Chapter 4 - Child Development Principles

___ is one factor that causes harmful stress to infants.

• over-protection

• under-protection

• over-stimulation

• consistency

The first six months are key windows of opportunity for developing ___.

• vocabulary/speech

• emotional control

• vision

• math/logic

The connections between nerve cells occur as the child interacts with the environment

• true

• false

Development refers to the change or growth in a child.

• true

• false

Physical development includes changes in bone thickness and weight.

• true

• false

Maturation refers to a sequence of biological events occuring within the child.

• true

• false

A child from birth to one year is called ___.

• a preschooler

• an infant

• a toddler

• none of these

Spinal cord development occurs after development in the child's outer body parts.

• true

• false

Brain development occurs most rapidly in the first three years of life.

• true

• false

Emotional development involves feeling and the expression of feelings.

• true

• false