APSY 203 Child psych exam 2 Questions With
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height |and |weight |gains |are |greater |during |-- |than |any |other |time |after |birth
the |first |two |years
body |fat |develops |quickly |during |the |first |--
nine |months
muscle |development |is |--
slow |and |gradual
cephalocaudal |trend
head |develops |more |rapidly |than |the |lower |part |of |the |body
proximodistal |trend
growth |that |proceeds |from |the |center |of |the |body |outward
skeletal |age
a |measure |of |bone |development
,- |girls |are |ahead |of |boys |in |maturity
- |African |American |children |tend |to |be |ahead |of |European |- |American |and |Hispanic |American |
children
Neurons
nerve |cells |that |transmit |and |store |information
Synapses
spaces |between |neurons |where |neural |fibers |come |close |together |to |communicate
Neurotransmitters
chemical |messengers |that |help |neurons |communicate |with |each |other
during |the |-- |neural |fibers |and |synapses |increase |rapidly
first |two |years
neurons |produced |from |-- |migrate |to |other |major |parts |of |the |brain |and |differentiate
embryo |neural |tube
Programmed |cell |death |(apoptosis)
,an |aspect |of |brain |growth |in |which, |as |synapses |form, |many |surrounding |neurons |die, |making,
|space |for |the |synapses
stimulation |initially |results |in |massive |--
overabundance |of |synapses
synaptic |pruning
loss |of |synapses |by |seldom-stimulated |neurons
glial |cells
responsible |for |myelination |and |can |participate |directly |in |neural |communication
Myelenation
coating |of |neural |fibers |with |myelin, |an |insulating |fatty |sheath |that |improves |the |efficiency |of |
message |transfer
Electroencephalogram |(EEG)
electrodes |embedded |in |a |head |cap |record |electrical |brain |wave |activity |on |the |cerebral |
cortex
event-related |potential |(ERP)
, records |frequency |and |amplitude |of |brain |waves |in |response |to |stimuli
functional |magnetic |resonance |imaging |(fMRI)
a |magnetic |scanner |detects |blood |flow |and |oxygen |metabolism |in |the |brain
Positron |Emission |Tomography |(PET)
scanner |emits |x-rays |that |detect |blood |flow |and |oxygen |metabolism
Near-infrared |spectroscopy |(NIRS)
Light |is |beamed |at |the |brain |and |is |absorbed |by |certain |areas |of |cerebral |cortex
cerebral |cortex
outermost |layer |of |the |brain |divided |into |four |lobes
-frontal
-parietal
-temporal
-occipital
frontal |lobe
most |extended |period |of |development
Correct Answers
height |and |weight |gains |are |greater |during |-- |than |any |other |time |after |birth
the |first |two |years
body |fat |develops |quickly |during |the |first |--
nine |months
muscle |development |is |--
slow |and |gradual
cephalocaudal |trend
head |develops |more |rapidly |than |the |lower |part |of |the |body
proximodistal |trend
growth |that |proceeds |from |the |center |of |the |body |outward
skeletal |age
a |measure |of |bone |development
,- |girls |are |ahead |of |boys |in |maturity
- |African |American |children |tend |to |be |ahead |of |European |- |American |and |Hispanic |American |
children
Neurons
nerve |cells |that |transmit |and |store |information
Synapses
spaces |between |neurons |where |neural |fibers |come |close |together |to |communicate
Neurotransmitters
chemical |messengers |that |help |neurons |communicate |with |each |other
during |the |-- |neural |fibers |and |synapses |increase |rapidly
first |two |years
neurons |produced |from |-- |migrate |to |other |major |parts |of |the |brain |and |differentiate
embryo |neural |tube
Programmed |cell |death |(apoptosis)
,an |aspect |of |brain |growth |in |which, |as |synapses |form, |many |surrounding |neurons |die, |making,
|space |for |the |synapses
stimulation |initially |results |in |massive |--
overabundance |of |synapses
synaptic |pruning
loss |of |synapses |by |seldom-stimulated |neurons
glial |cells
responsible |for |myelination |and |can |participate |directly |in |neural |communication
Myelenation
coating |of |neural |fibers |with |myelin, |an |insulating |fatty |sheath |that |improves |the |efficiency |of |
message |transfer
Electroencephalogram |(EEG)
electrodes |embedded |in |a |head |cap |record |electrical |brain |wave |activity |on |the |cerebral |
cortex
event-related |potential |(ERP)
, records |frequency |and |amplitude |of |brain |waves |in |response |to |stimuli
functional |magnetic |resonance |imaging |(fMRI)
a |magnetic |scanner |detects |blood |flow |and |oxygen |metabolism |in |the |brain
Positron |Emission |Tomography |(PET)
scanner |emits |x-rays |that |detect |blood |flow |and |oxygen |metabolism
Near-infrared |spectroscopy |(NIRS)
Light |is |beamed |at |the |brain |and |is |absorbed |by |certain |areas |of |cerebral |cortex
cerebral |cortex
outermost |layer |of |the |brain |divided |into |four |lobes
-frontal
-parietal
-temporal
-occipital
frontal |lobe
most |extended |period |of |development
