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  • __________ believed that children moved forward in their cognitive development with the right social interaction and guided learning.
    Vygotsky
  • What part of the brain is labeled B
    Parietal Lobe
  • Piaget claimed that children learn through social and cultural experiences.
    false
  • Cognitive development occurs after development in the child's outer body parts.
    false
  • Which term is used to describe a child from birth to the first year?
    infant
  • According to the ______________ principle, development proceeds from the center of the body outward.
    proximodistal
  • Theorist who believed that intelligence is the result of complex interactions between children's heredity and experiences
    Gardner
  • Theorist who believed that children built knowledge through exploration with hands-on activities
    Piaget
  • Which part is labeled 3?
    myelin sheath
  • What is the function of the parietal lobe?
    Interprets language, words, sense of touch, pain, temperature, vision, hearing, sensory, spatial and visual perception
  • Theorist whose eight stages included a social conflict or crisis that must be resolved
    Erikson
  • The connections between nerve cells occur as a child interacts with the environment.
    true
  • Gross-motor development involves the small muscles of the hands and fingers
    false
  • What is the function of the cerebellum?
    coordinate muscle movements, maintain posture, and balance
  • Each child moves through development at his or her own rate.
    true
  • Learning to relate to others is called ______________ development.
    social
  • What part of the brain is labeled D
    Cerebellum
  • People with __________ intelligence display excellent communication and social skills.
    interpersonal
  • Throughout history, views and treatment of children have changes.
    true
  • The first six months are a key window of opportunity for developing ______________.
    vision
  • Which part is labeled 1?
    cell body
  • A principle or idea that is proposed, researched, and generally accepted as an explanation
    theory
  • Which part is labeled 5?
    axon
  • What part of the brain is labeled F & E
    Brain Stem
  • What is the function of the occipital lobe?
    Interprets vision
  • What part of the brain is labeled G
    Temporal lobe
  • Brain development occurs most rapidly during the first three years of life.
    true
  • What is the function of the frontal lobe?
    Personality, behavior, problem solving, judgement, speech, body movement, self-awareness
  • Principle that development proceeds from the head downward
    cephalocaudal
  • Erikson's theory focuses on multiple intelligences.
    false
  • Which part is labeled 2?
    dendrite
  • Development refers to a change or growth in children
    true
  • What part of the brain is labeled A
    Frontal Lobe
  • ____________ is one factor that causes harmful stress to infants.
    Overstimulation
  • Which part is labeled 4?
    axon terminal
  • Physical development involves the small muscles of the hands and fingers.
    true
  • The preoperational stage takes place between birth and two years of age.
    false
  • According to Erikson, during the first ________ months of life, children learn to trust or mistrust their environment.
    18
  • Theorist who contributed the zone of proximal develelopment
    Vygotsky
  • The brain contains billions of specialized nerve cells called synapses
    false
  • Spinal cord development occurs after development in the child's outer body parts.
    false
  • _______________ is adjusting what is already known to fit new information.
    accomodation
  • Which part is labeled 6?
    nucleus
  • Studying and understanding child development are important parts of teaching young children.
    true
  • Maturation refers to a sequence of biological events occurring within the child.
    true
  • What is the function of the brain stem?
    controls heart rate, breathing and sleep wake cycles
  • What part of the brain is labeled C
    Occipital Lobe
  • What is the function of the temporal lobe?
    understanding language, memory, hearing, sequencing and organization
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