Exam 2

Question 1

The process in which the number of dendrites developing in a newborn’s brain temporarily increases dramatically

Answer 1

Transient exuberance

Question 2

Name the 5 reflexes that are not necessary for life

Answer 2

1. Babinski
2. Stepping
3. Swimming
4. Palmar Grasping
5. Moro Reflex

Question 3

Birth weight less than 5.5lbs

Answer 3

Low birth weight

Question 4

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 ______

Answer 4

Separation anxiety

Question 5

Describe the Visual Cliff Experiment

Answer 5

An apparent, but not actual, drop from one surface to another. It was created to test babies’ depth perception

Question 6

A smile evoked by a human face, usually first evident about 6 weeks after birth is known as

Answer 6

Social smile

Question 7

A baby is said to be in the 65th percentile of weight with the same age peers. This means what?

Answer 7

The child weighs the same or greater than 65/100 infants of the same age

Question 8

Which of the following provides the best rough estimate of how the brain is growing?

Answer 8

Head circumference

Question 9

___ is a term for a baby whose birth weight is significantly lower than expected, given the time since conception

Answer 9

Small for Gestational Age (SGA)

Question 10

2 of the more common problems for infants born between 27 and 35 weeks are _____

Answer 10

Underdeveloped lungs and brain hemorrhaging

Question 11

Define primary, secondary, and tertiary feedback loops

Answer 11

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?

Question 12

The process by which unused connections in the brain atrophy and die

Answer 12

Pruning

Question 13

A medical condition in which the baby does not gain weight as rapidly as he or she is expected to is

Answer 13

Failure to thrive

Question 14

____ are agents or conditions which can include viruses, drugs, and chemicals that can impair prenatal development resulting in birth defects or death

Answer 14

Teratogens

Question 15

An infant who receives a 5 minute APGAR scale of 5/10 would be considered

Answer 15

Generally healthy but needs to be monitored?

Question 16

which of the following is most true regarding anger and sadness during the period of birth through 2 years of age.

Answer 16

Idk

Question 17

Which of the following is the most true of Head-Sparring?

Answer 17

A mechanism that protects the brain when malnutrition disrupts body growth

Question 18

Which of the following is not true of Sensorimotor Intelligence Stage according to Piaget?

Answer 18

Think by using rules of conversation

Question 19

Birth weight less than 3.5lbs

Answer 19

Very low birth weight (VLBW)

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Rogue?

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Self awareness