Which theorists are associated with attachment theory?
A) Freud and Erikson
B) Piaget and Freud
C) Bowlby and Ainsworth
D) Erikson and Piaget
C) Bowlby and Ainsworth
Who developed the psychosocial stages of the lifecycle?
A) Erikson
B) Freud
C) Piaget
D) Bowlby
A) Erikson
Which three components are included in Freud's theory?
A) Attachment, cognition, behavior
B) Security, confidence, independence
C) Classical, operant, psychosocial
D) Id, ego, superego
D) Id, ego, superego
Which theorist is associated with psychoanalytic and psychodynamic defense mechanisms?
A) Piaget
B) Freud
C) Erikson
D) Ainsworth
B) Freud
Which theorist is associated with cognitive development?
A) Bowlby
B) Erikson
C) Piaget
D) Freud
C) Piaget
Which listed theory combines cognitive and behavioral approaches?
A) Attachment theory
B) Cognitive behavioral theory
C) Psychosocial lifecycle theory
D) Psychoanalytic theory
B) Cognitive behavioral theory
Which two conditioning approaches are included in behavioral theories?
A) Classical and operant conditioning
B) Attachment and operant conditioning
C) Classical conditioning and cognitive development
D) Psychosocial and classical conditioning
A) Classical and operant conditioning
What should parents do when their 3-month-old cries for a long time after being placed in a crib?
A) Allow crying without intervention
B) Stand nearby without picking up
C) Pick up and hold baby
D) Check briefly without picking up
C) Pick up and hold baby
What developmental benefits result from holding a crying 3-month-old according to these notes?
A) Reduced need for parental availability
B) Security, self-regulation, confidence, independence
C) Increased dependence and reduced confidence
D) Reduced security and emotional regulation
B) Security, self-regulation, confidence, independence
What parenting approach is recommended for children aged 2 or 5 years?
A) Warmth, availability, and authoritative parenting
B) Complete independence without parental guidance
C) Crying without any parental response
D) Avoiding warmth and parental availability
A) Warmth, availability, and authoritative parenting
Which additional attachment theorist is listed alongside Bowlby and Ainsworth?
A) Erikson
B) Harlow
C) Freud
D) Piaget
B) Harlow
What does attachment mean in developmental psychology?
A) Emotional bonding with a primary caregiver
B) Cognitive recognition of unfamiliar people
C) Conditioning through repeated rewards
D) Learning independence without caregiver involvement
A) Emotional bonding with a primary caregiver
Which developmentally appropriate caregiver behavior supports secure attachment?
A) Withholds comfort during infant distress
B) Meets needs with affection and soothing
C) Gives attention only after prolonged crying
D) Responds inconsistently to the child's needs
B) Meets needs with affection and soothing
Which qualities develop with secure attachment?
A) Anxiety, dependence, and low self-worth
B) Emotional distance and poor trust
C) Fear, irritability, and unstable affection
D) Security, self-regulation, and self-worth
D) Security, self-regulation, and self-worth
Which play behavior suggests secure attachment?
A) Explores, checks caregiver, resumes playing
B) Avoids exploration despite caregiver availability
C) Acts out to obtain attention
D) Clings without returning to play
A) Explores, checks caregiver, resumes playing
How does a securely attached child respond to appropriate soothing during high anxiety?
A) Avoids all contact and stays distressed
B) Acts out despite reassuring responses
C) Shows anxiety without seeking comfort
D) Seeks caregiver and calms
D) Seeks caregiver and calms
Which longer-term qualities are linked to secure attachment?
A) Low self-esteem and poor regulation
B) Emotional distance and intimacy problems
C) Positive self-esteem and better coping
D) Overdependence and abandonment anxiety
C) Positive self-esteem and better coping
Which caregiver pattern is associated with insecure attachment?
A) Reliable soothing and stable affection
B) Consistent attention to developmental needs
C) Inconsistent care and unstable affection
D) Responsive caregiving with dependable comfort
C) Inconsistent care and unstable affection
Which emotional outcomes may follow insecure attachment?
A) Anxiety, poor regulation, low self-worth
B) Security, regulation, and strong self-worth
C) Confidence, independence, and positive self-esteem
D) Calmness, trust, and effective coping
A) Anxiety, poor regulation, low self-worth
How does insecure attachment commonly affect exploration?
