HDFS Exam 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Presbyopia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The loss of ability to focus on close objects
Some possible signs of vision problems in children - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Tilting the
head to look at something, blinking and squinting excessively, rubbing the eyes, shutting or
covering one eye
Depth perception usually declines in _____ adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Late
Sean is an infant who is capable of understanding that his mother is still his mother whether
he sees her right in front of him, from across the room, or as she waves from the car window,
this capability is called? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Perceptual constancy
According to the dynamic systems theory, infants meet the demands of a new task by
assembling _________ patterns that are modifications of their current movement patterns -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Adaptive
Which of the following behaviors/movements are precursors to walking?
* The ability to move both arms and legs in coordinated movements
* Alternating kicking movements throughout the first six months of life
* Stabilizing balance
* The ability to crawl - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- * Alternating kicking movements
throughout the first six months of life
* Stabilizing balance
Which of the following activities is NOT a gross motor skill?
* Swimming
* Walking
* Tying shoes
* Jumping rope - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Tying shoes
, Regarding the development of fine motor skills in childhood and adolescence, which
statements are true?
* By age 7, writing improves and the reversal of letters is less common
* Girls tend to have better fine motor skills than boys
* By age 12, a child's manipulative skills are similar to that of an adult
* By age 3, children have precise fine motor coordination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- * By
age 7, writing improves and the reversal of letters is less common
* Girls tend to have better fine motor skills than boys
* By age 12, a child's manipulative skills are similar to that of an adult
According to dynamic systems theory, motor development is a(n) _____ (active/passive)
process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Active
At 60 years of age, the retina receives about _____ as much light as it did at 20 years of age -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1/3
The positives of children's participation in organized sports include what? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Developing peer relations
Learning how to compete
Enhanced self-esteem
A key skill in learning to walk involves: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Stabilizing balance on
one leg
What are a few examples of precursors to walking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Alternating
kicking movements throughout the first six months of life
Stabilizing balance
During middle and late childhood, increased ______ of the central nervous system
contributes to improved motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Myelination
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Presbyopia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The loss of ability to focus on close objects
Some possible signs of vision problems in children - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Tilting the
head to look at something, blinking and squinting excessively, rubbing the eyes, shutting or
covering one eye
Depth perception usually declines in _____ adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Late
Sean is an infant who is capable of understanding that his mother is still his mother whether
he sees her right in front of him, from across the room, or as she waves from the car window,
this capability is called? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Perceptual constancy
According to the dynamic systems theory, infants meet the demands of a new task by
assembling _________ patterns that are modifications of their current movement patterns -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Adaptive
Which of the following behaviors/movements are precursors to walking?
* The ability to move both arms and legs in coordinated movements
* Alternating kicking movements throughout the first six months of life
* Stabilizing balance
* The ability to crawl - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- * Alternating kicking movements
throughout the first six months of life
* Stabilizing balance
Which of the following activities is NOT a gross motor skill?
* Swimming
* Walking
* Tying shoes
* Jumping rope - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Tying shoes
, Regarding the development of fine motor skills in childhood and adolescence, which
statements are true?
* By age 7, writing improves and the reversal of letters is less common
* Girls tend to have better fine motor skills than boys
* By age 12, a child's manipulative skills are similar to that of an adult
* By age 3, children have precise fine motor coordination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- * By
age 7, writing improves and the reversal of letters is less common
* Girls tend to have better fine motor skills than boys
* By age 12, a child's manipulative skills are similar to that of an adult
According to dynamic systems theory, motor development is a(n) _____ (active/passive)
process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Active
At 60 years of age, the retina receives about _____ as much light as it did at 20 years of age -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1/3
The positives of children's participation in organized sports include what? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Developing peer relations
Learning how to compete
Enhanced self-esteem
A key skill in learning to walk involves: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Stabilizing balance on
one leg
What are a few examples of precursors to walking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Alternating
kicking movements throughout the first six months of life
Stabilizing balance
During middle and late childhood, increased ______ of the central nervous system
contributes to improved motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Myelination
