Child and Adolescent Development

Question 1

at what age do babies begin to scan the internal features of the face (eyes, nose, mouth)

Answer 1

2 months

Question 2

True or false: at 2 months babies develop an intrinsic preference for human faces

Answer 2

false: babies have an intrinsic preference for human faces at birth

Question 3

can fetuses hear with greater intesnsity higher or lower frequencies?

Answer 3

lower frequencies; higher frequencies get dampened more by the womb/abdomen

Question 4

babies develop “thumb sucking” and circadian rhythms at what stage

Answer 4

third trimester

Question 5

explain the link between a parent’s level of security in social relationships and their reward/stress response to their own baby

Answer 5

secure parents will experience reward (striatal excitation) while insecure parents will experience a surge in activity in the insula (associated with disgust and avoidance)

Question 6

what percentage of low-income women experience depression

Answer 6

~25%

Question 7

stranger anxiety develops at about what month?

Answer 7

8 months (stranger anxiety is the major developmental milestone of the second half of the first year)

Question 8

at what age does the baby develop a social smile

Answer 8

2 months

Question 9

indiscriminate attachment is most commonly associated with which condition:
-autism, intellectual disability, neglect or abuse?

Answer 9

neglect (note: autism is associated with less attachment)

Question 10

autisim is evident by what age

Answer 10

age 3

Question 11

lead toxicity is most common among:

pregnant mothers, infants, toddlers, preschoolers?

Answer 11

toddlers (due to a combo of hyperphagia of inedible objects and locomotive ability allowing them to access such items)

Question 12

what is object constancy

Answer 12

the ability of the child to entertain themselves by themselves

Question 13

what is object permanence

Answer 13

out of sight is not out of mind (the child can understand that an item is still in existence even if they no longer see it)

Question 14

concrete operational development occurs in what developmental stage:
-birth to 2 yrs, 2-7 yrs, 7-11 yrs, 11+ yrs

Answer 14

7-11 years (this is considered the concrete operations stage)

Question 15

what are the four stages of cognitive development according to Piaget?

Answer 15

1. sensorimotor (birth-2yrs)
2. preoperational (2-7 yrs)
3. cognitive operational (7-11 yrs)
4. formal operational (11+ yrs)