A) Anxiety about exploring and playing
B) Comfortable independent exploration and play
C) Confident exploration with caregiver check-ins
D) Easy return to play after reassurance
A) Anxiety about exploring and playing
Which attention-seeking behavior may occur with insecure attachment?
A) Calm exploration without seeking attention
B) Excessive seeking or acting out
C) Consistent independent play without anxiety
D) Immediate calming from ordinary soothing
B) Excessive seeking or acting out
What other caregiver-seeking pattern may occur with insecure attachment?
A) Consistent seeking followed by calming
B) Predictable checking followed by play
C) Ambivalent or absent seeking
D) Comfortable exploration with positive self-esteem
C) Ambivalent or absent seeking
How does an insecurely attached child often respond to a caregiver's soothing?
A) Calms promptly and resumes play
B) Remains distressed despite the response
C) Develops immediate confidence and independence
D) Shows secure regulation after comfort
B) Remains distressed despite the response
A child avoids a caregiver upon reunion after early rejection or emotional unavailability. Which style?
A) Insecure-avoidant attachment
B) Secure attachment
C) Insecure-ambivalent attachment
D) Insecure-disorganized attachment
A) Insecure-avoidant attachment
What adult pattern is associated with insecure-avoidant attachment?
A) Overdependence with abandonment anxiety
B) Difficulty with intimacy; emotional distance
C) Unstable relationships with trust problems
D) Positive self-esteem with effective coping
B) Difficulty with intimacy; emotional distance
Intense separation distress and mixed reunion reactions after inconsistent care indicate which style?
A) Insecure-disorganized attachment
B) Secure attachment
C) Insecure-avoidant attachment
D) Insecure-ambivalent attachment
D) Insecure-ambivalent attachment
What adult pattern is associated with insecure-ambivalent attachment?
A) Emotional distance and avoidance of intimacy
B) Overdependence and anxiety about abandonment
C) Unstable relationships and trust difficulties
D) Self-confidence and strong emotional regulation
B) Overdependence and anxiety about abandonment
Which attachment style features contradictory behavior toward caregivers who provide both comfort and fear?
A) Insecure-avoidant attachment
B) Insecure-ambivalent attachment
C) Insecure-disorganized attachment
D) Secure attachment
C) Insecure-disorganized attachment
What adult outcome is associated with insecure-disorganized attachment?
A) Positive self-esteem and better coping
B) Preference for emotional distance alone
C) Unstable relationships and trust issues
D) Overdependence with abandonment fears alone
C) Unstable relationships and trust issues
When does normal stranger anxiety develop?
A) 10–18 months
B) 18–24 months
C) 2–5 years
D) 26–32 weeks
D) 26–32 weeks
When does normal separation anxiety occur?
A) 26–32 weeks
B) 10–18 months
C) 18–24 months
D) 2–5 years
B) 10–18 months
What normally follows a child's developing ability to move away?
A) Immediate independence without needing caregivers
B) Persistent avoidance followed by emotional withdrawal
C) Rigid opposition followed by loss of security
D) Rapprochement then gradual object constancy
D) Rapprochement then gradual object constancy
At what age does initial rapprochement occur?
A) 18–24 months
B) 26–32 weeks
C) 10–18 months
D) 3–5 years
A) 18–24 months
Which behavior reflects normal independence during the "terrible twos"?
A) Persistent rigid opposition into older childhood
B) Avoiding all exploration or play
C) Showing contradictory fear of caregivers
D) Saying no while asserting oneself
D) Saying no while asserting oneself
When does oppositional behavior become concerning rather than developmental?
A) Toddlers occasionally say no
B) Toddlers develop greater independence
C) Rigid opposition persists into older childhood
D) Children begin moving away from caregivers
C) Rigid opposition persists into older childhood
What may explain persistent rigid opposition in older children?
A) Ineffective attachment or neurodevelopmental problems
B) Normal self-assertion during toddlerhood alone
C) Secure attachment and healthy self-regulation
D) Ordinary rapprochement and object constancy
A) Ineffective attachment or neurodevelopmental problems
What term describes compatibility between a child's temperament, environment, caregiver expectations, and parenting style?
A) Object constancy
B) Rapprochement
C) Stranger anxiety
D) Goodness of fit
D) Goodness of fit
What is the distribution of easy, mixed, and difficult temperaments?
