Neural Development and Individual Variations Quiz

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At what age can children walk or run in a straight line and leap off the floor with both feet?

4 years old

3 years old (correct)

5 years old

2 years old

What age marks the point when children's balance has improved to the extent that some of them can learn to ride a bicycle?

2 years old

4 years old

5 years old (correct)

3 years old

When does full breast development typically finish for girls?

13 to 15 years old (correct)

9 to 11 years old

15 to 17 years old

11 to 13 years old

What is the primary cause of the brain growth spurt in prenatal development?

Development of glia cells Signup and view all the answers

When do the majority of neurons form in a person's brain?

By the end of the second trimester of pregnancy Signup and view all the answers

What is synaptic pruning?

The process by which less frequently stimulated neurons lose their synapses Signup and view all the answers

What do we call the concept that children actively participate in their own development through intentional actions and unconscious implications of their nature?

Active Child Signup and view all the answers

Which factor shapes physical development by the interplay between genetic factors and environmental influences?

Nurture Signup and view all the answers

What are sudden growth spurts or changes in body proportions known as in the context of physical development?

Qualitative changes Signup and view all the answers

During which stage of childhood and adolescence do dramatic shifts or transformations in physical development occur?

Middle childhood Signup and view all the answers

Neural Development and Individual Variations Quiz

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At what age can children walk or run in a straight line and leap off the floor with both feet?

What age marks the point when children's balance has improved to the extent that some of them can learn to ride a bicycle?

When does full breast development typically finish for girls?

What is the primary cause of the brain growth spurt in prenatal development?

When do the majority of neurons form in a person's brain?

What is synaptic pruning?

What do we call the concept that children actively participate in their own development through intentional actions and unconscious implications of their nature?

Which factor shapes physical development by the interplay between genetic factors and environmental influences?

What are sudden growth spurts or changes in body proportions known as in the context of physical development?

During which stage of childhood and adolescence do dramatic shifts or transformations in physical development occur?

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