Briefly describe how walking develops as toddlers become older preschoolers.
What will be an ideal response?
Subtle changes in walking transform the toddler, whose concern is balance rather than efficiency, to the much more graceful preschooler. As the child gets older, legs and arms alternate, toeing-out decreases, stride becomes more consistent, heels and toes rather than the flat foot are used for landing and takeoff of each step, and feet are placed so that they are more parallel.
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What four areas of growth are involved in development?
What will be an ideal response?
Maternal stress during a pregnancy seems to have its greatest impact if it occurs ______.
a. early in the prenatal period b. close to the time of delivery c. from time to time, rather than being a continuous state d. at a low but constant level throughout the pregnancy
In order to avoid failure, some students simply do not try. What is the name of this protective strategy?
A. Setting unreachable goals B. Procrastination C. Anxiety D. Nonperformance
Juan's parents meet with his teacher once every two months to discuss his performance and behavior in school. His parents typically reward Juan if this meeting goes well. This meeting is an example of which environmental setting?
A) Microsystem B) Exosystem C) Chronosystem D) Mesosystem