Exam 4: Birth and Physical Development During the First Three Years

Rosa and Ricardo were advised that if Rosa would eat well,abstain from smoking,not use drugs,and get prenatal care,she would _________ her chances of having a low-birth-weight baby.

Auditory discrimination develops __________ after birth.

Which of the following statements about the brain of the newborn is NOT true?

Which of the following statements about postmature babies is FALSE?

Frequent visits to the hospital nursery by parents of a low-birth-weight baby

Which brain region shows the most rapid growth during the first year of life?

The left hemisphere of the brain is primarily involved with

Felicia is born after a seven-month gestation period.She is called a __________ infant.

Most infants can grasp a rattle by the age of

PKU (phenylketonuria)is

Jonathan is born 38 weeks after conception and weighs 4 1/2 pounds.He is

At birth,Mona had an Apgar score of 1;after five minutes of resuscitation,her score was 4.Her parents were probably told that she

All of the following appear to increase the likelihood that a woman will deliver an underweight baby EXCEPT

Multicultural studies report that the best way to develop babies' sleep rhythms seems to be

Since the infant's lungs have only one-tenth as many air sacs as the lungs of adults,newborns are susceptible to __________ problems.

Which of the following is likely to be heaviest at birth?

Involuntary,automatic,innate responses to stimuli are called __________ behaviors.

At birth,the most developed sense is __________;the least developed sense is __________.

Natural or prepared childbirth can minimize the need for

The placenta is expelled from the mother's body during the __________ stage of childbirth.