PSYCH211 Midterm: Test 2 - Textbook Notes for Chapters 5-7 Excellent textbook notes including all definitions in bold. ~30 pages of Word notes, nicely spaced and organized. *Notes taken from textbook called "Infants and Children" by Laura E. Berk - applies to the 6th a
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In the first 2 years bodies change at a faster rate than at any other time after birth. Changes in body size and muscle-fat make-up: by end of first year, more than 50% higher fat than at birth. In one study, children were observed for 21 months and went for periods of 7- 63 days without growth before randomly adding as much as half an inch in a. Parents reported their babies hungry and irritant before the day before this event occurred: muscle tissue increases slowly during infancy and will not reach a peak until adolescence. In infancy, girls are slightly shorter and lighter than boys with a higher fat to muscle ratio. These differences persist and are magnified during adolescence: ethnic differences also exist for body/size/weight norms. Changes in body proportions: different parts of the body grow at difference rates, cephalocaudal trend: latin for head to tail.
