Developmental Milestones and Neurological Functions Quiz

Infants typically start to smile in response to others at around 3 months of age.

Crawling is considered a gross motor skill.

The Moro reflex is typically present in newborns and disappears around 4-6 months of age.

Object permanence is the understanding that objects exist even when out of sight.

Developing abstract reasoning skills is a milestone typically achieved during adolescence.

Adolescence is the developmental stage characterized by rapid physical growth and sexual maturation.

Walking up and down stairs with assistance is a typical milestone for a 2-year-old child.

Rolling over is a typical milestone for a 9-month-old infant.

The cerebral cortex is primarily responsible for language processing.

Understanding sarcasm is not a typical social milestone in early childhood.

Dopamine is the primary neurotransmitter involved in motor control.

The frontal lobe is associated with decision-making and impulse control and undergoes significant development during adolescence.

The imaginary audience is the phenomenon where adolescents feel that they are the focus of everyone else's attention and scrutiny.

The amygdala is responsible for emotional regulation and undergoes significant development during adolescence.

Children typically exhibit pretend play around 3 years of age.

The preoperational stage is characterized by egocentrism and animism.

Intimacy vs. isolation is a typical psychosocial task of young adulthood according to Erikson's theory.

Erik Erikson is known for his stages of psychosocial development, including the crisis of industry vs. inferiority in middle childhood.

Jean Piaget proposed the theory of cognitive development consisting of four stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.