Exam 5: Physical Development in Infancy

The method used to determine whether infants can distinguish one stimulus from another by measuring the length of time they attend to different stimuli is known as the ________ method.

When an infant is placed on his or her back,the infant forms fists with both hands and usually turns his or her head to the right.This reflex is known as the ________ reflex.

What is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)? Mention three risk factors for SIDS.

The ________ region of the frontal lobe has the most prolonged development of any brain region,with changes detectable at least into emerging adulthood.

In adulthood,individuals spend about ________ of their night in REM sleep.

What are the developmental changes in posture during infancy?

Ethan was able to recognize the ice-cream cone to be cone-shaped even when the orientation of the cone was changed a number of times.This shows that Ethan has achieved

Scarlett learned to stare at mobile objects before trying to move her limbs to reach for the objects.This growth pattern in Scarlett is occurring according to which of the following principles?

The chemicals released by the terminal buttons that connect axons and dendrites of successive neurons and help in the passing of information from neuron to neuron across the synapse are called

________ is a tendency in which sensory stimulation is changing but perception of the physical world remains constant.

The sequence in which the earliest growth always occurs at the top-the head-with physical growth and differentiation of features gradually working their way down from top to bottom is known as the ________ pattern.

Benefits of breast feeding for the mother include all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following perceptions involves integrating information from two or more sensory modalities,like vision and hearing?

Natalie had random hand movements when she was 2 months old.When she was 6 months old,she would grab a block with her whole hand.Now at the age of 10 months,she can grasp the same block with her thumb and forefinger.This sequence of growth in her hand and finger movements is occurring according to the ________ pattern.

Which of the following is NOT a protective buffer against SIDS?

The newborn's brain is about 25 percent of its adult weight by birth; by the second birthday,the brain is about ________ percent of its adult weight.

________ is a condition that occurs when infants stop breathing,usually during the night,and die abruptly without an apparent cause.

In a newborn,the size of the head is approximately ________ the proportion of the total body length.