Week 2 Quiz

Sonia asks her professor if she should send her 3-year-old to preschool. Professor Eng should answer:

"Go for it, as high-quality preschool gives children a cognitive boost"

A mother of a newborn tells her doctor, "Something touches my baby's cheek; she turns towards it and begins to suck." Her doctor should respond by saying:

"This is normal. It's called the rooting reflex."

Which is NOT a true statement about self-conscious emotions?

They predict having future emotional problems.

A baby's first social smile occurs at about 2 months of age and shows _____.

a reflexive response

A 10-month-old baby who looks for a hidden object in the first place he found it, rather than in the last place he saw it, is showing:

the A-NOT-B error

Link the correct attachment style to the following descriptions: (1) thrilled when reunited with a caregiver; (2) confused, erratic response when reunited with a caregiver; (3) doesn't care when reunited with a caregiver.

(1) secure; (2) disorganized; (3) avoidant

Food insecurity affects approximately 1 in _____ U.S. families with children.

5

Based on the brain development research, what is the BEST advice to give parents about toilet training?

Actively toilet train a child, but only when the relevant parts of the brain come on-line.

Which is NOT a finding that helped Bowlby formulate attachment theory?

Babies love their moms more than other people in their lives.

Danielle puts a compelling object in front of her nephew; then, when she covers it, the child acts as if it's no longer there. Danielle's nephew is:

a couple months old

Amanda says her newborn son is a genius because when her breast touches his cheek, he immediately finds it and begins to suck. A developmentalist should respond that this:

an automatic reflex

Which BEST describes twenty-first-century global trends in undernutrition and stunting?

decreasing in recent decades, but still at unacceptably high rates in the developing world

Juanita asks, "How can I help my shy toddler daughter become less anxious?" According to the text, the BEST advice is to:

gently expose her to supportive social situations

Which body part of a baby is MOST similar to its adult size?

head

Animal studies suggest that _____ may offer babies long-term insulation from stress.

lots of touching and cuddling

The myelin sheath is fully formed during the:

mid-twenties

All of the following promote burnout in day-care workers EXCEPT:

needs transportation to one's job

Elaine is visiting her 13-month-old nephew, and the child gets agitated when she picks him up. Elaine should feel:

not surprised, since this is normal at this age.

In general, living in poverty:

puts caregivers at risk of not responding sensitively to children.

Attachment-in-the-making coincides with the onset of:

the secondary circular reactions