Question 1

Jori can't find her teddy bear at bedtime and begins to cry uncontrollably. Despite her father's effort to comfort her, Jori continues to cry until she falls asleep 30 minutes later. Jori's crying is an example of "_____."

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Question 2

The right side of the brain controls the _____ side of the body.

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Question 3

Young Sophie has been troubled by frightening nightmares. The part of her brain that registers fear is called the "_____."

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Question 4

Fine motor skills tend to mature about 6 months earlier in _____.

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Question 5

Monty is a typically developing 18-month-old child. By the age of 2, Monty's brain will weigh _____ percent of what it will weigh in adulthood.

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Question 6

Four-year-old Baher has plumbism, also known as "______."

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Question 7

Pumping a swing is an example of a(n) _____ motor skill.

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Question 8

Many children have cavities and decaying teeth before age ____.

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Question 9

Maturation of the _____ allows more reflective, coordinated thought and memory; better planning; and quicker responses.

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Question 10

A relatively new concern about children's health is ____, which refers to discarded computers, cell phones, and other outmoded electronic devices.

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Question 11

In most adults, the brain is organized in such a way that the areas of language development are located in the _____ hemisphere of the brain.

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Question 12

Between the ages of 2 and 6, appetite _____.

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Question 13

A high level of _____ in a child's blood has been linked to lower intelligence and increased behavioral problems.

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Question 14

Myelination results in more rapid _____ of neural impulses.

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Question 15

Buttoning a shirt is an example of a(n) _____ motor skill.

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Question 16

The band of nerve fibers connecting the two halves of the brain is known as the "_____."

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Question 17

The _____ is the part of the brain that allows children to coordinate functions that involve both halves of the body.

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Question 18

Most of the increase in brain weight after infancy is due to _____.

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Question 19

_____ is the term used to describe the specialization of the brain so that one side of the body or brain is dominant for certain functions.

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Question 20

Worldwide, children who live in high-_____ cities have far higher rates of asthma than their peers elsewhere in their nation.

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Quiz 8: Early Childhood: Biosocial Development