211: CH. 9-10 Flashcards
Developmental Psychology with hitchcock
what do individual intelligence tests require?
training and experience to administer
what do intelligence tests provide?
insights about accuracy and score
what do intelligence test identify?
highly intelligent children and children with learning problem
what are intelligence tests used for ages 6 and beyond?
Used heavily because IQ is correlated with
educational performance
what are some types of items that would be on a general intelligence test?
- vocabulary
- general info
- verbal comprehension
- similarities
- arithmetic
- picture concepts
- digit span
(see pp slides for more info)
what intelligence does sternberg study?
successful intelligence
what intelligence does Gardner study?
multiple intelligence
what are the three points of Sternberg’s triarchic thoery
what does sternberg call the complete use of his triarchic thoery
successful itelligence
what are Gardner’s multiple intelligence’s
what does Gardner believe about all 9 of his intelligence’s
they are part of your unique biological nature, part of nature and nurture
what is the term you can use to refer to all 9 intelligence’s
millines: Musical, Interpersonal, Lingustic, Logico-mathmatical, Intrapersonal, Naturalist, existential, spatial
what do adoption studies confirm in regards to nature, nurture, and iq?
what differences are largely environmental to IQ?
what is the dramatic trend of generational rise in IQ?
what are the two views of cultural bias in testing?
what are the cultural influences that affect test performance ?
- communication style
- test content
- sterotypes
how can we reduce cultural biases in testing?
- use multiple tests
- combine test scores with assessment of adaptive behavior
- make sure tests are culturally relevant for dynamic testing
how does United States vary culturally in regards to schooling and teaching?
how does Finland vary culturally in regards to schooling and teaching?
how does Asia (Japan, Korea, tiwan) vary culturally in regards to schooling and teaching?
what are typical body growth traits in both genders throughout middle childhood?
slow and regular pace, the lower portion of the body grows the fastest, bones broaden and lighten, muscles are very flexible, all permanent teeth appear
what are typical body growth traits in girls throughout middle childhood?
girls are shorter and lighter until about age 9 when the trend reverses
what are the fine motor skill gains in both genders throughout middle childhood?
writing and drawing
what are the gross motor skills gains in both genders throughout middle childhood?
flexibility, balance, agility, force
what are the female differences in motor skills compared to males throughout middle childhood?
girls are better at fine motor skills
what are the male differences in motor skills compared to females throughout middle childhood?
boys are better at gross motor-skills, and typically sports
what are physical but also social factors that contribute to sex differences in motor development?
- parental expectations
- self perceptions
- coaching, media
what are some common health problems throughout middle childhood?
- malnutrition
- obesity
- vision
- illnesses
- injuries
what are physical symptoms of obese children?
- high blood pressure/cholesterol
- respiratory problems
- insulin resistance
what is the development of lifelong problems for obese children?
- heart dieases
- diabeteies
- gallbladder diease
- cancer
- early death
what are causes for obesity in middle childhood?
- overweight parents
- low SES
- insufficient sleep
- low physical activity
- screentime/ television
- eating out
what are the parental influences that affect obese children in middle childhood?
- over feeding
- overcontrolling
what are family based interventions parents can use to treat obesity?
- diet change
- exercise program
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