Exam 5: The First Two Years: Biosocial Development

What is one effect of lower infant mortality rates?

An infant's inborn drive to remedy deficits is called _____.

Pruning is the process by which _____.

The fats and sugars used in formula make it more digestible than breast milk.

Immunizations are useful in protecting children from diseases but not from the serious complications that result from childhood illness.

Explain how biology and environment interact in the development of gross motor skills. What would you advise for parents who are worried that their 14-month-old baby hasn't begun walking independently yet?

The area of the brain that is least mature at birth is the _____.

Which term is used to describe the process in which unused brain connections die?

The space between neurons in the brain most likely contributes to complex thinking in humans.

At birth, the human brain has _____.

The most important cause of improvement in child survival in the twentieth century, besides clean water, is _____.

The tendency of brain development to be protected, even when temporary factors affect the body's growth, is referred to as _____.

The average baby will grow _____ inches in his or her first year.

Brain cells are called _____.

Gross motor skills are _____.

The child's abdomen typically swells with fluid with the condition called stunting.

The fact that fine motor skills are aided by gross motor skill capabilities underscores the _____.

The newborn _____.

Brandi, a 14-month-old, is frequently a witness to her parents' violent arguments. She is terrified each time her parents argue. As a result of this frequent exposure to the stress hormone cortisol early in life, Brandi is likely to be _____ lifelong.

Newborns are especially responsive to rhythmic sounds such as a heartbeat.