Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Carter's mother is trying to help him with potty training. Every time he goes to the bathroom on the toilet, he gets to pick a new toy car from a basket. Explain what this experience is an example of, and why.

The malnutritive disease characterized by lethargy, wrinkled skin, and a bloating and swelling of the stomach, face, legs and arms is ______.

Which example shows experience-expectant brain development?

An example of intermodal matching is a newborn's ability to ______.

A benefit of breast-feeding for mothers is a lower rate of ______.

Which sense is the most developed at birth?

The connection between neurons is called a ______.

Which statement is TRUE regarding the maturational view of motor development?

Which infant is demonstrating classical conditioning?

A common misconception about vaccines is that they are linked to ______.

In most Western Industrialized countries, most infants walk alone by about which age?

The wasting disease in which the body's fat and muscle are depleted is ______.

Katya is an infant who lives in a Romanian orphanage. She receives very little stimulation from her environment, and spends most of her days sitting in her crib. She does receive all the food and basic care she needs. Katya's neural development will most likely involve ______.

Which damage caused by malnutrition is likely irreversible, even if nutrition is reinstated early?

A statement that describes classical conditioning is that ______.

Dr. Andrews is a researcher interested in studying newborn vision. She wants to know if infants see objects that move and how well they can follow objects with their eyes. What strategy should Dr. Andrews use?

A statement that describes the progression of motor milestones is that it ______.

Who would have the most synapses?

The first developmental milestone infants reach is ______.

Voluntary reaching appears at about 6 months of age.