Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy

Shalini's doctor is concerned that she might have _____,a life-threatening condition caused by severe proteincalorie deficiency,or malnutrition,that has resulted in a wasting away of her body tissues in her first year.She is now grossly underweight and her muscles have atrophied.

Identify the nerve cell that handles information processing in the brain.

The fiber that carries signals away from the neuron's cell body is called a(n):

For years,debate has focused on whether breast-feeding is better for the infant than bottle-feeding.The growing consensus is that:

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

The developmentalist who believed that motor skills development comes about through maturation is:

_____ perception involves integrating information from two or more sensory modalities.

Provide three examples where a doctor would advise a mother NOT to breast feed their infants.

The cerebral cortex has two _____,each of which is further divided into four _____.

Shaken baby syndrome causes several symptoms including:

The two types of perceptual constancy are:

Which of the following theorists is most known for dynamic systems theory?

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

Amanda is six days old.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Amanda's hearing?

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.

What is the foundation needed for gross motor skills to develop?

A national study of more than 3,000 randomly selected 4- to 24-month-olds documented that:

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:

Ursula has just had a baby and is considering bottle feeding her as she plans to return to work very soon.However,she is worried that she will be unable to form a strong attachment with her baby if she does not breast feed her.Based on recent research,what would you,as her doctor,tell her?

_____ motor skills are skills that involve large-muscle activities,such as moving one's arms and walking.