Which of the following statements demonstrates the cephalocaudal trend?

At birth, the head takes up one-fourth of total body length

During the preschool years,

Emotional climate at meal times has a powerful impact on eating habits

Which of the following statements is consistent with the proximodistal trend of body growth?

Infancy the arms & legs grow somewhat ahead of the hands & feet.

Anya, age 4, is asked to draw a picture of a person. She will probably

draw a circular shape with lines attach. Add facial features.

Between ages 2 and 6,

thebrain increases from 70 percent of its adult weight to 90 percent.

Which of the following statements about individual differences in motor skills during early childhood is true?

Girls have an edge over boys infine-motor skills.

vary their pencil grip, depending on the location of marks

Which of the following statements is supported by research on lead exposure during childhood?

Low intelligence associated with lead exposure

At age 4, child eats only pasta, bread, and chicken. Which of the following would you suggest to encourage new foods

Repeatedly expose her to new foods without any direct pressure to eatthem.

Which of the following statements about body growth in early childhood is true?

Rapid increase in body size of the first two years tapers off

In industrialized nations, childhood diseases have declined dramatically during the past half-century because

widespread immunization of infants and young children.

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1
Which of the following statements demonstrates the cephalocaudal trend?
childhood, the hands and feet grow somewhat ahead of the fingers and toes.
Infancy and childhood, limbs grow somewhat ahead of the hands and feet.
Not sure!
At birth, the head takes up one-fourth of total body length
2
If they are typical of most children, then 7-year-old Julia is __________ 7-year-old David.
the same height as
significantlytaller than
slightly shorter than
slightlyheavier than
3
During the preschool years,
Emotional climate at meal times has a powerful impact on eating habits
children usually eat the same amount of foodduring each meal.
itis common for children’s appetite to increase
children can tolerate more fats,oils, and salt.
4
Infants can imitate adults opening their mouths and sticking out their tongues.How early has this behavior been observed
after 1 week
at 1 month
at2 days of age
less than 1 hour old.
5
Which of the following statements is consistent with the proximodistal trend of body growth?
prenatal period- head develops more rapidly than the lower part of thebody.
prenatal period- the trunk grows first, followed by the chest and the head.
During infancy and childhood, the body grows from “head to tail.”
Infancy the arms & legs grow somewhat ahead of the hands & feet.
6
Color vision is adultlike by
4 months
birth
1 month
2 months
7
Which of the following is an example of a fine-motor skill?
B) throwing
sitting up
grasping
A) standing
8
During early childhood, boys __________ than girls.
areslightly smaller
havemore body fat
are slightly
are slightly larger
9
The best estimate of a child’s physical maturity is
heart
weight
skeletal age
chronological age
10
In operant conditioning, a(n) __________ increases the occurrence of a response.
conditionedstimulus
unconditionedstimulus
neutralstimulus
reinforcer
11
Anya, age 4, is asked to draw a picture of a person. She will probably
makea realistically detailed image with primitive drawing techniques.
draw a large head with facial features but nobody.
usedepth cues, such as overlapping objects, in the background.
draw a circular shape with lines attach. Add facial features.
12
Between ages 2 and 6,
the brain increases from 40 percent of itsadult weight to 60 percent.
thebrain increases from 70 percent of its adult weight to 90 percent.
B) synaptic pruning slows or ends in many parts ofthe cerebral cortex.
energyconsumption of most cortical regions diminishes to near-adult levels.
13
Which of the following statements about individual differences in motor skills during early childhood is true?
Girlsare ahead of boys in skills that emphasize force.
Girls can broad-jump slightly farther thanboys.
Girls can run slightly faster than boys.
Girls have an edge over boys infine-motor skills.
14
Which of the following is an example of a gross-motor skill?
Grasping
Climbing
Throwing
Sitting Up
15
Three-year-olds ...
grip pencils indiscriminately in either theirleft or right hand.
vary their pencil grip, depending on the location of marks
usea constant pencil angle across a range of drawing and writing.
usean adult grip pattern to hold a pencil.
16
Which of the following statements is supported by research on lead exposure during childhood?
Low intelligence associated with lead exposure
Lead-exposed children given drugs to improve in long-term outcomes.
children move away from contaminated areas, their intelligence increases
Once lead-exposed children move away from contaminated stuff
17
Six-month weight, height, and head circumference are substantially below age-related growth norms.
growth faltering.
food insecurity.
malnutrition.
marasmus.
18
At age 4, child eats only pasta, bread, and chicken. Which of the following would you suggest to encourage new foods
Addsugar or butter to new foods, and offer dessert if she eats them.
Serve her only new foods so that she has noother choices.
Refuseto serve pasta until she tries at least one new food.
Repeatedly expose her to new foods without any direct pressure to eatthem.
19
Which of the following statements about body growth in early childhood is true?
Childrenadd “baby fat” and gradually become heavier and more muscular.
By age 5, children become more top-heavy,bowlegged, and potbellied.
Children add 1 to 2 inches in height and about 3 pounds in weight eachyear
Rapid increase in body size of the first two years tapers off
20
In industrialized nations, childhood diseases have declined dramatically during the past half-century because
widespread immunization of infants and young children.
generousgovernment nutrition programs.
government-fundedhealth care.
a reduction in the number of viral and bacterial infections worldwide.

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