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At birth, Luiz weighed 7 lbs, 2 oz, and was 21 inches long. At his 1-year well visit, you would expect him to be approximately_________.
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| | A) | 14 lbs, 31 inches
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| | B) | 21 lbs, 31 inches
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| | C) | 24 lbs, 42 inches
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| | D) | 24 lbs, 28 inches
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Which statement(s) regarding breast-feeding is/are true?
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| | A) | The composition of breast milk varies during the first few weeks after birth.
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| | B) | Breast feeding provides protection to the baby against certain diseases.
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| | C) | Breast fed babies are at less risk for allergic reactions than formula fed babies.
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| | D) | All of the above
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Which statement(s) about formula feeding is/are true?
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| | A) | Formula should only be used if the mother is unable to breast feed.
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| | B) | Commercial formulas contain more protein than breast milk
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| | C) | Formula feeding allows the father to feed the baby
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| | D) | B and C
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At what age is it appropriate to add finger foods to the baby's diet? |
| | A) | 4-6 months |
| | B) | 7-8 months |
| | C) | 10-12 months |
| | D) | 12-18 months |
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Which of the 4 lobes of the brain specializes in motor function?
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| | A) | frontal lobe
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| | B) | parietal lobe
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| | C) | temporal lobe
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| | D) | occipital lobe
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The neonatal rooting reflex can be stimulated by__________.
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| | A) | Pressing the thumbs against the balls of the infant's foot
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| | B) | Gently stroking the lateral side of the sole of the foot
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| | C) | Gently touching the cheek of the infant with light finger pressure
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| | D) | Support the infant in an upright position with the soles of the feet brushing the surface
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The _____reflex is demonstrated by the infant stretching his arms and legs, then hugging himself and crying. This is usually in response to a noise.
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| | A) | Babinski
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| | B) | Babkin
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| | C) | Moro
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| | D) | Tonic Neck Reflex
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Carla is holding her 10-day-old baby, Raul. She is smiling, talking, and sticking her tongue out at him and he is doing the same. How would you explain Raul's behavior?
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| | A) | coincidence
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| | B) | Raul wants to be fed
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| | C) | Neonates have the ability to imitate behavior
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| | D) | None of the above
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At what age will an infant react to color?
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| | A) | birth
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| | B) | 2-4 months of age
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| | C) | 5-6 months of age
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| | D) | 7-8 months of age
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Wertheimer sounded a clicker from different areas of the delivery room at 10 minutes after birth. What was he attempting to determine?
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| | A) | Infants prefer non vocal sounds
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| | B) | Infants would track him with their eyes as he moved around the room
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| | C) | Infants can perceive the direction of sound and immediately tune into their environment
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| | D) | Infants are unable to determine the direction of sound
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At 1 minute after birth, the pediatrician assessed Brianna's son Jared, and assigned an Apgar score of 5. You would expect Jared's status to include
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| | A) | difficult respirations, poor muscle tone, dusky skin color
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| | B) | respiratory ease, normal reflexes, normal heart rate
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| | C) | abnormal reflexes, abnormal heart rate
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| | D) | A and C
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Which behaviors demonstrate normal motor development?
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| | A) | A 4 month old occasionally lifts his head while in prone position
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| | B) | A 7 month old will support most of her weight on her legs while supported
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| | C) | A 2 month old can hold his head steady while in a sitting position
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| | D) | A 7 month old coordinates arm and leg movements to complete her first steps
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Janine asks her pediatrician when she should begin to toilet train her twins, Bridget and Christina. The pediatrician explains that___________.
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| | A) | by 12 months of age, babies can control their sphincter muscles, and are receptive to toilet training.
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| | B) | Attempting to toilet train before 18 months will likely only cause anxiety and stress for the child, and frustration for the parents
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| | C) | Voluntary control of the sphincter muscles is achieved between 18 and 30 months of age, simultaneously with readiness to learn, making this an appropriate time for toilet training
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| | D) | B and C
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Roseanne is babysitting for her 4-month-old nephew, Aiden. While he is lying on his back, Roseanne shows him some discs of various colors and designs, all 6 inches in diameter. She finds that Aiden's attention is attracted to the ________ for longer periods, than the _______.
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| | A) | face / plain white
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| | B) | plain white/ bulls eye
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| | C) | newsprint/ face
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| | D) | bulls eye/ plain white
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Sondra is playing with her 10-month-old daughter Alexandra. She picks up the ball that Alexandra dropped, and hides it behind her back. With regard to object permanence, you would expect Alexandra to ________.
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| | A) | stare at the spot where the ball was dropped, then move on to something else
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| | B) | look for the ball briefly, and then move onto something else
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| | C) | continue to look for the ball
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| | D) | none of the above
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In Piaget's stage of tertiary circular reactions___________________.
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| | A) | children continually drop things to express uncertainty about what happens to the object when they release it.
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| | B) | infants repeat an act involving their body, such as finger sucking
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| | C) | children repeat acts involving objects outside themselves, such as shaking or kicking a crib
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| | D) | children coordinate secondary schemes, for example, moving an obstacle that blocks a desired object
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With regard to language development, Vygotsky believed that__________________.
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| | A) | at about 3 years of age, egocentric speech emerges, and a child will carry on a lively conversation, even if no one is listening
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| | B) | inner speech serves to guide and plan behavior
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| | C) | crying, cooing, babbling, and bodily movements gradually develop into more sophisticated forms of speech and behavior.
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| | D) | all of the above
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Devin is 18 months of age. Her speech abilities would be demonstrated as__________.
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| | A) | phrases
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| | B) | babbling
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| | C) | 2 word phrases
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| | D) | single word phrases
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