Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy

To assess an infant's attention to sound,researchers often use a method called high-amplitude sucking.Describe how this method is used.

Which of the following methods is often used by researchers to assess an infant's attention to sound?

Which of the following statements is true about SIDS?

Donna's doctor recommends that she breast feed her newborn.Research conclusively indicates that breast-feeding has several positive outcomes for the mother,including a:

The _____ is the area of the brain where higher-level thinking and self-regulation occur.

Six-month-old Carson grabs for a toy using his whole hand.He is demonstrating a:

The view of development that sees motor skills developing as a solution to an infant's problems is known as the _____ systems theory.

Baby Yoshi has a condition that is a risk factor for SIDS.Sometimes,she has a temporary cessation of breathing in which her airway is completely blocked-usually for 10 seconds or longer.This condition is known as _____.

_____ occurs when information interacts with sensory receptors-the eyes,ears,tongue,nostrils,and skin.

_____ are built-in reactions to stimuli; they govern the newborn's movements,which are automatic and beyond the newborn's control.

At birth,the newborn's brain is about _____ percent of its adult weight.

Pedro is 2 years of age.His parents take him to the doctor because he has swelling in his feet and abdomen,and has brittle hair.His doctor tells his parents that he has a condition known as _____,which is caused by severe protein deficiency.

Kyle and Amy want their baby to walk early,so they take the baby's favorite toy and place it where the child cannot reach it from a crawling position.Kyle and Amy believe that this will motivate the baby to stand upright to retrieve the toy and will,thus,result in him walking sooner.Their belief is most consistent with the _____ systems view of development.

The American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Infant Positioning and SIDS (AAPTFIPS)(2000)recommends against:

Jerome weighed 4.5 pounds when he was born.Compared to other newborns in North America,his weight is:

Fantz' research method-studying whether infants can distinguish one stimulus from another by measuring the length of time they attend to different stimuli-is referred to as the:

Since 1992,The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)has recommended that _____ to reduce the risk of SIDS.

Your ability to see faces and patterns with the right hemisphere of the brain and understand language with the left hemisphere is due to _____.

Ingrid is getting ready to leave the hospital with her newborn and asks her doctor about SIDS.Her pediatrician suggests several things she can do to reduce the likelihood of SIDS in her infant.List five things that Ingrid can do to reduce the likelihood of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

While scooting on the floor,baby Giovanni fell down the stairs.If he can no longer see,it is likely that his _____ lobe was damaged.