Chapter Questions
Describe infants' physical development in the first two years of life.
Summarize the physical development that occurs during the preschool and middle childhood years and the factors that affect this development.
Identify the physical changes adolescents experience as the body reaches puberty.
Describe the physical changes that occur from early to late adulthood and how they affect adults’ capabilities.
Distinguish functional age from chronological age.
Discuss the role of neurons in brain development.
Explain what is meant by brain lateralization and describe how it develops in early childhood.
Identify the reflexes that infants are born with that help them adapt to their surroundings and protect them.
Summarize the gross motor skills that emerge during infancy and the preschool years and explain how they are related to brain development.
Give examples of fine motor skills and describe their developmental pattern in infants and young children.
Describe the capabilities of infants regarding each of the five senses.
Recognize the sensory difficulties school-age children may experience and how they can affect children’s learning.
Discuss the changes in sensory perception in middle adulthood and the factors that may affect these changes.
Give examples of the decline in various sense organs experienced in late adulthood and how these changes affect the lives of the elderly.