n n n n n n n
1.nInngeneral,nhowndoesnthenbrainndevelopninnearlynchildhood?nLooknatnpowerpointnslidesn2,n4nfornid
eas.ncorrectnanswersn-rapidngrowthnofnthenprefrontalncortexn
-hemispheresncontinuentonlateralize
-leftnhemispherenespeciallynactiven(languagenskills/handedness)
-linksnamongncerebellum,nreticularnformation,nhippocampus,nandncorpusncallosumnincrease
2.nWhatndonthengrowthnhormonenandnthenthyroid-
stimulatingnhormonendo?ncorrectnanswersnGH:nNecessarynfornallnbodyntissuendevelopmentn(exceptn
CNSnandngenitals)
TSH:nallowsnthyroidnglandntonproducenthyroxinenwhichnisnnecessarynfornbrainndevelopmentnandnhel
psnGHnhavenitsnfullnimpactnonnbodynsize
3.nWhatnhappensninnearlynchildhoodninntermsnofngrossnmotorndevelopment?ncorrectnanswersn-
balancenimproves
-gaitnsmoothnandnrhythmicnbynagen2
-uppernandnlowernbodynskillsncombinenintonmorenrefinednactionsnbynagen5
-greaternspeednandnendurance
4.nWhatnarenthenleadingncausesnofnmortalitynfornearlynchildhood?ncorrectnanswersninfectiousndisease
,nmalnutrition,nchildhoodninjury
5.nMake-believenplay-
nWhatndidnPiagetnthink?nHowndonresearchersnnownviewnmakenbelievenplay? nWhatnarensomenofnthenb
enefits?ncorrectnanswersn-Preoperationalnstage(2-7)
-resultnofngainsninnmentalnrepresentationn-withnagenmakenbelievenplayndetachesnfromnreal-
lifenconditions,nbecomesnlessnself-centerednandnmorencomplex
-sociodramaticnplayndevelops
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benefits:ncontributesntoncognitivenandnsocialnskillsn&nstrengthensnmentalnabilitiesn(sustainednattn,nm
emory,nlangnandnliteracy,ncreativity,nregulationnofnemotion,nperspectiventaking)
6.nPiagetncharacterizednearlynchildhoodnasnthen______nstage.nWhatnarensomenofnthenconceptsnchildre
nnarenlearningninnthisnstage?n(Think-nwhatnisnthenILLOGICALnthinking?)ncorrectnanswersn-
Preoperational
-make-believenplay
-symbol-real-worldnrelationsn(dualnrepresentation)
-egocentrism
-animisticnthinking
-lacknconservationn(centrationnandnirreversibility)
-lacknhierarchicalnclassification
egocentrismncorrectnanswersnfailurentondistinguishnothers'nviewpointsnfromnone'snown
animisticnthinkingncorrectnanswersnbeliefnthatninanimatenobjectsnhavenlifelikenqualities
, conservationncorrectnanswersnunderstandingnthatnphysicalncharacteristicsnremainnthensamenwhennap
pearancenchanges
centrationncorrectnanswersnfocusnonnonenaspectntonneglectnofnothers
irreversibilityncorrectnanswersninabilityntonmentallynreversenanseriesnofnsteps
7.nWhatnarenthenmainnpointsnofnVygotsky'sntheorynappliedntonearlynchildhood?ncorrectnanswersn-
Privatenspeech
-zonenofnproximalndevelopmentn(whatntheynarencapablenofnunderstanding)
-scaffolding
-assistedndiscoveryn(tailorsnassistancentonzopd)
-peerncollaboration
-makenbelievenplay
8.nRemembernwatchingnthenvideonaboutnGenie.nThinknonnthenmajornpointsnofnwhatnoccurred.ncorrect
nanswersn
Childhoodnobesityncorrectnanswersn-
angreaternthann20n%nincreasenovernhealthynweightnbasednonnbodynmassnindex
-obesenchildrennarenmorenlikelyntonbecomenoverweightnadults
physicalnsymptomsnofnchildhoodnobesityncorrectnanswersn-highnbloodnpressure
-cholesterol
-respiratorynproblems
-insulinnresistance
lifelongnproblemsnofnchildhoodnobesityncorrectnanswersn-heartndisease
-diabetes
-gallnbladderndisease
-cancer
-earlyndeath
causesnofnchildhoodnobesityncorrectnanswersn-overweightnparents
-lownSES
-insufficientnsleep
-lownphysicalnactivity
-television
-eatingnout
consequencesnofnchildhoodnobesityncorrectnanswersn-stereotyping
-socialnisolation
-depression
-emotional/academic/behavioralnproblems