Same-age infants' ability to retrieve an object hidden under a cloth
a. is greater when they can walk rather than only crawl.
b. is greater when they can crawl but not walk.
c. is greater when they can move--either by walking or crawling.
d. is not affected by whether or not they can crawl or walk.
Question 2The use of walkers (wheeled seats in which infants can push themselves around the floor) for infants
a. helps them to walk earlier than they otherwise would.
b. has no influence on their visual/spatial development.
c. is not recommended because they are associated with injuries.
d. delays infants' ability to walk by themselves.
Question 3Research has suggested that early locomotor experience influences infants'
a. speed. c. color recognition.
b. depth perception. d. muscle strength.
Question 4What appears to be the main reason why today's children are not getting adequate sleep?
a. the demands of formal schooling
b. their desire to stay up late to watch television
c. their desire to stay up talking with friends and being online
d. their stress related to all the demands of modern life
Question 5Toilet training for children typically begins between ____
a. 6 and 12 months of age. c. 18 and 24 months of age.
b. 12 and 18 months of age. d. 24 and 30months of age.
Question 6Most fine motor behaviors have to do with control
a. control of the brain. c. control of the hands.
b. control of the muscles. d. control of the feet.
Question 7Which of the following groups did a study show, as adults, were more insightful, inventive, and creative than their early-maturing peers, who were more responsible, cooperative, and self-controlled, although also more conforming, conventional, and humorless?
a. late-maturing girls c. early-maturing girls
b. late-maturing boys d. early-maturing boys
Question 8Which of the following are more likely to excel in sports, be perceived as responsible, and be more popular, more self-assured, more sociable, and have higher achievement aspirations?
a. late-maturing girls c. early-maturing girls
b. late-maturing boys d. early-maturing boys
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