Infant Development

Infants gain about _____ lbs a month for the first 6 months.

• 1-2

• 2-3

• 3-4

• 4-5

_______develops before birth At birth, babies can tell general direction sound is coming from

• smelling

• hearing

• seeing

• taste

Teething can be painful process. Which of the following is a symptom of teething?

• Can refuse food or drool a lot

• increased desire for liquid

• coughing and fever

• all of these

_______ are abilities that depend on use and control of muscles

• vocal skills

• multipurpose skills

• motor skills

• hand skills

Which of the following statements is true?

• Control head by 1 month

• 2-3 months can lift their chest

• By 9 months crawling- adds opportunity for learning

• all of these are true

An newborn's vision is blurry at first, within a week can focus on object _______ inches away

• 7-10

• 3-8

• 1-4

• 5-15

Infants prefer what color?

• yellow

• blue

• green

• red

Infants prefer patterns with high contrast and faces. Which picture would they prefer best?

• 
• 
• 
• all of these

the ability to judge if objects are nearer or farther away than other objects, is not present at birth.

• object permanance

• depth perception

• motor skills

• locomotion

Infants show preference for ________ taste

• salty

• savory

• sour

• sweet