CHILD DEVELOPMENT UPDATED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
BMI is lower at age ____ than at any other age in the lifespan. - CORRECT ANSWERS 5-6
between the ages of 2 and 6, well-nourished children gain about ___ pounds and add almost
___ inches to their height each year. - CORRECT ANSWERS 4 1/2; 3
T/F: appetite increases between the ages 2 and 6
Reason? - CORRECT ANSWERS false
Reason: appetite decreases because they need fewer calories because they need fewer calories
per pound.
children in developed nations get plenty of calories, sometimes eating too many ______, but
they're often missing some crucial nutrients, particularly _____, _____, and calcium. - CORRECT
ANSWERS calories ; iron ; zinc ; calcium
a three year old who won't eat potatoes that have touched the carrots should be - CORRECT
ANSWERS tolerated
by the age of two, the child's brains weights ____ of its adult brain - CORRECT
ANSWERS 75%
_____ speeds signals between neurons, enabling quicker thinking in young children - CORRECT
ANSWERS myelination
, one part of the brain that grows and myelinates rapidly during early childhood is the _______,
resulting in ______________________________________ - CORRECT ANSWERS corpus
callosum ; a long, thick band of nerve fibers that connects the left and right sides of the brain
T/F it is important as a parent to figure out if your child is left or right brained - CORRECT
ANSWERS F
________ and ________ are opposite behaviors with the same underlying cause: immaturity of
the prefrontal cortex. - CORRECT ANSWERS Impulsiveness ; perseveration
A not B task video example
if a young child (because of increased activity in the ______) is scared of a lion in the closer, the
parent should________________ - CORRECT ANSWERS amygdala ; tell the lion to go
home
myelination - CORRECT ANSWERS the process by which axons become coated with
myelin, a fatty substance that speeds the transmission of nerve impulses form neuron to neuron
prefrontal cortex - CORRECT ANSWERS the area of cortex at the front of the brain that
specializes in anticipation, planning, and impulse control
corpus callosum - CORRECT ANSWERS a long, thick band of nerve fibers that connects the
left and right sides of the brain and allows communication between them
lateralization - CORRECT ANSWERS literally, sidedness, referring to the specialization in
certain functions by each side of the brain, with one side dominant for each activity. the left side
of the brain controls the right side of the body and vice versa.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
BMI is lower at age ____ than at any other age in the lifespan. - CORRECT ANSWERS 5-6
between the ages of 2 and 6, well-nourished children gain about ___ pounds and add almost
___ inches to their height each year. - CORRECT ANSWERS 4 1/2; 3
T/F: appetite increases between the ages 2 and 6
Reason? - CORRECT ANSWERS false
Reason: appetite decreases because they need fewer calories because they need fewer calories
per pound.
children in developed nations get plenty of calories, sometimes eating too many ______, but
they're often missing some crucial nutrients, particularly _____, _____, and calcium. - CORRECT
ANSWERS calories ; iron ; zinc ; calcium
a three year old who won't eat potatoes that have touched the carrots should be - CORRECT
ANSWERS tolerated
by the age of two, the child's brains weights ____ of its adult brain - CORRECT
ANSWERS 75%
_____ speeds signals between neurons, enabling quicker thinking in young children - CORRECT
ANSWERS myelination
, one part of the brain that grows and myelinates rapidly during early childhood is the _______,
resulting in ______________________________________ - CORRECT ANSWERS corpus
callosum ; a long, thick band of nerve fibers that connects the left and right sides of the brain
T/F it is important as a parent to figure out if your child is left or right brained - CORRECT
ANSWERS F
________ and ________ are opposite behaviors with the same underlying cause: immaturity of
the prefrontal cortex. - CORRECT ANSWERS Impulsiveness ; perseveration
A not B task video example
if a young child (because of increased activity in the ______) is scared of a lion in the closer, the
parent should________________ - CORRECT ANSWERS amygdala ; tell the lion to go
home
myelination - CORRECT ANSWERS the process by which axons become coated with
myelin, a fatty substance that speeds the transmission of nerve impulses form neuron to neuron
prefrontal cortex - CORRECT ANSWERS the area of cortex at the front of the brain that
specializes in anticipation, planning, and impulse control
corpus callosum - CORRECT ANSWERS a long, thick band of nerve fibers that connects the
left and right sides of the brain and allows communication between them
lateralization - CORRECT ANSWERS literally, sidedness, referring to the specialization in
certain functions by each side of the brain, with one side dominant for each activity. the left side
of the brain controls the right side of the body and vice versa.
