Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy

Baby Tobias turns his head when his mother strokes his cheek.This reflex is called the _____.

Infant nighttime waking problems have consistently been linked to:

In the cerebral cortex,the _____ lobes have an active role in hearing,language processing,and memory.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about an infant's color vision?

The most common infant sleep-related problem reported by parents is _____.

One day when Mark was crawling around,he fell down the stairs.After the doctor examined him,Mark's parents learned that he had damaged the parietal lobe.Mark's parents were told to expect that he would have difficulty with:

A message in the brain is "ferried" across the synapse by a _____,which pours out information contained in chemicals when it crosses the synapses.

Amira is concerned about putting her baby on his stomach to sleep because of the risk that he might stop breathing,usually during the night,and die suddenly without an apparent cause.In other words,she is concerned about _____.

Shaken baby syndrome causes several symptoms including:

Identify the lobe in the cerebral cortex that is responsible for voluntary movement and thinking.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of how neurons change in the first years of life?

_____ refers to the process of encasing axons with fat cells.

When do the hemispheres of the cerebral cortex begin to specialize?

Which of the following statements is true about MEG (magnetoencephalography)?

A technique that can be used to determine if an infant can see or hear is the _____ response,which involves turning one's head toward a sight or sound.

When four-year old Melanie ties shoelaces on her own and skillfully uses fork and spoon,she is demonstrating her:

Gustavo believes that motor skills represent solutions to the infant's goals.So when you offer a new toy to a baby,the baby attempts to grab the toy while also balancing itself.This active improvisation and adaptation to achieve one's goal demonstrates that nature,nurture,the infant,and the environment are all working together.Gustavo is a proponent of which theory?

The peak of synaptic overproduction in the _____ occurs at about the fourth postnatal month.

Winnie is considering the use of anesthesia during the circumcision of her newborn son.She wants to know if newborns can feel pain.What would you tell her?

When you see an airplane flying away from you,it appears to get smaller.However,you know that it stays the same size.The difference between your sensation and your perception of the plane illustrates the concept of: