Health Sciences 2700A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Reticular Formation, Metacognition, Phonological Awareness
9 Apr 2020
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Chapter 8: social and personality development in early childhood. Physical changes between 4-6 are less dramatic than the first year of life, but still impressive. Brain functions are divided between two hemispheres: Preference for one hand over another appears between 2-6 years of age: left = language, logic, math, and analysis, right = intuition, creativity, art/music, and spatial. The brain structure that regulates attention and concentration. Stands, runs, and walks on pulling a large toy one foot per step tiptoe. Starts to draw with the understanding that art can stand for something. Uses art to tell stories and work out problems. Detail is added and new concepts are integrated as they learn about the importance of different body parts. Realizes there is a definite order in space. Cognitive development but still have difficulty thinking logically. Sociodramatic play starts to become prominent during the preschool years. Conversion: the understanding that matter can change in appearance without changing in quantity.
