infancy and early childhood

Question 1

gross motor skills in infants

Answer 1

sitting
crawling
standing
walking
running

Question 2

gross motor skills in early childhood

Answer 2

climbing
jumping
kicking, throwing, and catching balls

Question 3

gross motor skills in middle childhood

Answer 3

strong and consistent skill coordination
sports

Question 4

fine motor skills in infants

Answer 4

grasping
reaching
stacking
self feeding with a spoon

Question 5

fine motor skills in early childhood

Answer 5

drawing shapes
writing
self-feeding with a fork
using a knife to cut
pour without spilling

Question 6

fine motor skill in middle childhood

Answer 6

write/draw/paint
games
instruments
hobbies
household responsibilities

Question 7

what is the age of an infant

Answer 7

0-2

Question 8

what is the age for early childhood

Answer 8

2-6

Question 9

what is the age for middle childhood

Answer 9

6-11

Question 10

brain maturation in an infant

Answer 10

the brain grows 25-75% of adult weight
pruning
very little brain coordination and diversification

Question 11

brain maturation in early childhood

Answer 11

the brain grows 75-90% of adult weight
more brain region coordination, diversification, and information processing
emotional regulation

Question 12

brain maturation in middle childhood

Answer 12

slow and steady brain growth
more brain region coordination, diversification, and information processing

Question 13

what is the key area of brain growth and development in early childhood?

Answer 13

prefrontal cortex: self-regulation
amygdala: emotions
hippocampus: memory
hypothalamus: hormones

Question 14

what is myelination?

Answer 14

the myelin sheath develops and creates faster processing. as we age they start to degenerate

Question 15

what is lateralization?

Answer 15

the left and right side of the brain have different functions