4.1.7 Culminating Activity

The brain is about ____ percent of its adult weight by three years of age.

• 60

• 75

• 85

• 90

The left side of the brain or hemisphere is typically involved in ____.

• motor skills

• reading skills

• arts

• language skills

The preoperational period is divided into how many stages?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

_____ refers to the tendency of young children not to be able to take the perspective of others, and instead the child thinks that everyone sees, thinks, and feels just as they do.

• Piaget’s Preoperational Stage

• Egocentrism

• Conservation Errors

• Pretend Play

What percent of children enrolled in early childhood programs, like Head Start, are bilingual?

• 10%

• 15%

• 25%

• 30%

At what year do children start to give directions?

• 4-5

• 5-6

• 6-7

• 7-8

Children continue to improve their gross motor skills as they...

• run and jump

• read

• listen

• watch other people

Throwing, catching, kicking, jumping, swinging are considered...

• fine motor

• gross motor

• balance activities

• expressive activities

What is the difference between Initiative vs. Guilt?

How much of a role do siblings play in the development of social skills?