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HDFS 210 FINAL PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026-2027 GRADED A, Exams of Childhood Development
What did Piaget call the process in which people understand a new experience in terms of their current
stage of cognitive development and way of thinking?
Assimilation
A newborn who shows interest and surprise at first seeing a new toy but may not show interest after
seeing the same toy several times is demonstrating what type of learning?
Habituation
When does the greatest increase in height and weight occur?
During the first year of life
Mark and Amanda just purchased some new toys for their 4-month-old baby. As soon as they put the
toys in the baby's crib, the baby immediately tried to put the toys in its mouth, then picked up and
shook the toys. Piaget would say this is an example of a(n)
scheme
Advocates of the ________ perspective believe that much behavior is motivated by inner forces,
memories, and conflicts of which a person has little awareness and over which a person has little
control.
psychodynamic
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Any difference in future development of monozygotic twins can be attributed only to _________
factors.
environmental
If developmental researcher is studying how traumatic events in childhood are remembered later in life,
or how problem solving skills change over the lifetime, in what developmental area is the researcher
interested?
Cognitive
Older mothers are considerably more likely to give birth to children with
Down syndrome
What is the process in which high-frequency sound waves scan the mother's womb to produce an image
of the unborn baby, whose size and shape can then be assessed?
Ultrasound sonography
Baby Alexander makes minor changes in his schemes each time his environment provides him with a
new experience. This is the process of _________.
accommodation
What is the term for a developing child from 8 weeks after conception until birth?
Fetus
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In_____, development is __________, with achievements at one level building on those of previous
levels.
continuous change; gradual
Preterm infants are at a high risk of illness and death because____________.
they have not had time to fully develop as fetuses
__________ reduces the oxygen content and increases the carbon monoxide of the mother's blood. This
quickly reduces the oxygen available for the fetus.
Smoking cigarettes
Baby Polly is usually a calm, happy baby when she is around her parents and siblings. When her parents
take her to a family reunion, though, her behavior changes. Her face crinkles up in a frown, and she
stares at unfamiliar people with suspicion. Baby Polly is demonstrating ___________.
stranger anxiety
A form of learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened by its association with
positive or negative consequences is called ______________.
operant conditioning
Mary is preparing to breastfeed her infant daughter, and, in the process, the baby's cheek brushed
across her mother's blouse. The baby immediately turns its head toward Mary's chest in preparation for
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feeding. This is called the _______ reflex.
rooting
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CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
HDFS 210 FINAL PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026-2027 GRADED A, Exams of Childhood Development
What did Piaget call the process in which people understand a new experience in terms of their current
stage of cognitive development and way of thinking?
Assimilation
A newborn who shows interest and surprise at first seeing a new toy but may not show interest after
seeing the same toy several times is demonstrating what type of learning?
Habituation
When does the greatest increase in height and weight occur?
During the first year of life
Mark and Amanda just purchased some new toys for their 4-month-old baby. As soon as they put the
toys in the baby's crib, the baby immediately tried to put the toys in its mouth, then picked up and
shook the toys. Piaget would say this is an example of a(n)
scheme
Advocates of the ________ perspective believe that much behavior is motivated by inner forces,
memories, and conflicts of which a person has little awareness and over which a person has little
control.
psychodynamic
5/21/2026
1
, HDFS 210 FINAL PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
05/21/2026
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
Any difference in future development of monozygotic twins can be attributed only to _________
factors.
environmental
If developmental researcher is studying how traumatic events in childhood are remembered later in life,
or how problem solving skills change over the lifetime, in what developmental area is the researcher
interested?
Cognitive
Older mothers are considerably more likely to give birth to children with
Down syndrome
What is the process in which high-frequency sound waves scan the mother's womb to produce an image
of the unborn baby, whose size and shape can then be assessed?
Ultrasound sonography
Baby Alexander makes minor changes in his schemes each time his environment provides him with a
new experience. This is the process of _________.
accommodation
What is the term for a developing child from 8 weeks after conception until birth?
Fetus
5/21/2026
2
, HDFS 210 FINAL PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
05/21/2026
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
In_____, development is __________, with achievements at one level building on those of previous
levels.
continuous change; gradual
Preterm infants are at a high risk of illness and death because____________.
they have not had time to fully develop as fetuses
__________ reduces the oxygen content and increases the carbon monoxide of the mother's blood. This
quickly reduces the oxygen available for the fetus.
Smoking cigarettes
Baby Polly is usually a calm, happy baby when she is around her parents and siblings. When her parents
take her to a family reunion, though, her behavior changes. Her face crinkles up in a frown, and she
stares at unfamiliar people with suspicion. Baby Polly is demonstrating ___________.
stranger anxiety
A form of learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened by its association with
positive or negative consequences is called ______________.
operant conditioning
Mary is preparing to breastfeed her infant daughter, and, in the process, the baby's cheek brushed
across her mother's blouse. The baby immediately turns its head toward Mary's chest in preparation for
5/21/2026
feeding. This is called the _______ reflex.
rooting
3
