Lesson 1

Question 1

what age does infancy and toddler?

Answer 1

-birth up to two years of age.

Question 2

The average newborn weighs about ______ and inches in length

Answer 2

7.5 pounds (between 5 and 10 pounds) and is about 20 inches in
length.

Question 3

Lose about _________ percent of their body weight as they eliminate waste and get used to feeding.

Answer 3

5 percent

Question 4

During ________ months old, it usually doubles in weight and by ________ has tripled the birth weight.

Answer 4

4 months doubles
1 year triples

Question 5

the weight has quadrupled

Answer 5

age 2

Question 6

The average length at one year is about

Answer 6

29.5 inches

Question 7

The average length at 2 yrs is about

Answer 7

34.4 inches

Question 8

The head initially makes up about _____ percent of our entire length when we are developing in the womb.

Answer 8

50

Question 9

At birth, the head makes up about ________ percent of our length

Answer 9

25

Question 10

it comprises about 20 percent our length.

Answer 10

age of 25

Question 11

A newborn typically sleeps approximately

Answer 11

16.5 hours per 24-hour period.

Question 12

The infant is averaging sleep of?

Answer 12

15 hours per 24-hour period by one month,

Question 13

how many hours of sleep when 6 months

Answer 13

14 hrs

Question 14

sleep At 2 years of age, they are averaging closer to

Answer 14

10 hours per 24 hours.

Question 15

The average_________ will spend close to _________ of the sleep time in the ___________________
which decreases to ______ in ______.

Answer 15

The average newborn will spend close to 50% of the sleep time in the Rapid Eye Movement (REM) phase,
which decreases to 25% to 30% in childhood.

Question 16

a framework for organizing information

Answer 16

Schema

Question 17

fitting the new information into an existing schema

Answer 17

Assimilation

Question 18

expanding the framework of knowledge to accommodate the new situation

Answer 18

Accomodation

Question 19

Newborns learn about their world through the use of their reflexes, such as when sucking,
reaching, and grasping.

Answer 19

s1: reflexes

Question 20

Infant Ages for the Six Substages of the Sensorimotor Stage

Answer 20

s1: reflexes
s2: Primary Circular Reactions.
s3: Secondary Circular Reactions
s4: Coordination of Secondary Circular Reactions
s5: Tertiary Circular Reactions.
s6: Beginning of Representational Thought.

Question 21

example of s1 relfexes

Answer 21

sucking,
reaching, and grasping.

Question 22

During these months, the infant begins to actively involve his or her own
body in some form of repeated activity (e.g. vocalization).

Answer 22

Substage 2: Primary Circular Reactions.

Question 23

This interest motivates trying to do it again and helps the
infant learn a new behavior that originally occurred by chance.

Answer 23

Substage 2: Primary Circular Reactions.

Question 24

The infant becomes more and more actively engaged in the outside
world

Answer 24

Substage 3: Secondary Circular Reactions.

Question 25

example of Substage 3: Secondary Circular Reactions.

Answer 25

the infant is able to bang two lids together from the cupboard when seated on the kitchen floor.

Question 26

. The infant combines these basic reflexes and simple behaviors and uses planning and coordination to achieve a specific goal.

Answer 26

Substage 4: Coordination of Secondary Circular Reactions

Question 27

example of Substage 4: Coordination of Secondary Circular Reactions

Answer 27

For example, an infant sees a toy car under the kitchen table and then crawls, reaches, and grabs the toy.

Question 28

The toddler is considered a “little scientist” and begins exploring the world in a trial-and-error manner.

Answer 28

Substage 5: Tertiary Circular Reactions.

Question 29

Substage 5: Tertiary Circular Reactions. example

Answer 29

. For example, the child might throw the ball down the stairs to see what happens.

Question 30

The toddler’s active engagement in experimentation helps them learn about their world.

Answer 30

Substage 5: Tertiary Circular Reactions.

Question 31

Substage 5: Tertiary Circular Reactions. example

Answer 31

For example, the child might throw the ball down the stairs to see what happens. The toddler’s active engagement in experimentation helps them learn about their world.

Question 32

The toddler now has a basic understanding that objects can be used as symbols.

Answer 32

Substage 6: Beginning of Representational Thought.

Question 33

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRESSION

Answer 33

a. Intentional Vocalizations – cooing or babbling b. Gestures – Children communicate information through gesturing long before they speak c. Understanding – the infants understand more than they can communicate aka receptive language. d. Holophrasic Speech – use partial words to convey thoughts

Question 34

innate characteristics of the infant, including mood, activity level, and emotional reactivity, noticeable soon after birth.

Answer 34

Temperament

Question 35

is able to quickly adapt to routine and new situations, remains calm, is easy to soothe, and usually is in a positive mood.

Answer 35

Early child

Question 36

reacts negatively to new situations, has trouble adapting to routine, is usually negative in mood, and cries frequently.

Answer 36

Difficult child

Question 37

has a low activity level, adjusts slowly to new situations and is often negative in mood.

Answer 37

Slow-to-Warm-Up Child

Question 38

Not only do parents affect their children, children influence their parents

Answer 38

Parenting is bidirectional

Question 39

STRANGE SITUATION TECHNIQUE

Answer 39

MARY AINSWORTH

Question 40

conducted in a context that is unfamiliar to the child and therefore likely to heighten the child’s need for his or her parent

Answer 40

STRANGE SITUATION TECHNIQUE (MARY AINSWORTH)

Question 41

usually explores freely while the caregiver is present and may engage with the stranger.

Answer 41

Secure attachment style

Question 42

Ambivalent (sometimes called

Answer 42

Resistant

Question 43

is wary about the situation in general, particularly the stranger, and stays close or even clings to the caregiver rather than exploring the toys.

Answer 43

Ambivalent (sometimes called resistant) attachment style

Question 44

seems to have an inconsistent way of coping with the stress of the strange situation.

Answer 44

Disorganized/disoriented attachment style

Question 44

will avoid or ignore the mother, showing little emotion when the mother departs or returns.

Answer 44

Avoidant attachment style