A) 50% easy; 40% mixed; 10% difficult
B) 40% easy; 10% mixed; 50% difficult
C) 40% easy; 50% mixed; 10% difficult
D) 10% easy; 50% mixed; 40% difficult
C) 40% easy; 50% mixed; 10% difficult
Which statement summarizes Erikson's lifespan theory?
A) Avoiding emotional conflicts across six stages
B) Resolving core conflicts across eight stages
C) Mastering physical milestones across four stages
D) Learning behaviors through ten conditioning stages
B) Resolving core conflicts across eight stages
What age range corresponds to trust versus mistrust?
A) 1.5–3 years
B) 3–5 years
C) 5–12 years
D) 0–1.5 years
D) 0–1.5 years
Which basic virtue develops from trust versus mistrust?
A) Will B) Hope C) Purpose D) Love
B) Hope
How does caregiver reliability affect infant development?
A) Reliable care builds shame; unreliability autonomy
B) Reliable care builds guilt; unreliability purpose
C) Reliable care builds trust; unreliability mistrust
D) Reliable care builds isolation; unreliability intimacy
C) Reliable care builds trust; unreliability mistrust
What age range corresponds to autonomy versus shame and doubt?
A) 1.5–3 years
B) 0–1.5 years
C) 3–5 years
D) 5–12 years
A) 1.5–3 years
Which basic virtue develops during autonomy versus shame and doubt?
A) Hope
B) Fidelity
C) Purpose
D) Will
D) Will
How do encouragement and excessive restriction affect toddlers?
A) Trust versus mistrust
B) Independence versus shame
C) Intimacy versus isolation
D) Competence versus inferiority
B) Independence versus shame
At what ages does initiative versus guilt occur?
A) 3–5 years
B) 1.5–3 years
C) 5–12 years
D) 12–18 years
A) 3–5 years
What encourages initiative, and what can produce guilt?
A) Task mastery; caregiver rejection
B) Identity exploration; social abandonment
C) Self-assertion through play; excessive restriction
D) Life reflection; lack of achievement
C) Self-assertion through play; excessive restriction
What age range corresponds to industry versus inferiority?
A) 3–5 years
B) 5–12 years
C) 12–18 years
D) 18–40 years
B) 5–12 years
Which basic virtue develops during industry versus inferiority?
A) Purpose
B) Competency
C) Fidelity
D) Care
B) Competency
What leads to competence versus inferiority during the school years?
A) Consistent versus unreliable caregiving
B) Close relationships versus loneliness
C) Task mastery versus task failure
D) Identity exploration versus confusion
C) Task mastery versus task failure
What age range corresponds to identity versus role confusion?
A) 5–12 years
B) 18–40 years
C) 40–65 years
D) 12–18 years
D) 12–18 years
Which basic virtue is associated with identity versus role confusion?
A) Hope
B) Love
C) Care
D) Fidelity
D) Fidelity
What results from successful versus unresolved adolescent identity exploration?
A) Intimacy versus isolation
B) Wisdom versus regret
C) Strong identity versus confusion
D) Competency versus inferiority
C) Strong identity versus confusion
What age range corresponds to intimacy versus isolation?
A) 12–18 years
B) 40–65 years
C) 65+ years
D) 18–40 years
D) 18–40 years
Which basic virtue is linked to intimacy versus isolation?
A) Love
B) Fidelity
C) Hope
D) Care
A) Love
What follows successful versus unsuccessful close relationships in young adulthood?
A) Intimacy versus loneliness and isolation
B) Trust versus mistrust
C) Purpose versus guilt
D) Identity versus role confusion
A) Intimacy versus loneliness and isolation
What age range corresponds to generativity versus stagnation?
A) 18–40 years
B) 40–65 years
C) 65+ years
D) 12–18 years
B) 40–65 years
Which basic virtue develops during generativity versus stagnation?
A) Care
B) Hope
C) Wisdom
D) Will
A) Care
What follows contributing to society and future generations versus failing to do so?
A) Trust versus mistrust
B) Autonomy versus shame
C) Generativity versus stagnation and self-absorption
D) Integrity versus regret
C) Generativity versus stagnation and self-absorption
What age range corresponds to integrity versus despair?
A) 40–65 years
B) 18–40 years
C) 65+ years
D) 12–18 years
C) 65+ years
Which basic virtue develops during integrity versus despair?
