Exam 4: Infancy: Physical Development

Which of the following statements is most likely to support the role of nature in perceptual development?​

The brain regulates the growth and development of the body and influences basic drives, such as hunger and thirst, through _____.

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

Which of the following is an example of shape constancy?​

Infants have more connections among neurons than adults do.

Unlike physical development, motor development does not follow cephalocaudal and proximodistal patterns.

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

_____ refers to the condition of becoming used to a stimulus and therefore paying less attention to it.

Which of the following is true of the development of the brain?​

Which of the following is true of the growth spurts of the brain?​

The _________ principle relates to the fact that infants gain control over their trunks and their shoulders before they can control their arms, hands, and fingers.

A(n) _________ transmits impulses to other neurons.

In a classic experiment, Robert Fantz found that infants fixated significantly longer on _________.

Which of the following statements about cephalocaudal development is true?​

Infants need more iron, pound for pound, than adults do.

Describe the benefits and problems associated with breast-feeding.

Briefly explain the structures of the brain.

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

Define perceptual constancy. Briefly explain size constancy and shape constancy in infants.

Briefly explain the sequence of motor development in infancy.