PSYC test 2 chapter 3

What is the recommended amount of calories per day for each pound an infant weighs?

50

About how much of an infant's sleep is dedicated to REM sleep?

50%

Sudden infant death syndrome most commonly occurs in infants between the ages of ______ months of age.

2 and 4 months

On the well-known Snellen chart used for eye examinations, a newborn's visual acuity is estimated to be

20/600

With what is Broca's area associated?

The production of words (right frontal lobe)

What are the purposes of reflexes?

They are survival mechanisms, which are genetically carried and they allow infants to respond adaptively to their environment

Which of the following factors is NOT a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)? Low birth weight Using a pacifier when going to sleep Sleeping in a bedroom without a fan Heart arrhythmias

Using a pacifier when going to sleep

What region of the brain is associated with comprehension of language?

Wernicke's area (left frontal lobe)

According to dynamic systems theory, motor development is a(n)_____ process

active

_____ is the loss or impairment of language ability caused by brain damage. (Make sure to spell correctly.)

aphasia

To reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, an infant should be placed to sleep on their

back

Some experts view the remarkable similarities in children's language acquisition all over the world as strong evidence that language has a ______ basis. Multiple choice question.

biological

According to Piaget, cognitive development is a process sculpted by

biology and experience

Shaken baby syndrome causes swelling and hemorrhaging of the

brain

The purpose of the rooting reflex is to Multiple choice question.

direct the infant to turn its head toward something to suck.

When can sound first be perceived?

during the last two months of pregnancy

Which theory of motor development suggests that perceptions are necessary for infants to fine-tune their movements and that motor skills represent solutions to the infants' goals?

dynamic systems theory

Which of the following are essential features of motor activities during the second year of life? Multiple select question.

Independence, Self-initiated interaction with others, Extensive environment exploration

Which of the following statements regarding the risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are true?

Infants who co-sleep are at higher risk. Infants who sleep on their stomachs are at greater risk.

The _____ view emphasizes that language acquisition occurs because of both biology and experience

Interactionist

The integration of information from two or more sensory modalities is called _____ perception.

Intermodal

______ is a form of communication that is based on a system of symbols.

Language

The reflex that is demonstrated by newborns arching their backs, throwing back their heads, and flinging out their arms and legs is called the ______ reflex.

Moro

During the second year of a toddler's life, parents should place ______ restrictions upon the child in order to support competent motor development. Multiple choice question.

few

Movements that involve finger dexterity are called ______ motor skills.

fine

Skills that involve finely tuned movements that require finger dexterity are called

fine motor skills

Which theorist believed that humans are biologically programmed to learn language at a certain time and in a certain way?

Noam Chomsky

Which of the following activities is NOT a gross motor skill? Tying shoes Walking Jumping rope Swimming

tying shoes

When watching a hockey game, spectators can hear the sound of the stick hitting the puck and see the puck slide across the ice. This ability is known as ______.

intermodal perception

Gross motor skills

involve large- muscle activities

cephalocaudal pattern of growth

is the sequence in which the earliest growth always occurs at the top- the head

Piaget believed that we build ______ structures that help us understand the world and adjust to new environmental demands.

mental

Infants should consume ______ an adult's requirement of calories per pound.

more than twice

To develop __________ skills, infants must perceive something in their environment that motivates them to act and use their perceptions to fine-tune their movements.

motor

The perception of the frequency of a sound is a description of

pitch

_______ are built-in reactions to stimuli that govern the newborn's movements in an involuntary and automatic way.

reflexes

Cole hears his mother's voice and turns his head toward the sound demonstrating his ability to localize sounds. This tells you that Cole is at least _____ months of age.

six

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the visual acuity of infants?

An infant's visual acuity by one year of age approximates that of an adult.

According to the cephalocaudal pattern of growth, what feature would grow the fastest? Brain, Nose, Jaw

Brain

True or false: Fetuses can detect the human voice but are unable to tell one sound from another.

False Research has shown that fetuses can detect all sounds during the last two months of pregnancy.