DEP2004: Ch. 7 Practice Questions and
All Correct Answers.
Physical changes taking place in early childhood include:
A. increased sleep time.
B. increased height.
C. improved dexterity.
D. decreased sleep. - Answer B, C, D;
B. increased height.
C. improved dexterity.
D. decreased sleep.
An increase in height and an increase in _______ are the two most obvious physical changes
that occur during early childhood years. - Answer weight
Approximately ___ percent of 5-year-olds wet the bed on a regular basis. - Answer 10 to 15;
About 10-15% of 5-year-olds, more commonly boys, wet the bed regularly.
By age 5, the child's brain is roughly ______ percent of its adult size. - Answer 90;
During the first few years of life, brain development is rapid and profound. From ages 3-6, the
most rapid brain growth occurs in the frontal areas that regulate planning and goal setting, with
the density of synapses in the prefrontal cortex peaking at age 4. This "exuberant connectivity"
is gradually pruned over time as a result of experience, a process that underlies the great
plasticity of the human brain. In addition, myelin (a fatty substance that coats the axons of
nerve fibers and accelerates neural conduction) continues to form. By age 6, the brain has
attained about 90% of its peak volume. From ages 6-11, rapid brain growth occurs in areas that
support associative thinking, language, and spatial relations. Much of this development occurs
in the prefrontal cortex, a change that appears to support children's increasing cognitive
flexibility.
The corpus callosum is a thick band of nerve fibers that connects both hemispheres of the brain
and allows them to communicate more rapidly and effectively with each other. The corpus
callosum continues to be myelinized throughout childhood and adolescence, with peak volume
occurring later in boys than in girls.
Improvement in gross motor skills in preschool children is due to development in the motor and
______ areas of the cerebral cortex. - Answer sensory
A common physical change in early childhood is decreased need for - Answer sleep
, What is the key characteristic of Piaget's second stage of cognitive development, the
preoperational stage?
A. Profound expansion of the ability to use logic
B. Comprehension that an original situation can be restored if actions are reversed
C. Looking outward beyond the self and realizing that people have widely varying thoughts and
emotions
D. An expansion in symbolic thought - Answer D. An expansion in symbolic thought
Along with growth in height, growth in ______ is one of the most obvious physical changes seen
in early childhood. - Answer weight
Which of the following is true regarding enuresis?
A. It improves with punishment.
B. It is usually indicates an emotional disturbance.
C. Most children outgrow the condition by age 8.
D. It affects more girls than boys. - Answer C. Most children outgrow the condition by age 8.
What part of the brain grows most rapidly in early childhood? - Answer Frontal Lobe;
From ages 3 to 6 (early childhood), the most rapid brain growth occurs in the frontal lobe, an
area that regulates planning and goal setting.
In early childhood, gross motor skills that involve large muscles will develop best during -
Answer unstructured, active play.
According to Piaget, the first substage of preoperational thought is the ______ substage, in
which the child gains the ability to mentally represent an object that is not present. - Answer
symbolic function
Piaget cited what key elements in the second (preoperational) stage of a child's cognitive
development?
A. Children begin to be adept at logic.
B. Children become more adept at symbolic thought.
C. Children are able to use words to describe their world.
D. Children are able to understand the concept of reversibility. - Answer B & C;
B. Children become more adept at symbolic thought.
C. Children are able to use words to describe their world.
All Correct Answers.
Physical changes taking place in early childhood include:
A. increased sleep time.
B. increased height.
C. improved dexterity.
D. decreased sleep. - Answer B, C, D;
B. increased height.
C. improved dexterity.
D. decreased sleep.
An increase in height and an increase in _______ are the two most obvious physical changes
that occur during early childhood years. - Answer weight
Approximately ___ percent of 5-year-olds wet the bed on a regular basis. - Answer 10 to 15;
About 10-15% of 5-year-olds, more commonly boys, wet the bed regularly.
By age 5, the child's brain is roughly ______ percent of its adult size. - Answer 90;
During the first few years of life, brain development is rapid and profound. From ages 3-6, the
most rapid brain growth occurs in the frontal areas that regulate planning and goal setting, with
the density of synapses in the prefrontal cortex peaking at age 4. This "exuberant connectivity"
is gradually pruned over time as a result of experience, a process that underlies the great
plasticity of the human brain. In addition, myelin (a fatty substance that coats the axons of
nerve fibers and accelerates neural conduction) continues to form. By age 6, the brain has
attained about 90% of its peak volume. From ages 6-11, rapid brain growth occurs in areas that
support associative thinking, language, and spatial relations. Much of this development occurs
in the prefrontal cortex, a change that appears to support children's increasing cognitive
flexibility.
The corpus callosum is a thick band of nerve fibers that connects both hemispheres of the brain
and allows them to communicate more rapidly and effectively with each other. The corpus
callosum continues to be myelinized throughout childhood and adolescence, with peak volume
occurring later in boys than in girls.
Improvement in gross motor skills in preschool children is due to development in the motor and
______ areas of the cerebral cortex. - Answer sensory
A common physical change in early childhood is decreased need for - Answer sleep
, What is the key characteristic of Piaget's second stage of cognitive development, the
preoperational stage?
A. Profound expansion of the ability to use logic
B. Comprehension that an original situation can be restored if actions are reversed
C. Looking outward beyond the self and realizing that people have widely varying thoughts and
emotions
D. An expansion in symbolic thought - Answer D. An expansion in symbolic thought
Along with growth in height, growth in ______ is one of the most obvious physical changes seen
in early childhood. - Answer weight
Which of the following is true regarding enuresis?
A. It improves with punishment.
B. It is usually indicates an emotional disturbance.
C. Most children outgrow the condition by age 8.
D. It affects more girls than boys. - Answer C. Most children outgrow the condition by age 8.
What part of the brain grows most rapidly in early childhood? - Answer Frontal Lobe;
From ages 3 to 6 (early childhood), the most rapid brain growth occurs in the frontal lobe, an
area that regulates planning and goal setting.
In early childhood, gross motor skills that involve large muscles will develop best during -
Answer unstructured, active play.
According to Piaget, the first substage of preoperational thought is the ______ substage, in
which the child gains the ability to mentally represent an object that is not present. - Answer
symbolic function
Piaget cited what key elements in the second (preoperational) stage of a child's cognitive
development?
A. Children begin to be adept at logic.
B. Children become more adept at symbolic thought.
C. Children are able to use words to describe their world.
D. Children are able to understand the concept of reversibility. - Answer B & C;
B. Children become more adept at symbolic thought.
C. Children are able to use words to describe their world.
