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| The germinal period ends approximately |
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| The longest period of prenatal development is the |
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| Within hours after conception, the zygote travels toward the uterus down the |
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| Which occurs about 10 days after conception? |
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| Implantation of the developing organism into the lining of the uterus |
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| Which of the following begins to develop last during prenatal development? |
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| What begins about 14 days after conception? |
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| The placenta allows the developing organism to? |
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| Obtain nourishment from the mothers bloodstream |
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| The "age of viability" refers to the point when the fetus |
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| With excellent medical car, a fetus can survive if it is born as early as what week? |
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| The greatest weight gain during the third trimester is attributable to |
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| A protective layer of insulating fat |
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| An expectant mother wonders if her 7-month fetus can sense anything. You can tell her that the fetus |
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| can percieve light, sound, and movement |
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| A substance or a condition that can cause birth defects |
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| Research in teratology has found that |
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| the effects of teratogens vary greatly |
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| During prenatal develpment, a particular organ or body part is most vulnerable during the |
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| Which is NOT mentioned as a possible result of prenatal exposure to cigarette smoking? |
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| Whether a fetus will develop FAS depends most strongly on |
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| the amount of alcohol the mother consumed, because more is worse |
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| A normal-weight woman ideally gains how much weight during preganacy? |
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| The second stage of labor begins when the |
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| baby's head appears at the opening of the vagina |
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| buttocks-first going into the cervix when labor begins |
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| The beginning of regular uterine contractions means that |
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| the first stage of labor has begun |
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| The five characteristics that are evaluated in the Apgar are |
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| heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, color, and reflexes |
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| A total apgar score of 3 indicates that a newborn is |
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| a apgar score that indicates a newborn is in normal health is |
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7-10 pt range
4pt range theres a problem |
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| The waxy white substance convering the skin of some newborns is |
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| A surgical incision in the skin surrounding the vagina to speed delivery is a(n) |
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| Most women in the United States |
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| want relief from pain during childbirth |
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| On the basis of research on human bonding, we migh expect that adoptive parents |
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| can bond with their children, even months or years after birth |
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| Animal studies generally show that |
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| early contact between mother and newborn can help with bonding |
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| Who is Least likely to die from sudden infant death sydrome (SIDS)? |
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| The older child. 6 months or younger the rate is pretty high but older not as high |
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| Research on SIDS has shown that babies should be |
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| put to sleep on their backs |
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| Which Reflex allows newborns to grip so tightly that they can carry their weight? |
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| When one-month old Lily is held upright with her feet touching a flat surface, she should |
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| move her legs as if to walk |
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| The sucking reflex explains why babies |
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| sucks anything that touches their lips |
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| when infants turn their heads and suck in response to touch on the cheek that is the |
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| The average child can walk well unassisted is about |
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| Babies learn to grab and hold onto objects by about |
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| Among the following, the skill that is generally the first to develop is |
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| The sense that is the LEAST developed at birth is |
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| Newborns can focus best on |
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| Their mothers face while she is feeding them. (Faces) |
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| By what age can breast-fed infants smell the difference between pads worn in their mothers bra and pads in a strangers bra? |
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| In deciding how to feed a baby, a mother should consider that |
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| breast mild contains antibodies that provide some protection against disease |
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| Who was the first to emphasize that infants are active learners, and that early learning is based on sensory and motor skills |
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| Salma is 10-month-old who is being tested on the visual cliff. We would expect her to |
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| refuse to cross over the "visual cliff" |
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| The objects continue to exist when they cannot be seen is |
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Babbling:
A) is found only in infants from the western hemisphere
B)occurs only in the infant can hear
C) Precedes cooing
D) Is universal |
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| On average, childern begin saying recognizable words about |
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| Juan is a toddler whose vocab consists manily of such words as want, look, and please. He would be classified as |
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| The language acquisition device LAD was proposed by Chomsky to explain |
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| the universal inborn ability to learn langauge |
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| Bill constantly talks to his 3 month old infant. His friend Ted tells him that it is useless to do so, because an infant cannot understand language. Most psycholinguists would |
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| diagree with Ted, because Bills behavior teaches communication. |
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