Exam 4: Physical Development and Health in Infancy and Toddlerhood

______are controlled by the midbrain and medulla and fade during the first year of life.

Caloric deficiency is to______ ; as insufficient protein is to______ .

The _______________ method of researching perceptual abilities in neonates utilizes the child's tendency to demonstrate a decrease in interest to a repeatedly presented stimulus.

The Manuels have taken their infant Kayla for her 4-month well-baby visit. The nurse practitioner has been reviewing some of the standard well baby practices. She urges the Manuels to place Kayla on her ______to sleep.

__________ is an adaptive reflex that occurs when the neonate's check is stroked. The infant will turn their head towards the source of the touch and begin to suck.

_____________- is the ability of infants to coordinate information from more than one sense.

In the classic study by Gibson and Walk (1960), babies over the age of 6 months

______is the process by which individual axons are insulated with fatty sheaths to enhance efficiency.

Sam and Elizabeth are sisters. Sam is 2 years old, and Elizabeth is 4 years old. Their father has noticed that Elizabeth can run for a longer period without needing to stop. Which of the following explains this difference?

The _________ theory of perceptual development is supported by the existence of good visual acuity, some color vision, and some tracking capabilities at birth.

Sleep patterns may increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. Children who______Show an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome.

______is an example of an adaptive reflex.

Raj is 3 months old. His parents have agreed to his participation in a study at the university.Raj is played a sound through a set of tiny headphones. His heart rate is measured. This sound is played until his heart rate has stabilized. Raj then is played a second different sound. His heart rate is measured again. Which of the following techniques is being employed in this research?

Unused neural connections are removed due to a process called

To increase the efficiency of the conduction of neural electrical information,_________ of individual axons occurs throughout childhood and adolescence.

The Caseys have agreed to enroll their 2-month-old Kate in a research study on vision. Kate is shown two stimuli. The amount of time she attends to each is measured. The______Method is being employed in this research.

Fine motor skills are to______ as gross motor skills are to .

At birth the midbrain and the medulla are the most sophisticated of the areas of the brain. These areas regulate

Dynamic systems theory has been employed to explain motor skill development. Define dynamic systems theory. Demonstrate how this theory is useful in explaining motor development.

The integration of information from two or more sensory modalities is called