Question 1

What food messages do Barney and similar types of children's programming send to children about food?

Accepted Answer

Junk foods like cookies and cakes are emphasized as much as nutritious foods.

Question 2

Concerning milestones of physical development,a 2-year-old is NOT able to

Accepted Answer

walk on tiptoe.

Question 3

Of the following,a 6-year-old would have the highest level of skill and confidence in

Accepted Answer

large muscle activities such as running,jumping,climbing,and hopping.

Question 4

The term ________ is used to describe the functional specialization of the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex.

Accepted Answer

"lateralization"

Question 5

Lara is able to hop,skip,and grasp a pencil maturely.According to the text,Lara is most likely to be

Accepted Answer

5 years old.

Question 6

The most common pattern for handedness is that

Accepted Answer

it is the result of genetic inheritance.

Question 7

The developmental process that is the impetus behind brain lateralization is

Accepted Answer

learning and using language.

Question 8

Which of the following is accurate information regarding nutrition during the early childhood years?

Accepted Answer

Many children don't consume the majority of their daily calories by eating regular meals.

Question 9

Our inability to recall much about the first three years of life is called

Accepted Answer

infantile amnesia.

Question 10

Scientists believe that handedness is the result of

Accepted Answer

genes.

Question 11

Dr.Chin is giving 5-year-old Lucia a pre-kindergarten physical examination.When Dr.Chin asks Lucia to jump up and down and hop on one leg,Lucia's ________ is/are being examined.

Accepted Answer

large muscle skills

Question 12

What predictions can be made about TV watching and children's health based on the Quebec Longitudinal Study of preschoolers?

Accepted Answer

Higher rates of TV watching are correlated with higher B

Question 13

Neuroscientists believe that the determination of which functions will or will not be lateralized originates in our

Accepted Answer

genes.

Question 14

Manuel is 4 years old.He can participate in all the following activities EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

playing hopscotch,which requires skipping on alternating feet on a chalk pattern on the sidewalk

Question 15

Which of the following is a developmental outcome caused by Canada's obesogenic environment?

Accepted Answer

Obesity rates have significantly increased among children under 5.

Question 16

Myelinization of the reticular formation and the hippocampus in the brain probably accounts for improvements in ________ during early childhood.

Accepted Answer

attention and concentration

Question 17

The typical pattern of children's growth from age two to adolescence is

Accepted Answer

that they add approximately 5-8 cm of height and 2.7 kg of weight per year.

Question 18

Overconsumption and _______ are the main cornerstones of obesity.

Accepted Answer

a sedentary lifestyle

Question 19

Early childhood is a period of optimum growth and maturation for ________,in comparison to any other period of life.

Accepted Answer

the corpus callosum

Question 20

Roberta has just turned 2 years old.Which of the following activities would she be able to do?

Accepted Answer

turn the pages of one of her story books

Quiz 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood