Mods 45 and 46

Which is the correct order?

• embryo, fetus, zygote
• fetus, zygote, embryo
• embryo, zygote, fetus
• zygote, embryo, fetus

Substances that can damage an embryo or fetus are called:

• Teratogens
• Zygotes
• Vitamins
• Placentas

What reflex is when a baby turns its head toward something that brushes its cheek and gropes with its mouth?

• Sucking
• Rooting
• Swallowing
• Grasping

Decreased response to a stimulus to which you are exposed repeatedly

• habituation
• conservation
• conditioning
• reflex

Dr. Matsuko's research is on the long-term effects of child-rearing practices on the psychological adjustment. Dr. Matsuko is a ________ psychologist.

• developmental
• cognitive
• biological
• psychodynamic

We have no conscious memories of events occurring before about age 3 and 1/2, in part because of

• Infantile amnesia

• Cortical deprivation

• Spacing

• accomodation

Which of the following is true of the early formation of brain cells?

• They form at a constant rate throughout the prenatal period

• They are overproduced early in the prenatal period, and then the rate decreases and stabilizes

• Everyone is born with the same amount of brain cells

• The rate increases after the age of 21

As the infants brain develops, some neural pathways will decay if not used. This use-it-or-lose-it process is known as

• Accommodation

• Pruning

• Cutting

• Maturation

Which of the following depends least on the maturation process?

• riding a bike

• writing

• talking

• telling time

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is...?

• The damage done to a child BEFORE birth because of the mother drinking during her pregnancy
• An infant born addicted to alcohol because of the mother drinking during pregnancy
• The damage done AFTER birth because a baby is given alcohol to drink 
• A non-preventable, unexplained mental disorder that only occurs in infants