Which of the following is true of breast feeding?
a. Breast milk is more difficult to digest than formula.
b. Breast milk is related to improved health and slightly higher intelligence.
c. Breastfeeding does not predict improved outcomes for children.
d. Breastfed babies are somewhat more likely to be constipated.
Question 2Myrtle McGraws studies, teaching twins Jimmy and Johnny to roller skate and other activities, showed that you can
a. teach premature infants to swim.
b. speed maturation through exercise.
c. speed motor development with exercise, but to a limited extent.
d. speed motor development with exercise, but it can lead to malformation of limbs.
Question 3Which of the following is NOT associated with low birth weight?
a. mothers drug use during pregnancy
b. being a twin
c. having a teenage mother
d. mothers age when she experienced puberty
Question 4Which of the following is true of low birth weight children?
a. A good home environment can do little to compensate for their medical problems.
b. They are typically average in size by adolescence.
c. They often experience cognitive problems such as low IQ and attention deficits.
d. They quickly catch up cognitively with other children.
Question 5Exercise is linked with which of the following in the brain?
a. excessive use of glucose and lower test scores
b. improved functioning and higher test scores
c. enhanced development of the pubertal system
d. decreased impulse control
Question 6Girls who physically mature early tend to experience which of the following?
a. improved science learning
b. high levels of intelligence
c. decreased interest in boys
d. behavior problems and depression
Question 7In terms of movement, physical activity peaks at about what age?
a. 13 years
b. 45 years
c. 79 years
d. 1213 years
Question 8Which of the following is NOT part of the definition of puberty?
a. reduction in activity level
b. growth spurt
c. changes in proportion of muscle and fat
d. sexual maturation
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