Exam 3

Question 1

What are some examples of how obesity happens?

Answer 1

• Genetic
• Eating in a calorie surplus
• How your parents eat
• medication

Question 2

What is obesity?

Answer 2

Body weight that is more than 20% above the average for a person of a given age and height

Question 3

what percent of children are obese

Answer 3

15%

Question 4

Despite growing rates of obesity, American society places a strong emphasis on thinness

Answer 4

know this

Question 5

research indicates that a substantial number of 6 yr old girls worry about becoming “fat”

Answer 5

Know this

Question 6

what percent of 9 & 10 are trying to lose weight

Answer 6

40%

Question 7

what is the concrete operational stage

Answer 7

the period of time of cognitive development between 7 & 12 yrs of age

Question 8

during the concrete operational stage, how is it characterized?

Answer 8

characterized by the active and appropriate use of logic

Question 9

during the concrete operational stage, children can easily solve conservation

Answer 9

know this - logic over appearence

Question 10

What is intelligence

Answer 10

the capacity to understand the world, think rationally, & use resources effectively when faced with challenges

Question 11

Alfred binet’s pionerring efforts in intelligence, what are those legacies

Answer 11

1) He defined, intelligence pragmatically as that which his test measured
2) Intelligence tests should be reasonable indicators of school success
3) He invented the concept of IQ
- MA/CA X 100 = IQ Score
- Mental Age
- chronological (or physical) Age

Question 12

ways to combat obesity

Answer 12

• avoid as much processed foods
• workout plan
• portion control

Question 13

what is Intelligence quotient

Answer 13

a measure of intelligence that takes into account a students mental & Chronological age

Question 14

what is mental age

Answer 14

the typically intelligence level found for people at a given chronological age

Question 15

what is chronological age

Answer 15

the actual age of the child taking the intelligence test

Question 16

what is the standford-binet intelligence scale 5th edition (SB5)

Answer 16

a test that consists of a series of items that vary according to the age of the persons being tested

Question 17

what is Weschler intelligence scale for children 4th edition (WISC-IV)

Answer 17

a test for children that provides separate measures of verbal( or nonverbal) & performance skills as well as a total score

Question 18

What is Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale - 4th edition (WAIS-IV)

Answer 18

a test for adults that provides separate measures of verbal(or nonverbal) & performance skills as well as a total skill

Question 19

in the concrete operational stage, the physical growth is

Answer 19

slow but steadily

Question 20

school-aged children grow on average

Answer 20

2-3 inches per yr

Question 21

in the concrete operational stage, this is the only time during the lifespan when girls are on average, taller than boys

Answer 21

know this

Question 22

by age 11, boys are wha height? girls are what heigh?

Answer 22

girls- 4’ 10”

Boys - 4’ 9.5”

Question 23

what is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD(

Answer 23

marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frusteration, and generally a great deal of inappropriate acitivity

Question 24

what is fluid intelligence

Answer 24

reflects to information processing capabilities, reasoning and memory

Question 25

what is crystallized intelligence

Answer 25

is the accumulation of information, skills and stragies that people have learned through experience and that they can apply in problem solving situations