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Select all TRUE statements about the Apgar assessment. (Partly wrong = wrong.)
A) It is just another name for the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale -- they are the same thing.
B) It assesses the health of the mother shortly after giving birth.
C) It is a very quick assessment of a newborn's basic health.
D) It involves checking five vital signs. These are: breathing, heartbeat, muscle tone, reflexes, and skin tone.
E) The Apgar is a scale of 1-10, with 5 or above meaning the baby is healthy.
F) An Apgar score of 4 means the newborn needs some special care. |
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The slogan "back to sleep" is used to teach parents what lessons about their babies? (Just pick one, even though the question form would allow more.)
A) The way to get the baby to sleep through the night is to ignore him if he wakes up. Just let him go back to sleep.
B) Babies should sleep on their backs, not their stomachs, because research indicates that sleeping face down is a risk for Sudden Infant Death syndrome.
C) If the baby wakes up crying, he probably has intestinal distress, like gas. Pick him up, burp him, and put him right back to bed before he gets filly awake.... and he will go back to sleep.
D) This is a repeated line from a Dr. Seuss book, suggesting that it's good to read stories aloud to babies even before they know words.
E) This is a line from an old lullaby, reminding mothers that her voice are presence are essential for soothing a cranky baby -- "back to sleep." |
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The single best way to ensure that an infant is well-nourished is:
A) Commercial baby formula -- it has lots of extra vitamins.
B) Organic baby formula -- no need for extra vitamins in a balanced diet, and you eliminate all those pesticides and stuff.
C) Breast feeding for the first year
D) Mainly goat's milk -- (cow's milk is the wrong balance) |
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Select all true statements about synaptic pruning.
A) It happens from birth to around age 20.
B) It happens from around one year old into adolescence
C) Neural circuits that don't get used, will disapear.
D) It prevents certain hereditary diseases by cleaning up bad genetic connections.
E) You had the most synapses when you were one year old. |
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Which set of words best fills in the blanks? (pick just one pair -- using the terminology of the textbook)"Mastery of complex skills requires both ________ and ___________ "
A) locomotion and fine motor
B) active and passive
C) differentiation and integration
D) environment and heredity
E) coordination and balance |
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At what age is a baby's visual acuity pretty much the same as an adult's?
A) 3 weeks
B) 3 months
C) 8 months
D) 1 year
E) 2 years |
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How do researchers, like the ones in this chapter, usually figure out what infants are perceiving? (pick one -- although others may be mentioned, there is a common thread through most of these studies.)
A) They decode the sounds the baby makes in response to stimuli.
B) They watch closely to see what the baby looks at, as this suggests that the baby will look longest at things that interest or surprise him.
C) There's really no way to know by observation, so they rely on studies of brain injuries and hi tech imaging -- which means there are aren't many good studies being done.
D) They carefully observe what stimuli makes the baby smile, laugh, and cry. |
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The book describes the process of a baby figuring out that the child in the mirror is himself -- an idea that is part of "self concept." At what age do most children "get" this?
A) As soon as they can see clearly.
B) between 18-24 months
C) three years
D) 4 years |
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Which best describes a newborn's sense of smell?
A) Excellent, highly developed.
B) Crude, but can differentiate strong odors.
C) Little or no ability to smell.
D) Nobody knows. There is no way to test this. |
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At what age do babies become afraid of heights?
A) 3 weeks
B) 3 months
C) 7 months
D) when they begin to walk
E) no difference -- this is an innate survival mechanism, which doesn't change |
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Toddlers are very into defining objects as "mine." The book suggests that this is because___________________ (Pick one)
A) Human beings just really like to collect stuff as a way to compete and gain dominance.
B) This is part of how they understand themselves in relation to the world. It's not really about being possessive.
C) The more insecure the child, the more we hear "mine." This is an effort to assert control over the environment, a necessary defense especially if the parent is not very nurturing. |
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