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A person’s lowest BMI occurs between the ages of..? |
5 and 6 |
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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: |
Nutritional deficiencies and being overweight |
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Parents of a 5-year-old girl are likely to say: |
"She isn’t eating enough", "eat your dinner and you can have dessert" |
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To ensure adequate nutrition and vitamin intake, what is recommended? |
Fresh food |
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A common allergy for young children is: |
Cow’s milk, peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, soy, wheat, shellfish |
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One of the most common diseases of young children in developed nations is..? |
Tooth decay (1/3rd of children under the age of 6 suffer from tooth decay) |
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Preschoolers often have trouble tying their shoelaces because they have inadequate: |
fine-motor skills |
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At what age does any specific disease overtake accidents as a cause for human mortality? |
40 |
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Instead of accident prevention, health workers prefer the term: |
Injury control/harm reduction |
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What is the leading cause of death among children between the ages of 1 and 4 years old? |
Drowning |
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Which environmental substance has been shown to reduce intelligence and increase behavior problems in young children? |
Lead |
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prefrontal cortex |
part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking, planning, and language |
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corpus callosum |
the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them |
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A disorder that research has suggested may result from abnormal development of the corpus callosum is: |
Autism |
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What percentage of Great Britain and the U.S are left handed? |
10% |
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Amygdala |
A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and aggression. |
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The increased activity of the amygdala is a reason that young children experience…? |
Nightmares/phobias |
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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. |
Hypothalamus |
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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 vocabulary of _____ words. |
100-2000 words; 10,000+ words |
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Children typically understand the basics of grammar by the _____. |
age of two |
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balanced bilingual |
a person who is fluent in two languages, not favoring one over the other |
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Most teacher-directed preschool programs stress: |
academics, often taught by one adult to the entire group |
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The goal of most teacher-directed preschools is |
to distinguish schoolwork from unstructured play |
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In the U.S, low income children are offered a free preschool education through what? |
Headstart |
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An evaluation of Head Start found that benefits were MOST apparent for children: |
from families with lowest incomes, in rural areas, or those with real disabilities. |
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