Exam 5: The First Two Years: Biosocial Development

In the twenty-first century in developed nations, what percentage of 1-month-olds will live to adulthood?

A 6-month-old girl living in a country affected by famine may suffer from a protein-calorie deficiency that causes the disease _____.

Lyrissa lives in Africa. She is 9 months old and does not weigh enough due to malnutrition. Her tissues are wasting away. Lyrissa suffers from _____.

Describe parent/child sleeping practices from two different cultural perspectives. What is the reason for the particular practice in each culture?

When children are immunized, they contribute to the protection of others. This is referred to as _____.

The rate of missed vaccinations in the United States has been rising over the past decade due to some parents' fears that vaccines cause _____.

Fine motor skills are _____.

In the United States, 81 percent of babies are breast-fed at birth, and _____ percent are breast-fed at 6 months.

Based on research about SIDS, caregivers are advised that babies should be _____.

Infants typically double their birthweight by the _____ month of life.

In Malik's family, infants sleep beside their parents in a practice known as _____.

Babies need _____-sights and sounds, emotional expression, and social interaction that encourages movement.

The average newborn triples his weight by _____.

Binocular vision refers to the ability to _____.

The brain develops extremely quickly in the first few years, but not all of this growth is permanent. Due to its rapidity and temporary nature, this rapid brain growth is called _____.

_____ are used to interpret how one person's growth compares to another.

Young children quickly begin to recognize attitudes and emotions in the faces of others. Early on, they can differentiate people of their same ethnic background and read expressions of emotionality particular to that culture. The persistence of this ability, often to the detriment of reading unfamiliar expressions of emotion, is called _____.

By _____ months of age, around 50 percent of babies can usually sit up unsupported.

Each child vaccinated against a disease stops transmission of the disease and thus protects others, a phenomenon called _____.

Motor skills are used to control actions.