Question 1

Which of the following is true of early childhood brain growth and development?

Accepted Answer

A)  From ages 3 to 5, rapid brain growth occurs in areas that support associative thinking, language, and spatial relations. 
B)  The density of synapses in the prefrontal cortex peaks at age 14. 
C)  By age 2, the brain has attained about 90 percent of its peak volume. 
D)  From ages 3 to 6, the most rapid growth occurs in the frontal areas of the brain that regulate planning and goal setting. 
A)  From ages 3 to 5, rapid brain growth occurs in areas that support associative thinking, language, and spatial relations. 
B)  The density of synapses in the prefrontal cortex peaks at age 14. 
C)  By age 2, the brain has attained about 90 percent of its peak volume. 
D)  From ages 3 to 6, the most rapid growth occurs in the frontal areas of the brain that regulate planning and goal setting.

Question 2

A child who experiences a ________ appears to awaken abruptly from a deep sleep early in the night in a state of agitation.

Accepted Answer

A)  sleeptalking episode 
B)  bed-wetting episode 
C)  nightmare 
D)  night terror 
A)  sleeptalking episode 
B)  bed-wetting episode 
C)  nightmare 
D)  night terror

Which of the following is true of early childhood brain growth and development?

A child who experiences a ________ appears to awaken abruptly from a deep sleep early in the night in a state of agitation.

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Exam 8: Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Which of the following is true of early childhood brain growth and development?

A child who experiences a ________ appears to awaken abruptly from a deep sleep early in the night in a state of agitation.

Introduction to Child Development

Conception, Environment, and Heredity

Pregnancy and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn

Physical Development and Health: 0 to 3

Cognitive Development: 0 to 3

Psychosocial Development: 0 to 3

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

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Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

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