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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1) The years from 2 to 6 are often called the _______ years.
A) play
B) growth
C) beginning
D) “me”
Answer: A
Page Ref: 289
Skill: Factual
Objective: 8.1
2) In early childhood, on average, children add _____ inches in height and about _____ pounds in weight each year.
A) 1 to 2; 5
B) 1 to 2; 10
C) 2 to 3; 5
D) 2 to 3; 10
Answer: C
Page Ref: 290
Skill: Factual
Objective: 8.1
3) During early childhood, boys ________ than girls.
A) are less muscular
B) are slightly larger
C) have more body fat
D) are much heavier
Answer: B
Page Ref: 290
Skill: Factual
Objective: 8.1
4) Growth norms
A) for one population are not good standards for children elsewhere in the world.
B) are very similar in every country of the world.
C) vary from child to child in each population.
D) are the best estimate of skeletal age.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 290
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 8.1
15) Jim sometimes uses his right hand skillfully, but prefers his left hand. Jim
A) is ambidextrous.
B) has a strongly lateralized brain.
C) is very likely to have left-handed children.
D) probably had early damage to the left hemisphere.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 293
Skill: Applied
Objective: 8.2
16) Felicity and Samantha are identical twins. They are
A) probably both right-handed.
B) more likely than ordinary siblings to differ in handedness.
C) probably both left-handed.
D) less likely than fraternal twins to differ in handedness.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 293
Skill: Applied
Objective: 8.2
17) Growth and myelination of fibers linking the cerebellum to the cerebral cortex contributes to ____________ in early
childhood.
A) a strong hand preference
B) suppression of impulses in favor of thoughtful responses
C) dramatic gains in motor coordination
D) dramatic gains in spatial skills
Answer: C
Page Ref: 294
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 8.2
18) Improvements in sustained, controlled attention are due to growth of the
A) cerebellum.
B) hippocampus.
C) reticular formation.
D) corpus callosum.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 294
Skill: Factual
Objective: 8.2
19) The _________ is sensitive to facial emotional expressions, especially fear.
A) reticular formation
B) amygdala
C) hippocampus
D) corpus callosum
Answer: B
Page Ref: 295
Skill: Factual
Objective: 8.2
20) Which of the following statements is supported by research on lead exposure during childhood?
A) Overall, poorer mental test scores associated with lead exposure persist over time and seem permanent.
B) Lead-exposed children given drugs to induce excretion of lead improve in long-term outcomes.
C) Once lead-exposed children move away from contaminated areas, their mental test scores increase.
D) Negative lead-related cognitive consequences are evident only at high levels of exposure.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 296 Box: B&E: Low-Level Lead Exposure and Children’s Development
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 8.2
21) Research on lead exposure during childhood reveals that
A) middle-SES children are the most likely group to experience lead exposure.
B) use of iron supplements increases lead concentration in the blood.
C) exposed children absorb more lead when their diets contain zinc.
D) a stressed, disorganized home life can heighten lead-induced damage.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 296 Box: B&E: Low-Level Lead Exposure and Children’s Development
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 8.2
22) The _________ plays a critical role in the rate of physical growth.
A) pituitary gland
B) hippocampus
C) reticular formation
D) corpus callosum
Answer: A
Page Ref: 297
Skill: Factual
Objective: 8.3
23) Growth hormone (GH)
A) prompts the thyroid gland in the neck to release thyroxine, which is necessary for brain development.
B) stimulates the liver and epiphyses of the skeleton to release insulin-like growth factor 1, which triggers cell
duplication throughout the body.
C) contributes to rapid physical growth in boys, whereas thyroid-stimulating hormone contributes to physical
development in girls.
D) is necessary during the prenatal period for development of the brain and spinal cord.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 297
Skill: Factual
Objective: 8.3
24) Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is necessary for
A) brain development.
B) prenatal development of the skeleton.
C) short, normal-GH children to grow to average heights.
D) secretion of IGF-1.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 297
Skill: Factual
Objective: 8.3
25) Dmitri, age 5, is very short in stature, shows decreased GH secretion, has an immature skeletal age, and has serious
adjustment problems. Dmitri probably has
A) a vitamin C deficiency.
B) a thyroxine deficiency.
C) psychosocial dwarfism.
D) an iron deficiency.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 297
Skill: Applied
Objective: 8.4
26) When young children with psychosocial dwarfism are removed from their emotionally inadequate environments,
A) their dwarfism is permanent, even with immediate treatment.
B) they rarely exhibit catch-up growth.
C) they must be given high levels of iron to prevent anemia.
D) their GH levels quickly return to normal and they grow rapidly.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 297
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 8.4
27) Sleep contributes to body growth because
A) GH is released during the child’s sleeping hours.
B) rest allows the awake body to produce GH at higher levels.
C) rest allows the awake body to produce TSH at higher levels.
D) REM sleep heightens the impact of environmental events.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 298
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 8.5
28) On average, 2- and 3-year-olds sleep _______ hours per day, while 4- to 6-year-olds sleep _______ hours.
A) 10 to 11; 11 to 12
B) 11 to 12; 10 to 11
C) 11 to 12; 13 to 14
D) 13 to 14; 11 to 12
Answer: B
Page Ref: 298
Skill: Factual
Objective: 8.5
29) Research on sleep demonstrates that
A) most American parents cosleep with their children into the preschool years.
B) sleepwalking in early childhood often signals a severe neurological problem.
C) parent–child cosleeping is associated with sleep disorders during the preschool years.
D) sleep terrors can be triggered by stress or extreme fatigue.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 299
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 8.5
« C’est à partir de cet instant que j’ai répété sans cesse à ceux
qui doutaient : « Vous verrez, vous verrez ! Il n’y a pas de peuple qui
ait moins changé que le peuple de France. C’est quarante millions
d’aristocrates. Il étonnera le monde… »
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