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MTTC EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIEDDETAILED ANSWERS
What is the sensorimotor stage? - ANSWER The sensorimotor stage is the first stage of
cognitive development according to Piaget.
During this stage of development, infants and toddlers learn about the world primarily
through their senses (sensory) and their actions (motor).
What ages does the sensorimotor stage start and end? - ANSWER Birth to 2 years old
What are inborn reflexes? -ANSWER Inborn reflexes are how infants learn how to
understand their environment
EX: thumb sucking, kicking
When does inborn reflexes take place? -ANSWER Birth to a month old
By what age can most children develop the skill and be able to view, hear, smell, taste
and touch? -ANSWER 6 months
What is external Locus? -ANSWER external locus is something outside of us that we
can't control
What is internal Locus? - ANSWER internal Locus is something inside of us-our native
ability, our own motivation and our own effort to succeed.
Who developed internal and external locus? - ANSWER psychologist Julian Rotter
traits or characteristics inherited from a child's biological parents. - ANSWER heredity
,Functional units of heredity are called? - ANSWER Genes
At what stage of prenatal development, the organs and major body
systems—respiratory, digestive, and nervous—develop rapidly. - ANSWER embryonic
stage
How long does the embryonic stage last? - ANSWER 2 to 8 weeks of gestation
What principle of growth states that development should proceed from the head to the
lower part of the trunk? - ANSWER cephalocaudal principle
What is the term referring to a set of possible expressions of a genetic trait? - ANSWER
Reaction Range
Which country has had the highest incidence of anencephaly and spina bifida? -
ANSWER China
What vitamin does an expectant mother lack? - ANSWER Folic Acid
At what stage in pregnancy is tissue taken from the membrane surrounding the fetus
and examined? - ANSWER Chorionic villus sampling
What can be the result of slow labor and maternal complications, making the baby less
alert at birth? - ANSWER Analgesics
Define/describe the neonatal period - ANSWER First four weeks of life
Transition from intrauterine
What is neonatal jaundice caused by? - ANSWER Immaturity of the liver
, In human brain development, which pathways myelinate first? - ANSWER Sensory
Although the development of the brain early in life is in large part genetically
programmed, its structure is nevertheless continually shaped by experience; this
capacity for modification is called - ANSWER Plasticity
A 3-month-old infant who continually sucks on the satin lining of a blanket is most likely
engaging in - ANSWER Primary circular reaction according to Piaget's cognitive-stage
theory.
What is a research method in which dishabituation to a stimulus that conflicts with
experience is taken as evidence that an infant recognizes the new stimulus as
surprising? - ANSWER Violation of expectation
The strength that arises because of the favorable resolution of autonomy versus shame
and doubt is according to Erik Erikson? - ANSWER Will
Both boys and girls usually grow how many inches a year during early childhood? -
ANSWER 2-3
In the United States, most deaths from injuries, especially for preschoolers occur
where? - ANSWER Home
Pretend play is evidence of children's ability to understand? - ANSWER The use of
symbols
The conscious control of thoughts, emotions, and actions to accomplish goals or to
solve problems is referred to as? - ANSWER Self regulation
Vygotsky's term for the difference between what a child can do alone and what the child
can do with help is known as the? - ANSWER Zone of proximal development
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