In-Class Assignment 2

1.What age is the baby and give 3 characteristics that you used to determine your decision.

Acceptable: Anything between birth up to 2 months (actual age is 4 weeks). 0.5 points

Characteristics: Size, lack of head/body control, no/poor eye contact with father, presence of reflexes that disappear by 3 months, sleepy, uncontrolled arm movements,(there may be a few more - if they make sense you got points). 2 points

2. Identify, name and describe at leasts 2 reflexes. (0.5 for name, 0.5 for description) 2 points total

a) Rooting - head turns in direction that cheek was stroked(father strokes cheek baby turns face towards it

b) Grasping - pressure put on palm, baby closes fingers (father touches palm and baby grasps finger)

c) Moro - when sense they are "falling", or sudden lack of support, baby throws arms out and then in toward center. (Father throws baby up in the air and then drops arms down, baby reaches out and then in)

d) Sucking - object placed in mouth baby sucks (e.g., father's finger)

3. Is it a boy or girl or can't tell?

If you had really paid attention to the original film you would have heard that the baby was named Lily and she was 4 weeks old. However, any answer is acceptable if you have a reasonable explanation. .5 points

eg. Boy - wearing blue, or big for age (boys tend to be bigger at birth) Can't tell - no behavior to discriminate, girl (name is lily, if father does something that suggests it is a girl, etc)