Question

1.What aspects of brain development underlie the tremendous gains in language, thinking, and motor control of early childhood?

2. Among children who spend much time playing alone, what factors distinguish those who are likely to have adjustment difficulties from those who are well-adjusted and socially skilled?

3. What experiences help children differentiate moral imperatives, social conventions, and matters of personal choice?

4. Explain how the social environment and young children’s cognitive limitations contribute to rigid gender stereotyping in early childhood.

5. Summarize findings on ethnic variations in child-rearing styles. Is the concept of authoritative parenting useful for understanding effective parenting across cultures? Explain.

Answer 1

1.What aspects of brain development underlie the tremendous gains in language, thinking, and motor control of early childhood?

Cerebellum, hippocampus, corpus callosum and reticular formation are the main aspects of brain development that helps in language, thinking,and motor control of early childhood.

The cerebellum of brain is involved in balancing ,motor control as well as emotional and cognitive thinking which mainly happens in early childhood.

Hippocampus accounts for memory, perceive images and understand the spatial context of the world in early childhood.

Corpus callosum helps the child's movement in left and right side of the body.

Reticular formation in the brain helps in consciousness and alertness in a child.