Babies quiz

More questions about Babies

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1. 1 Easy

   Why do babies believe people vanish during a game of Peek-a-Boo?

   Answer: Lack of object permanence

   Why: Piaget timed the discovery at about eight to twelve months, and later studies show babies grasp it sooner than his hiding tests could reveal.

2. 2 Medium

   What do newborn baby legs do when feet touch a flat surface?

   Answer: Step or march

   Why: The stepping reflex fades by about two months; the cause is not the brain but leg weight: held in water, babies step again.

3. 3 Hard

   Which reflex causes a baby to throw out their arms when startled?

   Answer: Moro reflex

   Why: Ernst Moro described it in 1918, and a one sided response can flag a newborn's broken collarbone or nerve injury; it fades by six months.

4. 4 Easy

   What is bare skin-to-skin baby holding called?

   Answer: Kangaroo care

   Why: Kangaroo care helps stabilize a newborn's heart rate and body temperature through direct warmth.

5. 5 Medium

   What is the first 28 days of a human baby's life called?

   Answer: Newborn period

   Why: The WHO counts the newborn or neonatal period as the first 28 days; the fourth trimester is a different span, the 12 weeks after birth.

6. 6 Hard

   Why do babies babble before they can say real words?

   Answer: Vocal tract mapping

   Why: Deaf babies raised with sign language babble on their hands, repeating handshapes just as hearing babies repeat syllables.