Infants
This is the sense that we know the most about in terms of infant perceptual capabilities? (ie, hearing, touch, smell, vision, taste)
Vision
What is the average lifespan in 2018?
79
There used to be short giraffes, what process happened that now we only have tall giraffes?
Natural selection
How many weeks are in the average pregnancy?
38-40
This milestone occurs at 6 months and is necessary before solid foods are given.
Sit without support
This pioneer found that infants as young as 2 days old prefer to look at patterns—such as faces, printed matter, or bull’s-eyes—longer than colored discs.
Robert Fantz
What are the 6 dimensions of the Life-Span Perspective?
Lifelong, multdimensional, multidirectional, plastic, multidisciplinary, contextual
Which chromosome based abnormality resembles the symptoms of ASD?
Fragile X Syndrome
In the first trimester the fetus is called a _____ until week 8.
Zygote
What figure illustrates and infant wearing eye-tracking headgear?
Figure 13
What infant behavior provides information about the health of the newborn's central nervous system?
Crying
What are the three hotly debated topics?
What shape are sickle cell red blood cells?
Hooked or crescent moon
At which week of pregnancy can fetal movement reduce, causing distress to expectant parents?
Weeks 36-38
Who proposed the sensorimotor stage lasts about two years?
Piaget
Insecure avoidant babies show...
insecurity by avoiding the caregiver.
What are the three processes involved in developmental change?
Biological, cognitive, and socioemotional
Which gene-linked abnormality is the most common in American Jews?
Tay-Sachs disease
At what age is an expectant mother considered geriatric?
35
Which researcher examined infant's ability to imitate?
Andrew Meltzoff
Mary often plays the game peek-a-boo with her baby. Initially, Mary covers her baby and then removes the cover, registering "surprise" at the baby's reappearance. After a time, her baby does the covering and uncovering. This is an example of
scaffolding
Which theory leans too heavily on biological sources?
Ethological
How would a recessive gene exert influence?
If both biological parents carried the recessive gene
Postpartum depression is a condition that lasts on average...
1 to 2 weeks.
What is the position title of a social worker who primarily works with expecting families?
Perinatal social worker