41 Questions
What is the typical rate of growth in height for a child aged 3 to 5?
7 cm per year
During early childhood, the size of the brain
increases gradually
At what age is the brain approximately 70% of its adult weight?
3
Which part of the brain grows faster than the rest of the cerebral cortex during early childhood?
Frontal lobes
What advances in behavior occur during the preschool years?
Emotional regulation and planned behavior
What happens to the number of neurons during early childhood?
It decreases via synaptic pruning
What contributes to the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood?
Increase in dendritic connections between neurons
Which part of the brain experiences notable myelination during early childhood?
Corpus callosum
What is the typical rate of growth in body weight for a 6-year-old compared to adulthood?
Less
When does growth in the cerebral cortex occur in spurts followed by periods of vigorous synaptic pruning?
From age 6 to adolescence
What is the primary reason for the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood?
Increased dendritic connections between neurons
Which part of the brain is responsible for coordination of activity between the two hemispheres?
Corpus callosum
Which part of the brain is involved in balance and motor movements?
Cerebellum
Which part of the brain is involved in attention?
Reticular formation
At what age does myelination in the reticular formation get completed?
Age 5
Which part of the brain is involved in the transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory?
Hippocampus
What is the term used to describe the inability to remember anything prior to age 2?
Infantile amnesia
What is the proposed reason for limited autobiographical memory before age 2?
Lack of self-awareness
What is the proposed reason for the encoding of memories being promoted by language development?
Language development
Which culture remembers more events prior to age 5, according to a study?
British and American
At what age does myelination in the hippocampus get completed?
Age 5
Which part of the brain experiences substantial myelination during early childhood?
Cerebellum
What is the term used to describe the inability to remember anything prior to age 2?
Infantile amnesia
What is the proposed reason for limited autobiographical memory before age 2?
Stable self-awareness
Which part of the brain is involved in attention?
Reticular formation
At what age is myelination in the reticular formation completed?
Age 5
What is the primary reason for the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood?
Growth in the cerebral cortex
What is the proposed reason for the encoding of memories being promoted by language development?
Narrative construction
Which culture remembers more events prior to age 5, according to a study?
British
What is the typical rate of growth in height for a child aged 3 to 5?
Rapid growth
What happens to the number of neurons during early childhood?
Decreases
What is the primary reason for the increase in brain size and weight during early childhood?
Increased myelination
What happens to the number of neurons during early childhood?
Number of neurons decreases
Which part of the brain grows faster than the rest of the cerebral cortex during early childhood?
Frontal lobes
What advances in behavior occur during the preschool years?
All of the above
When does growth in the cerebral cortex occur in spurts followed by periods of vigorous synaptic pruning?
Preschool years
At what age is the brain approximately 70% of its adult weight?
3
What is the term used to describe the inability to remember anything prior to age 2?
Infantile amnesia
At what age does myelination in the corpus callosum peak during early childhood?
6
Which part of the brain is involved in attention?
Reticular formation
What is the typical rate of growth in body weight for a 6-year-old compared to adulthood?
Less than 30%
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