During the Second Year of Life

question 58

Multiple Choice

During the second year of life:

• A) the brain stem shows a developmental surge and becomes dominant in behavioral control.
• B) height shows a developmental surge and proceeds much more rapidly than in the first year.
• C) the pace of brain growth becomes slower.
• D) there are more rapid gains in weight than in the first year.

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Definitions:

Range

The difference between the maximum and minimum values in a data set, indicating the spread of the data.

Standard Deviation

A metric that calculates the deviation or spread of data points in a dataset from the average value.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset; it measures the extent of variability within the data.

Skewed

A description of the asymmetry in the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable, where the tail of the distribution is longer on either the right (positively skewed) or the left (negatively skewed) side.