Deck 4: Infancy: Birth to Twelve Months

Question 1

Crying serves no useful developmental purpose except to let the infant signal a need for food or a diaper change.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Most eight- to twelve-month-olds ____.

A) usually sleep through the night
B) weigh approximately 32 pounds
C) have a vocabulary of at least fifty words
D) can open doors by turning the doorknob

Answer 2

usually sleep through the night

Question 3

The ability to pick up an object between finger and thumb is called ____.

A) pincer grip
B) Moro reflex
C) palmar grasp
D) rooting reflex

Answer 3

pincer grip

Question 4

Newborns are incapable of learning until they can remain awake and alert for more than an hour at a time.

Question 5

A newborn's hearing is the most fully developed sensory organ.

Question 6

Most infants are playing peek-a-boo by eight months of age.

Question 7

You would not expect a newborn to ____.

A) cry without tears
B) synchronize body movements to speech patterns of parent
C) signal a desire to be picked up by extending his or her arms
D) show a preference for mother's voice

Question 8

The healthy infant nearly triples her or his birth weight by one year of age.

Question 9

Four- to eight-month-olds ____.

A) willingly share their toys with other children
B) express emotions, such as pleasure, anger, and distress, with facial expressions and various sounds
C) see only outlines and shapes of nearby objects but cannot focus on distant items
D) are able to transfer objects from one hand to the other

Question 10

Swallowing, sucking, coughing, yawning, elimination, and blinking reflexes are present at birth.

Question 11

The swallowing reflex first appears around ____.

A) birth
B) one to four months
C) four to eight months
D) eight to ten months

Question 12

Most infants begin to try small bites of regular table food around ____.

A) three to four months
B) five to six months
C) eight to twelve months
D) fifteen to twenty months

Question 13

An infant's head circumference is measured regularly to assess brain growth.

Question 14

All typically developing infants learn to crawl on all fours before they walk.

Question 15

The six-month-old who keeps throwing toys out of the crib should be scolded for causing extra work.

Question 16

A typically developing three-month-old infant can ____.

A) wave bye-bye and play pat-a-cake on request
B) babble or coo when spoken to or smiled at
C) release a toy or object voluntarily
D) shake his or her head appropriately to indicate yes and no

Question 17

Infants often begin to refuse bottle feedings around ____.

A) three to four months
B) five to six months
C) eight to twelve months
D) fifteen to twenty months

Question 18

When infants attempt to imitate an adult's action (e.g., smile, hand clapping, sound) they are less likely to mature into unique individuals.

Question 19

Developmentally, there is no excuse for nine- or ten-month-old infants to fear strangers unless they have previously had a bad experience.

Question 20

The newborn should startle in response to a loud noise.

Question 21

Match each term with the correct definition.
Fontanels

A)Crying
B)"Soft spots"
C)Reflexes
D)Plantar reflex
E)Attachment
F)Binocular vision
G)Head circumference
H)Evidence of perception
I)Babbling
J)Voluntary motor control

Question 22

Match each term with the correct definition.
"Ba ba ba ba ba"

A)Crying
B)"Soft spots"
C)Reflexes
D)Plantar reflex
E)Attachment
F)Binocular vision
G)Head circumference
H)Evidence of perception
I)Babbling
J)Voluntary motor control

Question 23

Most typically developing infants are able to roll from front to back sometime between one and ____________________ months.

Question 24

Toys and objects for infants and young children should not be smaller than the infant's ____________________ to prevent choking.

Question 25

Match each term with the correct definition.
Eyes working together

A)Crying
B)"Soft spots"
C)Reflexes
D)Plantar reflex
E)Attachment
F)Binocular vision
G)Head circumference
H)Evidence of perception
I)Babbling
J)Voluntary motor control

Question 26

The term "object permanence" refers to an infant's ____.

A) ability to understand that an object exists even when not in sight
B) strong preference to remain with his or her primary caregivers
C) newly perfected skill
D) acquisition of words

Question 27

Match each term with the correct definition.
Puts blocks in cup

A)Crying
B)"Soft spots"
C)Reflexes
D)Plantar reflex
E)Attachment
F)Binocular vision
G)Head circumference
H)Evidence of perception
I)Babbling
J)Voluntary motor control

Question 28

Most typically developing infants are able to sit alone without support around ____ months of age.

A) two
B) three to four
C) four to eight
D) eight to ten

Question 29

The ____________________ reflex can be triggered by gently stroking the skin around a newborn's cheek and mouth.

Question 30

Match each term with the correct definition.
Sucking, gagging, coughing

A)Crying
B)"Soft spots"
C)Reflexes
D)Plantar reflex
E)Attachment
F)Binocular vision
G)Head circumference
H)Evidence of perception
I)Babbling
J)Voluntary motor control

Question 31

Crying and fussing are a newborn's primary mode of ____________________.

Question 32

___________ ___________________ can be used to informally test an infant's hearing.

Question 33

Match each term with the correct definition.
Fear of falling off high places

A)Crying
B)"Soft spots"
C)Reflexes
D)Plantar reflex
E)Attachment
F)Binocular vision
G)Head circumference
H)Evidence of perception
I)Babbling
J)Voluntary motor control

Question 34

Most infants demonstrate an ability to transfer objects from one hand to the other between ____________________ months of age.

Question 35

Match each term with the correct definition.
An infant's primary mode of communication

A)Crying
B)"Soft spots"
C)Reflexes
D)Plantar reflex
E)Attachment
F)Binocular vision
G)Head circumference
H)Evidence of perception
I)Babbling
J)Voluntary motor control

Question 36

The tonic neck (TNR) and stepping reflexes should disappear sometime before the ____________________ month.

Question 37

When a two-month-old infant's blanket falls out of the crib, you can expect that the infant ____________________ look for it.

Question 38

An infant's birth weight can be expected to ____________________ by the first birthday.

Question 39

Match each term with the correct definition.
Bonding

A)Crying
B)"Soft spots"
C)Reflexes
D)Plantar reflex
E)Attachment
F)Binocular vision
G)Head circumference
H)Evidence of perception
I)Babbling
J)Voluntary motor control

Question 40

The small openings located in the infant's skull are called ____________________.

Question 41

What practices should be implemented to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?

Question 42

Why is it important to hold infants in an upright position when bottle or breast-feeding?

Question 43

What safety precautions should be taken when heating an infant's bottle?

Question 44

Match each term with the correct definition.
A measure of brain growth

A)Crying
B)"Soft spots"
C)Reflexes
D)Plantar reflex
E)Attachment
F)Binocular vision
G)Head circumference
H)Evidence of perception
I)Babbling
J)Voluntary motor control

Question 45

How would you respond to the statement, "Babies can't learn?"

Question 46

Match each term with the correct definition.
Toes curl when ball of foot is stroked

A)Crying
B)"Soft spots"
C)Reflexes
D)Plantar reflex
E)Attachment
F)Binocular vision
G)Head circumference
H)Evidence of perception
I)Babbling
J)Voluntary motor control

Question 47

The older infant (eight to twelve months) is beginning to do a great deal of imitating.What purpose does this behavior serve?