APSY 203 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Cephalocaudal |Trend |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Head |develops |more |rapidly |than |the |lower |
part |of |the |body.
Proximodistal |Trend |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Growth |proceeds |from |the |center |of |the |body |
outward.
Skeletal |Age |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |measure |of |bone |development.
Cerebral |Cortex |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Outermost |layer |of |the |brain |responsible |for |higher |
functions |like |learning |and |thinking.
Prefrontal |Cortex |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Part |of |the |frontal |lobe |responsible |for |complex |
thought, |consciousness, |and |self-regulation.
Lateralization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Each |brain |hemisphere |specializes |in |certain |functions; |
left |handles |verbal |and |positive |emotions, |right |handles |spatial |and |negative |emotions.
Brain |Plasticity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |brain's |ability |to |reorganize |and |compensate |for |
injury; |highest |in |early |years.
Experience-Expectant |Brain |Growth |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Normal, |everyday |experiences |
that |shape |brain |development.
, Experience-Dependent |Brain |Growth |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Individual |learning |experiences |
that |refine |brain |structure.
Arousal |Patterns |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sleep/wake |cycles |that |change |with |age |and |brain |
growth; |influenced |by |culture |and |bedtime |routines.
Heredity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Genetic |factors |that |influence |growth.
Nutrition |in |Infancy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Infants |need |twice |the |energy |of |adults; |25% |of |
calories |go |toward |growth.
Breastfeeding/Formula |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Recommended |until |age |2; |solid |foods |start |at
|6 |months.
Marasmus |and |Kwashiorkor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Forms |of |severe |malnutrition |caused |by |
inadequate |nutrition.
Weight |Faltering |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Infants' |weight |falls |below |norms, |often |due |to |poor
|nutrition |or |parent-child |relationship |issues.
Habituation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Decreased |response |to |repeated |stimulation.
Recovery |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Return |of |attention |when |a |new |stimulus |is |presented.
Novelty |Preference |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Measures |recent |memory.
Familiarity |Preference |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Measures |long-term |memory.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Cephalocaudal |Trend |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Head |develops |more |rapidly |than |the |lower |
part |of |the |body.
Proximodistal |Trend |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Growth |proceeds |from |the |center |of |the |body |
outward.
Skeletal |Age |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |measure |of |bone |development.
Cerebral |Cortex |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Outermost |layer |of |the |brain |responsible |for |higher |
functions |like |learning |and |thinking.
Prefrontal |Cortex |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Part |of |the |frontal |lobe |responsible |for |complex |
thought, |consciousness, |and |self-regulation.
Lateralization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Each |brain |hemisphere |specializes |in |certain |functions; |
left |handles |verbal |and |positive |emotions, |right |handles |spatial |and |negative |emotions.
Brain |Plasticity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |brain's |ability |to |reorganize |and |compensate |for |
injury; |highest |in |early |years.
Experience-Expectant |Brain |Growth |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Normal, |everyday |experiences |
that |shape |brain |development.
, Experience-Dependent |Brain |Growth |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Individual |learning |experiences |
that |refine |brain |structure.
Arousal |Patterns |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sleep/wake |cycles |that |change |with |age |and |brain |
growth; |influenced |by |culture |and |bedtime |routines.
Heredity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Genetic |factors |that |influence |growth.
Nutrition |in |Infancy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Infants |need |twice |the |energy |of |adults; |25% |of |
calories |go |toward |growth.
Breastfeeding/Formula |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Recommended |until |age |2; |solid |foods |start |at
|6 |months.
Marasmus |and |Kwashiorkor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Forms |of |severe |malnutrition |caused |by |
inadequate |nutrition.
Weight |Faltering |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Infants' |weight |falls |below |norms, |often |due |to |poor
|nutrition |or |parent-child |relationship |issues.
Habituation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Decreased |response |to |repeated |stimulation.
Recovery |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Return |of |attention |when |a |new |stimulus |is |presented.
Novelty |Preference |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Measures |recent |memory.
Familiarity |Preference |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Measures |long-term |memory.
