Exam 5: The First Two Years: Biosocial Development

Trent is an infant who lacks the toys and videos that promote brain development. He spends much of his day in a playpen with kitchen items for toys, listening to his grandmother sing while his mother works outside the home. In this situation, Trent's brain development will most likely _____.

Some herbs and plants contain natural substances that are medicinal, and thus the foods eaten in a particular culture may aid human survival.

The circumference of the brain increases three times in the first year of life.

At birth, the brain contains more than 100 trillion neurons.

The five senses serve no purpose in comforting infants.

Infants require toys that make noise, play music, beep, and sing in order for their brains to develop adequately.

Where and how much a child sleeps are shaped by _____.

Research has found that the own-race effect is the result of innate prejudice against those who look unfamiliar.

Frequent exposure to the stress hormone cortisol early in life can make a person _____ lifelong.

Co-sleeping may be harmful to the baby if the mother _____.

Describe what immunizations do for the individual and public health. Tell what might happen if children are not immunized.

The area in the brain that is involved in planning, anticipating, and deciding is the _____ lobe.

The process through which unused dendrites atrophy and die is called _____.

A dozing, half-awake newborn is experiencing _____ sleep.

The damage from illness may not be apparent until decades later. Having mumps in childhood, for instance, can cause _____ and doubles the risk of schizophrenia in adulthood.

Newborns spend quite a lot of time in rapid eye movement sleep. Such sleep is associated with _____.

In the most developed nations, infant mortality is 1 in 200; in the poorest nations, it is 1 in _____.

The average newborn weighs _____ pounds at birth.

Newborns' sense of touch allows them to _____.

Explain how the link between sleep position and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) was discovered. What advice besides sleep position should new parents follow when putting their infant to bed?