True/False: Studying and understanding child development are important parts of teaching young children.

True/False: Maturation refers to a sequence of biological events occurring within the child.

True/False: Each child moves through development at his or her own rate.

True/False: The connections between nerve cells occur as a child interacts with the environment.

True/False: Erikson's theory focuses on multiple intelligences.

The preoperational stage takes place between birth and two years of age.

True/False: Naturalistic intelligence is the ability to classify objects in nature such as animals and plants.

Multiple Choice: Learning to relate to others is called _________________ development.

Multiple Choice: According to the ______________ principle. development proceeds from the center of the body outward.

Multiple Choice: ___________________ is one factor that causes harmful stress to infants.

Multiple Choice: The first six months are a key window of opportunity for developing _____________________ .

Multiple Choice: According to Erikson, during the first ________________ months of life, children learn to trust or mistrust their environment.

Multiple Choice: People with _______________ intelligence display excellent communication and social skills.

Multiple Choice: The critical timing for promoting brain connections related to math is from __________________ years of age.

Multiple Choice: Theorist who believed children built knowledge through exploration with hands-on activities.

Multiple Choice: Theorist who contributed the zone of proximal development.

Multiple Choice: Principle that development proceeds from the head downward.

Multiple Choice: The sequence of biological changes in children.