Exam 5: The First Two Years: Biosocial Development

A newborn's brain weight is _____ an adult's brain weight.

The conclusions about infant pain are mixed because infant brains are _____.

Research found that 3-year-olds _____ were better at recognizing differences in newborn faces.

Ann-Marie started walking when she was 10 months old; Cynthia is just beginning to take steps by herself at 13 months. Which conclusion is true?

Between 12 and 24 months, infant growth is generally slower than it was in the first year.

According to research, increased brainpower is most likely due to _____.

The three factors that combine to allow toddlers to walk are muscle strength, _____, and brain maturation within the motor cortex.

Evidence for the importance of practice and opportunity in the development of fine motor skills was provided by infants who _____.

Due to _____, breast-fed babies whose mothers used a chamomile balm on their nipples preferred that smell almost two years later.

The sense that is the least functional at birth is an infant's _____.

Differentiate between experience-dependent and experience-expectant circumstances and provide an example of each.

Puppies can smell more acutely than human babies can, thanks to _____.

Henry is demonstrating his gross motor skills when he picks up toasted oats cereal from his high-chair tray.

Which sense is the least developed at birth?

An infant who is deprived of varied stimulation is missing out on some _____ circumstances.

REM sleep _____ over the early weeks of life.

Recognition of diverse faces improves with early exposure.

Neurons in the brain meet at "intersections" called _____.

What three factors contribute to the ability to walk?

_____ occurs when a sensory system detects a stimulus.