Middle childhood week 5 chapter 7 Flashcards
measure of the ratio of weight to height
body mass index (BMI)
Middle childhood is the
time of life when people
are most likely to be slim T or F?
true
Are boys stronger than girls in middle chilhood?
no
hearing in middle childhood usually ___ due the tube in the middle ear maturing and is now longer and narrower
improves
visual condition of being unable to see distant objects clearly; also known as being nearsighted
myopia
vision usually gets better in middle childhood. T or F?
false
rates of myopia is highest in ____ countries
developed
__% of children in developed countries need glasses by end of middle childhood
25
Increasing myelination of the ____ connecting the two hemispheres of the brain accelerates reaction time in middle childhood for both gross motor and fine motor tasks
corpus callosum
the ability to solve cognitive problems without becoming
distracted and to adjust one’s strategy as the nature of a problem changes
executive function
Health authorities recommend ___ minutes of physical activity a day for children, which includes sport, running around, dance and active transport
60
physical activity improves executive functioning. T or F?
True
in the course of middle childhood children learn to indicate _____depth by overlapping
objects and making near objects larger than distant ones
three-dimensional
in children, defined as having a BMI exceeding 18
overweight
in children, defined as having a BMI exceeding 21
obesity
chronic illness of the lungs characterised by wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath
asthma
Rates of asthma are highest in ____ and are increasing worldwide
middle childhood
Asthma is the most common chronic condition for children in Australia, affecting __% of those under age 14
11
in Piaget’s theory, the cognitive stage in which children become capable of using mental operations (primary school aged.)
concrete operations
ability to arrange things in a logical order, such as shortest to longest, thinnest to thickest, or
lightest to darkest
seriation
ability to focus attention on
relevant information and
disregard what is irrelevant
selective attention
memory strategies, such as
rehearsal, organisation and
elaboration
mnemonics
mnemonic that involves
repeating the same information
over and over
rehearsal
mnemonic that involves placing
things mentally into meaningful
categories
organisation