Question 8 (1 point) Don’t be concerned if your newborn is covered in ________ (

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Question 8 (1 point)

Don’t be concerned if your newborn is covered in ________ (dark fuzzy hair) or _______ (a white fatty substance)!

Question 8 options:

vernix, lanugo

apgar, guthries

guthries, apgar

lanugo, vernix

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Question 9 (1 point)

Research shows that which of the following senses is the least well developed at birth?

Question 9 options:

hearing

vision

smell

taste

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Question 10 (1 point)

A newborn who shows interest and surprise at first seeing a novel toy but may not show interest after seeing the same toy several times is demonstrating what type of learning?

Question 10 options:

operant conditioning

classical conditioning

modeling

habituation

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Question 11 (1 point)

The elimination of neurons as the result of nonuse or lack of stimulation is called

Question 11 options:

independence of systems

synaptic pruning

myelination

synaptogenesis

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Question 12 (1 point)

Your sister is getting ready to introduce her 6-month old baby to solid food and she asks your advice. Which of the following is the best advice you can give?

Question 12 options:

Wait a few months until the baby has more teeth and can chew then start on mushy solid foods such as a banana or avocado.

Start now with simple to digest foods such as bananas or avocado making sure they are well mushed up.

Start now with simple to digest foods such as bananas or avocado making sure they are well mushed up waiting every 3-4 days before introducing each new food.

Jack Daniels should always be mixed with some Coke, breastmilk, honey, and some peanuts in the blender. Make sure to feed the baby while smoking and mix in some of the dog’s food too. This will build resilience later in life.

vernix, lanugo

apgar, guthries

guthries, apgar

lanugo, vernix

Explanation / Answer

8.

Some babies are born with hair covered all over their body, this hair protect them from amniotic fluid, while, they are in the womb, is called lanugo. Similarly, they are covered with fatty substance called vernix, that too has the similar function as lanugo.

Answer. Option 4. lanugo, vernix.

9

Research suggest that babies have well senses ofsmell and taste, the sense of hearing develops by the first month, while the sense of vision takes a year to develop to its fullest.

Answer. Option 2. Vision

10. The familiarity with the toys stops the interest of the baby, this is called habituation. In this type of learning the familiarity with the stimulus slows, reduces or stops the response in babies towards the stimulus

Answer. Option 4. habituation.

11. During the developmental process the unused neurons are eliminated to increase the efficiency of other neuron that re stimulated or used, this process of synaptic elimination is called synaptic pruning.

Answer. Option 2. Synaptic pruning.

12.

Answer. Option 3. Start now with simple to digest foods such as bananas or avocado making sure they are well mushed up waiting every 3-4 days before introducing each new food.

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