How big is the neonate's brain?

How big is the neonate's brain?
 
  a. about half the size it will be in adulthood
  b. It depends greatly upon the size and shape of the infant's head.
  c. about one-third the size it will be in adulthood
  d. less than one pound

Question 2

Marital conflict:
 
  a. is less damaging to children than parental divorce.
  b. causes psychological distress in children.
  c. is more damaging for the parents than for the children.
  d. affects boys more than girls.

Question 3

A baby has begun to crawl. This means:
 
  a. myelin will soon form to coat motor neurons.
  b. a maturation process will be activated that will result in myelination of neurons by the end of the first year.
  c. myelination of neurons has already begun.
  d. myelin has nothing to do with this process.

Question 4

If children show a physiological alarm reaction to marital conflict, what is occurring?
 
  a. Their heart rate and blood pressure increase.
  b. Their self-esteem goes down.
  c. Their endocrine system slows down.
  d. all of these

Question 5

An individual develops mental retardation due to a disorder called PKU. What do we know about this?
 
  a. The individual has excessive myelination.
  b. The individual does not form myelin in the brain.
  c. The myelin travels into the soma and destroys the neuron.
  d. The myelin covers the dendrites and stops the communication process.

Question 6

Evolutionary psychologists believe that there are increased risks in stepfamilies due to:
 
  a. stepparents being less devoted to other people's children.
  b. having children is more risky than not having children since it may cause death of a parent.
  c. children need to learn to adapt to their environments more in stepfamilies than in biological families.
  d. all of these