Biosocial Development: Chapter 5 Overview Quiz
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At what age do infants typically develop binocular vision?

  • 1 month
  • 6 months
  • 12 months
  • 3 months (correct)

Which sense is the most advanced in newborns?

  • Sight
  • Hearing (correct)
  • Touch
  • Smell

What is the main function of pain and temperature in newborns?

  • To signal discomfort (correct)
  • To indicate excitement
  • To express happiness
  • To communicate hunger

Which type of motor skills involve physical abilities of small body movements, especially of the hands and fingers?

<p>Fine motor skills (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an important factor that influences every infant’s move?

<p>Cultural patterns (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the rapid growth of neurons in the first two years of life?

<p>Transient exuberance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is responsible for protecting the brain when malnutrition disrupts body growth?

<p>Hindbrain (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the unused dendrites withering to allow space between neurons in the brain, enabling more complex thinking?

<p>Pruning (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What plays a significant role in determining the specifics of brain structure and growth?

<p>Genes and maturation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the division of the brain that includes the prefrontal cortex and limbic system?

<p>Forebrain (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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