Exam 4: Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Langlois studied infant preferences for ________ faces.

A child's ability to place round pegs in round holes requires which type of motor skills?

What is the special, often unexpected urgency in treating infants' respiratory illnesses promptly?

What is another name for the startle reflex?

Describe the various forms of malnutrition that can pose risks for infant development. What are possible long-term effects of malnutrition?

Eight-month-old Darius has just started to crawl. When placed on the depth perception apparatus, what will he likely do when he comes to the "edge" of the apparatus if his dad is calling for him to cross over?

An infant begins whimpering and moaning and then begins to cry very loudly and intensely. Which of the following is the infant most likely expressing?

Your friend Olga is a new, first-time mother. Her six-week-old infant has shown a recent increase in crying. She doesn't know whether this is because she is picking the child up every time that it cries. She is asking you for advice. What would you say to her?

Amy is three years old and has 20/40 vision. What does this mean?

What type of malnutrition is most likely to be seen in industrialized nations?

When a child combines information from several senses into one perception, this is called

Animal studies have shown which of the following to be true?

Each burst of synaptogenesis is followed by which of the following processes?

What is stamina? What factors contribute to the development of stamina?

An infant has lost interest in a familiar stimulus. After the stimulus has been removed for a time, and then re-appears, the infant shows renewed interest. This defines which of the following?

By 8 weeks of age, infants show signs of day/night sleep rhythms. What are these rhythms called?

Kaye has just mastered sitting up without support. About how old would you expect Kaye to be?

Infant mortality is defined as death within the first ________ after birth.

Which of the five senses is most fully developed at birth?

What is the name of the sheath around the axons that serves as insulation and speeds neural transmissions?