Exam 5: The First Two Years: Biosocial Development

Some herbs and plants contain natural substances that are medicinal, and thus the foods a particular culture eats may aid human survival.

Slow-wave sleep _____

The temporary increase in the number of dendrites in the first two years of life is known as "transient exuberance."

Binocular vision refers to the ability to _____.

Widespread immunization eradicated _____, the most lethal disease for children.

Clara's weight is in the 30th percentile. This means that _____ percent of all babies her age weigh less than she does and _____ percent of all babies her age weigh more than she does.

Newborns are especially responsive to rhythmic sounds such as lullabies.

_____ are the brain chemicals that carry information across the synaptic gap between neurons.

Children reach half their adult height by about the age of _____ years.

A child who is too short for his or her age due to severe malnutrition is suffering from a condition called "_____."

In the United States in 2014, about _____ percent of babies are breast-fed at birth, and _____ percent are breast-fed at 6 months of age.

Differentiate between experience-dependent and experience-expectant growth, and provide one example of each.

At birth, the brain contains more than 100 trillion neurons.

You see a beautiful yellow flower while walking through a meadow. Your eyes seeing the flower is a matter of _____. Your brain determining that the flower is yellow is a matter of _____. Imagining how the flower will look in a vase would demonstrate _____.

Perception requires experience in addition to normal brain functioning.

Pain and temperature are not among the traditional five senses, but they are often connected to _____.

Motor skills are used to control actions.

In Malik's family, infants sleep beside their parents in a practice known as "_____."

The neonate's vision _____.

Most 2-year-olds weigh almost 28 pounds.