Exam 4: Physical Development in Infancy

Infants who receive adequate nutrition but act as though they have been deprived of food because they are listless and apathetic are exhibiting

The eye-blink reflex is taken over by voluntary control when infants are more able to control their muscles.

Babies are typically able to walk independently around _______ months of age.

_________ receive messages from other cells,and at their opposite end there is a long extension called a(n)________ which carries the messages.

What is the term for the reflex where the baby moves its legs when held upright with feet touching the floor?

What is the possible function of the swimming reflex in infants?

What is the term for the degree of awareness an infant displays to both internal and external stimulation?

What is one of the most widely used techniques to determine infants' normative standing,that includes 27 categories of responses that constitute four general aspects of infants' behavior?

Caucasian infants show a much more pronounced response to situations that produce the Moro reflex compared with Navajo infants.

Brain plasticity in infants is relatively low.

Briefly explain the process of "synaptic pruning."

Waking,eating,sleeping,and elimination are important parts of a baby's

The saying that "A fat baby is a healthy baby" is not necessarily true.

The American Academy of Pediatrics now suggests that babies sleep on their backs rather than on their sides or stomachs to prevent

Differences exist in the timing of development in children from different cultural,racial,and social groups.

Bart and Muriel put their infant to bed for her regular afternoon nap.When they go to check on her several hours later the baby is unresponsive and never wakes up.What is the term for this?

As we age,the proportion of REM sleep _________ as the proportion of non-REM sleep ________.

Which of the following tastes does an infant demonstrate a preference for through facial expressions?

Infants are able to pick up small objects like marbles off the ground at

What is the term for the reflex in which the neonate tends to turn its head toward things that touch its cheek?