JOMC 486 EXAM 2 ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT
FULL CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Thelen
Answer: Out of Piaget, Bowlby, Gessell, and Thelen, who would most
likely agree with the idea that perception and action are linked
developmentally?
●● culture
Answer: In many African, Indian, and Caribbean cultures, mothers
massage and stretch their infants during daily baths. This indicates that
___ may have an effect on motor development.
●● 3
Answer: In the area of fine motor skills, __-year-old children are rather
clumsy at picking up tiny objects between their thumb and forefinger.
●● e, a, f, h, b, i, d, g, j, c
Answer: Put the following in order
a. prone, chest up, use arms for support
b. sit without support
c. walk alone easily
d. pull self to stand
,e. prone, lift head
f. roll over
g. walk using furniture for support
h. support some weight with legs
i. stand with support
j. stand alone easily
●● foot
Answer: a newborn can see objects about a ___ away
●● four
Answer: at 1 year of age, a baby's visual sensitivity is ___ times greater
than it was at birth.
●● decline
Answer: smell sensitivity begins to ___ when individuals are in their
sixties
●● smell
Answer: people who lose their sense of ___ are at greater risk of some
neurological disorders
●● senses
,Answer: individuals may experience age-related declines in any of their
___
●● increased
Answer: with the decline of smell and taste, there is a(n) ____ risk of
mortality within a few years.
●● increased
Answer: with the decline of smell and taste, there is a(n) ____ risk of
Parkinson disease and alzheimer disease
●● loss or gain
Answer: with the decline of smell and taste, there is a chance of weight
___
●● any age
Answer: loss of smell and taste can happen at ___
●● glaucoma
Answer: involve(s) damage to the optic nerve because of the pressure
created by a buildup of fluid in the eye.
●● dynamic systems theory
, Answer: a theory proposed by Esther Thelen that seeks to explain how
infants assemble motor skills for perceiving and acting.
●● dynamic systems theory
Answer: according to ___ in order for infants to develop motor skills,
infants must perceive something in the environment that motivates them
to act and then use their perceptions to fine-tune their movements.
●● rooting reflex
Answer: a newborn's built-in reaction that occurs when the infant's
cheek is stroked or the side of the mouth is touched. In response, the
infant turns its head toward the side that was touched, in an apparent
effort to find something to suck.
●● sucking reflex
Answer: a newborn's reaction of sucking an object placed in its mouth.
This reflex enables the infant to get nourishment before it has begun to
associate a nipple with food.
●● gross motor skills
Answer: motor skills that involve large-muscle activities, such as
walking.
●● posture
FULL CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Thelen
Answer: Out of Piaget, Bowlby, Gessell, and Thelen, who would most
likely agree with the idea that perception and action are linked
developmentally?
●● culture
Answer: In many African, Indian, and Caribbean cultures, mothers
massage and stretch their infants during daily baths. This indicates that
___ may have an effect on motor development.
●● 3
Answer: In the area of fine motor skills, __-year-old children are rather
clumsy at picking up tiny objects between their thumb and forefinger.
●● e, a, f, h, b, i, d, g, j, c
Answer: Put the following in order
a. prone, chest up, use arms for support
b. sit without support
c. walk alone easily
d. pull self to stand
,e. prone, lift head
f. roll over
g. walk using furniture for support
h. support some weight with legs
i. stand with support
j. stand alone easily
●● foot
Answer: a newborn can see objects about a ___ away
●● four
Answer: at 1 year of age, a baby's visual sensitivity is ___ times greater
than it was at birth.
●● decline
Answer: smell sensitivity begins to ___ when individuals are in their
sixties
●● smell
Answer: people who lose their sense of ___ are at greater risk of some
neurological disorders
●● senses
,Answer: individuals may experience age-related declines in any of their
___
●● increased
Answer: with the decline of smell and taste, there is a(n) ____ risk of
mortality within a few years.
●● increased
Answer: with the decline of smell and taste, there is a(n) ____ risk of
Parkinson disease and alzheimer disease
●● loss or gain
Answer: with the decline of smell and taste, there is a chance of weight
___
●● any age
Answer: loss of smell and taste can happen at ___
●● glaucoma
Answer: involve(s) damage to the optic nerve because of the pressure
created by a buildup of fluid in the eye.
●● dynamic systems theory
, Answer: a theory proposed by Esther Thelen that seeks to explain how
infants assemble motor skills for perceiving and acting.
●● dynamic systems theory
Answer: according to ___ in order for infants to develop motor skills,
infants must perceive something in the environment that motivates them
to act and then use their perceptions to fine-tune their movements.
●● rooting reflex
Answer: a newborn's built-in reaction that occurs when the infant's
cheek is stroked or the side of the mouth is touched. In response, the
infant turns its head toward the side that was touched, in an apparent
effort to find something to suck.
●● sucking reflex
Answer: a newborn's reaction of sucking an object placed in its mouth.
This reflex enables the infant to get nourishment before it has begun to
associate a nipple with food.
●● gross motor skills
Answer: motor skills that involve large-muscle activities, such as
walking.
●● posture
