TEST BANK For Growth and Development Across the
Lifespan, 3rd Edition By Gloria Leifer; Eve Fleck
Which theory of human development was proposed by Jean Piaget? -
ANSWER:Cognitive developmental theory
A researcher is gathering information for a study to determine if adolescents
experience depression more than middle-aged adults. The researcher observes and
records behavior exhibited by both groups.
Which research design does this exemplify? - ANSWER:Descriptive research
A child who treats peers with aggression elicits hostility from those peers.
What type of heredity environment correlation does this exemplify? -
ANSWER:Evocative genotype-environment correlation
During which period of prenatal development do the connections form between
neurons? - ANSWER:Fetal period
What are two ways exposure to teratogens can affect standard fetal development?
Choose 2 answers - ANSWER:By causing physical defects
By impairing cognitive and behavioral function
How do genotypes and phenotypes differ in relation to the variability of human
characteristics? - ANSWER:Genotypes represent the genetic makeup of individuals;
phenotypes are physical characteristics.
Which genetic condition is characterized by an abnormal accumulation of lipids in
the nervous system, leading to deceleration of mental and physical development? -
ANSWER:Tay-Sachs disease
Which teratogen is commonly associated with low birth weight, subnormal length
and head circumference, excitability, and subnormal reflexes? - ANSWER:cocaine
What is an example of the cephalocaudal pattern of growth and motor development
in infants? - ANSWER:Controlling trunk muscles before controlling legs and feet
Which two events occur after the language milestone of an infant's first spoken
words?
Choose 2 answers
, Two-word utterances
Change from universal linguist to language-specific listener
Rapid expansion of word comprehension
Onset of word comprehension - ANSWER:Two-word utterances
Rapid expansion of word comprehension
What is one of the converging factors that lead an infant to create a new motor
behavior, according to the dynamic systems theory? - ANSWER:Development of the
nervous system
Which infant behavior is an example of accommodation, as described by Piaget's
theory?
Breastfeeding after crying - ANSWER:Learning to drink from a straw rather than a
bottle or breast
During which age range do infants typically develop a pincer grasp? - ANSWER:8-9
months
Which image evokes the most positive responses in two-week-old infants? -
ANSWER:The outline of a face
Which biological factor plays a significant role in an infant's ability to regulate
emotion? - ANSWER:Maturity of the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex
What would a frightened infant seek from a caregiver, based on Harlow's research
study on attachment? - ANSWER:Warmth and comfort
Every time a child cries, the caregiver picks the child up. The child soon learns that
the caregiver will provide for its needs.
Which of Erickson's stages does this represent? - ANSWER:Trust versus mistrust
Which statement describes the physical growth and development of the brain in
early childhood? - ANSWER:The most rapid brain growth occurs in the frontal lobe.
Which health problem causes the most deaths among U.S. children ages one to four?
- ANSWER:Cancer
Which approach to understanding thought depicts development as a series of
distinct stages? - ANSWER:Piaget's cognitive development theory
What do children develop during the intuitive thought substage of Piaget's
preoperational stage? - ANSWER:Primitive reasoning and an interest in learning
information
A child rolls a cup along the floor and pretends it is a toy car.
Lifespan, 3rd Edition By Gloria Leifer; Eve Fleck
Which theory of human development was proposed by Jean Piaget? -
ANSWER:Cognitive developmental theory
A researcher is gathering information for a study to determine if adolescents
experience depression more than middle-aged adults. The researcher observes and
records behavior exhibited by both groups.
Which research design does this exemplify? - ANSWER:Descriptive research
A child who treats peers with aggression elicits hostility from those peers.
What type of heredity environment correlation does this exemplify? -
ANSWER:Evocative genotype-environment correlation
During which period of prenatal development do the connections form between
neurons? - ANSWER:Fetal period
What are two ways exposure to teratogens can affect standard fetal development?
Choose 2 answers - ANSWER:By causing physical defects
By impairing cognitive and behavioral function
How do genotypes and phenotypes differ in relation to the variability of human
characteristics? - ANSWER:Genotypes represent the genetic makeup of individuals;
phenotypes are physical characteristics.
Which genetic condition is characterized by an abnormal accumulation of lipids in
the nervous system, leading to deceleration of mental and physical development? -
ANSWER:Tay-Sachs disease
Which teratogen is commonly associated with low birth weight, subnormal length
and head circumference, excitability, and subnormal reflexes? - ANSWER:cocaine
What is an example of the cephalocaudal pattern of growth and motor development
in infants? - ANSWER:Controlling trunk muscles before controlling legs and feet
Which two events occur after the language milestone of an infant's first spoken
words?
Choose 2 answers
, Two-word utterances
Change from universal linguist to language-specific listener
Rapid expansion of word comprehension
Onset of word comprehension - ANSWER:Two-word utterances
Rapid expansion of word comprehension
What is one of the converging factors that lead an infant to create a new motor
behavior, according to the dynamic systems theory? - ANSWER:Development of the
nervous system
Which infant behavior is an example of accommodation, as described by Piaget's
theory?
Breastfeeding after crying - ANSWER:Learning to drink from a straw rather than a
bottle or breast
During which age range do infants typically develop a pincer grasp? - ANSWER:8-9
months
Which image evokes the most positive responses in two-week-old infants? -
ANSWER:The outline of a face
Which biological factor plays a significant role in an infant's ability to regulate
emotion? - ANSWER:Maturity of the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex
What would a frightened infant seek from a caregiver, based on Harlow's research
study on attachment? - ANSWER:Warmth and comfort
Every time a child cries, the caregiver picks the child up. The child soon learns that
the caregiver will provide for its needs.
Which of Erickson's stages does this represent? - ANSWER:Trust versus mistrust
Which statement describes the physical growth and development of the brain in
early childhood? - ANSWER:The most rapid brain growth occurs in the frontal lobe.
Which health problem causes the most deaths among U.S. children ages one to four?
- ANSWER:Cancer
Which approach to understanding thought depicts development as a series of
distinct stages? - ANSWER:Piaget's cognitive development theory
What do children develop during the intuitive thought substage of Piaget's
preoperational stage? - ANSWER:Primitive reasoning and an interest in learning
information
A child rolls a cup along the floor and pretends it is a toy car.
