Exam 4: Infancy: Physical Development

When one-month-old neonates are given the opportunity to look at human faces, they tend to pay most attention to the edges.

Which of the following is true of growth in infancy?

In the context of introducing solid foods to an infant, which of the following is recommended?

The most dramatic gains in height and weight occur during the first year of life.

The head develops more rapidly than the rest of the body during the embryonic stage.

In the context of growth patterns in the height of infants studied by Lampl et al., infants:

Elsa is a one-year-old infant. Her mother notices that while playing in the garden, Elsa often picks up tiny insects and worms by making a tight fist. A few months before, she had only been able to pat the insects and not pick them up as they were so tiny. This is an example of _____.

People are born with about 100 billion neurons, most of which are in the _________. ​

Raymond, a one-year-old infant, loves playing with his rattle. He holds it in his hand by making a tight fist and shakes it vigorously. This is an example of _____.

The first major growth spurt of the brain occurs during the fourth and fifth months after birth.

Among neonates, the arms:

_____ refers to the tendency of growth rates to return to normal after undergoing environmentally induced change.

As they age, children become more passive in response to their environments.

Which of the following is an example of shape constancy?

In the context of Eleanor Gibson's findings, discuss the changes that occur in the perceptual processes of children.

The introduction of finger foods to an infant is recommended:

In a classic study on depth perception, Gibson and Walk placed infants of various ages on a fabric-covered runway that ran across the center of a clever device called a visual cliff. In the study, _____.

Discuss the changes that take place when an infant becomes a toddler.

Which of the following is true of the cerebellum?

Organic failure to thrive is caused by _____.