During early childhood, girls are _____ than boys.

When babies engage in physical activity or use language, some synaptic connections will be strengthened, while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear. A neuroscientist would identify this process as “_____”.

Many of the deaths of young children around the world could be prevented by a reduction in:

What are the two most important contributors to height differences among children the world over?

For years, debate has focused on whether breast-feeding is better for the infant than bottle-feeding. The growing consensus is that:

Remembering how to swim is an example of:

Researchers have found that in children from 3 to 6 years of age, the most rapid growth takes place in the _____ lobe areas of the brain.

In short-term memory, individuals retain information for up to _____ if there is no rehearsal of the information.

Approximately what percentage of an infant’s sleep is REM sleep?

_____ occurs when children adjust their schemes to take new information and experiences into account.