PSYC 2314 Lifespan Growth &
Development Exam 1 Questions with
Accurate Solutions
A |baby |is |assessed |at |one |minute |after |birth |according |to |the |Apgar |scale. |Three |of |the |five |
vital |signs |are |good, |but |the |baby |is |weak |and |inactive |and |grimaces. |The |two |vital |signs |the |
medical |team |is |concerned |about |are: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-muscle |tone |and |reflex |
irritability
A |baby |searches |the |faces |of |her |parents |to |see |how |to |respond |in |unfamiliar |situations. |This |
is |called: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-social |referencing
Abed |is |12 |months |old, |and |his |uncle |Frank |is |visiting |for |the |first |time |in |6 |months. |Frank |is |
delighted |to |see |his |nephew, |so |as |he |enters |the |room, |he |booms, |"There's |my |little |man!" |
Abed |looks |to |his |mother, |who |is |smiling |broadly |at |her |brother |Frank, |and |crawls |to |her |to |be
|picked |up. |Abed |is |demonstrating: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-...
According |to |the |text, |race |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |social |construction
A |child's |typical |activity |during |the |oral |stage |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sucking |on |a |pacifier
A |correlation |does |not |indicate |that |one |variable |causes |the |other |to |occur; |rather, |it |indicates
|that |there |is |a |______ |between |the |two |variables. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-relationship
An |infant's |distress |at |seeing |an |unfamiliar |person |is |called: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-stranger |
wariness
A |teratogen |is |any |agent |or |condition |that |increases |the |risk |for: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
prenatal |abnormalities
, Babies |born |slightly |under |2,500 |grams |(5 |pounds |8 |ounces) |are |considered: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-low |birthweight
Babies |considered |small |for |gestational |age: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-can |be |full-term |or |
preterm |babies
Based |on |research |about |SIDS, |caregivers |are |advised |that |babies |should |be: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-put |to |sleep |on |their |backs
Co-sleeping |may |be |harmful |to |the |baby |if |the |mother: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-is |drugged |or |
drunk
Dr. |Towne |believes |that |heredity |is |primarily |responsible |for |personality |traits. |Dr. |West |
believes |that |environmental |influences |are |primarily |responsible |for |personality |traits. |They |
are |on |different |sides |of |the |_____ |debate. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-nature |versus |nurture
During |the |sensorimotor |stage, |the |child's |main |task |is |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-use |senses
|and |motor |skills |to |understand |the |world
Embryos |exposed |to |large |amounts |of |alcohol |may |develop |distorted |facial |features. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Erikson's |second |stage |of |development |is |called: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-autonomy |versus |
shame |and |doubt
Experiments |allow |researchers |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-determine |a |cause-and-effect |
relationship
Development Exam 1 Questions with
Accurate Solutions
A |baby |is |assessed |at |one |minute |after |birth |according |to |the |Apgar |scale. |Three |of |the |five |
vital |signs |are |good, |but |the |baby |is |weak |and |inactive |and |grimaces. |The |two |vital |signs |the |
medical |team |is |concerned |about |are: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-muscle |tone |and |reflex |
irritability
A |baby |searches |the |faces |of |her |parents |to |see |how |to |respond |in |unfamiliar |situations. |This |
is |called: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-social |referencing
Abed |is |12 |months |old, |and |his |uncle |Frank |is |visiting |for |the |first |time |in |6 |months. |Frank |is |
delighted |to |see |his |nephew, |so |as |he |enters |the |room, |he |booms, |"There's |my |little |man!" |
Abed |looks |to |his |mother, |who |is |smiling |broadly |at |her |brother |Frank, |and |crawls |to |her |to |be
|picked |up. |Abed |is |demonstrating: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-...
According |to |the |text, |race |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |social |construction
A |child's |typical |activity |during |the |oral |stage |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sucking |on |a |pacifier
A |correlation |does |not |indicate |that |one |variable |causes |the |other |to |occur; |rather, |it |indicates
|that |there |is |a |______ |between |the |two |variables. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-relationship
An |infant's |distress |at |seeing |an |unfamiliar |person |is |called: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-stranger |
wariness
A |teratogen |is |any |agent |or |condition |that |increases |the |risk |for: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
prenatal |abnormalities
, Babies |born |slightly |under |2,500 |grams |(5 |pounds |8 |ounces) |are |considered: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-low |birthweight
Babies |considered |small |for |gestational |age: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-can |be |full-term |or |
preterm |babies
Based |on |research |about |SIDS, |caregivers |are |advised |that |babies |should |be: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-put |to |sleep |on |their |backs
Co-sleeping |may |be |harmful |to |the |baby |if |the |mother: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-is |drugged |or |
drunk
Dr. |Towne |believes |that |heredity |is |primarily |responsible |for |personality |traits. |Dr. |West |
believes |that |environmental |influences |are |primarily |responsible |for |personality |traits. |They |
are |on |different |sides |of |the |_____ |debate. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-nature |versus |nurture
During |the |sensorimotor |stage, |the |child's |main |task |is |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-use |senses
|and |motor |skills |to |understand |the |world
Embryos |exposed |to |large |amounts |of |alcohol |may |develop |distorted |facial |features. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Erikson's |second |stage |of |development |is |called: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-autonomy |versus |
shame |and |doubt
Experiments |allow |researchers |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-determine |a |cause-and-effect |
relationship
