Exam 2 Flashcards
The process in which the number of dendrites developing in a newborn’s brain temporarily increases dramatically
Transient exuberance
Name the 5 reflexes that are not necessary for life
- Babinski
- Stepping
- Swimming
- Palmar Grasping
- Moro Reflex
Birth weight less than 5.5lbs
Low birth weight
Sally, a 13 month old African American becomes distressed when the mother leaves the room. However, she calms herself after just a few minutes. Sally is exhibiting ______
Separation anxiety
Describe the Visual Cliff Experiment
An apparent, but not actual, drop from one surface to another. It was created to test babies’ depth perception
A smile evoked by a human face, usually first evident about 6 weeks after birth is known as
Social smile
A baby is said to be in the 65th percentile of weight with the same age peers. This means what?
The child weighs the same or greater than 65/100 infants of the same age
Which of the following provides the best rough estimate of how the brain is growing?
Head circumference
___ is a term for a baby whose birth weight is significantly lower than expected, given the time since conception
Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
2 of the more common problems for infants born between 27 and 35 weeks are _____
Underdeveloped lungs and brain hemorrhaging
Define primary, secondary, and tertiary feedback loops
Primary: when a system’s output is used for input (breastfeeding), inside the body
Secondary: when there is input and output involving other people and objects (when you the heat makes body temperature rise, sweat makes body temperature drop) - self regulating
Tertiary: experimentation and exploration?
The process by which unused connections in the brain atrophy and die
Pruning
A medical condition in which the baby does not gain weight as rapidly as he or she is expected to is
Failure to thrive
____ are agents or conditions which can include viruses, drugs, and chemicals that can impair prenatal development resulting in birth defects or death
Teratogens
An infant who receives a 5 minute APGAR scale of 5/10 would be considered
Generally healthy but needs to be monitored?
which of the following is most true regarding anger and sadness during the period of birth through 2 years of age.
Idk
Which of the following is the most true of Head-Sparring?
A mechanism that protects the brain when malnutrition disrupts body growth
Which of the following is not true of Sensorimotor Intelligence Stage according to Piaget?
Think by using rules of conversation
Birth weight less than 3.5lbs
Very low birth weight (VLBW)
George, a 24 month old Caucasian male, touches his own nose when make up is placed on his nose and then shown his reflection in a mirror. This research method is used in this study known as
Rogue?
An individual’s realization that he or she is a distinct individual whose body, mind, and actions are separate from those of other people is known as
Self awareness
