unique to English-speaking parents.

d. characterized by lower pitch, use of nonsense words, and many past tenses. In

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Children are too young to experience stress.

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Preschoolers tend to over-estimate their abilities.

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Which of the following would an infant LEAST prefer to look at?

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a. the family dog sleeping on the floor

b. a mobile rotating above the crib

c. her mother's face as she talks to her

d. her flexing toes

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Whenever Jason brushes against his baby's cheek, the baby turns his head and starts to suck. Jason is triggering which reflex?

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a. swallowing

b. Palmar

c. rooting

d. Moro

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Which of the following infants would be the MOST vulnerable to SIDS?

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a. Michael, who is 3 months old, breast fed, and born in the summer.

b. Leslie Lu, who is 8 months old and sleeps on her back, in her parent's bed.

c. Lucas, who 2 months old, whose parents both smoke.

d. Maxie, who is a newborn infant. In

Question 23

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If you want to know what is on a child's mind, look at the theme of his or her play.

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On average, children begin saying single word sentences at about:

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a. 3 months old.

b. 6 months old.

c. 1 year old.

d. 2 years old.

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According to your textbook, the preschool years are also known as the _______ years.

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a. play

b. growth

c. baby teeth

d. changing

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From age 2 to 6, the average child grows _____ inches and gains ____ pounds.

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a. 2; 1

b. 3; 4 1/2

c. 4 1/2; 3

d. 6; 6

Question 27

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Roy is busily chattering away with sounds like "da, da, ba, ba." This type of speech is known as:

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a. cooing.

b. babbling.

c. holophrastic speech.

d. telegraphic speech.

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Identical twins are more likely than fraternal twins to take their first step on the same day. This indicates that parental encouragement is more important than genetic endowment in the timing of motor development.

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Salma is a 10-month-old who is being tested on the visual cliff. We would expect her to:

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a. cry throughout the testing.

b. cross over the "visual cliff." In

c. refuse to cross over the "visual cliff."

d. slide down the slope.

Question 30

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Newborn Jasper would be able to focus clearly on:

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a. clouds in the sky on a clear day. In

b. a bookcase across the room from his crib.

c. a mobile hung four feet above his crib.

d. his mother's face while he is nursing.

Question 31

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Babies are born with their own unique __________, which determines their moods and their response to stimulation.

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a. maturation

b. milia

c. attachment

d. temperament