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?

<p>Development of glia cells (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>By the end of the second trimester of pregnancy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is synaptic pruning?

<p>The process by which less frequently stimulated neurons lose their synapses (C)</p> 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?

<p>Active Child (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Nurture (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Qualitative changes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Middle childhood (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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