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Lifespan Development (PSYC-290)
PSYC 290 Exam 1
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,PSYC 290
1. At what age does the average newborn double their birth
weight?
o Answer: 4 months
2. By what age do children typically reach half their adult height?
o Answer: 2 years
3. Approximately how many hours per day do newborns spend
sleeping?
o Answer: 16 hours
4. What is the function of the frontal areas of the cortex in
infants?
o Answer: Assist with self-control
5. What is a reflex?
o Answer: An involuntary response to a stimulus
6. In which of Piaget's sensorimotor stages do infants adapt,
anticipate, and respond more deliberately to people and
objects?
o Answer: Stage 4
7. What is the rooting reflex?
o Answer: When infants turn their heads and suck in response
to a touch on the cheek
8. What are gross motor skills?
o Answer: Large movements
9. What is a key benefit of breast milk?
o Answer: Provides antibodies to fight diseases
10. According to Chomsky's theory of language acquisition,
what is true about children's ability to learn language?
Answer: Children have an inborn ability to learn language
, 11. True or False: Neural connections that are not used
shrink and disappear.
Answer: True
12. At what age can the average child walk independently?
Answer: 13-15 months
13. What is the usual order of spoken language development?
Answer: Reflexes, cooing, babbling, spoken words
14. Which theorist believed that children learn language
when they are reinforced by parental attention?
Answer: B.F. Skinner
15. Why do English-speaking children use more nouns than
verbs compared to children who speak Chinese or Korean?
Answer: Chinese and Korean languages are "noun-friendly"
because their grammatical rules are structured around nouns.
16. True or False: Preverbal infants show a preference for
baby talk over ordinary adult speech.
Answer: True
17. When might co-sleeping be harmful to the baby?
Answer: When the mother is drugged or drunk
18. At what age do children typically begin saying
recognizable words?
Answer: 12 months
19. What type of sounds do newborns prefer?
Lifespan Development (PSYC-290)
PSYC 290 Exam 1
Latest Question Bank
`
2 Exams and Study Guide Included
Verified Questions and Answers
,PSYC 290
1. At what age does the average newborn double their birth
weight?
o Answer: 4 months
2. By what age do children typically reach half their adult height?
o Answer: 2 years
3. Approximately how many hours per day do newborns spend
sleeping?
o Answer: 16 hours
4. What is the function of the frontal areas of the cortex in
infants?
o Answer: Assist with self-control
5. What is a reflex?
o Answer: An involuntary response to a stimulus
6. In which of Piaget's sensorimotor stages do infants adapt,
anticipate, and respond more deliberately to people and
objects?
o Answer: Stage 4
7. What is the rooting reflex?
o Answer: When infants turn their heads and suck in response
to a touch on the cheek
8. What are gross motor skills?
o Answer: Large movements
9. What is a key benefit of breast milk?
o Answer: Provides antibodies to fight diseases
10. According to Chomsky's theory of language acquisition,
what is true about children's ability to learn language?
Answer: Children have an inborn ability to learn language
, 11. True or False: Neural connections that are not used
shrink and disappear.
Answer: True
12. At what age can the average child walk independently?
Answer: 13-15 months
13. What is the usual order of spoken language development?
Answer: Reflexes, cooing, babbling, spoken words
14. Which theorist believed that children learn language
when they are reinforced by parental attention?
Answer: B.F. Skinner
15. Why do English-speaking children use more nouns than
verbs compared to children who speak Chinese or Korean?
Answer: Chinese and Korean languages are "noun-friendly"
because their grammatical rules are structured around nouns.
16. True or False: Preverbal infants show a preference for
baby talk over ordinary adult speech.
Answer: True
17. When might co-sleeping be harmful to the baby?
Answer: When the mother is drugged or drunk
18. At what age do children typically begin saying
recognizable words?
Answer: 12 months
19. What type of sounds do newborns prefer?
