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Babies grow faster during their second year of life than ever again. |
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Myelination is the insulation of fat over the nerve cells, which dampens the speed of information traveling through the nervous system. |
| | A) | True |
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Variation in human growth rates reflects genetic and environmental factors. |
| | A) | True |
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Iron-deficiency anemia causes listlessness and may retard physical and intellectual development during childhood. |
| | A) | True |
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In females, the development of secondary sex characteristics includes menarche. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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A child is obese if he/she is 10 percent over the average weight for height. |
| | A) | True |
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Nearly all children who are heavy from infancy on will become overweight adults. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The master endocrine (hormone-secreting) gland of the body is the pituitary gland. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Puberty represents the attainment of sexual, physical, and psychology maturity. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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On average, sexual maturation begins about a year earlier for girls than for boys. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Early-maturing boys are more likely to smoke, drink, be depressed, have older friends, and request earlier independence. |
| | A) | True |
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During synaptic pruning, the brain disposes of a neuron's axons and dendrites if that particular neuron is not often stimulated. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The motor area of the brain develops most rapidly. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The sequence in which the greatest physical growth occurs from bottom to top (legs, trunk, head) is called the cephalocaudal pattern. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The sequence in which the greatest growth starts at the center of the body and moves toward the extremities is called the proximal-distal pattern. |
| | A) | True |
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During the embryonic period, neurons are created at a rate of 250,000 per minute. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The cerebral cortex plays a critical role in brain functioning, such as perception, thinking, and language. |
| | A) | True |
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Neuroscientists believe that the brain's responsiveness and efficiency are developed through environmental stimulation. |
| | A) | True |
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The right and left hemispheres of the brain are connected by a set of nerve fibers called the corpus callosum. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Thelen and Smith (1994) argue that the development of locomotion consists of four clear phases or transitions. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education