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physical growth during the preschool years is characterized by

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steady growth, less chubby, growth in arms and legs

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many of the motor skills and cognitive changes that occur during the preschool years are due to brain development including

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brain laterlization, myelination, neural connections

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waking up confused and sweating is known as

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night terror

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children may not eat as much because

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growth decreases

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although minor illnesses may be somewhat distressing, they also bring benefits such as

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building immunity, better understand body

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causes bone marrow to produce an excessive white blood cells

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leukemia

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this is not considered psychological maltreatment

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hitting the child

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this is not a factor that influences that activity level

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enrollment in organized activities

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Boys tend to have greater __ while girls tend to have greater __

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strength; coordination

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children's artwork progress through a series of states during the preschool years. this is known as

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scribbling, shape, design, pictorial

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by age 5, children's brain weigh__ of the average adult brain weight

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90%

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by the end of the preschool period, the __ bundle of nerve fibers, becomes thicker

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corpus callosum

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the process in which certain functions are located more in one hemisphere of the brain than the other is known as

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lateralization

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the major threats to health and wellness during the preschool years are the result of

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accidental injuries

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a body weight more than 20% higher than the average weight for a person of a given age and height is known as

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obesity

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the most frequent major illness to strike preschoolers is

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cancer

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abused children are more likely to

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be fussy, have more headaches, show development delays

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the ability to overcome circumstances that place a child at high risk for psychological or physical damage is called

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resilience

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fine motor skills are

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using fork, using scissors, tying shoes

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what is not a sign that a child is ready to be toilet trained

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resisting sitting on a potty chair

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most children develop handedness by age

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5

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during piaget's pre operational stage of cognitive development __ though grows as mental reasoning emerges

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symbolic

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putting a cat mask on dog is which one of the limitations of pre operational stage

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centration

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the primitive reasoning that preschoolers use to explore and draw conclusions about their world is known as

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intuitive thinking

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working with an adult then working more and more independently is know as

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scaffolding

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the process where preschoolers build their vocabulary at a rapid rate

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fast mapping

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talking to yourself is known as

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private speech

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positive correlation between affluence and time interacting with children means that

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the affluence the more tim parents talk with their children

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the key to assuring effective childcare is to enroll children in a __ program

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high quality

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whats the greatest influence in the children of the U.S?

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watching television

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the pre operational stage lasts from

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2-7 years

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the knowledge that quantity is unrelated to the arrangement and physical appearance of objects is known as

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conservation

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thinking that does not take into account the viewpoints of others is known as

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egocentrism

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___ a memory of particular events from one's own life, achieves little accurate until after 3.

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autobiographical memory

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the level at which a child can almost comprehend or perform a task on their own is known as

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zone of proximal development

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the support for learning and problem solving is known as

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scaffolding

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the combining of words and phrases to form sentences is known as

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syntax

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process in which new words are associated with their meaning after only a brief encounter

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fast mapping

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Vygotsky suggested that __ speech is used to guide to behavior and thought

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private

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through the development of pragmatic abilities, children learn conversational strategies including

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turn taking, staying on topic, what should and should not be said

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a school where children are provided with designed set of materials but can move from to another is known as

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Montessori preschools

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____ of children are in rolled in some type of childcare

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75%

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major characteristics of high quality daycare is

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well trained, app size and ratio, rich language environment

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what does Head Start not focus on

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ethics and values

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the most popular education program for children in the U.S __

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Sesame Street

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__ is one of the most important potent and widespread stimuli for children

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television

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2 key conflicts are for children to develop a sense of __ and ___

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initiative; autonomy

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children of __ parents tend to be withdrawn , showing little sociability

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authoritarian

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for most children in western cultures, __ parenting words best

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authoritative

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kid hits other kid on arm because he wants the toy. what kind of aggression is displaying

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instrumental aggression

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a period where children become more independent or experience humiliation is known as

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autonomy vs. shame and doubt

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period where 3-7 year olds become independent or unsure of themselves is known as

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initiative vs. guilt

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a person's identity or set of beliefs about one is like as an individual is known as

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self-concept

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__ is a philosophy that emphasizes personal identity and the uniqueness of the individual

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individualistic philosophy

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according to the social learning approached, children learn gender-related behavior and expectations by

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watching the behavior of mass and females in their society

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the perception of oneself as a male or female is known as

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gender identity

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make believe play

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helps children understand their environment

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helping behavior that benefits others is called __ behavior

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prosocial

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the change in people's sense of justice and of what is right and wrong is called __ development

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moral

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__ is the understudying of what another individual feels

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empathy

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