Chapter 3 Flashcards
Research shows that living in a deprived environment:
Depressed brain activity
The age at which puberty arrived dropped quickly through the twentieth century. Which is the likely cause for this change?
Improved health and nutrition
Which of the following is a criticism of the evolutionary theory of aging?
N/A
Which of the following is recommended by the American academy of pediatrics to reduce the risk of SIDS?
Place infants on their backs to sleep
Which brain lobe is responsible for voluntary movement , thinking, personality, and intentionally or purpose?
Frontal
Which part of the body is involved with eating and sexual behavior?
Hypothalamus
Which of the following is NOT true about sleep in adulthood?
The average American adult gets just under 5 hours of sleep a night
Physical growth in middle and late childhood occurs
In a slow consistent manner
What is meant by “blooming and pruning” analogy of brain development?
The brain produces many more dendrite and synapse connections than it use to (blooming). Unused connections disappear or are replaced (pruning).
According to the cephalocaudal growth pattern, which of the is likely to show fast growth first?
N/A
The chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands that are carried by the blood stream are known as
Hormones
At 51, Beverly is experiencing nausea, fatigue., and rapid heart rate. A blood test shows very low levels of estrogen, these are symptoms of?
Menopause
A recent stunt linked bed sharing with which of the following?
SIDS
17 year old Jake’s tends to take risks while driving and is quick tempered. This lack of self control and reasoning may be due to the relatively slow development of the
Prefrontal cortex
Early maturation in girls is linked to
Problem behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and having an eating disorder
