Infancy

Question 1

Infant reflexes

Answer 1

1) Eye blink
2) rooting
3) sucking
4) swimming
5) Moro
6) palmar grasp
7) tonic neck
8) stepping
9) Babinski

Question 2

Development of touch

Answer 2

Responds to touch and pain at birth; 1-6 month shows mouthing of objects

Question 3

Development of taste and smell

Answer 3

Preferences shown at birth; experiences change preferences later in life

Question 4

Development of hearing

Answer 4

Birth ➡️ complex sounds; mother’s voice; sound localization

1-6 months ➡️ human sounds; better localization; distinguishes one language patterns

7-12 months➡️ melodies in different keys; native language only; detects speech units crucial to meaning

Question 5

Development of vision

Answer 5

Birth➡️ prefers large, bold, and high contrast

2-3 months ➡️ adult-like focusing; responds to binocular depth cues

4-5 months ➡️ adult-like color discrimination

6-9 momths➡️ visual acuity is near 20/20

Question 6

Infant methods

Answer 6

1) habituation
2) preference
3) conditioned head-turn
4) evokes brain responses

Question 7

Order of motor development

Answer 7

Lift head/chest ➡️ roll over ➡️ sitting ➡️ standing w/ support ➡️ pull to stand ➡️ cruising ➡️ standing ➡️ walking

Question 8

Theories of motor development

Answer 8

1) maturational viewpoint
2) experiential viewpoint
3) dynamical systems theory