middle childhood Flashcards
In elementary school children add how much height and what weight on an average between what ages.
7cm of height. 2.75kg of weight between the ages of (5-8).
What is the average height of the female and male at 11 years
The average height is 144 for females and 143 for males.
When do adolescent girls get their growth spurt and do they have a more rapid physical development than boys?
At age 10 and yes they do.
results from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development have identified three risk factors for predicting excessive weight gain in childhood:
: –Overweight parent(s)–Large size for gestational age at birth–Early onset of being overweight (age 5 and under)
In memory what is the three ways of information processing?
encoding, storage and retrieval
Describe the encoding process?
encoding is the process by which information is initially recorded in a form usable to memory.
Processing efficiency
bility to make efficient use of short-term memory capacity increases steadily with age
Automaticity
ability to recall information from long-term memory without using short-term memory capacity is achieved through practice
Executive processes
information-processing skills that involve devising and carrying out strategies for remembering and solving problems are based on knowing how the mind work
Expertise
more knowledge a person has about a topic, the more efficiently their information-processing system work will work, despite age–Advanced skill in one area does not improve general levels of memory or reasoning
who proposed the theory of multiple intelligence
howard gardner
triarchic theory of intelligence was proposed by who?
Richard sternberg
What are the three components of the triarchic theory of intelligence?
contextual intelligence: has to do with knowing the right behaviour for a specific situation
- Experiential intelligence: involves learning to give specific responses without thinking about them
- Componential intelligence: is a person’s ability to come up with effective strategies
theory of emotional intelligence was proposed by who?
David goleman
What are the three components of theory of emotional intelligence.
- awareness of our own emotions
- The ability to express our emotions appropriately
- The capacity to channel our emotions into the pursuit of worthwhile goals
What is learning disability?
learning disability: a disorder in which a child has difficulty in attaining a specific academic skill, despite possessing average to above-average intelligence and is not primarily due to physical or sensory handicaps
compared to their peers, children with ADHD exhibit three things what are they?
compared to their peers, children with ADHD exhibit•Higher activity level•Lower ability to sustain attention•Lower ability to control impulse
compared to their peers, children with ADHD exhibit three things what are they?
compared to their peers, children with ADHD exhibit
•Higher activity level
l•Lower ability to sustain attention
•Lower ability to control impulse
3 types of ADHD:
hyperactive-impulsive type, in which a high activity level is the main problem;
2) the inattentive type, in which an inability to sustain attention is the major difficulty
3) the combined type which presents symptoms from both
The Big Five: a set of five major dimensions of personality are
The Big Five: a set of five major dimensions of personality: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness/intellect
characteristics of unpopular children
lack social competence
•Are immature or inappropriately silly•
Are overly aggressive and overbearing
•Are Withdrawn or shy
Lack of popularity may take two forms:
NEGLECTED CHILDREN receive relatively little attention from their peers in the form of either positive or negative interaction.
•REJECTED CHILDREN are actively disliked and their peers may react to them in an obviously negative manner.
Describe the friendship of middle childhood girls
focus on one or two “best friends” of relatively equal status
Conflicts are solved by compromise, ignoring the situation, or giving in
Can be confrontational with other girls who are not their friends
Language is less confrontational and direct than boys’ language
Describe the friendship of middle childhood guys
oys have a strict DOMINANCE HIERARCHY, which is composed of rankings that represent the relative social power of those in a group hierarchy
