Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Question 1

How does Physical changes from 2-6 differ from infancy?

Answer 1

Less dramatic

Question 2

Each year, children gain about _____ in height and about ______ in weight

Answer 2

5-8 cm, 2.7 kg

Question 3

Children’s motor activity levels…

Answer 3

increase with age and tend to peak between 7 and 9 years of age—later than previously thought

Question 4

What is Lateralization?

Answer 4

The functional specialization of the left and right hemispheres of the brain as the Corpus callosum grows and matures

Question 5

What happens as the hippocampus matures?

Answer 5

improvements in long-term memory function across the preschool years, and explains infantile amnesia (2 1/2)

Question 6

What are the most common forms and perpetrators of Adverse Childhood Experiences?

Answer 6

Neglect, exposure to intimate partner violence, Physical Abuse, emotional maltreatments and sexual abuse by Parents

Question 7

What is metamemory and metacognition?

Answer 7

Metamemory- Knowing how memory works and the ability to control and reflect on one’s memory function
Cognition- knowing how the mind thinks and the ability to reflect on ones own thought processes

Question 8

What is Fast-Mapping?

Answer 8

Ability to categorically link new words to real world referents.