DEP3053 Quiz 3

Choose one correct statement. brain plasticity refers to any structural, positive or negative, changes in the brain caused by some environmental influence(s) brain plasticity refers to only positive structural changes in the brain caused by some environmental influence(s). brain plasticity refers to only negative structural changes in the brain caused by some environmental influence(s). brain plasticity is only possible during prenatal and early infancy.

Myelination is important because ______________________________. it speeds up neuron impulse transmission it causes plasticity it promotes growth of neurons it promote brain differentiation

An increase in the gray matter after practicing juggling for an extended period of time is an indication of ____________. brain plasticity brain sensitivity brain connectivity a critical period for learning to juggle

Choose the best statement. Brain development refers to the _______________________. increase in weight and neuron connectivity increase in the number of neurons number of neurons and connectivity increase in weight, number of neurons and connectivity

What do we know so far about brain development over life span. Choose ALL correct answers. there are certain critical periods during which the damage to the brain due to severe environmental deprivations cannot be reversed. the damage to the brain during a critical period can be reversed. Learning can continue to contribute to synaptic pruning throughout the life span. Myelination occurs during late fetal and early postnatal development only.

What is the term for the sorting out, interpretation, analysis, and integration of stimuli involving the sense organs and brain? perception visualization sensation distinction

With regard to the best time to start toilet training preschoolers, the American Academy of Pediatrics supports which researcher's position? Bowlby Ainsworth Brazelton Rosemond

By the age of ____ months, babies can move themselves in different directions. 4 6 9 12

Like all body cells, ________ has/have a cell body containing a(n) synapses; axon. neurons; nucleus. myelin; nucleus. dendrites; axon

Which of the following is NOT a change in vision occurring during middle adulthood? decline in depth perception decline in distance perception presbyopia lessens change in ability to view fine spatial detail

By age five, a child's brain weighs ____ of an average adult's brain. 90% 75% 60% 50%

What is the term for the approach that considers how information that is collected by various individual sensory systems is integrated and coordinated? sensorymodal approach to perception unimodal approach to perception multimodal approach to perception megamodal approach to perception

It is time for Margaret to give her baby his bath. The water is warm and she adds bubble bath to the water. When she puts her baby in the water, the baby splashes around and plays with the bubbles, and genuinely appears to enjoy himself because his _________ is/are being stimulated. sense organs brain curiosity socialization skills

What influences one's satisfaction with his/her body image during middle adulthood? how physically attractive the person is gender self-concept self-realization

The most underdeveloped sense at birth is _________. touch hearing vision smell

Cross-cultural studies of infant gross motor development reveal that _______________________ culture and environment don not determine how early or how late infants begin to walk. infants who skip crawling become much more athletically inclined. cultural practices and environment can either promote or slow down the process of motor development like walking. infants across all cultures first crawl then walk.

Can poverty affect the body growth? No, genetics is the only factor in body growth. Yes, for example children of undeveloped, rural countries are likely to be taller. No, but other enviornmental factors can. Yes, for example children who come from poverty are likely to be shorter.

In the visual cliff simulation, the baby stopped short of the cliff. What does it mean? the baby has developed depth perception. the baby has not yet developed depth perception. the baby doesn't know how to crawl yet. the baby is ready to walk.

Choose ALL correct answers: The language of high pitched speaking, used by caregivers, _____________________________ is not universal is universal serves an important function, such as to get infant attention or to quiet him/her down. observed only in Western cultures

Economics such as poor nutrition during early childhood can negatively affect child's growth, and this effect maybe irreversible. This is an example of ___________________ Notes: This is an example of a question on the final exam genetic mutation genetic overcompensation critical period in height growth racial bias