Between the ages of 2 and 6, __________. A) individual ...

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Between the ages of 2 and 6, __________.
 
  A) individual differences in body size become less apparent than in infancy and toddlerhood
  B) children grow more quickly than in infancy and toddlerhood
  C) approximately 45 new epiphyses emerge in various parts of the skeleton
  D) girls continue to be slightly taller, heavier, and more muscular than boys

Question 2

Describe the development of explicit self-awareness. Include discussion of the concepts of self-recognition and scale errors.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: During the second year, toddlers become consciously aware of the selfs physical features. Around age 2, self-recognitionidentification of the self as a physically unique beingis well under way. Children point to themselves in photos and refer to themselves by name or with a personal pronoun (I or me). Soon children identify themselves in images with less detail and fidelity than mirrors. Around age 2, most reach for a sticker surreptitiously placed on top of their heads when shown themselves in a live video, and around age 3 most recognize their own shadow. Nevertheless, toddlers make scale errors, attempting to do things that their body size makes impossible. For example, they will try to put on dolls clothes, sit in a doll-sized chair, or walk through a doorway too narrow for them to pass through. Possibly, toddlers lack an accurate understanding of their own body dimensions. Alternatively, they may simply be exploring the consequences of squeezing into restricted spaces, as they are far less likely to try when the risk of harming themselves is highfor example, if the too-narrow doorway is next to a ledge where they could fall. Scale errors decline between ages 2 and 3.