WGU C217 Human Growth and Development Already Passed

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WGU C217 Human Growth and Development Already Passed The __________ principle of development suggests that growth begins at the center of the body and moves toward the extremes. ✔✔proximodistal... At birth, the newborn's brain is about ______ of its adult weight. ✔✔25% The term __________ describes the specialization of function in one hemisphere of the cerebral cortex or the other. ✔✔lateralization _________ times as many synaptic connections are made than will ever be used. ✔✔Two Which of the following statements about the REM sleep of a newborn is FALSE? ✔✔The amount of time spent in REM sleep increases with age. __________ is a wasting away of body tissues in the infant's first year, caused by severe proteincalorie deficiency. ✔✔Marasmus The grasping reflex diminishes by the end of the _____ month ✔✔3rd ____________ is the name given to decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus. ✔✔Habituation __________ occurs when information interacts with sensory receptors. ✔✔Sensation The main theme of the ecological approach of Eleanor and James Gibson is to discover ✔✔both how perception guides action and how action guides perception ___________ involves integrating information from two or more sensory modalities, such as vision or hearing. ✔✔Intermodality perception Some dimensions expand and others shrink ✔✔ __________ sensory stimulation is changing but perception of the physical world remains constant. ✔✔Perceptual constancy capacity for change ✔✔plasticity Has biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions ✔✔Multidimensional All development occurs within a context, or setting (social, cultural, and historic factors) ✔✔. Contextual Early adulthood is not the endpoint of development; no age period dominates development ✔✔Lifelong Multidisciplinary ✔✔Various areas of study have an interest in the field of development through the life span nature ✔✔the influence of our inherited characteristics on our personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions nurture ✔✔ continuity theory ✔✔the theory suggesting that people need to maintain their desired level of involvement in society in order to maxim [Show More]

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