Between the ages of 4-6 months, this is the infant's main source of nourishment.
What is milk?
100
A five year old's brain may weigh 3lbs (adult size); however, the infant's brain only weighs this fraction of an adult brain..
What is 1/4 of adult brain size; .75lbs
100
While playing with her brother, Julie pretends that she is the mother while her brother pretends to be the father. This type of play is called
What is symbolic play?
100
This concept of a child's intelligence can be calculated by dividing the mental age by chronological age, and multiplying by 100.
What is IQ?
100
A disorder that many middle-aged children have in which they suffer from inattention and lack of focus.
What is ADD?
200
This is the white cheese-like substance that protects the baby's skin in utero and is cleaned off after delivery.
What is vernix?
200
When babies start to slide on their stomachs and use their elbows to support the weight of their heads, they are engaging in
What is creeping?
200
Children at the preoperational stage can only see things from their point of view. This is called
What is egocentrism?
200
This refers to one's personal sense of worth and value.
What is self-esteem?
200
Rigid beliefs about the characteristics associated with being male or female are called...
What is Gender Stereotypes?
300
This is normally applied to the baby when they have been deprived of oxygen during delivery.
What is cool cap?
300
This refers to an infant's deprivation of oxygen during delivery.
What is anoxia?
300
Destiny, who is 4 years old, is upset because she "only" has a $10 bill and her brother has 3 $1 dollar bills. Destiny has not grasped the concept of
What is conservation?
300
This refers to a person's evaluation of him- or herself. It is not something that a person is born with and it is not unchanging over the course of the lifespan.
What is self-concept?
300
During middle childhood, most children gain this much in height.
What is 2 inches?
400
This growth pattern involves the fastest growth at the top of the body-the head-with physical growth in size, weight, and feature differentiation gradually working from the top to bottom.
What is cephalocaudal pattern?
400
This growth pattern involves growth starting at the center of the body and moving toward the extremities.
What is proximodistal pattern?
400
This program was started during President Lyndon Johnson's term with the intention of providing quality education, health, nutrition, and other services to children of low-income families.
What is Head Start?
400
This theory attributes 8 types of intelligence to humans.
What is Theory of Multiple Intelligences?
400
During middle childhood, many children suffer from a combination of physical and other signs indicating that a child's injuries stem from physical abuse. This is called...
What is Battered Child Syndrome?
500
Piaget suggested that during the sensorimotor stage of development, infants direct activities toward objects and events outside self. This produces results in an environment. This sub-stage is called...
What is secondary circular reactions?
500
Babies that are irritable and gradually adapt to new environments are said to have this type of temperament.
What is slow to warm up?
500
We acquire an identity about being male or female. This called our
What is Gender Identity?
500
During middle childhood, children suffer from many health issues. One issue in particular is a lung disorder caused by a person's bronchial tubes reacting to external conditions by filling with mucus and tightening.
What is Asthma?
500
What becomes a more central theme for middle-aged children?