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:

Heterotypic Continuity

The concept that an individual's underlying psychological or behavioral issues may manifest differently at various stages of development.

Perfectionism

Perfectionism refers to a disposition to strive for flawlessness and setting excessively high performance standards, accompanied often by critical self-evaluations.

Cognitive Attribution Biases

Tendencies to make systematic errors in judgment when evaluating reasons for one's own and others' behaviors.