PSYC 140 (Portage) Module 3 2024 Questions with verified correct answers

PSYC 140 (Portage) Module 3
Key infant reflexes: -✅✅ -1) Rooting
2) Moro Reflex
3) Grasping/Palmer Reflex
4) Stepping Reflex

Rooting - ✅✅-A reflex where a baby turns their head when the cheek or mouth is
touched.

Moro reflex -✅✅-A startled response: infant arches back and throws out limbs.
Palmer reflex - ✅✅-A spontaneous grasp made by an infant when the palm is
rubbed.

Stepping reflex -✅✅-Infant makes stepping motions when held above surfaces.
Sleep states: - ✅✅-nREM and REM sleep

nREM sleep - ✅✅-Regular sleep, non-rapid eye movement, where the baby is
nearly motionless.

REM sleep - ✅✅ -Irregular sleep, characterized by uneven breathing, half of an
infant's daily sleep pattern.

Shaken baby syndrome - ✅✅-Brain damage caused by an infant being violently
shaken.

5Ss of soothing - ✅✅-1) Swaddling
2) Side/stomach
3) Swinging
4) Shushing sounds
5) Sucking

Why 5Ss work: - ✅✅ --Touch releases endorphins
-Soothing noises are calming
-Swinging is similar to womb
-Swaddling limits overstimulation

Infancy - ✅✅--First two years of life
-Reaching 30 lbs
-32-35in tall

Two types of growth: - ✅✅-Cephalocaudal