EDUC 220 Chapter 7

Handedness is genetic

_____________________ involve the large muscles used in locomotion.

Children reared in poverty tend to perform less well on standardized intelligence test than more privileged children

The tendency of new parts of the brain to compensate for injuries to other parts of the brain is called:

Plasticity gradually declines after________________ years of age.

During the preschool years, physical and motor development progresses significantly

Some children are either right-brained or left-brained.

Understanding that properties of substances remain the same even if their shape or arrangement is changed, refers to ___

According to ______________, pretend play usually begins in the second year, when the child begins to symbolize objects.

Running, chasing, wrestling, hitting with an open hand, laughing and making faces are classified as ______________.

Children become more coordinated during the preschool years.

Motor experiences in infancy may affect the development of motor skills in early childhood.

Unable to perceive the world from another's point of view is termed: __________.

During the preschool years, imitating other children seems more important than adult instruction.

__________________ involve the small muscles used in manipulation and coordination.

In the early childhood years, children become slender and shed some "baby fat".

Girls become slightly taller and heavier than boys during the early childhood years.

_____________________________ is needed for the development of fine motor skills, balance, and coordination.

By the age of two to three months, an object placed in an infant's hand is held longer with the right hand than the left

Children's artistic development is linked to the development of motor and cognitive skills.

The increase in brain size is due in part to the continuing ________ of nerve fibers.

Preschoolers do not need as much sleep as infants.

Between the ages of two and three, a child needs 1400 - 1500 calories of food per day.

Which of the following is the correct order of the stages of drawing in early childhood?

Children become less restless and are able to sit still longer after the age of about 1 year.

The years from 1 to 6 years are referred to as early childhood or preschool years.

Children can focus more on schoolwork, sustain attention, and screen out distractions between the ages of: ___________

AT about the age of three years, children can ___________________.

Holding a pencil, dressing themselves, and stacking blocks require _____________.

Preschoolers appear to acquire motor skills by _________________.

Brain development also improves the processing of _______________________.

Children progress through three stages from making scribbles to drawing pictures

By _________ months of age, most infants show a clear-cut right-hand preference in exploring objects.

Children's symbolic play is referred to as "let's pretend play".

By what age has the brain already attained 75% of its adult weight?

Following the dramatic gains in height in a child's first two years, the growth rate slows down in the preschool years.

The heart develops more quickly than any other organ in early childhood.