A) Care
B) Love
C) Fidelity
D) Wisdom
D) Wisdom
What distinguishes integrity from despair in maturity?
A) Meaning and satisfaction versus regret
B) Independence versus shame after restriction
C) Close relationships versus loneliness
D) Task mastery versus inferiority
A) Meaning and satisfaction versus regret
Which function belongs to the superego?
A) Tests external reality and relationships
B) Represents morality, conscience, and controls id
C) Seeks primitive sexual gratification
D) Regulates instincts using defense mechanisms
B) Represents morality, conscience, and controls id
Which developmental timeline for personality structures matches these notes?
A) Ego birth; id later; superego ~6
B) Superego birth; ego later; id ~6
C) Id birth; ego shortly after; superego ~6
D) Id birth; superego shortly after; ego ~6
C) Id birth; ego shortly after; superego ~6
Which personality structures operate at unconscious, preconscious, and conscious levels?
A) Id and ego
B) Id and superego
C) Id alone
D) Ego and superego
D) Ego and superego
What characterizes the unconscious in these notes?
A) Secondary process within awareness
B) Accessible memories just below awareness
C) Primary process below awareness, reflected behaviorally
D) Conscious logic that delays gratification
C) Primary process below awareness, reflected behaviorally
What characterizes the preconscious?
A) Instinctual impulses completely outside awareness
B) Accessible memory just below awareness
C) Conscious logic and delayed gratification
D) Primitive drives seeking immediate fulfillment
B) Accessible memory just below awareness
What characterizes conscious functioning?
A) Primary process and instinctual wishes
B) Unconscious behavior outside awareness
C) Accessible memories just below awareness
D) Secondary process, logic, delayed gratification
D) Secondary process, logic, delayed gratification
How does the ego regulate the id?
A) By eliminating primitive drives completely
B) Through reality and defense mechanisms
C) By enforcing moral values exclusively
D) Through instinctive wish fulfillment alone
B) Through reality and defense mechanisms
Which ego function helps navigate internal and external worlds, including relationships?
A) Primary process
B) Reality testing
C) Instinctive gratification
D) Moral conscience
B) Reality testing
What describes the id's primary process?
A) Primitive drives, impulses, and wish fulfillment
B) Moral conscience and social standards
C) Realistic decisions and defense mechanisms
D) Logical reasoning and delayed gratification
A) Primitive drives, impulses, and wish fulfillment
Which combination describes the id?
A) Conscious; motivated by moral values
B) Preconscious; driven by reality testing
C) Conscious; focused on social relationships
D) Unconscious; driven by sex and aggression
D) Unconscious; driven by sex and aggression
What is the general purpose of Freud's defense mechanisms?
A) To eliminate unconscious drives permanently
B) To prevent all emotional responses
C) To help individuals cope
D) To replace moral values with instinct
C) To help individuals cope
Which defenses are described as more mature in these notes?
A) Denial and repression
B) Regression and reaction formation
C) Sublimation and introjection
D) Intellectualization and passive aggression
C) Sublimation and introjection
A parent rejects their child's positive autism test and requests more testing. Which defense?
A) Repression
B) Denial
C) Intellectualization D) Reaction formation
B) Denial
Which defense unconsciously adopts others' attributes, illustrated by a child at school thinking of park time with a parent?
A) Repression
B) Regression
C) Sublimation
D) Introjection
D) Introjection
A restaurant patron says "thank you" but refuses to eat the wrong meal instead of voicing resentment. Which defense?
A) Passive aggression
B) Reaction formation
C) Denial
D) Intellectualization
A) Passive aggression
A 50-year-old driver yells and kicks the car after a flat tire, reverting to earlier behavior. Which defense?
A) Regression
B) Sublimation
C) Repression
D) Introjection
A) Regression
A person dispassionately analyzes why their relationship ended to avoid emotional distress. Which defense?
A) Denial
B) Sublimation
C) Intellectualization
D) Regression
C) Intellectualization
A family member unconsciously cannot recall distressing events from a recent car accident. Which defense?
A) Repression
B) Introjection
C) Reaction formation
D) Intellectualization
A) Repression
A reprimanded adolescent sweats and giggles, acting opposite to their true feelings. Which defense?
A) Denial
B) Sublimation
C) Regression
D) Reaction formation
D) Reaction formation
An anger-prone medical student channels unacceptable impulses into surgery residency. Which defense?
