Chapter 4: Infant Physical Development

The average weight of an infant at birth is about 7 pounds.

• True

• False

Physical human growth tends to happen top-down and inner to outer body.

• True

• False

Infant vision is quite accurate/strong at birth, whereas infant hearing is less mature.

• True

• False

During the first two years billions of neurons in the brain are connecting and becoming more complex.

• True

• False

When infants are in REM sleep their brain waves are slow and quiet.

• True

• False

SIDS is the leading cause of death in children under one year of age.

• True

• False

Babies can hear and recognize their mother’s voice at birth (and even before).

• True

• False

Infants’ visual preference is to look at more complex stimuli, like human faces.

• True

• False

Gross motor skills involve small body parts, like hands and fingers.

• True

• False

50% of all babies can stand alone (unsupported) by 12 months of age.

• True

• False