Psych Chp. 5 – Flashcards

A person's average body mass index (BMI) is the lowest between the ages of..?

Today's children could become the first generation in more than 100 years to have a shorter lifespan than their parents as a result of..?

Parents of a typical 5 yr old girl in America are MOST likely to say..?

To ensure adequate nutrition and vitamin intake, what is recommended?

A common allergy for young children is..?

One of the most common diseases of young children in developed nations is..?

What proportion of all children under the age of 6 in the US suffer from tooth decay?

Sylvia wants to keep her son from getting cavities, so she lets him drink diet soda instead of regular. Her dentist tells her that her strategy won't work because diet soda..?

Preschoolers often have trouble thing their shoelaces because they have inadequate..?

At what age does any specific disease overtake accidents as a cause for human mortality?

Instead of accident prevention, health workers prefer the term..?

What is a leading cause of death among children between the ages of 1 and 4 years old..?

Which environmental substance has been shown to reduce intelligence and increase behavior problems in young children..?

The part of the brain where planning, language and advanced thought occur is the..?

The long band of nerve fibers that connects the brain's hemispheres is..?

A disorder that research has suggested may result from abnormal development of the corpus callosum is..?

About what percent of people in Great Britain and the US are left handed..?

The Amygdala is a brain structure that registers..?

The increased activity of the Amygdala is a reason that young children experience..?

Stress can lead to weight gain since having too much cortisol in one's bloodstream has been associated with increased abdominal fat. Cortisol is the hormone released by the..? (when a person is stressed)

By the age of 2, a child will typically have a vocabulary of...words; by the age of 6, a child will typically have a vocab of...words

Children typically understand the basics of grammar by the age of..?

The structures, rules and techniques used to communicate meaning in a language are called..?

In 2010 in the US, 21% of children spoke English at school and..?

4 yr old Graciela is a balanced bilingual, which means that she..?

Most teacher directed preschool programs stress..?

The goal of most teacher-directed preschools is..?

In the US, low-income children are offered a free preschool education through..?

An evaluation of head start found that benefits were most apparent for children..?