Child Development: Facts vs. Myths

By what age has the brain formed trillions of synapses?

• Age six
• Age ten
• Age three
• Age one

Connections between neurons are called ____.

• synapses
• toxins
• reflexes
• neurons

What is caregiver response to a baby's cues called?

• Strange Situation
• Mozart effect
• Serve-and-return
• Toxic stress

The Mozart effect was proven to permanently boost infant intelligence.

• True
• False

Who developed the Strange Situation procedure?

• AAP
• Mary Ainsworth
• John Bowlby
• Mozart

Responding promptly to a crying baby spoils the infant.

• True
• False

Consistent, warm care tends to produce ____ attachment.

• secure
• toxic
• spatial
• strange

Studies show sugar reliably makes children hyperactive.

• True
• False

Physical punishment is linked to more aggression, not better behavior.

• True
• False

How much sleep do school-age children generally need?

• 8-10 hours
• 9-12 hours
• 5-6 hours
• 13-15 hours

How much sleep do teenagers need per night?

• 8-10 hours
• 4-5 hours
• 6-7 hours
• 9-12 hours

When many studies repeat similar results, it is called ____.

• toxic stress
• the Mozart effect
• attachment
• replication

What did the AAP recommend for very young children?

• Less sleep
• Limiting screen time
• Spanking rules
• More classical music

Neglect and chronic stress can cause ____ stress that harms the brain.

• serve
• toxic
• spatial
• secure

A newborn's brain roughly triples in size in the first year.

• True
• False