Seth's mother is playing a game with him. She hides his favorite bear under a couch pillow. Seth pushes the pillow
aside and picks up his bear. Seth is displaying
a. problem solving.
b. object permanence.
c. memory.
d. primary circular reactions.
Which of the following scenarios is an example of goal-directed behavior?
a. Deborah sees her favorite toy on the counter top out of her reach. Her mother put it there when she was
cleaning up the kitchen. Deborah pushes a chair over to the counter, climbs up, and retrieves her toy.
b. Mark enjoys watching a dog play in the grass. The dog walks behind a row of bushes and Mark turns to watch
a bird instead. The dog walks back out from behind the bushes and Mark is surprised.
c. Angela's mother touches her cheek with her finger. Angela turns her head and begins sucking her mother's
finger.
d. Allen accidentally puts his finger in his mouth and begins sucking. He finds this behavior soothing and
accidentally repeats the movement later, developing a pattern of behavior.
Which of the following has NOT been associated with an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome?
a. Exposure to tobacco smoke
b. Placing the infant on his stomach to sleep
c. Placing the infant in the caregiver's bed to sleep
d. Prematurity
The following statements about breastfeeding are true EXCEPT
a. it is recommended that infants be breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months of life.
b. a mother passes her antibodies through her breastmilk to the baby.
c. long-term benefits of breastfeeding include reducing type I and type II diabetes.
d. breastfeeding should stop after 6 months of age.
Kyle learned to bat at objects with his fist, then open his hand and grasp them, then pick up small objects between his
thumb and forefinger. This is an example of
a. gross motor development.
b. cephalocaudal development.
c. proximodistal development.
d. fine motor development
The pattern of myelinization of a baby's nerve cells gives a baby control over its body
a. beginning from the feet up.
b. ending with control over the head.
c. beginning with the fingers.
d. ending with the feet.
According to Erikson, infancy is the stage of
a. rapid growth and development.
b. obtaining object permanence.
c. attachment.
d. trust vs. mistrust
To encourage a baby to play, it is important to
a. forcibly encourage interaction.
b. ignore the baby when it gets agitated.
c. present lots of toys at the same time.
d. swaddle the baby if it needs soothing.
Which of the following factors does NOT contribute as a barrier to father-infant interactions in an unmarried, noncohabitated
situation?
a. Negative relationship with the mother's family
b. Poverty
c. Maternal depression
d. Father's occupation
Infant mental health
a. involves therapy.
b. has never been studied.
c. refers to the infant's emotional, social, and cognitive functioning.
d. focuses on the infant's feeding behaviors.
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