In a research study by Jeng (2000), the median age at which VLBW infants began to walk was:
a. the same as full-term infants. c. two months later than full-term infants.
b. two months earlier than full-term infants. d. four months later than full-term infants.
Question 2The ability to understand that things that are tall can be light OR heavy is an example of:
a. decentration. c. concrete operations.
b. reversible thinking. d. all of these
Question 3In a research study by Jeng and colleagues (2000), what percentage of full-term infants were walking by 18-months of age?
a. 50 percent c. 100 percent
b. 75 percent d. It depended upon the gender of the child.
Question 4Which of the following words accurately captures the thinking of a concrete operational child, as compared to earlier cognitive stages?
a. egocentric c. rigid
b. flexible d. abstract
Question 5Which of the following children will probably show the greatest chance of improving cognitively if there are infant deficits?
a. a girl born weighing 1400 grams c. a girl born weighing 750 grams
b. a boy born weighing 1400 grams d. a boy born weighing 750 grams
Question 6In cognitive development, decentration means:
a. an increase in the child's egocentrism.
b. the ability to understand that changes in how something looks do not change meaning.
c. the ability to focus simultaneously on multiple aspects of a problem.
d. the ability to subtract numbers.
Question 7A baby is considered premature:
a. if birth occurs at or before 37 weeks of gestation.
b. if the newborn weighs less than 5 pounds.
c. if birth occurs at or before 40 weeks of gestation.
d. it depends if it is the first birth for the mother.
Question 8The concrete operational child:
a. is less egocentric.
b. recognizes that people see things in different ways because of different situations and values.
c. can focus on more than one dimension of a problem.
d. all of the above
Question 9When is a baby considered to be low birth weight?
a. It depends upon gender. c. If it weighs less than 5 pounds.
b. If it is less than 19 inches long. d. If it weighs less than 6 pounds.