Test 3 Flashcards
Brain structure involved in the development of fine motor skills
Cerebellum
Injury control
Anticipate, control, and prevent dangerous activities
Effects of too much cortisol too early in life
Deficits in learning and health (depression and PTSD)
What nutrients are most likely to be missing in the diet of children in developed nations
Iron, calcium, zinc
Primary injury prevention and examples
reduces everyones chance of injury (stop sign)
Secondary injury prevention and examples
protect in the moment (seatbelt)
Tertiary injury prevention and examples
Minimizing impact (hospital)
Leading cause of death among children ages 1-4
famine, accidental injuries
Effects of myelination
Speeds transmission of neural impulses
Oral health in 2-6 year olds
Access and income are the problem
Weight and height gain in 2-6 year olds
Weight: 4.5 lbs a year
Height: 3 in per year
Lateralization
“sidedness” Each side of brain controls the opposite side of body
Corpus callosum
Connects 2 sides of brain. Coordinates both sides of brain and body
Centration
Focus on how something looks (if I have pants, I am a boy)
Conservation
Substance remains same even if same (tall glass has more water)
Preoperational intelligence
language, imagination (not logic)
Fast-mapping
Words learned after 1 hearing
Scaffolding
Structure child’s participation in learning encounter (step by step) tr…uuuck!