Question 1

Describe the changes in body proportion up through adulthood.

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During prenatal development, the head ac...

Question 2

Cerebral lateralization means that

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A)  experiences stimulate further neural development.
B)  the brain loses neurons throughout most of the lifespan.
C)  myelinization requires many years for its completion.
D)  the left and right hemispheres have specialized duties.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

For girls, the earliest noticeable sign of sexual maturation is their

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A)  motivation to begin dating boys.
B)  menarche, the first menstruation.
C)  request to parents for breast implantation surgery.
D)  development of breast buds around the nipples.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Explain what is meant by the proximodistal trend in physical development, and provide an example that illustrates this trend.

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The proximodistal trend in physical deve...

Question 5

Among individuals, GROWTH SEQUENCING is to GROWTH RATE as ____ is to ____.

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A)  NURTURE :: NATURE
B)  ESTROGEN :: TESTOSTERONE
C)  UNIFORMITY :: VARIABILITY
D)  PROXIMODISTAL :: CEPHALOCAUDALE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Suppose that a feral (wild)  child were rescued from the wild. Its skeletal age could be judged by x-raying its

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A)  ears.
B)  chin.
C)  wrist and hand.
D)  knee.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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