A) Sublimation
B) Passive aggression
C) Repression
D) Denial
A) Sublimation
What can a fetus "learn" during gestation?
A) Object permanence
B) Conservation rules
C) Sounds
D) Hypothetical reasoning
C) Sounds
Which stage spans birth to about two years and develops object permanence?
A) Concrete operations
B) Preoperational
C) Sensorimotor
D) Formal operations
C) Sensorimotor
How do children learn and gain motor control during the sensorimotor stage?
A) Abstract deductive logic
B) Sensory observation and experience
C) Propositional reasoning
D) Hierarchical classification
B) Sensory observation and experience
At birth to one month, which sensorimotor phase links stroking with sucking?
A) Reflexive
B) Secondary circular
C) Tertiary circular
D) Mental representation
A) Reflexive
Which phase at 4–8 months involves looking for partially hidden objects?
A) Reflexive
B) Tertiary circular
C) Mental representation
D) Secondary circular
D) Secondary circular
At 8–12 months, which phase involves finding hidden objects and one-month memory?
A) Mental representation
B) Tertiary circular
C) Reflexive
D) Coordinated secondary circular
D) Coordinated secondary circular
Which 12–18-month phase involves dropping objects, exploring properties, and improving memory?
A) Reflexive
B) Mental representation
C) Tertiary circular
D) Secondary circular
C) Tertiary circular
At 18 months–2 years, which phase includes make-believe, object memory, and remembering hidden objects?
A) Mental representation
B) Reflexive
C) Secondary circular
D) Tertiary circular
A) Mental representation
Which stage spans roughly 2–6 years and involves semiotic symbols?
A) Preoperational
B) Sensorimotor
C) Concrete operations
D) Formal operations
A) Preoperational
What best describes preoperational understanding of cause and effect?
A) Consistent logical reasoning
B) Magical rather than logical thinking
C) Conservation with reversibility
D) Abstract deductive reasoning
B) Magical rather than logical thinking
Which preoperational trait prevents taking another person's perspective?
A) Decentration
B) Conservation
C) Horizontal décalage
D) Egocentrism
D) Egocentrism
Which organizational ability is absent during the preoperational stage?
A) Symbol use
B) Magical thinking
C) Centration
D) Hierarchy
D) Hierarchy
A preoperational child focuses on only one aspect of a situation. What is this?
A) Reversibility
B) Object permanence
C) Centration
D) Conservation
C) Centration
A child insists on Daddy's route because Daddy always goes that way. Which reasoning?
A) Formal reasoning
B) Transductive reasoning
C) Propositional thinking
D) Deductive reasoning
B) Transductive reasoning
Which abilities are absent in preoperational thought?
A) Symbol use and magical thinking
B) Centration and egocentrism
C) Conservation, logic, and reversibility
D) Transductive reasoning and symbol use
C) Conservation, logic, and reversibility
Which stage spans approximately 7–11 years and develops conservation and reversibility?
A) Preoperational
B) Concrete operations
C) Formal operations
D) Sensorimotor
B) Concrete operations
What social-cognitive ability begins in concrete operations?
A) Complete egocentrism
B) Imaginary audience
C) Some perspective-taking of others
D) Inability to understand others
C) Some perspective-taking of others
What improves during concrete operations regarding behavior?
A) Reasoning, rule-following, and self-regulation
B) Wish fulfillment and instinctual impulses
C) Magical thinking and egocentrism
D) Imitation without logical organization
A) Reasoning, rule-following, and self-regulation
How do concrete-operational children begin to organize experiences?
A) Primarily through magical thinking
B) In logical, sequential ways
C) Through reflexive motor responses
D) Through imaginary audience beliefs
B) In logical, sequential ways
Which concrete-operational skill permits arranging toys into hierarchical categories?
A) Transductive reasoning
B) Hierarchical classification
C) Imaginary audience
D) Personal fable
B) Hierarchical classification
According to these notes, what describes decentration?
A) Focusing or obsessing over small details
B) Missing partially hidden objects
C) Feeling watched by everyone
D) Lack of any hierarchy
A) Focusing or obsessing over small details
What is horizontal décalage in concrete operations?
A) Refusal to take another perspective
B) Understanding object permanence in infancy
C) Failing to generalize a learned skill
D) Magical reasoning about causation
C) Failing to generalize a learned skill
Which stage runs from about age 11 through adolescence and involves hypotheticodeductive thinking?
