Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood:two to Six Years

According to your text, from 2010 to 2020 the goal of international nutrition efforts is to decrease the percentage of preschool children at-risk for growth-stunting from 1 in every 4 to _____.

According to your text, the percentage of left-handed people is consistently about ____ across cultures

The law of conservation, according to Piaget, develops during the ___________stage.

As preoperational development unfolds, __________ allows the child to, use language as a new way of thinking about the world.

Preoperational development involves seemingly endless streams of "why?" questions, characteristic of

Watching kindergarteners holding the hands of statues and include the statues in their game is a display of

_____________________ is best known for his assertion that all humans have an innate mechanism for processing words.

The process through which cartilage turns into bone is known as ____________.

Evaluations of Head Start conclude that the intervention has had mixed results with respect to the length of time immediate program benefits persist.

_____________________ develops from the need to understand and need to be understood.

Early detection of autism along with appropriate intervention predicts the best outcomes for this special population of children.

By the end of Piaget's _____________ babies have developed object permanence.

Millie was nutritionally deprived during early childhood, resulting in skeletal growth stunting. After she was adopted she ate a diet rich in vitamins and minerals and engaged in regular, age-appropriate exercise. As an adult she may be at increased risk for ____________________.

By the beginning of early childhood, ________________ is taking place more slowly than it did during infancy.

"Fast-mapping" refers to_____________.

The American Heart Association recommends at least _____________ minutes of moderate or vigorous physical activity a day for children,

When you were a child, you may have built "forts" made from pillows, sheets, or other objects in your home. This is an example of children engaging in ___________ play.

Jacob skips, climbs ladders, and is able to change direction very quickly while running. His gross-motor skills are normative for a _______-year-old child.

In the context of responding to the "3 Mountain Problem," when asked to point to the picture that shows what the doll can see, 4-year-old Billy is likely to describe

State legislation requires that children with special needs should receive education in the same learning environment as peers without special needs.