Chapter 5: EDPS

In the sequence of interpretation of stimuli, perception comes after sensation but before _____.

cognition

Two-day-old Sia is not getting breast milk when she breast-feeds because:

colostrum is the fluid secreted for about the first three days after birth.

Gross motor skill is to _____, as fine motor skill is to _____.

crawling; grabbing

Improvements to public health are the main reason childhood mortality has _____ over the decades.

declined

Perception is to sensation as:

detecting a stimulus is to making sense of a stimulus.

Alice lives in a house with cold, rough floors. She went from scooting to standing without crawling. An explanation for this leap may be that crawling is _____ and not necessary for normal development.

experience-dependent

Fifty percent of all babies master standing alone by _____ months.

12

A newborn in the 90th percentile for height is _____ average in height.

Above

It is discovered that a newborn has significantly impaired eyesight. Why would it be important to recognize and mitigate this impairment at an early age?

Certain experience-expectant developments may suffer if the eyesight goes un-repaired.

Breast-feeding reduces the risk of all of the following EXCEPT:

Huntington's disease

The sleep stage characterized primarily by dreaming and rapid brain waves is _____.

REM sleep

The advanced breathing reflexes found in infants who breast-feed could account for fewer breast-fed babies dying of _____.

SIDS

Which statement about problems with immunization is NOT true?

The risks of disease are less than the risks associated with immunization.

Diane, who is breast-feeding her infant daughter, had measles as a child. Her daughter is protected from the disease because of the _____ in Diane's breast milk.

antibodies

Even though Rachel's teething pain has reduced her appetite, her brain is nourished by her store of _____.

baby fat

Head-sparing occurs when malnourishment stops the body from growing but not the _____.

brain

Three-month-old Marisa demonstrates the ability to focus on a toy and her father's face with both eyes. Marisa is demonstrating:

binocular vision

Vaccines can help to prevent major disease, but their administration is not necessarily without side effects, however minor or infrequent. Which side effect is MOST likely to occur for children who have been recently immunized?

fever and irritability

Large body movements, such as walking and jumping, are:

gross

A process that stimulates the body's immune system to defend against attack by a particular contagious disease is:

immunization

The main reason childhood mortality has declined worldwide are public-health improvements resulting in cleaner water, more nourishing food, and higher rates of _____.

immunization

David has taken his 3-month-old baby daughter to the pediatrician for a vaccination. His baby's pediatrician is likely to inform David that his baby daughter may temporally experience _____ and a low grade fever.

irritability

A sign of brain _____ is when infants develop from kicking alternate legs to deliberate leg action.

maturity

Improvements to public health are the primary reason that childhood _____ has declined over the decades.

mortality

The three factors that allow toddlers to walk are brain maturation, _____, and practice.

muscle strength

newborns

only see objects up close

Research has found that there is a reduced risk for breast cancer and bone-altering _____ in women who have breast-fed their children.

osteoporosis

Scientists speculate that _____of neurons may lead to a reduction of brain activity.

overpruning

Using the thumb and forefinger to pick up small objects is called the _____.

pincer grasp

Jeremy is trying to save money for college. He saves half of his money he earns from his part time job. He has set a goal to save enough money to pay for his dorm fees for his first year. These behaviors demonstrate that Jeremy's _____ has matured.

prefrontal cortex.

Slow-wave sleep is also known as:

quiet sleep

Adam, who is a few weeks old, learned to distinguish patterns of sounds and syllables after:

recognizing the rhythm of spoken words.

Tamika and Tyree are trying to decide whether they should let the infant they are expecting in two months to sleep in their bed. All of the following are possible benefits of co-sleeping EXCEPT:

reduced chances of sudden infant death.

In the sequence of interpretation of stimuli, perception comes after _____, but before cognition.

sensation

The response of a sensory system when it detects a stimulus is called:

sensation

Jean Piaget's first stage of intelligence, in which both coordinated motion and perceptual skills develop, is called the _____ stage.

sensimotor

By 3 months after birth, babies have enough muscle control to:

sit with support

The vaccine protecting against _____ is no longer needed.

smallpox

When 3-week-old Vanessa begins to cry, her father has learned to pick her up and nuzzle her to his chest. Vanessa is comforted not just by the contact with her father, but also by the _____ of her father.

smell

According to the text, infant sensory and perceptual abilities appear to be especially organized for:

social interaction

Malnutrition is serious because:

some diseases result directly from malnutrition.

One-day-old Jenny is to have a blood test which will involve a needle prick to her heel. The doctor drops a substance in her mouth before he performs the procedure which seems to prevent a painful response. The substance given to Jenny was likely _____.

sugar

When an infant's nutrition is temporarily inadequate, which part of the body is "spared?"

the brain

Donald loves to smell roses; he thinks they are the most beautiful flower. Which part of his brain is he using to experience the rose?

the cortex

Marcus has taken his 3-month-old son to the pediatrician for a check-up. Marcus is concerned about allowing his son to be immunized because of some inaccurate information he read on the Internet. The pediatrician is likely to tell Marcus that:

the risks of diseases are far greater than the risks associated with immunization.

One of the important skills tested in the Neonatal Assessment Scale is the ability to be comforted by _____.

touch

By his or her first birthday, a newborn's weight typically:

triples

Deborah places her baby on her back to sleep. After reading some information on the Internet, she is concerned that her baby will crawl later than if the baby slept on her stomach. Her pediatrician is likely to tell Deborah that she should make sure the baby has _____ several times a day.

tummy time

Marisa has taken her 3-month-old baby to the pediatrician for a vaccination. When Marisa asked her daughter's pediatrician what was "in" the vaccination, the pediatrician told Marisa that it consists of a small dose of the _____ , which stimulates antibodies to prevent recurrence of the disease.

virus