Exam 1 chapter 4 quiz questions Flashcards
(18 cards)
Brain development that occurs in response to learning is known as ______.
experience-dependent
Approximately how many women continue to breastfeed their babies after 6 months?
two-thirds
The wasting disease in which the body’s fat and muscle are depleted is ______.
marasmus
The ability to perceive the distance of objects from each other and self is called ______.
depth perception
At which age can babies start visually tracking a fast-moving object?
3–5 months
true or false: habituation indicates that an infant detects a change in one stimulus from another stimulus.
False
In most Western Industrialized countries, most infants walk alone by about which age?
12 months
true or false: Socioemotional and contextual factors can contribute to failure to thrive.
true
true or false: the physical structure of the brain changes very little from infancy.
false
Which example is noninfluential toward experience-dependent brain development?
painting with finger paints
practice using the vocal cords with babbling
going for a walk and stepping in the fallen leaves
building with blocks
practice using the vocal cords with babbling
Humans demonstrate habituation as early as ______.
22–24 weeks’ gestation
The definition of sensation is ______.
detection of a stimulus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that children be vaccinated against most vaccine-preventable diseases by the time they are at which age?
2 years
If infants smell something rancid, their facial expressions are likely to indicate ______.
disgust
Which sense is the most developed at birth?
hearing
Infants who habituate quickly during the first 6–8 months of life tend to show more advanced capacities for what during their second year of life?
learning language
Which method would a researcher use to study depth perception?
visual cliff
Rapid, excessive weight gain in infancy is associated with ______.
childhood obesity
