APSY 203 Child psych exam 3 Questions With
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Early childhood
2-6 years old
body growth slows after
the first 2 years
(2-3 inches and 5 lbs. per year on average)
torso growth
lengthens and widens and spine straightens
through early childhood, body proportions grow to be -- results in improved --
similar to adults, posture and balance
differences in body growth
gender differences, individual differences become more apparent, cultural differences
,gender differences
boys are ahead of girls
individual differences become more apparent
genetic factors
malnutrition
cultural differences
growth norms for one population are inadequate for children from other populations
Epiphyses
growth centers in which cartilage hardens into bone
~45 new emerge between between 2-6 years
x-rays of -- enable doctors to estimate a child's -- age
epiphyses, skeletal
children begin to lose their primary teeth (5-6 first tooth)
influence of genetic factors
influence of nutritional factors
,preventing disease and decay in -- is essential
primary teeth
between ages 2-6, the brain increases from --
70% of its adult weight to 90%
the cerebral cortex --
grows, reshapes, and refines
brain growth is related to improvement in
physical coordination, perception, attention, memory, language, logical thinking, imagination
overproduced synapses by age 4-5
supports plasticity
followed by synaptic pruning
-- reaches a peak (cerebral cortex development)
energy metabolism
, cognitive functions increasingly --
localize in neural systems
rapid growth in prefrontal cortical areas implicated in --
executive function
left hemisphere
especially active between 3-6 years
language skills increase rapidly in early childhood
right hemisphere
activity increases steadily through childhood
spatial skills develop rapidly
cerebellum
aids in balance and control of body movement
Cb Fibers linking the cerebellum to the cerebral cortex
grow and myelinate
Correct Answers
Early childhood
2-6 years old
body growth slows after
the first 2 years
(2-3 inches and 5 lbs. per year on average)
torso growth
lengthens and widens and spine straightens
through early childhood, body proportions grow to be -- results in improved --
similar to adults, posture and balance
differences in body growth
gender differences, individual differences become more apparent, cultural differences
,gender differences
boys are ahead of girls
individual differences become more apparent
genetic factors
malnutrition
cultural differences
growth norms for one population are inadequate for children from other populations
Epiphyses
growth centers in which cartilage hardens into bone
~45 new emerge between between 2-6 years
x-rays of -- enable doctors to estimate a child's -- age
epiphyses, skeletal
children begin to lose their primary teeth (5-6 first tooth)
influence of genetic factors
influence of nutritional factors
,preventing disease and decay in -- is essential
primary teeth
between ages 2-6, the brain increases from --
70% of its adult weight to 90%
the cerebral cortex --
grows, reshapes, and refines
brain growth is related to improvement in
physical coordination, perception, attention, memory, language, logical thinking, imagination
overproduced synapses by age 4-5
supports plasticity
followed by synaptic pruning
-- reaches a peak (cerebral cortex development)
energy metabolism
, cognitive functions increasingly --
localize in neural systems
rapid growth in prefrontal cortical areas implicated in --
executive function
left hemisphere
especially active between 3-6 years
language skills increase rapidly in early childhood
right hemisphere
activity increases steadily through childhood
spatial skills develop rapidly
cerebellum
aids in balance and control of body movement
Cb Fibers linking the cerebellum to the cerebral cortex
grow and myelinate
