Exam 5: The First Two Years: Biosocial Development

Three-month-old Eva is at reduced risk for developing obesity, allergies, and asthma because she is fed _____.

Co-sleeping may be harmful to the baby if the mother _____.

_____ malnutrition occurs when a person does not consume enough food to sustain normal growth.

The tendency of brain development to be protected, even when temporary factors affect the body's growth, is referred to as "_____."

In 2015, worldwide, one infant in ____ died before the age of 1.

_____ refers to infants' inborn ability to remedy deficits in their environments in order to promote their own brains' development.

The sense that is the least functional at birth is _____.

Most babies learn to grasp and hold onto objects by about _____ months old.

When children are immunized, they contribute to the protection of others. This is referred to as "_____."

The fiber that extends from a neuron and transmits electrochemical impulses from that neuron to the dendrites of other neurons is called a(n) "_____."

Binocular vision is the ability to focus both eyes in a coordinated manner in order to see one image.

The child's abdomen typically swells with fluid with the disease called "kwashiorkor."

The average baby will grow _____ inches in his or her first year.

Describe the development of the five senses, beginning with birth and extending into the fourth month of life.

The six outer layers of the brain, involved in feeling, thinking, and sensing, are referred to as the "_____."

Shirley returned to full-time employment six weeks after her baby's birth. She exclusively breast-fed during her maternity leave, and then pumped her breast milk when she returned to work. Now her baby is 3 months old and drinks some formula when at daycare. Shirley wants to stop breast-feeding. If you were a pediatric nurse, what would you say to her? ______

Infants usually triple their birth weight by the end of their first year.

When the immune system is primed to resist a particular disease, the process is called "_____."

Komal and Gio are parents to newborn Ravi. They have heard that stress causes significant damage to the young brain. As a result, they plan to limit visits with family, eliminate loud noises from the home (e.g., TVs, music, video games), and avoid upsetting the baby in any way. If Ravi begins to cry during a diaper change, for example, they will wait until he is calm and try again. According to research presented in your textbook, are Komal and Gio taking appropriate precautions or are they being overly protective? Explain your answer and include examples.

Research found that 3-year-olds _____ were better at recognizing differences in newborn faces.