Identify two brain areas that show particularly rapid growth in early childhood
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Temporal and frontal cortex governing language functions and prefrontal cortex governing executive functions grow rapidly in early childhood.
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In their stage theories, Sigmund Freud focused on ________ stages while Erik Erikson focused on _________ stages
a. psychological; biological b. unlearned; learned c. conscious; unconscious d. psychosexual; psychosocial
Separation anxiety disorder
a. is a mild form of generalized anxiety disorder. b. is the same as school phobia. c. is characterized by persistent and excessive separation anxiety that interferes with activities. d. affects approximately 25% of children and young adolescents.
Which of the following is an important function of education?
a. Helping children understand that even if they work hard they may not reach their dreams b. Helping students gain the language of concepts, theories, and relationships that will allow them to organize experience c. Teaching children that there is generally one way to do things well and providing the method for them to do this d. Teaching children the rights and wrongs of our society and how to abide by these rules
What do memory structures allow humans to do?
A. process information almost automatically B. carefully process detailed information C. remember information more accurately D. remember unusual occurrences more than common ones