1499EDN Week 2 Physical Development

Physical development occurs at its fastest rate during what time of a child's life?

• Adolescent years
• 5-7 years
• Birth - 2 years
• 9-11 years

Developmental cascades can be defined as:

• an interest in external objects
• genetic capabilities
• increased ability to explore the environment
• cumulative consequences 4 L & D among domains resulting fm part. dev. achie

Brain pruning occurs in early childhood

• True
• False

Examples of gross motor skills include:

• jumping, throwing and running
• grasping and pointing
• cutting with scissors
• crumpling and tearing paper

The onset of menarche is signalled by:

• increased interest in physical appearance
• physical changes related to reproduction
• rapid increases in height and weight
• changes in vocal pitch

Lateralisation = 2 hemispheres of the brain specialise in different functions & that these hemispheres are not connected

• True
• False

The prefrontal cortex helps young children to:

• coordinate movements
• increase language acquisition
• use self-control and follow rules and directions
• regulate emotional responses

The prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until the third decade of life and possibly as late as 25 years

• True
• False

Recent research shows that children in lower socioeconomic groups tend to have lower vocabularies because their families

• have fewer interactions and experiences of language
• read fewer bedtime stories
• did more physical type labour
• were not interested in literacy

Innate and environmental factors both contribute to development

• True
• False