CLEP Human Growth and Development
EXAM LATEST 300+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |
AGRADE
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
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
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
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
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
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
EXAM LATEST 300+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |
AGRADE
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
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
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
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
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
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
