Physical Growth
Infant Sleep
Gross & Fine Motor Skills
Sensory Capacities
Feeding
100

What are the four lobes of the brain?

Frontal, parietal, occipital & temporal 

(page 72)

100

What does SUID stand for?

Bonus 100 Points: Name the three commonly reported SUID. 

Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths

Bonus: SIDS, Unknown Causes, & Accidental Suffocation

(pg 74)

100

Define fine motor skills

Bonus 100 points: provide examples

focus on the muscles in our fingers, toes, and eyes, and enable coordination of small actions

Ex: grasping toys, using a spoon)

(pg 78)

100

Fill in the blank:

___ is one of the most poorly developed senses at birth.

Vision

(pg 79)

100

When do mothers commonly stop breastfeeding in the United States?

at about 6-8 weeks

(pg 82)

200

Define dendrites

Branching extensions that collect information from other neurons

(page 72)

200

What is the preferred sleeping position for infants?

Sleeping on their backs

(pg 75)

200

What is the difference between the palmer grasp and the pincer grasp?

Palmer's grasp involves the use of the fingers and palm, but no thumbs. The pincer grasp is the use of the forefinger and thumb.

(pg 78)

200

What month does hearing develop during prenatal development?

7 months

200

True or False

Breastfeeding promotes bonding and healthy emotional development for infants when compared to bottle feeding. 

False

Breastfed and bottle-fed infants adjust equally 

(pg 83)

300

Fill In The Blank:

Infants lose about _____ % of their body weight as they eliminate waste and get used to feeding

5%

(Page 71)

300

Fill in the blank:

Co-sleeping is supported in other cultures due to their _____ perspective that encourages an interdependent relationship.

collectivist perspective

(page 76)

300

What is developed first: gross or fine motor skills?

Gross motor skills

(pg 79)

300
One-month-olds have saccadic vision. What does that mean and how does the affect the infant?

The vision is not smooth, "step-like jerky movement". This means their vision lags behind the object. They can not anticipate the trajectory of the object.

(pg 80)

300

Fill in the blank:

Babies who are ____ are much less at risk of malnutrition.

Breastfed

(pg 84)

400

At birth, the head makes up what percent of the body's length?

25%

(page 71)

400

Fill in the blank:

Infants who sleep in bed with their parents are ____ times more likely to die from SIDS

5x more likely

(pg 76)

400

Why do infants surprisingly move backward when trying to crawl?

Because of the greater amount of strength in the arms than the legs.

(pg 79)

400
List symptoms that determine if an infant is experiencing pain. 

increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, decreased oxygen in the blood, and a surge of hormones

(pg 81) 

400

What are the long-term effects of malnutrition? 

lower IQ, poor attention, and behavioral issues

(pg 84)

500

True or False

In most adults, the left hemisphere is more active than the right for language development. 

True

(page 74)

500

What percentage of time does the average newborn spend in the REM phase?

Close to 50% of sleep time

(pg 74)

500

What are the two principles that development occurs?

Cephalocaudal (from head to tail) and Proximodistal (from the midline outward) principles.

(pg 78)

500

What has been used to evaluate an infant's development of perceptual and memory skills? 

habituation procedure

(pg 81)

500

What is the first breast milk produced during pregnancy and just after birth?

colostrum

(pg 82)

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