Ch. 17 Review-Parenting

Connections between neurons

• articulation

• centration

• classification

• synapses

Arranging objects in order by size or number

• seriation

• conservation

• synapses

• classification

Brain cells that branch and grow into dense connective networks

• conservation

• centration

• neurons

• synapses

Ability to focus on only one quality at a time

• seriation

• synapses

• centration

• articulation

Grouping objects by common traits

• articulation

• classification

• seriation

• centration

Ability to pronounce words clearly

• articulation

• centration

• conservation

• seriation

The number of synapses in the brain _________ during adolescence.

• increases

• decreases

Neurons that do not form meaningful connections with others in the brain do not live but are "pruned out" as the brain develops.

• true

• false

During the preoperational period of intellectual development, children begin to organize information through both classification and seriation.

• true

• false

The theory of multiple intelligences suggests that each person has strengths and weaknesses in specific areas of intelligence.

• true

• false