PSYC 140 FINAL PAPER UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS BUNDLED REVIEW GUIDE
●● Rooting
Answer: A reflex where a baby turns their head when the cheek or mouth
is touched.
●● Moro reflex
Answer: A startled response: infant arches back and throws out limbs.
●● Palmer reflex
Answer: A spontaneous grasp made by an infant when the palm is
rubbed.
●● Stepping reflex
Answer: Infant makes stepping motions when held above surfaces.
●● Sleep states:
Answer: nREM and REM sleep
●● nREM sleep
, Answer: Regular sleep, non-rapid eye movement, where the baby is
nearly motionless.
●● REM sleep
Answer: Irregular sleep, characterized by uneven breathing, half of an
infant's daily sleep pattern.
●● Shaken baby syndrome
Answer: Brain damage caused by an infant being violently shaken.
●● 5Ss of soothing
Answer: 1) Swaddling
2) Side/stomach
3) Swinging
4) Shushing sounds
5) Sucking
●● Why 5Ss work:
Answer: -Touch releases endorphins
-Soothing noises are calming
-Swinging is similar to womb
-Swaddling limits overstimulation
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS BUNDLED REVIEW GUIDE
●● Rooting
Answer: A reflex where a baby turns their head when the cheek or mouth
is touched.
●● Moro reflex
Answer: A startled response: infant arches back and throws out limbs.
●● Palmer reflex
Answer: A spontaneous grasp made by an infant when the palm is
rubbed.
●● Stepping reflex
Answer: Infant makes stepping motions when held above surfaces.
●● Sleep states:
Answer: nREM and REM sleep
●● nREM sleep
, Answer: Regular sleep, non-rapid eye movement, where the baby is
nearly motionless.
●● REM sleep
Answer: Irregular sleep, characterized by uneven breathing, half of an
infant's daily sleep pattern.
●● Shaken baby syndrome
Answer: Brain damage caused by an infant being violently shaken.
●● 5Ss of soothing
Answer: 1) Swaddling
2) Side/stomach
3) Swinging
4) Shushing sounds
5) Sucking
●● Why 5Ss work:
Answer: -Touch releases endorphins
-Soothing noises are calming
-Swinging is similar to womb
-Swaddling limits overstimulation
