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Review Test Submission: PSYC 210-IN Chapter 4 Review Assignment Spring 2020
Review Test Submission: PSYC 210-IN Chapter 4 Review
Assignment Spring 2020
User Hima Patel
Course PSYC 210 Life-Span Development (Spring 2020)
Test PSYC 210-IN Chapter 4 Review Assignment Spring 2020
Started 2/14/20 9:00 PM
Submitted 2/16/20 3:25 PM
Due Date 2/17/20 8:00 AM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 54 out of 62 points
Time Elapsed 42 hours, 25 minutes
Results All Answers, Submitted Answers, Correct Answers, Feedback, Incorrectly Answered
Displayed Questions
Question 1 1 out of 1 points
In the first year of life, infants accumulate fat, which helps the infant _____.
Selected Answer: maintain a constant body temperature
Answers: maintain a constant body temperature
maintain high energy levels
build muscle
create brain cells
Question 2 1 out of 1 points
Lorenzo first develops the ability to control his chest, then his arms, then his hands, and finally his
fingers. This progression of motor development is called the _____.
Selected Answer: proximodistal principle
Answers: cephalocaudal principle
thoracic torso principle
phalange-metatarsal principle
proximodistal principle
Question 3 1 out of 1 points
Compared to other animals, the human brain is very large at birth, but it is also _____.
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Selected Answer: relatively immature
Answers: well developed
malformed
relatively immature
nearly adult-like
Question 4 1 out of 1 points
In other species, quite a bit of brain development occurs prenatally. When does this same brain
development occur in human infants?
Selected Answer: during the first year of life
Answers: prenatally as well
during the first year of life
only during the fetal period
after the first year of life
Question 5 1 out of 1 points
The production of neurons starts _____ of prenatal development and most are produced _____ of
prenatal development.
Selected Answer: by week 7; by the middle
Answers: in week 1; in the beginning
in week 3; in the beginning
by week 7; by the middle
by week 12; by the middle
Question 6 0 out of 1 points
As with the production of neurons, the peak of the development of connections among neurons
also occurs during prenatal development.
Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
Question 7 1 out of 1 points
Which statement is true regarding the communication pathway of neurotransmitters?
Selected
Answer: The axons release the neurotransmitters while the dendrites receive the
neurotransmitters.
Answers: The soma releases the neurotransmitters while the axons receive the
neurotransmitters.
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The myelin releases the neurotransmitters while the soma receives the
neurotransmitters.
The axons release the neurotransmitters while the dendrites receive the
neurotransmitters.
The dendrites release the neurotransmitters while the myelin receives the
neurotransmitters.
Question 8 1 out of 1 points
The _____ encases axons to protect them and increase the speed of communication between
neurons.
Selected Answer: myelin sheath
Answers: glial cell
dendritic sheath
synaptic sheath
myelin sheath
Question 9 1 out of 1 points
Which statement is true regarding the process of myelination?
Selected
Answer: Myelination is active the first year of life but continues at a slower rate past age
40.
Answers: Myelination is active the first year of life but slows in rate beginning in late
adolescence.
Myelination is active the first year of life but stops at age 35.
Myelination is active the first year of life but continues at a slower rate past age
40.
Myelination is a process that occurs throughout the lifetime.
Question 10 1 out of 1 points
_____ is the process in which neuronal connections that are used become stronger and faster and
the neuronal connections that are not used wither away.
Selected Answer: Synaptic pruning
Answers: Brain death
Axonal withering
Synaptic pruning
Intellectual development
Question 11 1 out of 1 points
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Hima Patel 93
My Institution Courses
ks
PSY Chapter Review Assignments
IN1
Review Test Submission: PSYC 210-IN Chapter 4 Review Assignment Spring 2020
Review Test Submission: PSYC 210-IN Chapter 4 Review
Assignment Spring 2020
User Hima Patel
Course PSYC 210 Life-Span Development (Spring 2020)
Test PSYC 210-IN Chapter 4 Review Assignment Spring 2020
Started 2/14/20 9:00 PM
Submitted 2/16/20 3:25 PM
Due Date 2/17/20 8:00 AM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 54 out of 62 points
Time Elapsed 42 hours, 25 minutes
Results All Answers, Submitted Answers, Correct Answers, Feedback, Incorrectly Answered
Displayed Questions
Question 1 1 out of 1 points
In the first year of life, infants accumulate fat, which helps the infant _____.
Selected Answer: maintain a constant body temperature
Answers: maintain a constant body temperature
maintain high energy levels
build muscle
create brain cells
Question 2 1 out of 1 points
Lorenzo first develops the ability to control his chest, then his arms, then his hands, and finally his
fingers. This progression of motor development is called the _____.
Selected Answer: proximodistal principle
Answers: cephalocaudal principle
thoracic torso principle
phalange-metatarsal principle
proximodistal principle
Question 3 1 out of 1 points
Compared to other animals, the human brain is very large at birth, but it is also _____.
https://blackboard.swic.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_5514386_1&course_id=_27330_1&content_id=_1832999_1&outcome_id=_56514… 1/16
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Selected Answer: relatively immature
Answers: well developed
malformed
relatively immature
nearly adult-like
Question 4 1 out of 1 points
In other species, quite a bit of brain development occurs prenatally. When does this same brain
development occur in human infants?
Selected Answer: during the first year of life
Answers: prenatally as well
during the first year of life
only during the fetal period
after the first year of life
Question 5 1 out of 1 points
The production of neurons starts _____ of prenatal development and most are produced _____ of
prenatal development.
Selected Answer: by week 7; by the middle
Answers: in week 1; in the beginning
in week 3; in the beginning
by week 7; by the middle
by week 12; by the middle
Question 6 0 out of 1 points
As with the production of neurons, the peak of the development of connections among neurons
also occurs during prenatal development.
Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
Question 7 1 out of 1 points
Which statement is true regarding the communication pathway of neurotransmitters?
Selected
Answer: The axons release the neurotransmitters while the dendrites receive the
neurotransmitters.
Answers: The soma releases the neurotransmitters while the axons receive the
neurotransmitters.
https://blackboard.swic.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_5514386_1&course_id=_27330_1&content_id=_1832999_1&outcome_id=_56514… 2/16
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The myelin releases the neurotransmitters while the soma receives the
neurotransmitters.
The axons release the neurotransmitters while the dendrites receive the
neurotransmitters.
The dendrites release the neurotransmitters while the myelin receives the
neurotransmitters.
Question 8 1 out of 1 points
The _____ encases axons to protect them and increase the speed of communication between
neurons.
Selected Answer: myelin sheath
Answers: glial cell
dendritic sheath
synaptic sheath
myelin sheath
Question 9 1 out of 1 points
Which statement is true regarding the process of myelination?
Selected
Answer: Myelination is active the first year of life but continues at a slower rate past age
40.
Answers: Myelination is active the first year of life but slows in rate beginning in late
adolescence.
Myelination is active the first year of life but stops at age 35.
Myelination is active the first year of life but continues at a slower rate past age
40.
Myelination is a process that occurs throughout the lifetime.
Question 10 1 out of 1 points
_____ is the process in which neuronal connections that are used become stronger and faster and
the neuronal connections that are not used wither away.
Selected Answer: Synaptic pruning
Answers: Brain death
Axonal withering
Synaptic pruning
Intellectual development
Question 11 1 out of 1 points
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