Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy

Breastfeeding an infant for the first 12 months of life is the preferred method by child-care experts for which of the reasons below?

Babies are typically able to walk by supporting themselves at around ______ months of age.

By the age of ____ months,babies can move themselves in different directions.

Due to malnutrition,a child's stomach,limbs,and face may swell with water so that the child actually appears chubby,but in fact the child is suffering from

Without proper nutrition,infants cannot reach their physical and cognitive potential.

What is definition of obesity?

What does the American Academy of Pediatrics suggest to prevent SIDS?

At about what age can a child stand alone well?

The average performance of a large sample of children of a given age is called

By the infant's first birthday,the average infant's birth weight has

During the first ____ year(s)of life,a baby's brain will establish billions of new connections between neurons.

Babies are typically able to crawl between _______ months of age.

What is the term for the reflex that disappears around 8-12 months,and occurs when an infant fans out its toes in response to a stroke on the outside of its foot?

The disease that affects older children due to malnutrition that causes their stomachs,limbs,and face to swell with water,is called

A baby demonstrates behaviors of both wakefulness and sleep;there is generalized motor activity;the baby's eyes may be closed,or they may open and close rapidly.What is the term for this state,which occurs when the baby is awakening?

All but which of the following constitute four general aspects of infants' behavior,as measured by the Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale?

The brain waves of sleeping infants appear to be qualitatively different from those of an adult who is dreaming.

What is the term for the reflex that scientists feel represents a leftover response that humans inherited from their nonhuman ancestors?

What is the term for the reflex that makes a baby,who is lying face down in a body of water,paddle and kick?

SIDS stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.