Chapter 11

Question 1

childhood obesity

Answer 1

In a child, having a BMI above the 95th percentile, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s 1980 standards for children of a given age.

Question 2

asthma

Answer 2

Another childhood condition that can affect learning is asthma, a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that makes breathing difficult.

Question 3

reaction time

Answer 3

which is how long it takes to respond to a stimulus. Preschoolers are sometimes frustratingly slow in putting on their pants, eating their cereal, throwing a ball. Reaction time is reduced every year of childhood, thanks to increasing myelination. As a result, older children can react more quickly.

Question 4

g (general intelligence)

Answer 4

The idea of g assumes that intelligence is one basic trait, underlying all cognitive abilities. According to this concept, people have varying levels of this general ability.

Question 5

Flynn effect

Question 6

multiple intelligences

Question 7

neurodiversity

Question 8

developmental psychopathology

Question 9

comorbid

Question 10

multifinality

Question 11

equifinality

Question 12

attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Answer 12

Conditions in which people have difficulty concentrating for more than a few moments. They are also not paying attention to something, are impulsive, and overactive

Question 13

specific learning disorder

Question 14

dyslexia

Question 15

dyscalculia

Question 16

autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Question 17

least restrictive environment (LRE)

Question 18

response to intervention (RTI)

Question 19

individual education plan (IEP)

Question 20

When does symptoms for ADHD start and where do symptoms have to be evident?

Answer 20

It must start before the age of 12 and must be evident in more than one setting or environment