Exam 5: The First Two Years: Biosocial Development

A life-threatening condition that occurs when infants are shaken back and forth sharply and quickly is called _____.

Binocular vision appears between _____ months of age.

It has been proven that infants feel as much pain as adults.

Growth is often expressed in a _____, indicating how one person compares to another.

Jian is a 15-month-old from rural China who is not yet walking unsupported. Adad is a 10-month-old from sub-Saharan Africa who has been walking unsupported for a month. What can we say about these two infants?

In addition to cultural influences, what is a compelling reason that causes parents to choose to co-sleep with their infant?

Name three ways in which malnutrition can affect a young child.

The brain of a(n) _____ is 25 percent of the size of an adult's brain and is therefore disproportionately large.

Which statement describes the brain's cortex?

_____ appears to be an effective pain reliever for newborns.

Breast milk's balance of nutrients is ideal for _____ and healthy brain development.

A child who begins walking independently at 12 months is close to the average age for accomplishing this skill.

By his or her first birthday, a newborn's weight typically _____.

Large movements that coordinate many parts of the body are known as _____ motor skills.

A process that stimulates the body's immune system to defend against attack by a particular contagious disease is _____.

A typical child at 24 months of age weighs about _____ pounds.

Newborns who have to undergo a medical procedure experience less pain when given _____.

The nervous system is made up of nerve cells called _____.

Infants in some institutions for orphaned children are never propped up, and as a result, they sit _____ other children.

Explain the ways in which the developing brain attempts to protect itself under adverse circumstances such as malnutrition or neglect.