Question 1

Naomi, who has not seen her niece Wynonna since she was born, is surprised to see the 12-month-old standing upright and taking a few steps. In view of this accomplishment, Naomi realizes that Wynonna is now considered a(n)

Accepted Answer

At 12 months old, a child is typically considered a toddler, as this is the age when many children start to walk or "toddle" around. Neonates are newborns, infants are generally considered to be children up to 12 months old, and preschoolers are older than toddlers, usually starting around 3 years old.

Question 2

What would be the best example of a fine motor skill?

Accepted Answer

Feeding yourself with a spoon is a fine motor skill because it involves the precise movements of small muscles in the hands and fingers, along with eye-hand coordination.

Question 3

Which statement concerning culture and crawling is true?

Accepted Answer

Cultural practices can influence the rate at which children reach developmental milestones such as sitting, walking, and crawling. In some traditional African cultures, for example, there is a practice of providing infants with exercises and assistance that encourage early motor development, leading to earlier acquisition of skills like sitting and walking compared to children in Europe and North America.

Question 4

Stewart is a 10-year-old boy growing up in England, and Moe is a 10-year-old boy growing up in the United States. What difference in handedness would you expect?

Accepted Answer

Handedness is not significantly influenced by the country of upbringing. The majority of people worldwide, regardless of their country, are right-handed.

Question 5

If Tori is a proponent of dynamic systems theory, then you know that she is most interested in

Accepted Answer

Dynamic systems theory emphasizes the importance of movement and motor skills, such as crawling and stepping, in the development of complex behaviors.

Question 6

Because Akosua is a typical 9-month-old, she is most likely to use

Accepted Answer

At 9 months old, infants typically use both hands interchangeably as they have not yet developed a strong preference for one hand over the other. This preference, or hand dominance, usually emerges more clearly in later childhood.

Question 7

Infants are more likely to cross a bridge when it is wide and has a rigid handrail than when it is narrow and has a wobbly handrail.Which statement best explains this behavior?

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Question 8

Although they are often unsuccessful in getting the food into their mouths, many children first begin to experiment with finger foods around age

Accepted Answer

Many children start experimenting with finger foods around 6 months of age, as this is a developmental milestone where they begin to develop the coordination and interest in self-feeding, even though they might not be very successful at it initially.

Question 9

Caleb is 4 months old. If he is like others his age, when he grasps a rattle, he will grasp it with

Accepted Answer

At 4 months old, infants typically grasp objects using their fingers only, as they have not yet developed the coordination to use their thumb in opposition to their fingers.

Question 10

Which is the best example of differentiation?

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Question 11

The fact that brain wiring is organized by experiences common to humans is referred to as

Accepted Answer

Experience-expectant growth refers to the process by which the brain develops and organizes itself based on common experiences that humans are expected to have during their development.

Question 12

Which best exemplifies experience-expectant growth?

Accepted Answer

Experience-expectant growth refers to the brain's development in response to basic environmental stimuli that an organism can be expected to encounter, such as language sounds for infants, which is necessary for language development.

Question 13

Studies of infant stepping behavior on a treadmill demonstrated that

Accepted Answer

The pattern of alternating steps on each leg, which is a fundamental component of walking, is present even before infants can walk independently. This has been demonstrated through studies where infants, when supported in an upright position on a treadmill, will begin to make stepping motions with their legs. This indicates that the neural mechanisms for walking are present early in development, even if the muscles and coordination are not yet developed enough for independent walking.

Question 14

Twelve-month-old Callum is barely able to walk a few steps before losing his balance and falling down. What is the term that best describes Callum's current ability to move around?

Accepted Answer

Toddling is the term used to describe the early stages of walking in young children, typically characterized by unsteady steps and frequent falls, which matches Callum's current ability to move around.

Question 15

Tomomi has mastered balancing, stepping, and the perceptual skills necessary to negotiate her way around. Putting all these skills together to enable her to walk is a process called

Accepted Answer

Integration is the process of combining various skills and sensory inputs to produce a coherent action, such as walking. This involves coordinating balance, stepping, and perceptual skills.

Question 16

What response would you expect if you attempted to hand toys to a typical 13-month-old infant?

Accepted Answer

At around 13 months, many infants begin to show a preference for using one hand over the other, often the right hand, to grasp objects. This is part of their motor development and hand preference emergence.

Question 17

Bridget is excellent at walking, running, climbing, and kicking balls. This would suggest that Bridget has good

Accepted Answer

Bridget's abilities in walking, running, climbing, and kicking balls indicate proficiency in motor skills, which involve the coordination of muscles to perform movements.

Question 18

Parker is a typical 7-month-old. In terms of locomotion, the best he is able to do is to

Accepted Answer

At 7 months, most infants can sit alone without support, which is a key developmental milestone. Walking and creeping are typically achieved later, while rolling from back to front is usually mastered by 4 to 6 months.

Question 19

In an effort to lower the age at which his infant son will begin to walk, Mr. Simmons puts eight-month-old Richard on a program that emphasizes leg strength. What is the most likely outcome of this intervention?

Accepted Answer

Leg strength is a necessary prerequisite for walking.

Question 20

How would 12-month-old Kenley locomote?

Accepted Answer

At 12 months old, many infants are able to crawl around the room as a form of locomotion.

Quiz 3: Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development