D202 Human Growth and Development - Set 5 - Part 3

Correct Answer: Elimination of unnecessary synapses

Synaptic pruning is the process where unnecessary or weak synapses in the brain are eliminated, which improves the efficiency of neural networks.

Correct Answer: Environmental agents that cause developmental malformations (birth defects)

Teratogens are harmful environmental factors such as alcohol, drugs, or infections that can lead to birth defects during fetal development.

Correct Answer: They transmit signals between neurons

Neurotransmitters are chemicals that allow neurons to communicate with each other by transmitting signals across synapses.

Correct Answer: The stage when infants learn through their senses and actions

In Piaget's sensorimotor stage, infants explore the world through their senses and motor actions, forming the basis for cognitive development.

Correct Answer: By responding consistently and sensitively to their childs needs

A positive attachment style is fostered when parents are responsive, consistent, and sensitive to their childs emotional and physical needs.

Correct Answer: A period of unusual sadness after childbirth

Postpartum depression is a period of intense sadness that can occur after childbirth, affecting the mothers ability to care for her newborn and herself.

Correct Answer: Development from head to tail

Cephalocaudal development refers to the pattern of physical growth and motor control that begins at the head and progresses down to the feet.

Correct Answer: An assessment of newborns physical health, including heart rate and muscle tone

The APGAR score is used to assess the physical health of a newborn immediately after birth by measuring factors such as heart rate, muscle tone, and reflexes.

Correct Answer: The brains ability to change and adapt

Neuroplasticity refers to the brains capacity to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections in response to learning or injury.

Correct Answer: The inability to recall memories from the first few years of life

Infantile amnesia is the phenomenon where individuals cannot recall memories from their early childhood, typically before the age of 3-4 years.