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Regarding temperament, a child that is slow to accept new things and reacts negatively is a _____ child.
A. Easy
B. Difficult
C. Slow to Warm up
D. Unclassified
B. Difficult
A 20-month-old says “dog” for all four-legged animals. This demonstrates:
A. Fast mapping
B. Underextension
C. Overextension
D. Language delay
C. Overextension
Physical growth during infancy occurs:
A. At a constant rate
B. More slowly than any other time
C. In spurts
D. Only during sleep
C. In spurts
A baby initially startles at a loud vacuum cleaner but gradually ignores it. What does this indicate?
A. Sensory deficit
B. Habituation
C. Disorganized attachment
D. Reflex integration
B. Habituation
Infants who display a clumsy motion in which the fingers close against the palm is demonstrating
A. Pincer grasp
B. Ulnar grasp
C. Pre-reaching
D. Transferring
B. Ulnar grasp
Playful, active stimulation from a parent can induce what emotion in infants
A. Social smile
B. Fear
C. Laughter
D. Fussiness
C. Laughter
In Strange Situation, a securely attached infant typically:
A. Avoids the caregiver upon reunion
B. Shows little distress when the caregiver leaves
C. Is distressed by separation and easily comforted at reunion
D. Is angry and resists contact at reunion
C. Is distressed by separation and easily comforted at reunion
The cephalocaudal trend refers to development that proceeds:
A. From the center outward
B. From the head downward
C. From the lower body upward
D. From general to specific
B. From the head downward
Thomas and Chess described the “goodness-of-fit” model as:
A. A measure of attachment security
B. The match between a child’s temperament and environmental demands
C. Genetic similarity between parent and child
D. The degree of parental warmth
B. The match between a child’s temperament and environmental demands
A toddler watches you hide a toy under a blanket and retrieves is demonstrating
Object Permenance