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What is the typical rate of growth in height for a child aged 3 to 5?
What is the typical rate of growth in height for a child aged 3 to 5?
- 5 cm per year
- 2 cm per year
- 7 cm per year (correct)
- 10 cm per year
During early childhood, the size of the brain
During early childhood, the size of the brain
- decreases gradually
- increases gradually (correct)
- remains the same
- fluctuates
At what age is the brain approximately 70% of its adult weight?
At what age is the brain approximately 70% of its adult weight?
- 9
- 6
- 3 (correct)
- 12
Which part of the brain grows faster than the rest of the cerebral cortex during early childhood?
Which part of the brain grows faster than the rest of the cerebral cortex during early childhood?
What advances in behavior occur during the preschool years?
What advances in behavior occur during the preschool years?
What happens to the number of neurons during early childhood?
What happens to the number of neurons during early childhood?
What contributes to the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood?
What contributes to the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood?
Which part of the brain experiences notable myelination during early childhood?
Which part of the brain experiences notable myelination during early childhood?
What is the typical rate of growth in body weight for a 6-year-old compared to adulthood?
What is the typical rate of growth in body weight for a 6-year-old compared to adulthood?
When does growth in the cerebral cortex occur in spurts followed by periods of vigorous synaptic pruning?
When does growth in the cerebral cortex occur in spurts followed by periods of vigorous synaptic pruning?
What is the primary reason for the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood?
What is the primary reason for the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood?
Which part of the brain is responsible for coordination of activity between the two hemispheres?
Which part of the brain is responsible for coordination of activity between the two hemispheres?
Which part of the brain is involved in balance and motor movements?
Which part of the brain is involved in balance and motor movements?
Which part of the brain is involved in attention?
Which part of the brain is involved in attention?
At what age does myelination in the reticular formation get completed?
At what age does myelination in the reticular formation get completed?
Which part of the brain is involved in the transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory?
Which part of the brain is involved in the transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory?
What is the term used to describe the inability to remember anything prior to age 2?
What is the term used to describe the inability to remember anything prior to age 2?
What is the proposed reason for limited autobiographical memory before age 2?
What is the proposed reason for limited autobiographical memory before age 2?
What is the proposed reason for the encoding of memories being promoted by language development?
What is the proposed reason for the encoding of memories being promoted by language development?
Which culture remembers more events prior to age 5, according to a study?
Which culture remembers more events prior to age 5, according to a study?
At what age does myelination in the hippocampus get completed?
At what age does myelination in the hippocampus get completed?
Which part of the brain experiences substantial myelination during early childhood?
Which part of the brain experiences substantial myelination during early childhood?
What is the term used to describe the inability to remember anything prior to age 2?
What is the term used to describe the inability to remember anything prior to age 2?
What is the proposed reason for limited autobiographical memory before age 2?
What is the proposed reason for limited autobiographical memory before age 2?
Which part of the brain is involved in attention?
Which part of the brain is involved in attention?
At what age is myelination in the reticular formation completed?
At what age is myelination in the reticular formation completed?
What is the primary reason for the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood?
What is the primary reason for the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood?
What is the proposed reason for the encoding of memories being promoted by language development?
What is the proposed reason for the encoding of memories being promoted by language development?
Which culture remembers more events prior to age 5, according to a study?
Which culture remembers more events prior to age 5, according to a study?
What is the typical rate of growth in height for a child aged 3 to 5?
What is the typical rate of growth in height for a child aged 3 to 5?
What happens to the number of neurons during early childhood?
What happens to the number of neurons during early childhood?
What is the primary reason for the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood?
What is the primary reason for the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood?
What happens to the number of neurons during early childhood?
What happens to the number of neurons during early childhood?
Which part of the brain grows faster than the rest of the cerebral cortex during early childhood?
Which part of the brain grows faster than the rest of the cerebral cortex during early childhood?
What advances in behavior occur during the preschool years?
What advances in behavior occur during the preschool years?
When does growth in the cerebral cortex occur in spurts followed by periods of vigorous synaptic pruning?
When does growth in the cerebral cortex occur in spurts followed by periods of vigorous synaptic pruning?
At what age is the brain approximately 70% of its adult weight?
At what age is the brain approximately 70% of its adult weight?
What is the term used to describe the inability to remember anything prior to age 2?
What is the term used to describe the inability to remember anything prior to age 2?
At what age does myelination in the corpus callosum peak during early childhood?
At what age does myelination in the corpus callosum peak during early childhood?
Which part of the brain is involved in attention?
Which part of the brain is involved in attention?
What is the typical rate of growth in body weight for a 6-year-old compared to adulthood?
What is the typical rate of growth in body weight for a 6-year-old compared to adulthood?
