PSYC 307 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Prefrontal Cortex, Lev Vygotsky, Prenatal Hormones And Sexual Orientation
20 Apr 2016
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Dev psy 307 chapters 8,9,10 review for test 3 on early childhood - van widenfelt. Chapter 8 biosocial development in 2-6 year olds. Body changes: between 2 and 6 years of age, children grow almost 3 inches and gain about 4 1/2 pounds (2 kilograms) per year. Their body shape becomes less baby-like and chubby. By age 6, the average child in a developed nation weighs between 40 - 50 pounds (18 - During childhood, the brain develops faster than any other. This maturation underlies children"s rapidly expanding cognitive and motor abilities. By age 2, most pruning of the brain"s dendrites has occurred. Between ages 2 and 6, the brain grows from 75 percent to 90 percent of its adult weight. Part of this rapid brain growth is due to continued. 2. proliferation of communication pathways, along with myelination, a process that insulates the axons of neurons and speeds transmission of neural impulses.
