Deck 3: Infancy and Toddlerhood

Question 1

Sitting without support,______,and ______ are all examples of motor skills milestones.

A)walking with assistance; jumping
B)wiggling; walking alone
C)hands-and-knees crawling; standing alone
D)falling; standing with assistance

Answer 1

hands-and-knees crawling; standing alone

Question 2

Young children in their first year of development are generally referred to as ______.

A)babies
B)infants
C)toddlers
D)newborns

Answer 2

infants

Question 3

During the preoperational stage,children develop ______.

A)memory
B)spatial awareness
C)symbolic functioning
D)motor skills

Answer 3

symbolic functioning

Question 4

When infants suck an object that is presented to them,they demonstrate ______.

A)reflexes
B)synapses
C)motor skills
D)pruning

Question 5

According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development,infant development in the ______ stage occurs in six substages.

A)concrete operations
B)formal operations
C)preoperational
D)sensorimotor

Question 6

A toddler's ability to control their emotional state has important implications for ______.

A)early childhood school performance and social relationships
B)reducing substance use in young adulthood
C)being able to develop motor capacity
D)reducing attention deficit disorder in early childhood

Question 7

The ability of an infant to move and manipulate her or his action is called ______.

A)reflexes
B)synapses
C)motor skills
D)pruning

Question 8

According to Ainsworth's theory of attachment,when children seems indifferent to the presence of their mother they exhibit which type of attachment?

A)avoidant attachment
B)anxious attachment
C)insecure disorganized/disoriented attachment
D)secure attachment

Question 9

Nutritional status,climate,and shape of living space are all examples of which developmental niche?

A)customs of childcare
B)physical and social settings of daily life
C)customs of child-rearing
D)psychology of the caregivers

Question 10

Courage and Howe (2010)examined the effects of screen time on infant and toddler development.Which of the following statements about their findings is true?

A)Excessive screen time can impact an infant's learning ability.
B)Infants learn more readily from videos than from people.
C)Background television can facilitate play in toddlers.
D)Television can provide a route to early language development.

Question 11

According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development,children in the ______ stage can run the pictures in a movie (metaphor)backward and forward.

A)concrete operations
B)formal operations
C)preoperational
D)sensorimotor

Question 12

______ is an example of a milestone in language development.

A)Giving commands
B)Babbling
C)Pointing
D)Screaming

Question 13

Blinking,______,and ______ are all examples of infant reflexes.

A)swimming; walking
B)Babinski; crying
C)spitting; yawning
D)grasping; scratching

Question 14

The World Health Organization's Multicentre Growth Reference Study ______.

A)evaluated abuse and neglect cases in developing countries
B)constructed standards for evaluating children from birth through 5 years of age
C)examined infant mortality in seven industrialized nations
D)constructed standards for evaluating children and adolescents birth through age 18

Question 15

A toddler who plays with clay and molds it into a ball is most likely a(n)______ toddler.

A)young
B)less developed
C)more developed
D)older

Question 16

The ______ reflex is when an infant turns their head and opens their mouth after someone strokes their cheeks.

A)rooting
B)sucking
C)startle
D)grasping

Question 17

Young children in their second year of development are generally referred to as ______.

A)babies
B)infants
C)toddlers
D)newborns

Question 18

Temperament is an individual's ______.

A)level of social awareness
B)mood for the day
C)innate disposition
D)transient state of mind

Question 19

Jamie clings to his mother and doesn't play with the other infants.Jamie is exhibiting ______ attachment.

A)avoidant
B)insecure anxious
C)insecure disorganized/disoriented
D)secure

Question 20

When working with infants,social workers should be prepared for any ______ the infant may exhibit upon meeting someone new.

A)separation anxiety
B)anger
C)attachment
D)stranger anxiety

Question 21

Developmental delays are always temporary.

Question 22

Infants who have "difficult" temperaments are more likely to be abused or neglected.

Question 23

Children living in poverty often suffer from ______.

A)developmental disorders
B)anxiety
C)inadequate health care
D)insufficient caregiving

Question 24

Infants and toddlers with difficult temperaments or those diagnosed with mental,physical,or behavioral abnormalities are at higher risk for ______.

A)delayed cognitive development
B)psychological problems
C)attachment issues
D)abuse/neglect

Question 25

An infant's ability to move and manipulate occurs in an orderly,logical sequence.

Question 26

When children enter a developmental niche,culture guides every aspect of the developmental process.

Question 27

Social workers may be more concerned about infants who are ______ having developmental disabilities.

A)lacking in playtime
B)premature
C)part of a multigenerational family
D)from a broken home

Question 28

To ease separation from a caregiver,toddlers often make use of a ______.

A)transitional object
B)translational service
C)therapist
D)transfer buddy

Question 29

Self-regulation includes regulating temperature,control,sleeping,eating,and eliminating.

Question 30

Babies generally aren't interested in each other and show little desire to form relationships with each other.

Question 31

How much paid child leave does the United States offer?

A)12 weeks
B)6 months
C)6 weeks
D)0