Chapter 8

Question 1

A child’s appetite ______ between the ages of 2 and 6.

Answer 1

Decreases

Question 2

An example of a gross motor skill is:

Answer 2

Waving goodbye

Question 3

Between the ages of 2 and 6, a well-nourished child will gain about ______ pounds and grow about ______ inches per year.

Answer 3

4 1/2; 3

Question 4

Children have difficulty with fine motor skills because:

Answer 4

they lack the necessary muscular control. Correct

Question 5

Janie just cannot seem to keep from becoming extremely angry when she does not get her way. Her ability to rein in this tendency toward tantrums will get better when her ______ has further matured.

Answer 5

Prefrontal cortex

Question 6

Kayla is 4 years old and has recently begun coordinating the two sides of her body more efficiently. This development may be attributed to:

Answer 6

growth of the corpus callosum.

Question 7

Myelination

Answer 7

speeds up the transmission of neural impulses.

Question 8

Once a young child starts to cry, the child may continue to do so long after the initial cause is no longer present, which sometimes frustrates the parent. This behavior is an example of:

Answer 8

Preservation

Question 9

Preschoolers often have trouble tying their shoelaces because they have inadequate:

Answer 9

Fine motor skill development

Question 10

The 2-year-old human brain weighs ______ percent of the adult brain.

Answer 10

75%

Question 11

The amygdala is a brain structure that registers:

Answer 11

Emotions

Question 12

The average 6-year-old from a developed nation weighs:

Answer 12

40-50 pounds