Quiz: Foundations, Infancy to Early Childhood
Due Apr 4 at 11:59pm Points 100 Questions 50 Time Limit 150 Minutes Allowed
Attempts Unlimited
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Textbook material from Module 1: Week 1 — Module 2: Week 2.
Contains 50 multiple-choice questions.
Is limited to 150 minutes.
Allows unlimited attempts and the highest attempt will count towards the grade.
Is worth 100 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module 2: Week 2.
Question 1 Which of the following is an accurate description of the long-term effects of
chronic stress on the body?
A. The ability of the immune system to fight infection and ward off disease is
compromised.
B. There are no effects on the immune system, and only short-term effects on the
cardiovascular system.
C. There are no effects on the cardiovascular system, but long-term effects on the
skeletal muscles.
D. There are no lasting effects on the body – when the stress ends all physical
systems return to normal.
Question 2 In Bronfenbrenner’s model, proximal processes refer to
A. independent changes in mental processes.
B. favorable developmental conditions that are more likely to exist in one particular
stage of development than in another.
C. reciprocal interactions between an organism and its immediate environment.
D. indirect influences on an organism.
Question 3 Which of the following best represents early prenatal brain development?
A. Brain development begins during the 4th month of gestation.
B. At birth, a baby’s brain has 1 million neurons.
, C. Develop progresses from the outside in, pushing cells to find their proper
location.
D. The hindbrain, midbrain, and forebrain emerge from the neural tube around the
25th day of gestation.
Question 4 Stage theories of development typically describe ____________ changes in
behavior, cognition, or social relationships.
A. quantitative
B. incremental
C. qualitative
D. cumulative
Question 5 Which of the following statements is most accurate with regard to Piaget’s
theory?
A. Piaget firmly believed that children who were at a particular stage of cognitive
development had the same level of understanding in all areas, such as
understanding causality, morality, agency, etc.
B. Piaget believed that children’s progress through the stages could vary. For
example, very intelligent children could skip a stage.
C. Piaget believed in the dynamic quality of stages and understood that children in
the same stage could vary greatly in their specific understanding of causality,
morality, and so forth.
D. Piaget believed that children could vary in their understanding of morality but that
their understanding of causality was the same for all children within a particular
stage.
Question 6 In considering the major structures of the brain, which of these statements is
FALSE.
A. the medulla, pons and cerebelloum are all part of the hindbrain network.
B. The midbrain is the relay station and the forebrain controls complex thoughts,
motives and emotions.
C. The limbic system is constructed of the activities located in the midbrain area,
that impact complex thought processes.
D. The pituitary gland regulates the endocrine systems.
Question 7 In one study, young rats exposed to stress vocalized their anxiety. Their
mothers, alerted to this distress, responded with diligent caregiving behavior that altered
the development of the hippocampus. Which of the following processes or principles
does this example demonstrate?
A. Dominant-recessive gene relationships.
Due Apr 4 at 11:59pm Points 100 Questions 50 Time Limit 150 Minutes Allowed
Attempts Unlimited
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Textbook material from Module 1: Week 1 — Module 2: Week 2.
Contains 50 multiple-choice questions.
Is limited to 150 minutes.
Allows unlimited attempts and the highest attempt will count towards the grade.
Is worth 100 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module 2: Week 2.
Question 1 Which of the following is an accurate description of the long-term effects of
chronic stress on the body?
A. The ability of the immune system to fight infection and ward off disease is
compromised.
B. There are no effects on the immune system, and only short-term effects on the
cardiovascular system.
C. There are no effects on the cardiovascular system, but long-term effects on the
skeletal muscles.
D. There are no lasting effects on the body – when the stress ends all physical
systems return to normal.
Question 2 In Bronfenbrenner’s model, proximal processes refer to
A. independent changes in mental processes.
B. favorable developmental conditions that are more likely to exist in one particular
stage of development than in another.
C. reciprocal interactions between an organism and its immediate environment.
D. indirect influences on an organism.
Question 3 Which of the following best represents early prenatal brain development?
A. Brain development begins during the 4th month of gestation.
B. At birth, a baby’s brain has 1 million neurons.
, C. Develop progresses from the outside in, pushing cells to find their proper
location.
D. The hindbrain, midbrain, and forebrain emerge from the neural tube around the
25th day of gestation.
Question 4 Stage theories of development typically describe ____________ changes in
behavior, cognition, or social relationships.
A. quantitative
B. incremental
C. qualitative
D. cumulative
Question 5 Which of the following statements is most accurate with regard to Piaget’s
theory?
A. Piaget firmly believed that children who were at a particular stage of cognitive
development had the same level of understanding in all areas, such as
understanding causality, morality, agency, etc.
B. Piaget believed that children’s progress through the stages could vary. For
example, very intelligent children could skip a stage.
C. Piaget believed in the dynamic quality of stages and understood that children in
the same stage could vary greatly in their specific understanding of causality,
morality, and so forth.
D. Piaget believed that children could vary in their understanding of morality but that
their understanding of causality was the same for all children within a particular
stage.
Question 6 In considering the major structures of the brain, which of these statements is
FALSE.
A. the medulla, pons and cerebelloum are all part of the hindbrain network.
B. The midbrain is the relay station and the forebrain controls complex thoughts,
motives and emotions.
C. The limbic system is constructed of the activities located in the midbrain area,
that impact complex thought processes.
D. The pituitary gland regulates the endocrine systems.
Question 7 In one study, young rats exposed to stress vocalized their anxiety. Their
mothers, alerted to this distress, responded with diligent caregiving behavior that altered
the development of the hippocampus. Which of the following processes or principles
does this example demonstrate?
A. Dominant-recessive gene relationships.
