Compared to 4- and 5-year-olds, 8- and 10-year-olds have________.

Which factor plays the largest role in accounting for boys’ superiority in gross-motor skills?

The hippocampus plays a vital role in ________.

Sophia’s parents will not allow her to eat any sugary foods. This practice will most likely ________.

Which statement about influences on children’s health is true?

________ occurs when neurons that are seldom stimulated lose their connective fibers.

Which of these gross-motor skills typically develops last?

The ________ is a structure in the brain stem that helps an individual to maintain alertness and consciousness.

Chronic stress triggers ________, which in turn frequently induces a raging appetite and subsequent weight gain.

The most effective interventions for childhood obesity are ________.