Development: Chapter 1 Study Guide

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What is the purpose of the Fontanelles in newborns?

To protect the skull from injury
To assist in the assessment of neurological competence
To allow the skull bones to fuse at birth
To provide a naturally occurring barrier to infection (correct)

What does the APGAR scale assess in newborns?

Growth and development
Respiratory effort and muscle tone (correct)
Vision and auditory sense
Parental responses and economic status

What is a significant risk for preterm and small-for-date babies?

Difficulty in sleeping and cognitive development
Overwhelming emotional responses
Lower than average birth weight
Higher risk of respiratory problems and illness (correct)

What are some of the outcomes associated with Kangaroo care for infants?

Improved growth, better sleep, and enhanced cognitive gains (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why do some newborns have lanugo at birth?

To regulate body temperature (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the best distance for a newborn's vision?

$16-18$ inches (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does heritability refer to in the context of development?

The extent to which variation among people on a given characteristic is due to genetic differences (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which factor plays a crucial role in shaping a person's development?

Context and culture (B) Signup and view all the answers

What do teratogens refer to in the context of prenatal development?

Agents that disrupt prenatal development and increase the risk for abnormalities and defects (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of posing and answering questions through careful and systematic observations and gathering information called?

The scientific method (C) Signup and view all the answers

What are the three domains of development?

Cognitive, physical, and social-emotional (psychosocial) (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a specific condition caused by heavy prenatal exposure to alcohol?

Fetal alcohol syndrome (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which method is used to study how people in a specific group experience similar developments or changes over time?

Cross-sectional method (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a process used to detect genetic defects and chromosomal abnormalities during prenatal development?

Prenatal diagnostic methods (A) Signup and view all the answers

What are reproductive choices that can be considered by individuals or couples?

Artificial insemination, surrogacy, and adoption (C) Signup and view all the answers

What do cross-sectional, longitudinal, cross-sequential, and experimental methods refer to?

Various research methods used to study development (C) Signup and view all the answers

What are theory and hypothesis used for in the field of developmental research?

To explain how something works and to test theories (C) Signup and view all the answers

What plays important roles in developmental research, including beneficence and non-maleficence?

Ethics considerations (D) Signup and view all the answers