Three-Year-Old Children Typically Have Relatively Large Heads, While Six-Year-Old Children

question 67

Multiple Choice

Three-year-old children typically have relatively large heads, while six-year-old children have relatively longer, thin bodies. This age difference in physical appearance reveals the _____ principle of development.

• A) cephalocaudal
• B) proximodistal
• C) mass-to-specific
• D) speed of maturation

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Definitions:

Continuum

A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, although the extremes are quite distinct.

Homeostasis

The ideal level of bodily functions.

Walter Cannon

A physiologist known for his work on the "fight or flight" response and for coining the term homeostasis.

General Adaptation Syndrome

Selye’s stage theory of how we respond to all stressors in a similar way.