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A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e
Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman
Physical Development and Health during the First Three Years
True/False
1
By the second birthday, the average child weighs 4 times as much as at birth.
A)
True
B)
False
2
Most babies get the first tooth at about 3 to 4 months.
A)
True
B)
False
3
Normal physical development seems to follow a consistent sequence.
A)
True
B)
False
4
Most newborn babies in the United States are bottle-fed.
A)
True
B)
False
5
Breastfeeding is most popular among poor and African American women.
A)
True
B)
False
6
AIDS can be transmitted to a breastfeeding baby through the mother's milk.
A)
True
B)
False
7
Pediatric nutritionists recommend starting solid foods by 2 months to foster healthy growth and help babies sleep through the night.
A)
True
B)
False
8
Babies should be given skim milk to keep them from getting too fat.
A)
True
B)
False
9
A fat baby or toddler is more likely than a thin one to become a fat adult.
A)
True
B)
False
10
Chronic undernourishment, before or after birth, can result in brain damage.
A)
True
B)
False
11
A mother's depression can affect her infant's brain activity.
A)
True
B)
False
12
Studies of Romanian orphans show that the effects of early sensory deprivation on an infant's brain are irreversible.
A)
True
B)
False
13
Circumcision is painless for an 8-day-old baby, because nerve endings are not yet developed.
A)
True
B)
False
14
Newborn babies can distinguish among primary colors.
A)
True
B)
False
15
Newborns prefer complex patterns to simple ones.
A)
True
B)
False
16
Infants recognize the smell of their mothers from birth.
A)
True
B)
False
17
Esther Thelen's work suggests that infants might be able to walk sooner if their legs could support their weight.
A)
True
B)
False
18
According to Thelen, a baby who never saw anyone walk would be unlikely to learn how to walk.
A)
True
B)
False
19
The Denver norms are valid for children worldwide.
A)
True
B)
False
20
On average, babies learn to walk well a few weeks after they learn to stand alone.
A)
True
B)
False
21
Babies at 2 to 3 months can perceive heights but do not fear them.
A)
True
B)
False
22
Early perceptual abilities are limited by an infant's level of motor development.
A)
True
B)
False
23
Babies in all cultures develop basic motor skills at about the same rates.
A)
True
B)
False
24
Black babies are more than twice as likely as white babies to die within the first year.
A)
True
B)
False
25
Sudden infant death syndrome can be prevented by putting a baby down to sleep on the stomach.
A)
True
B)
False
26
More than nine out of ten 5-year-olds have had all their required immunizations.
A)
True
B)
False
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