CLEP Human Growth and Development: EXAM 300+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 | GRADED A+.

CLEP Human Growth and Development: EXAM 300+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 | GRADED A+. Neonates spend about _______ hours a day sleeping. a. 6 b. 8 c. 12 d. 16 - ANSWER d. 16 SIDS is more common among a. female babies b. babies who are put to sleep on their stomachs c. babies of mothers in their twenties d. European American babies - ANSWER b. babies who are put to sleep on their stomachs Failure to receive adequate sensory stimulation during a(n) ________ period can result in permanent sensory deficits. - ANSWER critical Boys generally reach half of their adult height by their _____________ birthday. - ANSWER second Native American Hopi Indians typically spend the first year strapped to a _______________ - ANSWER cradle board The tendency to return to one's genetically determined pattern of growth following a period of deprivation is referred to as ____________ - ANSWER canalization Breast milk contains the mother's ____________ and helps the infant ward off health problems such as ear infections and pneumonia. - ANSWER antibodies In the disease ____________ myelin is replaced by hard, fibrous tissue that disrupts the timing of neural transmission, interfering with muscle control. - ANSWER multiple sclerosis The first major growth spurt of the brain occurs during the fourth and fifth months of prenatal development, due to the proliferation of _____________. - ANSWER neurons Animals reared in darkness show shrinkage of the ____? - ANSWER visual cortex Which of the following is untrue about breast feeding? a. breast feeding can't transmit HIV b. breast feeding helps shrink the uterus after delivery c. breast milk can transmit polychlorinated biphenyls d. breast feeing reduces the risk of ovarian cancer - ANSWER a. breast feeding can't transmit HIV How long does it take for a child's brain to reach 70% of its adult weight? a. one year b. two years c. three years d. five years - ANSWER a. one year Which part of the brain helps the child maintain balance? a. the medulla b. the amygdala c. the auditory cortex d. the cerebellum - ANSWER d. the cerebellum Vision is the infant's dominant sense at a. birth b. one - four months c. five - six months d. one year - ANSWER c. five - six months Myelination of motor pathways allows neonates to engage in a. reflexes b. beating of the heart c. respiration d. they cycle of waking and sleeping - ANSWER a. reflexes Myelination of the neurons involved in the sense of hearing begins a. in the germinal stage b. in the embryonic stage c. in the fetal stage d. after birth - ANSWER c. in the fetal stage By 12 to 15 months or so, infants walk by themselves, earning them the name __________ - ANSWER toddlers Fantz shows two month old infants disks colored red, white and yellow and disks with newsprint , a bulls eye and a human face. The infants fixated longest on the ___________ - ANSWER face The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants be fed breast milk for at least A. four to six months B. six to nine months C. one year D. two years - ANSWER c. one year At three to four months of age, infants hold objects clumsily between their finger and palm. This behavior is known as the a. reflexive grasp b. proximodistal grasp c. pincer grasp d. ulnar grasp - ANSWER d. ulnar grasp Which of the following is true of motor development? a. only nature is involved in motor development b. only nurture is involved in motor development c. nature and nurture are both involved in motor development d. Neither nature nor nurture are involved in motor development - ANSWER c. nature and nurture are both involved in motor development By the age of 2 months, an infant may show some surprise if a toy duck is placed behind a screen and then taken away so that when the screen is lifted, it is absent. But the infant will not look for it because she has not yet developed __________ permanence. - ANSWER object The presence of _______ imitation suggests that children have mentally represented behavior patterns - ANSWER deferred ____ is the first vocalizing that sounds like human speech - ANSWER babbling The use of visual ________ memory to assess infants cognitive development is based on habituation. - ANSWER recognition The ability of the infant to to transfer an object from one hand to the other during play is typical of the ______ month of cognitive development. - ANSWER fifth A certain class of neurons, called _______ neurons, makes it possible for newborns to imitate an adult who is sticking out his tongue. - ANSWER mirror At 10 to 12 months, infants tend to repeat syllables, showing what linguists refer to as _________. - ANSWER echolalia At first a child uses a word such as 'mooi' to refer to the moon, then she uses the word to refer to round objects in general. This is an example of _______. - ANSWER overextension In the fourth substage of the sensorimotor period, infants coordinate schemes to attain goals; that is, they begin to show intentional, goal-directed behavior.. This substage lasts approximately from a. 4 to 8 months of age b. 8 to 12 months of age c. 12 to 18 months of age d. 18 to 24 months of age - ANSWER b. 8 to 12 months of age All of the following are prelinguistic vocalizations, with the exception of a. holophrases b. crying c. cooing e. babbling - ANSWER a. holophrases At what age does a child's visual acuity first approximate adult levels? a. at birth b. by one to two years of age c. by three to five years of age d. by six to ten years of age - ANSWER c. by three to five years of age Acccording to Piaget, children try to use _______ to absorb new events into existing schemes. - ANSWER assimilation In the sensorimotor substage of __________ circular reactions, activity is repeated because of its effect on the environment. - ANSWER secondary Infants typically say words beginning at about the age of a. 6 months b. 12 months c. 18 months d. 24 months - ANSWER b. 12 months Which of the following is accurate about the Bayley Scales of infant development? a. Most infants are not yet ready to take them b. infants can be tested for motor skills but not for mental skills c. The scales predict long term cognitive development, but are not reliable from testing to testing d. The scales do not predict school grades or IQ scores among school children. - ANSWER d. The scales do not predict school grades or IQ scores among school children. Infants do not use their tongue when they a. babble b. cry c. coo d. imitate workds - ANSWER b. cry For the first couple of years, a child's vocabulary is mainly made of a.