Child Psychology Final Exam Study Guide

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY FINAL EXAM WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
During rthe rinfant's rsecond ryear, rthe rgrowth rrate: r- rCORRECT✅✅A) rBecomes rrapid
B) rBegins rto rslow rdown
C) rIs rcharacterized rby rfrequent rspurts
D) rIs rmarked rby rrapid rdeceleration

B) rBegins rto rslow rdown

As rthe rpreschool rchild rgrows rolder, rthe rpercentage rof rincrease rin rheight rand rweight
r__________. r- rCORRECT✅✅A) rDoubles
B) rRemains rconstant
C) rIncreases
D) rDecreases

D) rDecreases

__________ ris rthe rprocess rin rwhich rthe rnerve rcells rare rcovered rand rinsulated rwith
ra rlayer rof rfat rcells, rwhich rincreases rthe rspeed rat rwhich rinformation rtravels rthrough
rthe rnervous rsystem. r- rCORRECT✅✅A) rLateralization
B) rHabituation
C) rMyelination
D) rLocalization

C) rMyelination

Which rof rthe rfollowing reffects rdoes rmyelination rhave ron rthe rnervous rsystem? r-
rCORRECT✅✅A) rIt rincreases rthe rspeed rand refficiency rof rinformation rtraveling
rthrough rthe rnervous rsystem
B) rIt rincreases rthe rblood-flow rto rthe rbrain, rspinal rcord, rand rsurrounding rareas
C) rIt rimproves rthe rquality rof rsleep rin rchildren
D) rIt raids rthe rfunctioning rof rconnective rtissues rin rthe rbodies rof rinfants rand ryoung
rchildren


A) rIt rincreases rthe rspeed rand refficiency rof rinformation rtraveling rthrough rthe rnervous
rsystem


Kylie roften rbrings rhome rher rcrayon rdrawings rand rclay rmodels rof ranimals rfrom rart
rclass. rRecently, rher rart rteacher radded ra rremark ron rone rof rher rdrawings, rsaying rthat
rKylie rhas ran reye rfor rdetail rand rdisplays rgood rcoordination rand rcontrol rwhen
rdrawing ror rmodeling rclay. rWhich rof rthe rfollowing ris rTRUE rregarding rKylie? r-
rCORRECT✅✅A) rKylie ris rin rKellogg's rshape rstage