CNUR 106 Final Review: Early Childhood Test Questions and Answers.

Physical and Motor Development - Answer •Slim down ad trunk lengthens and body fat decreases •Body systems have matured •Enjoy comparing body parts to learn about themselves and others Brain Development - Answer •Growth of frontal lobe impacts planning and organizing of thoughts and actions •Construct new understandings •Myelination: continues to increase on information traveling through the nervous system Motor Skills - Answer •Continue refinement of fine and gross motor skills •Ex. Run, dance, jump, kick, throw, tie, and build Biopsychosocial Influences - Answer •Genetics •Nutrition •Disease •Psychological issues •Socioeconomic issues Piaget- Preoperational Period - Answer •Begins to use symbols to represent objects and events •Talks about memories •Explores through play Cognitive Development: Abilities - Answer representation, animism, deferred imitation, symbolic play Cognitive Development: Limitations - Answer cannot recognize other viewpoints, unable to consider two things at once, centration, lack of conversation and reversibility