PSYC 210 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE GRADED A+
●● Neurons in the brain meet at "intersections" called ______.
Answer: synapses
●● When the immune system is primed to resist a particular disease, the
process is called "_________."
Answer: immunization
●● Synapses are _______.
Answer: intersections where the axons of one neuron meet the dendrites
of another neuron
●● Bed-sharing is more common among _________.
Answer: breast-fed babies
●● The ______ has areas for each body part, including each finger and
each foot.
Answer: motor cortex
,●● The brain produces many ______, which are chemicals that affect
appetite, emotions, and sleep.
Answer: hormones
●● ________ is the thick, high-calorie fluid that is secreted by a new
mother's breasts in the days immediately following birth.
Answer: colostrum
●● The process through which unused dendrites atrophy and die is
called:
Answer: pruning
●● Two year olds in New Zealand sleep over two hours more each day
that those in ________.
Answer: Japan
●● A typical child at 24 months weighs about ______ pounds.
Answer: 28
●● Children reach half their adult height by about the age of ______
years.
Answer: 2
,●● You see a beautiful yellow flower while walking through a meadow.
Your eyes seeing the flower is a matter of _______. Your brain
determining that the flower is yellow is a matter of ________.
Answer: sensation; perception
●● A child who is too short for his or her age due to severe malnutrition
is suffering from a condition called "________."
Answer: stunting
●● Fine motor skills are those that _______.
Answer: require small body movements
●● The ________ growth trend means "center-out."
Answer: proximodistal
●● Learning how to play a musical instrument or how to paint on a
canvas results from ________.
Answer: experience-dependent growth
●● On average, which skill does an infant develop first?
Answer: walking well
, ●● When you experience pleasure or pain, you are likely activating your
______.
Answer: limbic system
●● The average newborn triples his or her weight by ________.
Answer: 1 year
●● From birth until age 2, dendrites in the cortex increase about ______.
Answer: fivefold
●● By _____ months of age, 90% of babies can crawl.
Answer: 10
●● On average, which skill does an infant develop last?
Answer: standing alone without holding on
●● Alma brought her 6-month-old son to the doctor for a well-baby
visit. The doctor says that her son's weight is in the 20th percentile.
What does this definitely mean?
Answer: he falls within an acceptable range
●● Slow-wave sleep:
Answer: increases at about 3 of 4 months of age
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE GRADED A+
●● Neurons in the brain meet at "intersections" called ______.
Answer: synapses
●● When the immune system is primed to resist a particular disease, the
process is called "_________."
Answer: immunization
●● Synapses are _______.
Answer: intersections where the axons of one neuron meet the dendrites
of another neuron
●● Bed-sharing is more common among _________.
Answer: breast-fed babies
●● The ______ has areas for each body part, including each finger and
each foot.
Answer: motor cortex
,●● The brain produces many ______, which are chemicals that affect
appetite, emotions, and sleep.
Answer: hormones
●● ________ is the thick, high-calorie fluid that is secreted by a new
mother's breasts in the days immediately following birth.
Answer: colostrum
●● The process through which unused dendrites atrophy and die is
called:
Answer: pruning
●● Two year olds in New Zealand sleep over two hours more each day
that those in ________.
Answer: Japan
●● A typical child at 24 months weighs about ______ pounds.
Answer: 28
●● Children reach half their adult height by about the age of ______
years.
Answer: 2
,●● You see a beautiful yellow flower while walking through a meadow.
Your eyes seeing the flower is a matter of _______. Your brain
determining that the flower is yellow is a matter of ________.
Answer: sensation; perception
●● A child who is too short for his or her age due to severe malnutrition
is suffering from a condition called "________."
Answer: stunting
●● Fine motor skills are those that _______.
Answer: require small body movements
●● The ________ growth trend means "center-out."
Answer: proximodistal
●● Learning how to play a musical instrument or how to paint on a
canvas results from ________.
Answer: experience-dependent growth
●● On average, which skill does an infant develop first?
Answer: walking well
, ●● When you experience pleasure or pain, you are likely activating your
______.
Answer: limbic system
●● The average newborn triples his or her weight by ________.
Answer: 1 year
●● From birth until age 2, dendrites in the cortex increase about ______.
Answer: fivefold
●● By _____ months of age, 90% of babies can crawl.
Answer: 10
●● On average, which skill does an infant develop last?
Answer: standing alone without holding on
●● Alma brought her 6-month-old son to the doctor for a well-baby
visit. The doctor says that her son's weight is in the 20th percentile.
What does this definitely mean?
Answer: he falls within an acceptable range
●● Slow-wave sleep:
Answer: increases at about 3 of 4 months of age
