LIFE SPAN MID-TERM REVIEW 2025/
2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. a sense of trust - correct answer -According to Erikson's psychoanalytic theory, what is
most critical for a child to develop in the first year of life?
2. spent most of their time clinging to the cloth mother - correct answer -In a classic
research study of infant attachment with rhesus monkeys, Harry and Margaret Harlow
(1966) observed that the monkeys:
3. nearly 3 million - correct answer -How many children in the United States are reported
to be abused or neglected each year?
4. children who are already in pain of some kind - correct answer -Parents are more likely
to abuse
5. tend to be evident by age 3 - correct answer -Autism spectrum disorders (ASD):
6. is 4 to 5 times more likely in boys than in girls - correct answer -Autism
,7. biological issues - correct answer -What is the most likely cause of autism?
8. has reached 90% of its adult weight - correct answer -By 5 years of age the child's brain:
9. connects the two hemispheres of the brain - correct answer -The corpus callosum is a
thick bundle of nerve fibers that:
10. gross motor skills - correct answer -Standing on one foot requires:
11. is important to the development of physical and social skills - correct answer -Rough-
and-tumble play:
12. muscular coordination - correct answer -Fine motor skills require:
13. demonstrates meaningful patterns - correct answer -The scribbling of young children:
14. 3 years - correct answer -By what age do children usually begin drawing basic shapes?
, 15. placment, shape, design, and pictorial - correct answer -According to Kellogg, which is
the correct sequence of stages of drawing?
16. 1,400 - correct answer -The average 4 to 6 year old requires ____ calories per day.
17. eating lead paint chips - correct answer -Which of the following are associated with a
risk of lead poisoning?
18. automobile accidents - correct answer -The leading cause of death of young children in
the United States of America is:
19. 9-10 hours at night and take one nap per day - correct answer -Most preschoolers sleep:
20. occur during deep sleep stages - correct answer -Sleep terrors:
21. authoritative - correct answer -Parenting that uses consistent control and firm
enforcement of rules and is combined with strong support and affection is called:
2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. a sense of trust - correct answer -According to Erikson's psychoanalytic theory, what is
most critical for a child to develop in the first year of life?
2. spent most of their time clinging to the cloth mother - correct answer -In a classic
research study of infant attachment with rhesus monkeys, Harry and Margaret Harlow
(1966) observed that the monkeys:
3. nearly 3 million - correct answer -How many children in the United States are reported
to be abused or neglected each year?
4. children who are already in pain of some kind - correct answer -Parents are more likely
to abuse
5. tend to be evident by age 3 - correct answer -Autism spectrum disorders (ASD):
6. is 4 to 5 times more likely in boys than in girls - correct answer -Autism
,7. biological issues - correct answer -What is the most likely cause of autism?
8. has reached 90% of its adult weight - correct answer -By 5 years of age the child's brain:
9. connects the two hemispheres of the brain - correct answer -The corpus callosum is a
thick bundle of nerve fibers that:
10. gross motor skills - correct answer -Standing on one foot requires:
11. is important to the development of physical and social skills - correct answer -Rough-
and-tumble play:
12. muscular coordination - correct answer -Fine motor skills require:
13. demonstrates meaningful patterns - correct answer -The scribbling of young children:
14. 3 years - correct answer -By what age do children usually begin drawing basic shapes?
, 15. placment, shape, design, and pictorial - correct answer -According to Kellogg, which is
the correct sequence of stages of drawing?
16. 1,400 - correct answer -The average 4 to 6 year old requires ____ calories per day.
17. eating lead paint chips - correct answer -Which of the following are associated with a
risk of lead poisoning?
18. automobile accidents - correct answer -The leading cause of death of young children in
the United States of America is:
19. 9-10 hours at night and take one nap per day - correct answer -Most preschoolers sleep:
20. occur during deep sleep stages - correct answer -Sleep terrors:
21. authoritative - correct answer -Parenting that uses consistent control and firm
enforcement of rules and is combined with strong support and affection is called:
