Exam 5: The First Two Years: Biosocial Development

A(n) _____ is the intersection where the axon of one neuron meets the dendrites of other neurons.

In a newborn, vision is better developed than hearing.

Axons and dendrites meet at synapses.

Parents are told that their newborn is in the 90th percentile for height. This means that their child is _____.

The first gross motor skill that Jan displayed was lifting her head to look around. Control of the head is a common first gross motor skill because _____.

Vision is the _____ mature of the five senses at birth.

Reflexes can become skills if _____.

Jordan's weight is in the 50th percentile. This means that _____.

List three of the advantages and two of the disadvantages of breast-feeding.

Due to smell recognition, babies prefer to sleep _____.

Physical abilities that involve large body movements are _____ skills.

The most valued fine motor skills are _____ movements.

An abusive caregiver shakes an infant to get her to stop crying. The infant stops crying. Why?

The "Back to Sleep" campaign has cut the rate of _____ dramatically.

The thick, high-calorie fluid secreted by the mother's breasts soon after childbirth is known as breast milk.

Transient exuberance is the _____.

Most thinking, feeling, and sensing occur in the _____.

The typical newborn sleeps about 15 to 17 hours out of 24.

Three-month-old Eva is at reduced risk for developing obesity, allergies, and asthma because she is fed _____.

Dendrite growth is the major reason that brain weight triples in the first two years.