Deck 8: Family and Early Years

Question 1

Families of orientation are the families we create ourselves.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, what is the percentage of infants surviving their first year of life?

A) 95.9%
B) 89.9%
C) 99.9%
D) 98.9%

Answer 2

C

Question 3

At birth, we are typically more concerned with an infant's height than the infant's weight as an indicator of physical health.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Newborns weighing less than _____________ pounds are considered low birthweight.

A) 4
B) 4½
C) 5
D) 5½

Question 5

Low birthweight infants are generally at higher risk for all of the following except:

A) vision difficulties
B) illness
C) developmental problems
D) infant death

Question 6

What percentage of infants born in the United States are low birthweight?

A) slightly less than 5%
B) slightly less than 10%
C) slightly less than 12%
D) slightly less than 15%

Question 7

For infants to be considered preterm at birth, they are born more than ____________ early.

A) 3 days
B) 1 week
C) 2 weeks
D) 3 weeks

Question 8

If a baby is born small for his/her gestational age but was delivered at full term, there is no cause for concern.

Question 9

Common culprits of infants born small for gestational age include all of the following except:

A) maternal smoking
B) mother working while pregnant
C) malnutrition during pregnancy
D) sharing the womb with a sibling

Question 10

In the United States, most babies born a healthy weight will have barely doubled their birthweight by their first birthday.

Question 11

Medical professions recommend feeding newborns breast milk or infant formula only for the first ________ months.

A) 3
B) 6
C) 9
D) 12

Question 12

By 2 years old, most children can eat the same types of food as adults.

Question 13

According to the National Sleep Foundation, most children spend about _____________ percent of their childhood asleep.

A) 20
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50

Question 14

Newborns need an average of ___________ hours per sleep per every 24 hours.

A) 16
B) 12
C) 10
D) 8

Question 15

All of the following are examples of fine motor skills except:

A) waving goodbye
B) eating finger foods
C) grasping a toy
D) rolling over

Question 16

Six-month-old Johnny recognized that his puppy still existed even when the puppy left his sight. He is demonstrating:

A) object recall
B) object permanence
C) object memory
D) object fixation

Question 17

____________________ thought is when children display the ability to think using words or images.

A) Abstract
B) Concrete
C) Symbolic
D) Logical

Question 18

By first grade, most children know anywhere from __________________________ words.

A) 5,000 to 20,0000
B) 1,000 to 2,000
C) 1,000 to 5,000
D) 5,000 to 10,000

Question 19

It is estimated that poor children hear ______ million fewer words by age 3 than children from higher income families.

A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40

Question 20

Newborns are born with _________________ neurons.

A) thousands of
B) millions of
C) billions of
D) trillions of

Question 21

What are nerve cells capable of receiving and sending electrical and chemical signals throughout the central nervous system?

A) neurons
B) axons
C) dendrites
D) synapses

Question 22

Dendrites are the part of the neuron used to receive signals.

Question 23

Which is not a function of the left side of the brain?

A) controls the right side of the body
B) controls the left side of the body
C) logic
D) language

Question 24

The corpus callosum is made up of nerve ________________ that connect the left and right sides of the brain.

A) tissues
B) endings
C) fibers
D) branches

Question 25

A(n) ____________________ attachment is developed between an infant and a caregiver when there is inconsistent care.

A) secure
B) insecure
C) ruptured
D) stable

Question 26

A child with insecure attachment is:

A) more likely to have positive relationships with others.
B) more likely to become a parent who securely attaches to his/her child.
C) more likely to be vulnerable to stress associated with negative life events.
D) more likely to do better in school.

Question 27

Parental _____________________ is parents' beliefs about their own ability to parent effectively, and it influences the quality of parenting behavior.

A) self-confidence
B) self-efficacy
C) self-concept
D) self-actualization

Question 28

Madeline is exhibiting an understanding that her brother has different feelings than she does. She has developed theory of ___________________.

A) mind
B) thought
C) others
D) expression

Question 29

Young children from homes with high conflict or stress are at considerable risk for all of the following except:

A) lower school readiness
B) behavioral problems
C) developing a secure attachment
D) less-developed social competencies