Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy

Which principle states that development proceeds from the center of the body outward?

The condition of having an improper amount and balance of nutrients is called

What was the argument presented for advocates of bottle-feeding?

A clear link between obese babies and overweight adults has been found.

By what age is an infant able to discriminate his/her own name from other familiar-sounding words?

The developmental researcher(s)who conducted the classic study regarding the "visual cliff" was/were

A baby grasps for his/her rattle at 3 months of age but cannot quite get hold of it.However,by 11 months the baby is holding and moving the rattle with total control.This is an example of

What is the name of the principle that is based on Greek and Latin roots meaning "head-to-tail"?

If you examine the different growth patterns of a child's body size,nervous system,and sexual characteristics,you would apply which principle?

The basic nerve cell of the nervous system is called

As William is laying his infant down in the crib at bedtime,he gently removes his hand from the back of the baby's head and neck,and the baby thrusts its arms outward appearing to grasp onto something.This is known as the _______ reflex.

Many of the reflexes that infants are born with have ________ value.

Infants first learn to pick up an item using the pincer grasp.

Infants should consume about ___ calories per day for each pound they weigh.

Briefly discuss the classic study by developmental psychologists Gibson & Walk and the "visual cliff."

What principle refers to the trunk of the body growing before the extremities of the arms and legs?

What is the term for repetitive,cyclical patterns of behavior?

An infant's vision is about one-tenth to one-third that of an average adult until the baby is 6 months old.

Infants who undergo painful medical treatments may be unusually sensitive to pain when older.

The elimination of neurons as the result of nonuse or lack of stimulation is called