An Overview of the Trait Approach Over the Past 100

question 40

Multiple Choice

An overview of the trait approach over the past 100 years can best be described as ______.

• A) peaking in the 1950s and then largely abandoned since
• B) initially focusing on follower traits then moving toward leadership outcomes
• C) beginning with emphasis on great persons, then shifting to include situation, now back to traits
• D) the most widely agreed upon approach for determining who can be a leader

Identify critical periods in the development of sensory systems and motor skills.

Understand the role of environmental and genetic factors in the development of motor skills.

Learn about the implications of rapid brain growth and critical developmental phenomena such as transient exuberance and pruning on cognitive and physical development.

Comprehend the development and refining of gross and fine motor skills through infancy and early childhood.

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Definitions:

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells.

Brain Stem

The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord with the forebrain and cerebrum, controlling many basic life functions such as breathing and heart rate.

Brain Stem

The part of the brain connecting the spinal cord with the forebrain and cerebrum, responsible for controlling basic life functions such as breathing and heart rate.

Amygdala

A part of the brain involved in emotion regulation, especially fear and pleasure responses.