Exam 4: Physical,Sensory,and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Your friend Olga is a new,first-time mother.Her six-week-old infant has shown a recent increase in crying.She doesn't know whether this is because she is picking the child up every time it cries.She is asking you for advice.What would you say to her?

According to Esther Thelen,true walking develops because of a genetic plan and a change in the ratio of ________ to ________ in infants' bodies.

Which of the following is the most common nutritional problem in industrialized countries such as the United States?

Which of the following is the best example of intermodal perception?

Infants' auditory skills are equal to those of an adult,except that

Immunizations are most effective if begun at what time in a child's life?

Summarize the findings of the Langlois studies of babies' preferences for attractive faces.

What causes infants and toddlers to be "top-heavy"? What are the results of this phenomenon?

Which the following is associated with SIDS?

Each burst of synaptogenesis is followed by which of the following processes?

The AAP's policy on television watching in children under age 2 assumes that watching television may ________ affect brain development.

Define apnea and explain its relationship to SIDS.

The growth of axons and dendrites is known as ________.

Between 1992 and 1999,what happened to the rate of infant vaccinations in the United States?

Which of the following involve processing information based on body motion or the motion of an object in relation to the body?

Brain development in the first year of life emphasizes

Your daughter is 20 months old.Which of the following statements is most likely true regarding her auditory acuity and skills?

At birth,we lack the ability to perceive,think,or use language because which area of our brain is not well developed?

What are the differences between boys and girls when it comes to the development of gross motor skills?

________ rhythms affect sleep cycles as well as other bodily processes.