Question 1

What process underlies the development of the skeleton?

Accepted Answer

A)  the quantitative growth of cartilage
B)  the gradual myelinization of bone
C)  the gradual ossification of soft cartilage tissue into bone
D)  the qualitative growth of myelinE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Today's children are taller and heavier and reach sexual maturity earlier than previous generations.What do researchers ascribe this trend to?

Accepted Answer

A)  improved medical care and better nutrition
B)  changing societal norms of sexuality
C)  Darwinian natural selection
D)  environmental pollutants producing genetic changesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which statement below most accurately associates age with proficiency?

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A)  By the end of the second year, young children can draw within the lines of their colouring books.
B)  By the end of the second year, young children can cut food with a utensil.
C)  By the end of the second year, young children can copy a simple horizontal or vertical line.
D)  By the end of the second year, young children can catch and throw a ball.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Is late sexual maturation often initially a social advantage for boys and girls?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a social advantage for boys and a social disadvantage for girls.
B)  It is a social advantage for both boys and girls.
C)  It is a social disadvantage for boys and a social advantage for girls.
D)  It is a social disadvantage for both boys and girls.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

In which direction does cephalocaudal development proceed?

Accepted Answer

A)  from the bottom of the body upward
B)  from the extremities toward the centre of the body
C)  from the top of the body downward
D)  from the centre of the body to the extremitiesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Describe the development of the brain during middle childhood into early adolescence.

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During middle childhood into early adole...

Question 7

Because of the "brain growth spurt," during which age range is the intake of adequate protein particularly important?

Accepted Answer

A)  the first 6 months of the prenatal period
B)  the last 3 months prenatally and the first two years after birth
C)  the first 5 years after birth
D)  the first 14 years after birthE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Is early sexual maturation often initially a social advantage for boys and girls?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a short-term social advantage to males.
B)  It is a long-term social disadvantage to females.
C)  It is a short-term social advantage to females.
D)  It is a long-term social disadvantage to males.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

What is the most likely explanation for the decrease in the average age of onset for menarche over the past 100 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  better nutrition and medical care
B)  changes to hormone production due to environmental hazards
C)  increased acceptance of adolescent sexuality
D)  decreased separation of the societal roles of females and malesE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

List three possible explanations for the sequencing and timing of early motor development, and briefly summarize each of these views.

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1) Maturation of the nervous system: Thi...

Question 11

Explain what is meant by cerebral lateralization, and outline the basic developmental trends in lateralization.

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Cerebral lateralization refers to the id...

Question 12

Which of the following statements is accurate regarding environmental factors related to childhood obesity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bad eating habits that lead to obesity are generally established as early as middle childhood.
B)  Obese children often view food as a reward.
C)  Intensive family therapy creates additional stressors that work against weight loss.
D)  Television viewing or video games can be used as an incentive for eating healthy food.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Elaine is 12 months old, and her brother Peter is 4 years old.Their mother, Tara, was recently divorced from their father, and although she continues to take care of her children's basic needs, she has become depressed, unaffectionate, and withdrawn.If Tara's pattern of behaviour continues for an extended period, what is the likely outcome for the children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elaine will develop signs of deprivation dwarfism, whereas Peter will develop nonorganic failure to thrive.
B)  Both children will develop signs of deprivation dwarfism.
C)  Both children will develop nonorganic failure to thrive.
D)  Elaine will develop nonorganic failure to thrive, whereas Peter will develop signs of deprivation dwarfism.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Which motor behaviour is exhibited by 90 percent of typically developing infants by 9 months of age?

Accepted Answer

A)  crawling or creeping
B)  standing alone
C)  walking well
D)  building a tower of two blocksE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which statement best summarizes the results of research on the role of practice on locomotor development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Locomotor development is inhibited by lack of experience and speeded by practice.
B)  Locomotor development proceeds on a preprogrammed schedule irrespective of amount of experience or practice.
C)  For locomotor development, practice is less important than experience.
D)  Maturation is the only factor that influences locomotor development.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

According to Goldfield, crawling requires an external goal to motivate the infant to combine and reorganize earlier motor schemes into new motor responses.This finding offers the most support for which theory of motor skill development?

Accepted Answer

A)  maturational
B)  experiential
C)  locomotory systems
D)  dynamical systemsE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

What property of the brain accounts for the finding that children's lateral preferences are apparent early but become stronger over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  The brain is not lateralized until toddlerhood and then becomes lateralized with age.
B)  The brain is lateralized prenatally and becomes increasingly so with age.
C)  The brain is neither right or left lateralized until puberty.
D)  The corpus callosum forms in middle childhood.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following patterns of the timing of sexual maturation is most likely to confer social disadvantages to the adolescent?

Accepted Answer

A)  early maturation in males
B)  early maturation in females
C)  late maturation in females
D)  normal maturation in malesE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following patterns of the timing of pubertal onset is most closely associated with increased self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

A)  "on time" sexual maturation in both males and females
B)  "on time" sexual maturation in males and early sexual maturation in females
C)  early sexual maturation in males and "on time" sexual maturation in females
D)  early sexual maturation in both males and femalesE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Stacey is a neonate who was born three weeks prior to her expected due date.Her parents are concerned about the size of her head, so they measure its length relative to the length of her body.They find that although Stacey is only 53 centimetres long, her head is 12 centimetres long.Is Stacey's head-to-body proportion unusual?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is not unusual for her stage of development.
B)  It is unusual and indicative of a problem with skeletal growth.
C)  It is unusual and is indicative of fluid accumulation in the brain.
D)  It is not unusual because Stacey was born prematurely.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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