Chapter 4
Quick Quiz
1. During the first year of life the average baby gains about
a. five inches and 10 pounds. c. 10 inches and 15 pounds.
b. 10 inches and 5 pounds. d. 15 inches and 10 pounds.
2. The amount of time that children spend asleep drops gradually from 12 hours at age three to
a. 10 hours at age 12.
b. eight hours at age 12.
c. six hours at age 12.
d. sleep doesn’t drop gradually; 12-year-olds still sleep about 12 hours a day.
3. For preschool children, no more than __________ percent of their daily caloric intake should come from fat.
a. 10 c. 30
b. 20 d. 40
4. Pubertal changes for North American youth begin with the
a. adolescent growth spurt for girls, but not for boys.
b. adolescent growth spurt for both boys and girls.
c. growth of pubic hair for boys, but not for girls.
d. growth of pubic hair for both boys and girls.
5. Which of the following statements about breakfast is not correct?
a. Many children do not eat breakfast.
b. Breakfast should provide one–half of a child’s daily calories.
c. Children who do not eat breakfast often have difficulty paying attention in school.
d. Breakfast programs have a positive impact on children because children are absent from school less
often.
6. Anorexia nervosa
a. is a disorder marked by binge eating and purging.
b. affects males more often than females.
c. is associated with overprotective parenting.
d. is more common with teenagers who experience positive self-esteem.
7. The leading cause of death for adolescent African American or Hispanic American boys is
a. motor vehicle accidents. c. drowning.
b. firearms. d. suicide.
8. Personality and the ability to carry out plans are largely functions of what part of the brain?
a. left hemisphere c. frontal cortex
b. right hemisphere d. temporal lobe
9. One of the primary reasons for improved coordination and reaction time as children develop is
a. the brain’s acquisition of myelin. c. the brain’s acquisition of more neurons.
b. synaptic pruning. d. brain plasticity.
10. The extent to which brain organization is flexible is known as
a. synaptic pruning. c. myelinization.
b. plasticity. d. experience-expectant growth.