Exam 2, Middle Childhood Flashcards
assists in fine motor skills; caused by the amount of myelin in the brain
Dexterity
learning to read using sight reading, talking, reading, writing
Whole language approach
most commonly used IQ test
Stanford Binet Intelligence Test
children who take detailed notes, outlines, orderly steps; usually Asian and Caucasian
Analytic style
children who focus on the big picture and impressions; personal experiences, stories, no right or wrong answer; usually Native American, Hispanic, Black
Relational style
understanding that you can mentally undo a transformation
Reversibility
focusing on several aspects of a problem and relating them
Decentration
objects remain the same even if some characteristics change
Identity
mental seriation
Transitive inference
the years it takes to apply new cognitive skills to all kinds of problems
Horizontal decalage
ability to recall the answer from rote memorization without thinking about it
Automaticity
thinking about how to think about something; part of executive process information processing skills
Metacognition
finding relationships between information not in the same category; most complex form of memorization
Elaboration
