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

A foundational principle of Vygotsky's theory is that the

Inclusive preschool programs are effective for children with autistic spectrum disorders, resulting in significant gains in language skills, social interaction skills, play skills, and IQ.

Your friend Diane is looking at a growth chart for height at the doctor's office, you explain that the steeper line depicts a child who is gaining inches more rapidly than the average child.

Elaine and Diane are playing house. Elaine is pretending to be mom, Diane is pretending to be Dad, and the dolls are the children. This is an example of ___________ play.

When 3-year-old Katie says her tricycle is sad because it is in the garage all alone, this is an example of her use of

This marker of of preoperational development is associated with an explosion of a child wanting to children want to know how and why.

With obesity rates on the rise, we have seen an increase in the number of children diagnosed with

There is a lack of evidence that Piaget's stages of cognitive development are universal across all cultures.

One result of myelination is _______________________.

When a developmentalist asks a preoperational child to decide whether two sticks of equal length are still equal after you move one stick, the most likely response is:

Between ages 2 and 6,, the brain gains ___________ percent of its adult weight.

One defining feature of ______________ is that a young child will demonstrate a deficit on assessments, such as the false-belief task.

A foundational principle of Piagetian theory is that the social environment shapes children's understanding of the world.

After helping his mom bake cookies several times, as a result of ________________ Hank has learned how to bake cookies on his own.

In a recent study, the majority of children who participated in Head Start, approximately ___ showed no significant changes in their school-readiness skills as a result of attending the program for 1 year.

For healthy bone growth, the World Health Organization emphasizes the importance of

Research suggests that normal-weight and overweight children experience the same level of risk for unwanted health outcomes, including: depression, low self-esteem, being bullied, and dysfunctional social skills.

In the physical domain, the _________ hemisphere controls the left side of the body while the ____________ hemisphere, controls the right side of the body.

Decreased myelination allows neurons to communicate at a more rapid pace.

One of the results of lateralization manifests as ________________.