A) Sensorimotor
B) Preoperational
C) Concrete operations
D) Formal operations
D) Formal operations
What cognitive abilities characterize formal operations?
A) Reflexive movement and sucking
B) Symbol use without logic
C) One-aspect focus and egocentrism
D) Abstract thinking and deductive reasoning
D) Abstract thinking and deductive reasoning
Which mathematical idea can individuals understand during formal operations?
A) Only object permanence
B) Only hierarchical categories
C) Probabilities
D) Only conservation
C) Probabilities
Which interpersonal capacity is noted during formal operations?
A) Reflecting on others’ perspectives
B) Complete inability to take perspectives
C) Exclusive focus on one aspect
D) Avoidance of logical reasoning
A) Reflecting on others’ perspectives
Which thought pattern is noted during formal operations?
A) Slower thinking without explanations
B) Quick thinking and making excuses
C) Reflexive stroking-sucking association
D) Inability to reason logically
B) Quick thinking and making excuses
An adolescent feels everyone is watching them. What is this called?
A) Imaginary audience
B) Personal fable
C) Horizontal décalage
D) Centration
A) Imaginary audience
Which adolescent concept involves an inflated opinion of oneself?
A) Personal fable
B) Imaginary audience
C) Object permanence
D) Transductive reasoning
A) Personal fable
Which formal-operational ability involves using logic about propositions?
A) Reflexive thinking
B) Magical thinking
C) Transductive reasoning
D) Propositional thinking
D) Propositional thinking
Which functions can internal beliefs and cognitive distortions adversely affect?
A) Mood, reflexes, and object permanence
B) Memory, language, and motor milestones
C) Mood, behavior, and physical function
D) Attachment, cognition, and fetal development
C) Mood, behavior, and physical function
What factors contribute to internal beliefs and cognitive distortions?
A) Memories, biology/neurology, and experiences
B) Reflexes, chromosomes, and gestational age
C) Conditioning, birthweight, and fetal movement
D) Attachment, cervical development, and sleep
A) Memories, biology/neurology, and experiences
What is a primary goal of cognitive behavioral therapy?
A) Reinforce distortions and existing core beliefs
B) Eliminate all unconscious memory and emotion
C) Identify and modify distortions and core beliefs
D) Replace experience with instinctual impulses
C) Identify and modify distortions and core beliefs
Which techniques are listed under cognitive behavioral therapy?
A) Denial, regression, and repression
B) Cognitive reframing, relaxation, and mindfulness
C) Extinction, attachment, and reflexes
D) Conservation, reversibility, and classification
B) Cognitive reframing, relaxation, and mindfulness
Which two types of conditioning are included in behavioral theory?
A) Classical and cognitive conditioning
B) Classical and operant conditioning
C) Operant and attachment conditioning
D) Prenatal and classical conditioning
B) Classical and operant conditioning
Which methods eliminate a response linked to a conditioned stimulus?
A) Reframing and mindfulness
B) Introjection and regression
C) Desensitization and extinction
D) Repression and denial
C) Desensitization and extinction
What sequence describes the behavioral framework in these notes?
A) Behavior → antecedent → consequence
B) Consequence → behavior → antecedent
C) Antecedent → behavior → consequence
D) Antecedent → consequence → behavior
C) Antecedent → behavior → consequence
When do fetal movements begin?
A) 10–12 weeks gestation
B) 25–28 weeks gestation
C) 30–32 weeks gestation
D) 16–20 weeks gestation
D) 16–20 weeks gestation
By what gestational week can the fetus hear?
A) 16 weeks
B) 18 weeks
C) 20 weeks
D) 25 weeks
B) 18 weeks
When does bright-light responsiveness begin as retinal structures start functioning?
A) 17 weeks
B) 18 weeks
C) 20 weeks
D) 25 weeks
C) 20 weeks
What developments occur around seven months of gestation?
A) Eyelids open; taste and smell develop
B) Eyelids open; grasp reflex first appears
C) Cerebral cortex forms; hearing begins
D) Neural plate forms; sucking reflex begins
A) Eyelids open; taste and smell develop
When does the fetal grasp reflex appear?
A) 18 weeks
B) 17 weeks
C) 25 weeks
D) 28 weeks
B) 17 weeks
When does the Moro (startle) reflex appear?
