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The zone of proximal development (ZPD) is a measure of        

As the preschool child grows older, the percentage of increase in height and weight ________ with each additional year.        

New research on the role of play in children’s development has identified a link between play and      

Recent studies have shown that most American children and adolescents are        

The increase in myelination during middle and late childhood is linked to      

________ is an umbrella-like concept that consists of a number of higher-level cognitive processes linked to the development of the brain’s prefrontal cortex.        

According to Erik Erikson, during middle and late childhood, children are in the stage of      

According to research, when one-year-olds watch a television program they        

________ is the process in which the nerve cells are covered and insulated with a layer of fat cells, which increases the speed at which information travels through the nervous system.        

Karina was about a year and a half old when her father, who was babysitting her for the day, noticed that she was brushing her hair with a rattle just the way his wife brushed her hair before she left about three hours earlier. Karina’s father was sure this was something new she had learned. This is an example of