COUN 6215 Week 2: Module 1 Quiz
Score for this quiz: 25 out of 25
Submitted Mar 9 at 6:47pm
This attempt took 1,244 minutes.
Question 1
pts
The epigenome is the full set of factors, from the cell to the outside world, that controls the expression of
Correct!
hereditary material.
recessive genes.
the zygote.
histones.
Question 2
pts
The idea that children’s development is affected by biological factors, and that biological factors are also
affected by the environment and experience, is part of
developmental stage theories
incremental developmental theories
social learning theories
Correct!
multidimensional systems theories
Question 3
pts
When Tamara responds to the crying of her 4-month-old baby, Jessie, she tries to figure out what has caused the baby’s distress
(hunger, wet diaper, etc.) while making soothing sounds and holding the baby. Tamara’s actions are Jessie’s
developing emotion regulation abilities.
blocking
irrelevant to
Correct!
scaffolding
disorganizing
, Question 4
pts
The available data indicate that chronic maternal stress during pregnancy has which of the following effects on the fetus?
No effects
Arouses the fetus’s own stress response temporarily, but has no lasting effects
Correct!
Is related to newborn hyperactivity and irritability
Causes long term psychopathology
Question 5
pts
Models of development which hold that change typically occurs in shifts between periods of relative
stability and periods of disequilibrium are called
incremental models.
Correct!
stage models.
multidimensional model.
information-processing models.
Question 6
pts
In Bowlby’s attachment theory, which of the following represents a primary outcome of the formation of attachments in infancy?
Correct!
A working model of self, of others, and of relationships.
Basic trust in others, but not a sense of self or of relationships.
A sense of the power structure of a family.
A belief in God.
Question 7
pts
Which of the following is the best example of neuroplasticity?
Cells from the hippocampus are instrumental in encoding memories.
The 3-year-old’s brain is approximately three-fourths of its adult size.
Fetal brains grow quickly, increasing in weight over the course of pregnancy.
Correct!
Neurons that are transplanted from the auditory cortex to the visual cortex begin to perceive light.
Score for this quiz: 25 out of 25
Submitted Mar 9 at 6:47pm
This attempt took 1,244 minutes.
Question 1
pts
The epigenome is the full set of factors, from the cell to the outside world, that controls the expression of
Correct!
hereditary material.
recessive genes.
the zygote.
histones.
Question 2
pts
The idea that children’s development is affected by biological factors, and that biological factors are also
affected by the environment and experience, is part of
developmental stage theories
incremental developmental theories
social learning theories
Correct!
multidimensional systems theories
Question 3
pts
When Tamara responds to the crying of her 4-month-old baby, Jessie, she tries to figure out what has caused the baby’s distress
(hunger, wet diaper, etc.) while making soothing sounds and holding the baby. Tamara’s actions are Jessie’s
developing emotion regulation abilities.
blocking
irrelevant to
Correct!
scaffolding
disorganizing
, Question 4
pts
The available data indicate that chronic maternal stress during pregnancy has which of the following effects on the fetus?
No effects
Arouses the fetus’s own stress response temporarily, but has no lasting effects
Correct!
Is related to newborn hyperactivity and irritability
Causes long term psychopathology
Question 5
pts
Models of development which hold that change typically occurs in shifts between periods of relative
stability and periods of disequilibrium are called
incremental models.
Correct!
stage models.
multidimensional model.
information-processing models.
Question 6
pts
In Bowlby’s attachment theory, which of the following represents a primary outcome of the formation of attachments in infancy?
Correct!
A working model of self, of others, and of relationships.
Basic trust in others, but not a sense of self or of relationships.
A sense of the power structure of a family.
A belief in God.
Question 7
pts
Which of the following is the best example of neuroplasticity?
Cells from the hippocampus are instrumental in encoding memories.
The 3-year-old’s brain is approximately three-fourths of its adult size.
Fetal brains grow quickly, increasing in weight over the course of pregnancy.
Correct!
Neurons that are transplanted from the auditory cortex to the visual cortex begin to perceive light.
