Exam 5: Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

________is the first menstrual period in females.

Erica is three years old and looks fairly healthy,but she is extremely small for her age.Erica was removed from her family because of evidence of severe emotional deprivation and is now in a foster home.The cause of Erica's retarded growth is most likely

Scott wants to talk to his wife about co-sleeping.He has read that co-sleeping can increase infant sleep-apnea.

The unexplained death of an infant or a toddler is generally referred to as

While working in Bangladesh for the American Red Cross,Cathy helped care for malnourished one- and two-year-old children with swollen and distended stomachs.These children were probably suffering from ________,which results from a lack of sufficient protein.

The treatments for eating disorders have not been easy to identify because

Explain catch-up growth and lagging-down growth.

Eddie is a late maturer.Which of the following statements is probably not an accurate description of what Eddie is experiencing?

Early maturity seems to have negative aspects for boys.

Piaget suggested that sensorimotor activity serves as the prototype for and first stage in the construction of knowledge.If this is true,the acquisition,coordination,and integration of basic motor skills

The architecture of the brain is modified by environmental factors.

Tyrone was ill for several months when he was four years old.His illness caused him to fail to grow to the same height as his friends.Now that he is no longer ill,Tyrone will most likely

A functional asymmetry in manual control occurs during the second year when the child

________ refers to the increase in body size and body organs,whereas ________ refers not only to changes in size but also to orderly patterns.

Keith watches about six hours of television every day.Keith probably has ________ than other children his age who watch less television.

Despite the negative social-emotional consequences attached to obesity in most contemporary Western cultures,many developing countries view body fat as a sign of

________ is the process by which one hemisphere of the brain comes to dominate the other.

Eating disorders are a major concern in the United States and other developed nations.Explain what factors contribute to these disorders and what treatments have shown successful.Include definitions and use research findings to support your discussion.

All of the following are considered prewalking behavior except

________ is the process in brain development during which neurons are sheathed with a substance produced by the ________ cells that increases the speed of neuronal functioning.