Introduction to Child

Development 3rd Edition

Keenan
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1. What does the Apgar Scoring System assess?

Heart rate

*The wellbeing of the newborn

Skin colour

Hearing capacity

2. A teratogen refers to:

A baby born before 38 weeks gestation

*Any environmental risk to the baby

A term used to describe the biological risk of some babies due to faulty genetics

Physical abnormalities in the infant

3. Puberty is defined by a number of factors. Which of the following is not one of these factors?

A rapid increase in size and weight – a marked growth spurt

Pubertal growth will finish by 16 in girls

*The pubertal growth spurt in girls means that they continue to grow until they reach the age
of 25 years

Boys begin puberty at age 13 years

4. What is present in breast milk that protects against disease?

 Fat, protein and carbohydrate

*Antibodies, fat and protein

Carbohydrate, antibodies and fat

Protein and fats

5. Obesity is defined as:

A condition in which weight is 20% or more in excess of the average weight for a person of
that height.

A condition in which weight is 10% or more in excess of the average weight for a person of
that height.

*A condition in which weight is 30% or more in excess of the average weight for a person of
that height.

A condition in which weight is 40% or more in excess of the average weight for a person of
that height.

6. The term differentiation is given to which of the following descriptions?

The maturation of body systems

*The acquisition of motor skills move from being global reactions to a stimulus, to more
precise and adapted actions over time and with practice

The point at which developmental milestones are achieved

The development of conditioned responses

7. Proprioception relates to:

The primitive form of grasping evident in infants

Physical growth occurring in a head to toe direction

Cognitive development

*The way in which the body controls movement and location as a consequence of stimulation
from bodily sources (muscle contractions for example)

8. Prereaching is indicative of what kind of following behaviour?

The infant will grasp the targeted object within their reach

*Where a seated newborn infant will swipe and reach towards an object placed in front of
them
 Efficient, coordinated and accurate reaching behaviour evident at 2 months of age

The development of a fine pincer grasp

9. Proximodistal development refers to which of the following?

Physical changes in growth as a consequence of hormonal activity

Growth occurs in a head to toe direction

*Physical growth occurs outwards from the centre of the body towards the hands and feet

A very rapid increase in size and weight

10. In genetics, a phenotype is best described as:

*Observable characteristics

A unit of hereditary transmission

An outcome of experience-expectant development

The process by which environmental factors alter genetic material