1. The branching structure at the end of each neuron is the_____.
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dendrite
synergy
axon
myelin sheath
Question 2. The function of the myelin sheath is to:
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provide a barrier between the brain and the body.
get rid of the neurons a person does not need.
help neural impulses flow quickly.
allow the skull bones to close.
Question 3. Newborn reflexes typically:
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disappear as the cortex matures.
develop months after birth.
are under conscious control.
have no useful function.
Question 4 .A mother of a newborn tells her doctor, \"Whensomething touches my baby's cheek, she turns towards it and beginsto suck.\" Her doctor should respond by saying:
Group of answer choices
\"This is normal. It's called the sucking reflex.\"
\"This is abnormal. Go get medical help.\"
\"This is great! Your baby will be intellectually advanced.\"
\"This is normal. It's called the rooting reflex.\"
Question 5 Which is a possible advantage of breast-feeding?
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This activity makes new mothers slim.
Breast-feeding helps promote mother–baby bonding time.
This activity decreases babies' immunities to disease.
Breast-feeding can lead to reduced myelin formation.
Question 6. Visual capacities:
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worsen throughout childhood.
improve in many ways during the first year of life, but babiesalso lose sensitivity to visual differences they don't need.
improve throughout childhood.
have no relationship to later social preferences.
Question 7. When does depth perception or fear of heights fullydevelop?
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at different ages, depending on a baby's scores on intelligencetests
at around the time babies become mobile
at birth
at 1 month of age
Question 8. Which is the correct sequence of motormilestones?
Group of answer choices
lift head; pivot upper body; sit
lift head; sit; pivot upper body
sit; pivot upper body; lift head
pivot upper body; life head; sit
Question 9. Which is the correct order for languageacquisition?
Group of answer choices
cooing; babbling; holophrases; telegraphic speech
telegraphic speech; cooing; holophrases; babbling
holophrases; cooing; babbling; telegraphic speech
babbling; cooing; telegraphic speech; holophrases
Question 10. Harlow's findings with motherless monkeys showedthat physical contact (or love) is:
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less important than food.
an overrated human need.
not really that important.
a basic need.
Question 11. A baby's temperament is:
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due to poor mothering.
based on the environment.
biological or inborn.
due to poor feeding.
