NR 602 Week 1 Ch. 2 Advanced test 2024

1. Most stage-based theories of development focus primarily on: a. The continuity of development b. The discontinuity of development c. Persistence of inherent personality characteristics nrr d. The influence of context on development - answersb. The discontinuity of development 2. The common practice of using "time-outs" with young children is a direct application of: a. Operant conditioning b. Classical conditioning c. Separation-individuation d. Maturational reinforcement - answersa. Operant conditioning 3. Good communication among families, schools, and primary care providers is an example of which ecological concept? a. Microsystem b. Mesosystem c. Exosystem d. Macrosystem - answersb. Mesosystem 4. Which of the following findings would most likely be associated with asymmetric intrauterine growth retardation? a. Weight, length, and head circumference ranging from 3rd to 5th percentile b. Heavy maternal smoking throughout pregnancy c. Weight at 3rd percentile and length at 25th d. Gestational diabetes - answers. C: Weight at 3rd percentile and length at 25th The weight and length are at significantly different percentiles; if the IUGR were symmetrical, these would be at the same percentile 5. Early reflexive responses that are not related to survival include all but: a. Babinski b. Moro c. Swimming d. Rooting - answersD: Rooting Rooting (i.e., moving the head to locate the nipple) is a key survival reflex. 6. The most likely weight of a 1-year-old child whose weight at birth was 6 pounds would be: a. 19-20 pounds b. 13-14 pounds c. 25-26 pounds d. Impossible to estimate - answers. A: 19-20 pounds An infant's weight should approximately triple by the age of 1 year. 7. One of the major psychosocial tasks of infancy is: a. Development of secure attachment b. Separation-individuation c. Symbiosis d. Regulation - answers. A: Development of secure attachment The development of an infant-caregiver bond is key to the prevention of long-term psychological effects associated with deprivation and/or failure to develop secure, stable bonds. 8. Which developmental theory best explains the multifactorial etiology of failure to thrive? a. Organismic-maturational theory b. Social learning theory c. Transactional theory d. Psychoanalytic theory - answersC: Transactional theory Transactional theory explains risks and protective factors associated with resilience and vulnerability. It may explain some of the environmental factors associated with FTT. 9. Most healthy infants are able to reach, grasp, and hold on to a rattle or other small toy by about: a. 2 months b. 6 months c. 8 months d. 10 months - answersB: 6 months These are gross developmental norms associated with the 6-month-old child. 10. The pincer grasp is a fine motor skill that involves the ability to pick up a small object such as a raisin or piece of cereal with the thumb and forefinger and that usually is mastered around: a. 4 months b. 6 months c. 9 months d. 16 months - answersC: 9 months This is a developmental norm for a child of 9 months. 11. You would be concerned about the language development of a child who: a. Repeats sim