engaging in some kind of pretend play.
Categoría: Ch.7 Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
During the grammar explosion, children
begin to use inflections, negatives, and complex word orders in their speech.
Why might information-processing theorists be particularly interested in the maturation of the hippocampus?
Maturation of the hippocampus accounts for improvements in memory function in early childhood.
What is the best description of fast-mapping?
Fast-mapping is the process by which children quickly learn new words by connecting them to words and categories they already understand.
Eighteen-month-old Moesha is very clumsy, runs awkwardly, and can stack only four blocks without knocking them over. Which statement about Moesha is most likely to be correct?
Moesha is a typical 18-month-old whose gross and fine motor skills will improve steadily throughout her preschool years.
Skills that develop the small muscles of the hands are called
fine motor skills.
Most cases of child abuse involve
physical injuries.
Recent research suggests that
preschoolers are less egocentric than Piaget thought.