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PSY 341- Developmental > Chapter 7- Middle Childhood > Flashcards

Chapter 7- Middle Childhood Flashcards

1
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BMI

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a measure of the ratio of weight to height

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myopia

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nearsightedness

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executive functioning

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the ability to porblemsolve without getting distracted and adjusting strategy if necessary

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overweight

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BMI > 18

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Obesity

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BMI > 21

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concrete operations stage

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the cognitive stage in Piaget’s theory when children become capable of using mental operations

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7
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seriation

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the ability to arrange things in a logical order

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selective attention

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focusing on relevant information and ignoring the rest

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ADHD

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inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness

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working memory

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the capacity to retain information for a short time

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mnemonics

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memory strategies; rehearsal, organization, and elaboration

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12
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organization

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placing things in meaningful categories

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elaboration

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connecting bits of information together to make them easier to remember

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metamemory

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understanding how memory works

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15
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metalinguistic skills

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greater awareness of the structure of language

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phonics approach

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teaching children to understand language by breaking down the sounds in a word

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whole-language approach

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teaching children to undersand language by using whole written passages

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dyslexia

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a condition thaat makes reading difficult; sounding out words & spelling words is difficult; misperceiving the order of letters in words

19
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learning disabilites

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cognitive disorders that impede the developments of learning a specific skill; reading and math

20
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numeracy

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understanding the meaning of numbers

21
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dyscalculia

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neurologicallyy based difficulty in numerical processing

22
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experience sampling method (esm)

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people reporting their behavior and thoughts when prompted by a beep from their wristwatch

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ambivalence

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experiencing conflicting emotions at once

24
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self-concept

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how we view and evaluate ourselves

25
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social comparison

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comparing self to others in social groups

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self-esteem

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someone’s personal sense of worth and wellbeing

27
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selective association

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people preferring to be around people like them

28
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age-graded

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grade levels based on age groups

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social skills

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being friendly, helpful, cooperative, and considerate

30
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social information processing

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evaluating other’s intentions, motivations, and behaviors

31
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developmental cascade

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when an early problems create later problems in the development

32
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industry vs inferiority

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Erikson; when children are capable of doing useful work and self projects unless the adults around them criticize them too much

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