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Digital Diets and the Impact of Screen Time on Development

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1.  For every 30 minutes of screen time, there is a ____% increased risk of expressive speech delay.
  1. 30%
  2. 49%
  3. 90%
  4. 75%
2.  For children age 2-5, what is the recommended amount of screen time according to the American Academy of Pediatrics?
  1. None
  2. No more than one hour per day
  3. Less than two hours per day
  4. Three hours per week
3.  In 2015, the number of children ages 3-21 receiving SPED for autism was...
  1. 88,000
  2. 93,000
  3. 215,000
  4. 617,000
4.  Key areas of the brain/brain development and functioning that are negatively impacted by excessive screen time include _____________.
  1. Dopamine
  2. Frontal lobe
  3. Fight or flight
  4. All of the above
5.  Playing with other humans is important because it provides opportunities to do all EXCEPT:
  1. Experience emotional and social situations with other humans
  2. Practice controlling negative emotions
  3. Increase risky behavior
  4. Learn how to solve conflicts and negotiate with others
6.  Theory of mind is negatively impacted by:
  1. Engaging in conversation
  2. A lack of interaction with other humans
  3. Looking at facial expressions
  4. Interpreting body language
7.  In the area of emotional and self-regulation, screen time cannot:
  1. Provide peer feedback necessary to know if behaviors or emotions are appropriate
  2. Teach ABCs
  3. Help children learn to count
  4. Be entertaining
8.  __________________ is the most influential contributor to vocabulary before school entry.
  1. Self-Regulation
  2. Conversation between children and parents
  3. Knowing ABCs and how to count
  4. Reading books
9.  Research on reading digital books vs. paper books has demonstrated that there is a negative impact on:
  1. Sequencing details
  2. Making inferences
  3. Understanding plot
  4. All of the above
10.  A digital diet...
  1. Helps caregivers understand screen time expectations
  2. Provides a framework for setting screen time limits
  3. Encourages healthy social interactions
  4. All of the above

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