Exam 4: Physical and Cognitive Development in the Infancy and Toddlerhood Years

Parents may find it helpful to keep a journal of when their child starts to babble. If a child doesn't begin to produce babbling sounds by _________, the child could be at risk for language-related disorders.​

An infant can learn to speak without connecting sounds to objects and events.

Gross motor skills are small, detailed skills that include writing, drawing, and grasping.

When toddlers are just over 1 year old, they will usually be able to produce 50 words, without being able to comprehend 50 words.

Consider how the baby's emerging emotions relate to John Bowlby's phases of parent-child attachment. How does an infant's or toddler's portrayal of emotion have evolutionary benefits for both the child and parent?

An infant develops color vision​

All of the following are examples of modalities of sensation for infants except​

Using multiple senses at once is called​

There is no need for counselors to be sensitive to variations in parenting. Counselors know best.

Which of the following pairs of reflexes are integral to an infant's ability to fulfill his or her need to eat?​

All of the following are components of spoken language except​

The scale that is used to test infants' intelligence is called​

__________ refer(s) to large muscle movements.​

Which is not a sign that a child may be ready for toilet training?​

Imagine yourself as a first-time parent. Explain which techniques you would use when it comes to feeding, talking to, and handling bladder and bowel control of your baby. Discuss your rationale for these choices.

When it comes to information processing, __________ is the ability to remember a previous event, whereas __________ is the act of retrieving information from storage in the brain.​

Taste and smell are chemosensory sensations.

The __________ reflex is characterized by an infant stretching and scrunching his toes when the bottom of the foot is stroked.​

Children who experience "food insecurity" are at a higher risk to develop​

Give an example of and discuss one possible cultural concern related to breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding.​