Synaptic pruning Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

gross motor skills in early childhood - throwing a ball, hopping, catching a ball, running, and kicking a ball fine motor skills in early childhood - cutting paper, pasting, pouring, building blocks, lacing, cutting along a line, writing a name, tracing, coloring 2-3 years gross & fine motor skills - gross: jump, throw/catch ball fine: zip/unzip, use a spoon 3-4 years gross & fine motor skills - gross: walk upstairs alternating both feet, walk downstairs one foot leading, throw/catch ball...

Homeostasis The active process of maintaining physiological parameter constant Redundancy Important process are regulated by more than one mechanism Brainpower 0:02 / 0:15 Set point the point of reference of a feedback system long-term effects of food deprivation on weight and metabolism Food deprivation causes a decrease in basal metabolic rate. - As body weight decreases the basal metabolism decreases more than body weight. Glucose and insulin Insulin is...

_________ is the degree to which a developing structure or behavior is modifiable due to experience. Myelination Synaptic pruning Plasticity The principle of the independence of systems - CORRECT ANSWERS Plasticity _________ receive messages from other cells, and at their opposite end there is a long extension called a( n ) ________ which carries the messages. Synapses; neuron Dendrites; axon Axons; synapse Neurons; dendrite - CORRECT ANSWERS Dendrites; axon A baby grasps for his/h...

Lifespan Development examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior throughout the lifespan 4 domains of development physical, cognitive, personality, social Age & range differences prenatal, infancy and toddlerhood, middle childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood quantitative changes in number or amount qualitative changes in kind, structure or organization theory broad, organized explanations and predicti...

Lifespan Development Exam 2 (Complete) Q & A

Unit 3 Test - PSYC 228 with Questions and Answers 1. Between the ages of 2 and 6, the average child in the United States gains about 6 pounds and 2 to 3 inches per year. a. True b. False ANSWER A 2. After the rapid weight gains of infancy, children tend to gain weight more rapidly during early childhood. a. True b. False ANSWER B 3. Your friend Diane is looking at a growth chart at the doctor's office you explain that the steeper the line, the more rapidly the growth is occurring....

Psychology - Child PsychologyWhat psychologists mean by intelligence? Spearman (1904) - correct answer Identified that a person's cognitive skills ability tested in one test would show a solar ability in different cognitive skill in another test. What psychologists mean by intelligence? Gardner (1983) - correct answer Believed intelligence is not a single entity and so couldn't be measured by simple IQ test. He identified 7 intelligences: linguistic, logical mathematical, musical, bodily ki...

Physical development in early childhood - Fine motor skills vs gross motor skills - - Fine motor skills: skills that use smaller muscles. Ex: pouring liquids or coloring - Gross motor skills: skills that use large muscle groups. Ex: throwing a ball or running Explain the rapid period of neural growth during early childhood - The connections are made between neurons at the synapses and dendrites spread and connect to new growth. Synaptic pruning through early childhood - when under-utilize...

NUR 5337 MODULE 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS First approved alpha 2 agonist approved for ADHD 1, 2, 3 and 4 mg tabs start at 1 mg titrate weekly s/e somnolence, sedation, abdominal pain, dizziness, decreased BP, dry mouth, constipation -do not give with high fat meals - ANS-Intuniv (guanfacine) Social impairment, repetitive/restricted behaviors, communication defects are the triad of what diagnosis? - ANS-Autism ________ 4:1 in boys>girls, great risk among sibling with...

Week 7: Behavioral, Neurologic, and Digestive Disorders - Discussion Part Three Loading... This week's graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs). 1 Analyze pathophysiologic mechanisms associated with selected disease states. (PO 1) 2 Differentiate the epidemiology, etiology, developmental considerations, pathogenesis, and clinical and laboratory manifestations of specific disease processes. (PO 1) 3 Examine the way in which homeostatic, adaptive, and compensatory phys...