PSY 235 :SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM 2 (COMPLETE AND
ACCURATE)
Exam # 2
Chapter # 8:
1. Between the ages of 2 and 6, a well-nourished child will gain about pounds and grow about
inches per year.
A) 5; 6
`B) 2; 3
C) 4.5; 3
D) 5.5; 4.5
2. is a major problem that contributes to nutritional deficiencies, obesity, and tooth decay.
A) Sugar
B) Carbohydrates
C) Low protein consumption
D) Higher SES
3. A child's appetite between the ages of 2 and 6.
A) increases slightly
B) increases dramatically
C) stays the same
D) decreases
4. In industrialized nations like the United States and Canada, which nutrients are MOST often lacking in
a child's diet?
A) calcium, iron, and zinc
B) B vitamins
C) magnesium, vitamin A, and vitamin D
D) vitamin C and vitamin E
,5. A common food allergy for young children is .
A) soy
B) rice
C) oats
D) bananas Page 2
6. A 2-year-old human's brain is percent of the adult brain's weight.
A) 55
B) 65
C) 75
D) 80
7. The part of the brain that specializes in logical reasoning, detailed analysis, and the basics of language
is the .
A) right hemisphere
B) amygdala
C) left hemisphere
D) hypothalamus
8. The process through which axons become coated with a fatty substance that speeds up the
transmission of nerve impulses is called “ .”
A) myelination
B) action potential
C) transmission
D) lateralization
, 9. Myelination is important because it .
A) connects the two halves of the brain
B) compensates for loss of brain function due to injury
C) promotes regular childhood sleep patterns
D) speeds up the transmission of neural impulses
10. The ability to generate several thoughts in rapid succession is most specifically related to .
A) eating healthy foods
B) myelination
C) frontal cortex maturation
D) development of new axons
11. The long band of nerve fibers that connects the brain's hemispheres is .
A) myelination
B) the corpus callosum
C) the prefrontal cortex
D) the axon cord Page 3
12. Elise is beginning to learn how to write. She can hold a pencil in one hand and steady the paper with
her other hand. This new ability to coordinate the duties of her right and left hands is likely due to
.
A) the growth of her corpus callosum
B) her arms and legs growing longer
C) her brain's lateralization
D) adequate calcium in her diet
13. Lateralization is also called “ .”
A) myelination
B) white matter
ACCURATE)
Exam # 2
Chapter # 8:
1. Between the ages of 2 and 6, a well-nourished child will gain about pounds and grow about
inches per year.
A) 5; 6
`B) 2; 3
C) 4.5; 3
D) 5.5; 4.5
2. is a major problem that contributes to nutritional deficiencies, obesity, and tooth decay.
A) Sugar
B) Carbohydrates
C) Low protein consumption
D) Higher SES
3. A child's appetite between the ages of 2 and 6.
A) increases slightly
B) increases dramatically
C) stays the same
D) decreases
4. In industrialized nations like the United States and Canada, which nutrients are MOST often lacking in
a child's diet?
A) calcium, iron, and zinc
B) B vitamins
C) magnesium, vitamin A, and vitamin D
D) vitamin C and vitamin E
,5. A common food allergy for young children is .
A) soy
B) rice
C) oats
D) bananas Page 2
6. A 2-year-old human's brain is percent of the adult brain's weight.
A) 55
B) 65
C) 75
D) 80
7. The part of the brain that specializes in logical reasoning, detailed analysis, and the basics of language
is the .
A) right hemisphere
B) amygdala
C) left hemisphere
D) hypothalamus
8. The process through which axons become coated with a fatty substance that speeds up the
transmission of nerve impulses is called “ .”
A) myelination
B) action potential
C) transmission
D) lateralization
, 9. Myelination is important because it .
A) connects the two halves of the brain
B) compensates for loss of brain function due to injury
C) promotes regular childhood sleep patterns
D) speeds up the transmission of neural impulses
10. The ability to generate several thoughts in rapid succession is most specifically related to .
A) eating healthy foods
B) myelination
C) frontal cortex maturation
D) development of new axons
11. The long band of nerve fibers that connects the brain's hemispheres is .
A) myelination
B) the corpus callosum
C) the prefrontal cortex
D) the axon cord Page 3
12. Elise is beginning to learn how to write. She can hold a pencil in one hand and steady the paper with
her other hand. This new ability to coordinate the duties of her right and left hands is likely due to
.
A) the growth of her corpus callosum
B) her arms and legs growing longer
C) her brain's lateralization
D) adequate calcium in her diet
13. Lateralization is also called “ .”
A) myelination
B) white matter
