Exam 5: Physical Development in Infancy

How does training and cultural expectations affect the timing of the development of motor skills?

When Georgiana saw her first newborn, she said, "His head is so big!" The fact that a newborn's head is about one-fourth of his body demonstrates the __________ principle.

What type of solid food should be introduced into a baby's diet first?

How did Eleanor Gibson and Richard Walk use the "visual cliff" to conduct research on depth perception? What did they learn about infants' perceptual abilities?

Once solid foods are introduced, bottle and breastfeeding should __________.

As discussed in your text, the period of infancy is noted for a rapid amount of physical growth. How does the arrangement of the environment help facilitate motor development of your virtual child? Alternatively, how might the environment hinder motor development? What are some strategies you might use to foster both motor and sensory development?

The principle of __________ states that different body systems mature at different rates.

Lillian is discussing sleep habits with her daughter's pediatrician. What advice is Lillian likely to receive?

Robert Fantz discovered that infants prefer to look at __________.

One of the most highly developed sensory systems in a newborn is the sense of __________.

Neurons have a long extension called an __________, the part of the neuron that carries messages destined for other neurons.

Define and provide two examples of brain plasticity.

Marcus's mother was proud of the fact that her baby crawled early, walked early, and was able to negotiate the stairs early. Marcus's mother had been studying __________.

When Sarah's daddy pressed 3-day-old Sarah's palm with his finger, she responded by tightly winding her small fist around his finger and grasping it. When he moved his finger higher, she held on tighter. Sarah is using her __________.

A disease characterized by the cessation of growth is called __________.

A stage of sleep associated with dreaming, this stage of active sleep includes a movement of the closed eyes back and forth and is known as __________.

The result of synaptic pruning is to allow established neurons __________.

To test the presence of depth perception of infants, experimenters use a __________.

Describe the multimodal approach to perception.

The upper layer of the brain is known as the __________.