A) 17 weeks
B) 20 weeks
C) 28 weeks
D) 25 weeks
D) 25 weeks
When does the fetal suckling reflex appear?
A) 28 weeks
B) 17 weeks
C) 20 weeks
D) 25 weeks
A) 28 weeks
What forms on day 16 from dorsal ectoderm thickening?
A) Cerebral vesicle
B) Association cortex
C) Neural plate
D) Cerebral hemisphere
C) Neural plate
By week six, the neural plate gives rise to which cerebral-hemisphere precursor?
A) Cerebral vesicle
B) Sensory cortex
C) Association cortex
D) Motor cortex
A) Cerebral vesicle
At what gestational age does the cerebral cortex develop?
A) 6 weeks
B) 16 weeks
C) 10 weeks
D) 20 weeks
C) 10 weeks
Which cortical regions form before the association cortex?
A) Association and motor cortices
B) Association and sensory cortices
C) Sensory and motor cortices
D) Association cortex and neocortex
C) Sensory and motor cortices
How much does the brain increase from birth to full development through new neocortical connections?
A) Twofold
B) Fourfold
C) Threefold
D) Sixfold
B) Fourfold
According to these notes, uterine contractions contribute to what?
A) Fetal memory extinction
B) Fetal neural development
C) Fetal sexual differentiation
D) Fetal cortical inhibition
B) Fetal neural development
Which substances increase in fetal blood with maternal stress?
A) Epinephrine, norepinephrine, and ACTH
B) Oxytocin, prolactin, and ACTH
C) Epinephrine, prolactin, and oxytocin
D) Norepinephrine, prolactin, and oxytocin
A) Epinephrine, norepinephrine, and ACTH
Which infant outcomes are linked to high maternal stress or anxiety?
A) Calmness, improved growth, easier feeding/sleeping
B) Reduced activity, higher birthweight, better sleep
C) Improved regulation, high birthweight, easy feeding
D) Hyperactivity, irritability, low birthweight, feeding/sleeping difficulties
D) Hyperactivity, irritability, low birthweight, feeding/sleeping difficulties
Approximately what fraction of infants born to alcoholic mothers develop FAS?
A) One-quarter
B) One-half
C) Two-thirds
D) One-third
D) One-third
Beyond fetal alcohol syndrome, what condition may maternal alcohol use contribute to?
A) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
B) Sudden infant death syndrome
C) Neonatal withdrawal syndrome
D) Autism spectrum disorder
A) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Which growth and head findings occur with fetal alcohol syndrome?
A) Growth retardation and larger head
B) Growth retardation and microcephaly
C) Accelerated growth and microcephaly
D) Accelerated growth and larger head
B) Growth retardation and microcephaly
Which facial findings occur with fetal alcohol syndrome?
A) Hypertelorism and midface hypoplasia
B) Hypertelorism and enlarged midface
C) Reduced orbital spacing and midface hypoplasia
D) Reduced orbital spacing and enlarged midface
A) Hypertelorism and midface hypoplasia
What organ-system defects are associated with fetal alcohol syndrome?
A) Cardiac defects and CNS abnormalities
B) Uterine defects and cervical abnormalities
C) Vaginal defects and urethral abnormalities
D) Ovarian defects and vestibular abnormalities
A) Cardiac defects and CNS abnormalities
Which behavioral and learning findings occur with fetal alcohol syndrome?
A) Irritability, tremors, and hyperemesis
B) Crying, reduced contact, and withdrawal
C) Poor feeding, sleep disruption, low birthweight
D) Hyperactivity, attention deficit, learning disability
D) Hyperactivity, attention deficit, learning disability
What additional neurologic outcomes are possible in fetal alcohol syndrome?
A) Tremors and hyperemesis
B) Developmental delay and possible seizures
C) Reduced human contact and crying
D) Sleep problems and poor feeding
B) Developmental delay and possible seizures
Which outcomes are associated with prenatal smoking?
A) Prematurity, seizures, and midface hypoplasia
B) Hyperemesis, tremors, and fetal hyperactivity
C) Hypertelorism, cardiac defects, and seizures
D) Prematurity, low birthweight, and SIDS
D) Prematurity, low birthweight, and SIDS
Which outcomes are associated with prenatal marijuana exposure?
