WITH CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Physical Changes correct answersinfants grow 25-30 cm and triple in body weight
Larger heads to hold their nearly full-sized brain
Each year from 2 to adolescence, children gain about 5-8 cm in height and 2.7 kg in weight.
Synaptogenesis and pruning correct answersthe creation of synapses, is followed by a period of
synaptic pruning to make the nervous system more efficient
pruning- removing neurons that they don't need
Neuroplasticity and Myelinization correct answers- The brains ability to reorganize neural pathways
and connections
-Myelin gradually covers individual axons and electrically insulates them
Reflexes: Adaptive correct answerssucking- helps newborns survive
Reflexes: Rooting, Babinski, Moro correct answersRooting- Soft touch on cheek makes baby turn
toward the touch and open its mouth
Babinski- stroking bottom of foot casues toes to fan out and up
Moro- sudden noise causes arch of back and throw of legs and arms outwards (Think of a big stretch
and curl)
Consciousness correct answerssleep patterns stabilize with age, neonates sleep 80% of the time
by 8 weeks, babies will begin to sleep through the night by 6 months, babies are sleeping about 14
hours a day
Cries correct answersBasic cry signals hunger - rhythmic pattern
Anger cry - louder and more intense
Pain cry - very abrupt onset
Motor Development: 1 Month correct answersLocomotor- stepping reflex, one space to another
, Non-Locomotor- lifts head slightly and follows objects with eyes, rotates around the
horizontal or vertical axis
Manipulative- holds objects if placed in the hand
Motor Development
Locomotor
Non-Locomotor
Manipulative correct answers-body travelling through space (stepping by 1 month)
-Still movements (holding head still-2/3 months)
-gross body movements in which force is imparted to or received from objects (Swiping for objects)
Sensory Development
Vision/Hearing correct answersLooking
Babies can see dark/light contrasts
Listening
By 1 month they can discriminate between single syllables at 6 months, two-syllable
words, and 3 months they recognize the sound regardless of who says it
Language correct answers2-3 months - cooing
4-5 months - makes various syllables
6 months - babbling
8-9 months - focus on phonemes, rhythm, and intonation, vocab of 20-30 words
1 year - expressive language
12-18 months - word gestures combinations with variations in intonation
18-20 months - two-word sentences, vocab of 100-200 words
Cognitive (Piaget) correct answers•Sensorimotor (birth to 2 years)
•Infant uses senses and skills to learn about the world
•Develops object permanence (fully developed at 8 mo)
Sensorimotor Stages Pt 1 correct answers0-1 month - Reflexes
1-4 months - primary circular reactions, grasping, listening, looking