Cognitive Dev
By the age of 5, most children can count to what number?
10
At the ages of 4-5, children often alternate between being demanding and ___________
Cooperative
How many primary "baby" teeth do children have?
20
True or false: The brain stops making connections at the age of five.
False
This theoriest identified stages of moral development across the lifespan.
Erik Erikson
By the age of 4, most children know the difference between fantasy and ______
Reality
4-5 year old children frequently use this during play.
Active Imagination
By what age does a typical child have 20/20 vision
Age 4
The part of the brain that controls reasoning, problem solving, comprehension, impulse-control, creativity and perseverance is called
The pre-frontal cortex
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Young children typically have a 'black and white' perspective of the world. What does this mean?
That things are either right or wrong--this is little gray area in between.
With support, 4-5 year old children can negotiate what?
Solutions to conflict
At what age can children typically dress properly?
Age 4
Periods when the brain is especially sensitive to learning new knowledge and skills are sometimes called....
Windows of Opportunity
Piaget asserted that children form meaning from their experiences. What is this called?
The capacity to understand and control mental process is called what?
Metacognition
At the ages of 6-7, most children begin to think about what?
The future
At what age do children begin to form a sense of body image?
Age 6
The process of surplus connections and gradual elimination of synapses throughout childhood and adolescence is also called
Blooming and Pruning
The idea that there are at least eight distinct areas of intelligence is called what?
Multiple Intelligences Theory.
The belief that one's thoughts, wishes or desires can influence the external world.
At the ages of 6-7, most children have learned to talk about what?
Their thoughts and feelings
By age 7-8 most children can draw a person with how many features?
16 features
The connecting point between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another is called
Synapses
This theoretical approach asserts that children learn from observing those around them.
Social Learning Theories