Portage Learning PSYC 140 Final Exam Developmental
Lifespan Psychology
Key infant reflexes: - ANSWER-1) Rooting
2) Moro Reflex
3) Grasping/Palmer Reflex
4) Stepping Reflex
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
Infancy - ANSWER--First two years of life
-Reaching 30 lbs
-32-35in tall
Two types of growth: - ANSWER-Cephalocaudal
Proximodistal
Cephalocaudal - ANSWER-Growth starts at the top with the head.
-Brain and skull are primary locations of growth (limbs/body later).
Overproduction - ANSWER-Brains have more synaptic connections than needed.
Neural pruning - ANSWER-Important connections are maintained, and unimportant ones are
discarded.
Critical periods - ANSWER-Must learn information within a specific span of time, otherwise brains
won't develop
Lifespan Psychology
Key infant reflexes: - ANSWER-1) Rooting
2) Moro Reflex
3) Grasping/Palmer Reflex
4) Stepping Reflex
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
Infancy - ANSWER--First two years of life
-Reaching 30 lbs
-32-35in tall
Two types of growth: - ANSWER-Cephalocaudal
Proximodistal
Cephalocaudal - ANSWER-Growth starts at the top with the head.
-Brain and skull are primary locations of growth (limbs/body later).
Overproduction - ANSWER-Brains have more synaptic connections than needed.
Neural pruning - ANSWER-Important connections are maintained, and unimportant ones are
discarded.
Critical periods - ANSWER-Must learn information within a specific span of time, otherwise brains
won't develop
