Test 2 Flashcards
(37 cards)
True or False:
In Early Childhood, changes in height and weight occur more slowly than in infancy
True
In Early childhood, each year children gain about _______ in height and about _______ in weight
5-8 cm in height
2.7 kg in weight
True or False:
Children who exhibit less motor activity levels demonstrate a significantly better ability to control or inhibit their behaviour allowing for successful task achievement.
False
Children who exhibit HIGHER motor activity levels demonstrate a significantly better ability to control or inhibit their behaviour allowing for successful task achievement
How old are children when their motor activity levels tend to peak?
Between age 7 and 9, which is later than previously thought.
The ______________ makes steady progress in motor development
Preschool child
The most impressive gains children in early childhood make in their growth and motor skills are in ____________________
Large muscle skills
Although early training (beginning at about age 2 ½) can accelerate the development of fine motor skills, which skills still follow the developmental sequence?
Drawing skills
List the gross motor skills between 18-24 months
*Runs (20 months)
*Walks well (24 months)
*Climbs stairs with both feet on each step
*Pushes and pulls boxes or wheeled toys
*Unscrews lid on a jar
List the gross motor skills between 2-3 years
*Runs easily
*Climbs on furniture unaided
*Hauls and shoves big toys around obstacles
List the gross motor skills between 3-4 years
*Walks upstairs one foot per step
*Skips on two feet
*Walks on tiptoe
*Pedals and steers tricycle
*Walks in any direction pulling large toys
List the gross motor skills between 4-5 years
*Walks up and down stairs one foot per step
*Stands, runs, and walks on tiptoe
List the gross motor skills between 5-6 years
*Skips on alternate feet
*Walks on a line
*Slides, swings
List the fine motor skills between 18-24 months
*Shows clear hand preference
*Stacks 4-6 blocks
*Turns pages one at a time
*Picks up things without overbalancing
List the fine motor skills between 2-3 years
*Picks up small objects
*Throws small ball while standing
List the fine motor skills between 3-4 years
*Catches large ball between outstretched arms
*Cuts paper with scissors
*Holds pencil between thumb and fingers
List the fine motor skills between 4-5 years
*Strikes ball with bat
*Kicks and catches ball
*Threads beads on a string
*Grasps pencils properly
List the fine motor skills between 5-6 years
*Plays ball games well
*Threads needle and sews large stitches
The functional specialization of the left and right hemispheres
of the brain
Lateralization
Language is primarily centered in which part of the brain?
Centered in the Left brain
What is the cut-off age for our earliest memories?
2 and a half years
Most 3-5 year olds need how much sleep?
10-13 hours
Environments in which social influences and context contribute to obesity in individuals or populations
Obesogenic environments
____________accounted for the largest portion of alleged maltreatment among victims
aged 5 years and younger
Parents
_________ have immediate and long-term effects that cross all domains of development
ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences)
