Ch. 4 Principles of Child Development

Development refers to change or ______that occurs in children.

heredity is the characteristics a child inherits genetically from parents

• true

• false

environment- all of the interactions, experiences, events that influence a child's development

• true

• false

gross motor development refers to the _____ muscles such as back, arms, and legs

fine motor skills have to do with the small muscles of the _______

cognitive development has to do with gaining ________ or learning

social-emotional development has to do with learning to ______ to others

the 2 principles of development are cephalocaudal principle and the proximodistal principle

• true

• false

plasticity is how a baby's brain changes according to stimulation

• true

• false

cortisol is a hormone produced under ______