childhood and adolescence

The rate of development in EARLY childhood is GREATER than the rate of development before the age of 2 (t/f)

• True

• False

A 3 year old child and a 6 year old child are competing in a math competition who will win and why?

• 3 year old because they are better

• 5-year-old due to greater development of the pre-frontal cortex

• 3-year-old due to greater development of the pre-frontal cortex

• 5 year old because they are older

what are all the neural changes that occur in middle to late childhood

• increased number of dendrites

• increased size of dendrites

• increased myelination

• synaptic pruning

gross motor skills include jumping and become more refined in childhood (t/f)

• True

• False

If a child has lower motor competence, how will they participate in sport in the future?

• lower motor competence will lead to better performance

• lower motor competence will lead to less motivation/participation in sports as the child ages

• lower motor competence will lead to better academic achievement

• lower motor competence will lead to disease

What adverse effects are associated with low sleep in children

• ADHD

• obesity

• high academic achievement

• low academic achievement

in childhood and adolescence what are strategies to avoid weight gain

• exercise

• eating healthy

• studying

• increased screen time

how do boys and girls development compare in adolescence

• boys have a growth spurt before girls

• boys have a growth spurt after girls

• boys produce more testosterone

• girls produce more estradiol

sleep is less important for development in boys over girls (t/f)

• True

• False