DEP2004 Exam 2 Study Guide
Questions and Answers
The result of myelination on neural processing speed
✓ ~~~ this has the effect of increasing the speed and efficiency of information traveling
through the nervous system
myelination
✓ ~~~ the process by which the nerve cells are covered and insulated with a layer of fat
cells, which increases the speed at which information travels through the nervous system
Activities that develop gross motor skills in early childhood
✓ ~~~ age 3 - hopping, jumping, and running back and forth
age 4 - same as age 3 plus they scramble over low jungle gyms
age 5 - stunts, climbing, run hard and enjoy races with each other and their parents
The number of hours of sleep recommended by pediatricians
✓ ~~~ 11 - 13hrs
What short sleep duration in early childhood is correlated with
✓ ~~~ research studies link the following to it, attention problems and being overweight
Cause and symptoms of anemia
, ✓ ~~~ -cause - malnutrition- failure to eat adequate amounts of quality meats and dark
green vegetables
-symptoms - chronic fatigue
-children from low-income families are most likely to develop this
Symbolic function
✓ ~~~ Piaget's first substage of preoperational thought, in which the child gains the ability
to mentally represent an object that is not present (between about 2 and 4 years of age).
Egocentrism
✓ ~~~ The inability to distinguish between one's own perspective and someone else's
(salient feature of the first substage of preoperational thought).
Animism
✓ ~~~ The belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and are capable of action.
Conservation
✓ ~~~ In Piaget's theory, awareness that altering an object's or a substance's appearance
does not change its basic properties.
Centration
✓ ~~~ Focusing attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others.
Zone of proximal development
✓ ~~~ Vygotsky's term for tasks that are too difficult for children to master alone but can be
mastered with the assistance of adults or more-skilled children.
Scaffolding
Questions and Answers
The result of myelination on neural processing speed
✓ ~~~ this has the effect of increasing the speed and efficiency of information traveling
through the nervous system
myelination
✓ ~~~ the process by which the nerve cells are covered and insulated with a layer of fat
cells, which increases the speed at which information travels through the nervous system
Activities that develop gross motor skills in early childhood
✓ ~~~ age 3 - hopping, jumping, and running back and forth
age 4 - same as age 3 plus they scramble over low jungle gyms
age 5 - stunts, climbing, run hard and enjoy races with each other and their parents
The number of hours of sleep recommended by pediatricians
✓ ~~~ 11 - 13hrs
What short sleep duration in early childhood is correlated with
✓ ~~~ research studies link the following to it, attention problems and being overweight
Cause and symptoms of anemia
, ✓ ~~~ -cause - malnutrition- failure to eat adequate amounts of quality meats and dark
green vegetables
-symptoms - chronic fatigue
-children from low-income families are most likely to develop this
Symbolic function
✓ ~~~ Piaget's first substage of preoperational thought, in which the child gains the ability
to mentally represent an object that is not present (between about 2 and 4 years of age).
Egocentrism
✓ ~~~ The inability to distinguish between one's own perspective and someone else's
(salient feature of the first substage of preoperational thought).
Animism
✓ ~~~ The belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and are capable of action.
Conservation
✓ ~~~ In Piaget's theory, awareness that altering an object's or a substance's appearance
does not change its basic properties.
Centration
✓ ~~~ Focusing attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others.
Zone of proximal development
✓ ~~~ Vygotsky's term for tasks that are too difficult for children to master alone but can be
mastered with the assistance of adults or more-skilled children.
Scaffolding
