Exam 3: Extra Material Flashcards
how has the population grown to 7 billion people?
Lower death rates, better nutrition, think back to the population curve from AP Human Geo.
where is the biggest population growth taking place?
sub-Saharan Africa
in past years, Asia (India and China) have been the biggest contributors to population growth
how did Marilyn Van Derbur cope with the sexual abuse from her father?
disassociated “split her mind”
what does the SMPY suggest about the development of cognitive ability and intellect?
early cognitive ability has more effect on achievement than practice or any other environmental factor like socioeconomic status
what are possible impacts of labeling a child as gifted or ungifted?
it may undermine their motivation to learn
what did the SMPY reveal about spatial ability?
those that are moderate in mathematics, but high in spatial ability often become very successful engineers, surgeons, and and architects but this aspect of knowledge is often overlooked
decline in safe sex practice is concentrated mainly among what type of college students?
low income families
they are more likely to use condoms in their first year and then rates decline when they get into their second year f college
learning bad behavior from privileges backgrounds
due to the perception of risk,, poorer students have a higher perception of risk of STIs than students from privileged backgrounds
what is muscle dysmorphia?
aka reverse anorexia
