Exam 8: Early Childhood: Biosocial Development

In developed nations, which nutrients are apt to be lacking in a child's diet?

Megyn is a 3-year-old who is working on a craft project at preschool. She has to be repeatedly reminded to sit still, to continue working on the craft, and to stop interfering with her classmate's work. What is the most likely explanation for Megyn's behavior?

Myelination is essential for basic communication between neurons.

Between the ages of 1 and 6, appetite _____.

The number of _____ maltreatment cases is far greater than the number of substantiated maltreatment cases.

Nathan is Canadian, and he weighs 55 pounds. About how many years old is he likely to be?

Which is a leading cause of death among children between the ages of 1 and 4 years?

The specialization of the functioning of the two halves of the brain is called _____.

_____ is the term used to describe the specialization of the brain so that one side of the body or brain is dominant for certain functions.

Brain maturation, motivation, and guided practice make _____ skills possible.

Research found that 2-year-old humans have similar intellectual abilities as orangutans and chimpanzees.

The ability to play "Simon Says" successfully appears to be directly related to the development of the _____ cortex.

The idea that child maltreatment is rare and is perpetrated by disturbed strangers _____.

The right hemisphere of the brain is where language abilities are located in most people.

It is normal for young children to display poor _____ control, being incapable of sustained attention to tasks.

Name three immediate problems and three long-term consequences that can result from child maltreatment.

The process by which axons become coated with a fatty substance that speeds the transmission of nerve impulses from neuron to neuron is _____.

On which task do human 2 -year-olds outstrip chimpanzees and orangutans?

In the past 20 years, the incidence of plumbism has declined due to _____.

Younger children tend to be better at playing kickball than they are at playing baseball. That's because all aspects of kickball rely more heavily on _____.