PSYC 290 Exam 1 Latest Update 2025-2026 Exam 90 Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
A reflex is a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER: involuntary response to a stimulus
According to Chomsky's theory of language acquisition: - CORRECT ANSWER: children have an inborn ability to learn language
According to Freud, the development of even young infants involves sexual/sensual
pleasures - CORRECT ANSWER: True
An embryo cannot develop without at least one X chromosome - CORRECT ANSWER:
True
Approximately how many hours per day (day and night) do newborns spend sleeping? -
CORRECT ANSWER: about 16 hours
At each major stage of the life span, developmental scientists are interested in -
CORRECT ANSWER: Biological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Development
Breast milk - CORRECT ANSWER: provides antibodies to fight diseases.
Children reach half their adult height by age: - CORRECT ANSWER: 2 years
Children with down syndrome are generally - CORRECT ANSWER: Slow to develop
language
Co-sleeping may be harmful to the baby if the mother: - CORRECT ANSWER: is drugged or drunk 1 / 2
Complex psychological problems, including addiction to alcohol, are the result of genetic
influences as well as environmental influences - CORRECT ANSWER: True
Gross motor skills are defined by - CORRECT ANSWER: large movements
Human development - CORRECT ANSWER: involves multiple changes in every
direction, takes place within many contexts, involves many cultures, and also involves the malleability of human traits
Human development begins when a sperm combines with - CORRECT ANSWER: an
ovum
In the last month of prenatal life, the lungs begin to expand and contract and the valves
of the heart undergo final maturation - CORRECT ANSWER: True
In which of Piaget's sensorimotor stages do infants adapt, anticipate, and become more
deliberate in responding to people and objects? - CORRECT ANSWER: Stage 4
Kyoto's daughter is five days old. Kyoto is feeling sad and inadequate. She may be
experiencing - CORRECT ANSWER: postpartum depression
Neural connections that are not used shrink and disappear - CORRECT ANSWER: True
Newborns prefer: - CORRECT ANSWER: speech over most other sounds
On average, children begin saying recognizable words at about - CORRECT ANSWER:
12 months of age
Piaget was most interested in - CORRECT ANSWER: how children think
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