Exam 4: Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers

The frontal lobes are responsible for

Toilet training develops from an interaction of physical maturity, cognitive understanding, cues and feedback from the environment and

________ is the process of coordinating intricate movements with smaller muscles.

In visual acuity tasks, infants prefer to look at

The sucking reflex occurs whenever

Researchers have devoted extensive study to infant reactions to smell. Their research has shown that breastfed infants

Curtis is frightened by a loud noise in his crib. He extends his arms and legs outward and spreads his fingers and toes. What reflex is Curtis demonstrating?

Although it is not possible to prevent all of the problems that newborns face, researchers have identified a number of options for increasing the likelihood of having a healthy baby. Discuss at least three things that pregnant women can do to increase their chances of having a healthy baby.

Newborns who weigh less than 31/2 pounds at birth are best classified as being

The brain produces, on average, half a million neurons per minutes after neurons begin to form in week 7.

Researchers demonstrated that infants just under _____ months of age could see the difference between the deep and solid sides of a visual cliff.

Control over the motor movements of the hands and fingers come much earlier than control over the gross motor movements of the elbows, arms, and shoulders.

Which baby is considered full term?

At what age can infants recognize their own names being spoken amid other names, but only if their name is spoken more loudly than the other words?

The World Health Organization (2011) reported that in Sri Lanka, ________ of infants are exclusively breastfed until 6 months of age.

By 20 weeks of gestation, the cerebral cortex has approximately ________ neurons, and this is the approximate number with which infants are born.

Anthony's grandfather puts his index finger in Anthony's hand; Anthony curls his whole hand around his grandfather's finger. What reflex is Anthony demonstrating?

One cause of prematurity is the HELLP syndrome. The symptoms of the HELLP syndrome are

Which of the following statements about the first few days of breastfeeding is TRUE?

Although the United States ranks first in the world in health technology, it ranks _____ among industrialized countries in the rate of low-birth-weight births.