The average newborn doubles her birthweight in:

1. the first year.
2. four months.
3. six months.
4. two months.

The slowest-to-mature brain lobe is the:

1. striate cortex.
2. parietal cortex.
3. frontal cortex.
4. temporal cortex.

In the process of transient exuberance, great brain growth is seen, especially in the area of the:

1. dendrites.
2. axons.
3. nucleus.
4. axon terminals.

The sense that is the least developed at birth is:

1. vision.
2. taste.
3. smell.
4. hearing.

The difference between gross and fine motor skills is whether they:

1. are controllable.
2. involve mental or physical skills.
3. are due more to nature or nurture.
4. involve bigger or smaller muscles.

Unusual swelling of a toddler’s face and abdomen and thin, colorless hair are symptoms of:

1. rickets.
2. marasmus.
3. hypoglycemia.
4. kwashiorkor.

During the sensorimotor stage, the main task is to:

1. learn to use language to express sensations.
2. think logically and critically.
3. use senses and motor skills to understand the world.
4. think of past and future events.

Active experimentation is part of _______ in Piaget’s substages of sensorimotor intelligence.

1. stage six.
2. stage three.
3. stage four.
4. stage five.

Babbling:

1. is found only in infants from the Western Hemisphere.
2. precedes cooing.
3. occurs only if the infant can hear.
4. is universal.

On average, children begin saying recognizable words at about:

1. 24 months old.
2. 3 months old.
3. 12 months old.
4. 6 months old.

A match between a child’s temperament and the demands of the environment is called:

1. goodness of fit.
2. synchrony.
3. organismic specificity.
4. temperamental enhancement.

Secure attachment makes a toddler:

1. cling to the mother.
2. willing to explore.
3. self-centered.
4. try to talk.

Angel does not notice when his mother leaves the day-care center and ignores his mother when he returns. Angel’s behavior is:

1. insecure-resistant attachment.
2. insecure-avoidant attachment.
3. secure attachment.
4. disoriented attachment.

Newborns show a preference for _________ flavors.

1. Sour
2. Sweet
3. Salty
4. Umami

The process of myelination involves:

1. bone growth.
2. parents’ teaching their children.
3. nerve insulation.
4. muscle growth.

Newborns show a preference for _________ flavors.

1. Sweet
2. Sour
3. Bitter
4. Salty

Which sense is the most underdeveloped at birth?

1. Vision
2. Hearing
3. Taste
4. Touch

The following is an example of underextension:

1. Calling a bird an “airplane”
2. Calling all animals “kitties”
3. Calling a mother “mama”
4. Calling only the cat in the house “kitty”

A baby who cries when dropped off at daycare and cried again at pickup could possibly have a(n) _________ attachment style.

1. secure
2. insecure avoidant
3. insecure resistant
4. disorganized

A child with this temperament needs a little transition time to feel comfortable:

1. insecure avoidant
2. slow to warm
3. undifferentiated
4. easy