Tangie is hearing impaired and missed out on normal experiences of hearing sounds as an infant. What type of brain growth or plasticity is affected?
a. Synaptic modification
b. Experience-dependent
c. Experience-expectant
d. Synaptic generation
Ques. 2What aspect of development contributes to the rapid growth in brain size during infancy and toddlerhood?
a. Myelination
b. Synaptic overproduction
c. Synaptic pruning
d. Neural tube development
Ques. 3Which action demonstrates emotional referencing?
a. A baby heard a dog bark and began to wave and scream.
b. A baby was hungry and began to cry for food.
c. A baby saw a book and reached for it with one hand.
d. A baby saw Father's smile and crawled to him laughing.
Ques. 4Which of the following practices best supports language development in babies?
a. Siblings are talking to each other in the presence of the baby.
b. Parents are using baby talk to invite conversation with the baby.
c. Caregivers are talking about the babies as they play in the same room.
d. The baby is watching children's TV programming.
Ques. 5Researchers have found that one way to decrease the chance of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) is to:
a. Wrap the infant in blankets for sleeping in the crib.
b. Place infants on their sides or tummies for sleeping in the crib.
c. Remove soft bedding, pillows, and soft toys from cribs.
d. Place infants in carriers for sleeping and playing.
Ques. 6A child who constantly twirls the corner of her favorite blanket is demonstrating:
a. a temperament style of being easily distracted.
b. a self-regulating behavior that soothes her emotions.
c. a temporary lack of self-regulation.
d. early signs that she will struggle with emotional development.
Ques. 7Reflexes are inborn, involuntary movements in response to stimulation. They are an infant's most obvious and organized pattern of behavior. Haley's infant has the following normal reflexes. Which one is a permanent reflex?
a. Eyeblink and pupillary reflex
b. Grasping reflex
c. Sucking and swallowing reflex
d. Moro (startle reflex)
Ques. 8How does Marcus demonstrate object permanence?
a. He looks for a ball that has been hidden under a pillow.
b. He cries for the ball when it is hidden from him.
c. He reaches for the ball when it is placed in front of him.
d. He tracks the ball with his eyes as his dad throws it to him.
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