A) Prematurity, low birthweight, SIDS
B) Microcephaly, hypertelorism, cardiac defects
C) Irritability, crying, reduced human contact
D) Prematurity, low birthweight, withdrawal symptoms
D) Prematurity, low birthweight, withdrawal symptoms
Which withdrawal symptoms are linked to prenatal marijuana exposure?
A) Crying, irritability, reduced human contact
B) Crying, tremors, and hyperemesis
C) Hyperactivity, attention deficit, learning disability
D) Growth retardation, microcephaly, hypertelorism
B) Crying, tremors, and hyperemesis
Which infant behaviors are linked to prenatal cocaine exposure?
A) Crying, tremors, and hyperemesis
B) Hyperactivity, attention deficit, learning disability
C) Irritability, crying, reduced desire for human contact
D) Midface hypoplasia, microcephaly, cardiac defects
C) Irritability, crying, reduced desire for human contact
Which infant condition is associated with prenatal narcotic exposure?
A) Fetal alcohol syndrome
B) Sudden infant death syndrome
C) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
D) Withdrawal syndrome
D) Withdrawal syndrome
Which non-anticonvulsant medications are listed as teratogenic?
A) Tetracyclines, progesterone-estrogens, valproate, warfarin
B) Carbamazepine, progesterone-estrogens, lithium, phenytoin
C) Tetracyclines, valproate, carbamazepine, lithium
D) Tetracycline antibiotics, progesterone-estrogens, lithium, warfarin
D) Tetracycline antibiotics, progesterone-estrogens, lithium, warfarin
Which anticonvulsants are listed among teratogenic drugs?
A) Valproate, carbamazepine, and phenytoin
B) Valproate, carbamazepine, and lithium
C) Phenytoin, lithium, and warfarin
D) Valproate, tetracycline, and carbamazepine
A) Valproate, carbamazepine, and phenytoin
Motor: Classic neonate reflexes; hand-to-mouth, rooting, moro, sucking,
babinski
Behavior: anticipatory feeding, respond to sound and moving objects
Social: responds to mother, endogenous smiling, quiets when picked
up,
impassive face
____ to ____ months
0 to 1 months
Motor: tonic neck reflex position, predominant hands fist, visual
fixation,
head sags but can hold up head a little
Behavior: following moving objects, can show no interest and drop objects
Social: responds to speech, recognize face = stop crying, smiling to mom
____ to ____ months
1 to 4 months
Motor: symmetrical postures, hold & balance head, visual accommodation
Behavior: follow slow moving objects, start reacting to objects that fall
Social: exogenous/spontaneous smiles; aware of strange situations
____ to ____ months
4 to 7 months
Motor: starts to sit and bounces when in standing position
(essentially use
a walker)
Behavior: One-handed grabbing, bangs and shakes rattle
____ to ____ months
7-10 months
Motor: walk with 1 hand held, can stand alone briefly
Behavior: seeks novelly
Social: cooperates with dressing
____ months
12 months
Motor: toddles & creeping up stairs
Behavior: none
Social: points/vocalize wants. Throwing objects and refusing things
____ months
15 months
Motor: coordinated walking and rarely falls, throw balls, walk stairs with help
Behavior: builds towers and attempt writing/drawing
Social: starts feeding self but messy, favorite toy/doll, start some
imitation of
behaviors
____ months
18 months
Motor: running, no falling, kicks ball, independent on stairs,
increase in motor
skills
Behavior: understanding of shapes, improved drawing skills, build a tower
Social: start putting on some clothes, domestic mimicry
(baby
wants to clean like parents), saying “no”, loss of
separation anxiety, love &
protest, parallel play
_____ years
2 years
Motor: tricycle, jumping, and alternating walking up stairs
Behavior: improved drawing, build higher towers/structure
Social: shoes, buttons, feeds sell well, taking turns
_____ years
3 years
Motor: easily walking stairs, stand on 1 foot
Behavior: can draw a cross, memorize 4 digits, counting
Social: washing hands/face, brushing teeth, play with other children
_____ years
4 years
Motor: skips feet, sphincter control (kids can go to school now), improved
coordination
Behavior: draw a square, can draw loose sketch of people, count 10 objects
Social: letters, dress and undress, play games/competition
_____ years
5 years
Motor: 2 wheel bicycle
Behavior: write name and triangles
Social: ties shoes
_____ years
6 years