A Topical Approach To Lifespan Development 6th Edition By Santrock Test Bank

A Topical Approach To Lifespan Development 6th Edition By Santrock Test Bank A Topical Approach To Lifespan Development 6th Edition By Santrock Test Bank According to the cephalocaudal growth pattern, which of the following is likely to show fast growth first? legs hands brain stomach Answer: c Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 90 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span According to the proximodistal growth pattern, which of the following is likely to show growth earlier? toes fingers fine motor skills gross motor skills Answer: d Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 90 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Which growth pattern sequence indicates that growth progresses from the top of the body to the bottom? cephalocaudal proximodistal paradistal lateralization Answer: a Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 90 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span In prenatal development, the head and its features grow in size and differentiation before the neck, shoulders, trunk, and limbs. What is this pattern of development called? proximodistal cephalocaudal congenital hypothalmitic Answer: b Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 90 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Which growth pattern sequence indicates that growth progresses from the center of the body toward the extremities? cephalocaudal proximodistal paradistal lateralization Answer: b Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 90 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Baby Kassie can slap the tray of the highchair but cannot pick up small pieces of cereal with her fingers yet. This is an example of: a neurological disorder. cephalocaudal growth. a congenital birth defect. proximodistal growth pattern. Answer: d Bloom’s Taxonomy: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate Feedback: Page: 90 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Sammi was born 3 days ago and has lost 3 percent of her body weight. Should her parents be concerned? Yes. Sammi’s parents should consult her pediatrician immediately. No. Babies can safely lose between 5 and 7 percent of their body weight within the first few days after birth. No. Babies can safely lose between 9 and 12 percent of their body weight within the first few days after birth. Maybe. Sammi’s parents should begin supplementing breast-feeding with baby formula and weigh her twice a day to ensure no more weight is lost. Answer: b Bloom’s Taxonomy: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate Feedback: Page: 91 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Average North American babies double their birth weight by what age? 1 month 4 months 8 months 10 months Answer: b Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 91 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Marcia’s baby boy weighed 8 pounds at birth. How much should he weigh by 4 months of age? 10 pounds 12 pounds 16 pounds 24 pounds Answer: c Bloom’s Taxonomy: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate Feedback: Page: 91 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span During the second year of life, growth rate: remains the same as growth rate in the first year of life. accelerates considerably. slows considerably. accelerates for physical characteristics and slows for mental processes. Answer: c Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 91 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Beginning in early childhood, girls have more tissue than boys and boys have more tissue than girls. fatty; muscle organ; brain brain; organ muscle; fatty Answer: a Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 91 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span During the early childhood years, girls are generally than boys. much larger much smaller slightly larger slightly smaller Answer: d Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 91 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Leon is about a half inch shorter than his peers. It could be because: his parents are Caucasian. he is the first-born child. his mother smoked while pregnant. he lives in the city. Answer: c Bloom’s Taxonomy: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate Feedback: Page: 92 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Physical changes in middle and late childhood occur: at approximately the same rate as those in adolescence. more slowly than those in early childhood and more quickly than those in adolescence. in three rapid spurts. in a slow, consistent manner. Answer: d Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 92 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Which of the following changes are most pronounced in middle and late childhood? changes in proportions changes in weight changes in height changes in brain size Answer: a Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 92 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span What is the period of rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes that occurs in early adolescence known as? spermarche gonadarche puberty menarche Answer: c Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 92 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span During early adolescence girls are generally than boys. taller stronger heavier smarter Answer: c Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 92 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Sexual maturation and the development of reproductive maturity in girls are called: menarche. spermarche. estrarche. puberty. Answer: a Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 92 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Which of the following statements about growth spurts is TRUE? It occurs approximately two years earlier for boys than for girls. It occurs approximately two years earlier for girls than for boys. It occurs at approximately the same time for boys and girls. It is highly variable and occurs at a range of ages during adolescence. Answer: b Bloom’s Taxonomy: Application Difficulty Level: Moderate Feedback: Page: 92 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Menarche occurs during what part of puberty? just before it early in the middle late Answer: d Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 92 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Which structure controls growth and regulates other glands? pituitary gland hypothalamus gonad thyroid gland Answer: a Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 93 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span What structure monitors eating and sex? pituitary gland hypothalamus thyroid gland adrenal gland Answer: b Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 93 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span What is the class of hormones that stimulate the testes and the ovaries known as? cortisols gonadotropins androgens estradiols Answer: b Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 93 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span What are the chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands that are carried by the bloodstream known as? endorphins neurotransmitters gonads hormones Answer: d Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 93 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span is a hormone associated in boys with the development of genitals, increases in height, and change of voice? Cortisol Estrogen Estradiol Testosterone Answer: d Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 93 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span is a hormone associated in girls with breast, uterine, and skeletal development. Cortisol Estradiol Androgens Testosterone Answer: b Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Basic Feedback: Page: 93 Learning Goal 1: Discuss major changes in the body through the life span Thirteen-year-old Melissa’s blood tests indicate testosterone levels twice as high as last year and estradiol levels eight times higher than last year. Melissa is most likely experiencing: normal changes as a result of having entered puberty. difficulties due to significant imbalances in hormonal levels. abnormal development of male physical characteristics. abnormally fast development of female physical characteristics.