Which of the following characteristics of asynchronous growth violates the concept of cephalocaudal development?
a. Arms and legs mature before hands and feet.
b. Hands and feet mature before arms and legs.
c. Legs reach peak growth before shoulders and chest.
d. Shoulders and chest reach peak growth before legs.
Question 2If a child looks repeatedly at an object and looks at it intensely:
a. it shows that they do not understand the object.
b. it shows that they are purposefully looking in order to see.
c. it doesn't mean anything because they are too young.
d. it demonstrates memory.
Question 3Which of the following characteristics of asynchronous growth violates the concept of proximodistal development?
a. Arms and legs mature before hands and feet.
b. Hands and feet mature before arms and legs.
c. Legs reach peak growth before shoulders and chest.
d. Shoulders and chest reach peak growth before legs.
Question 4How do primary and secondary circular reactions differ?
a. Primary involve only reflexes, whereas secondary involve thoughts.
b. They are the same; one is just engaging in a more complex behavior.
c. Primary focuses on the body, whereas secondary focus on the environment.
d. Primary involves more important behaviors than secondary.
Question 5Which is an example of asynchronous growth?
a. the early onset of puberty
b. the shoulders and chest reaching peak growth before the legs
c. the hands and feet reaching peak growth before the arms and legs
d. the head reaching peak size before the torso
Question 6Emma is 7-months-old. She shakes a rattle so it will make a noise she likes. This is an example of:
a. simple reflex. c. secondary circular reaction.
b. primary circular reaction. d. tertiary circular reaction.
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