PSYC-2314 Lifespan Growth & Development
Exam Detailed Questions and Expert Answers
A baby is assessed at one minute after birth according to the Apgar scale. Three of
the five vital signs are good, but the baby is weak and inactive and grimaces. The
two vital signs the medical team is concerned about are: - ANS muscle tone and
reflex irritability
A baby searches the faces of her parents to see how to respond in unfamiliar
situations. This is called: - ANS social referencing
Abed is 12 months old, and his uncle Frank is visiting for the first time in 6 months.
Frank is delighted to see his nephew, so as he enters the room, he booms, "There's
my little man!" Abed looks to his mother, who is smiling broadly at her brother
Frank, and crawls to her to be picked up. Abed is demonstrating: - ANS ...
According to the text, race is: - ANS a social construction
A child's typical activity during the oral stage is: - ANS sucking on a pacifier
A correlation does not indicate that one variable causes the other to occur; rather,
it indicates that there is a ______ between the two variables. - ANS relationship
An infant's distress at seeing an unfamiliar person is called: - ANS stranger
wariness
, A teratogen is any agent or condition that increases the risk for: - ANS prenatal
abnormalities
Babies born slightly under 2,500 grams (5 pounds 8 ounces) are considered: - ANS
low birthweight
Babies considered small for gestational age: - ANS can be full-term or preterm
babies
Based on research about SIDS, caregivers are advised that babies should be: - ANS
put to sleep on their backs
Co-sleeping may be harmful to the baby if the mother: - ANS is drugged or drunk
Dr. Towne believes that heredity is primarily responsible for personality traits. Dr.
West believes that environmental influences are primarily responsible for
personality traits. They are on different sides of the _____ debate. - ANS nature
versus nurture
During the sensorimotor stage, the child's main task is to: - ANS use senses and
motor skills to understand the world
Embryos exposed to large amounts of alcohol may develop distorted facial
features. - ANS True
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