Mod 5 - Mid-Late Childhood Flashcards

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1
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What type of physical growth is seen in mid-late childhood?

A

Slow, consistent

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2
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Average height increase per year?

A

2-3”

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3
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Average weight gain per year?

A

5-7 pounds

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4
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What portion of the body grows faster in this period?

A

Lower

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5
Q

What happens to brain volume in this stage?

A

Stabilizes

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6
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What regions of the brain see most change/thicken?

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Prefrontal and temporal

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7
Q

Percentage of US kids that are overweight

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32%

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8
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Percentage of US kids that are obese?

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17%

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9
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2 cause of death in children 5-14 (accidents are still #1)

A

Cancer

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10
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Most common type of childhood cancer (39%)

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Leukemia

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11
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Percent of kids with chronic illness (asthma, diabetes, cancer)

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15%

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12
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Percent of children with learning disabilities

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34.6%

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13
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Boys are _______ as likely to have ADHD

A

Twice

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14
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ADHD has a delay in thickening of prefrontal cortex of greater than ____ years

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2

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15
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How much more likely are boys to have emotional and behavioral disorders compared to girls?

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3 times

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16
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When is autism typically diagnosed

A

First 3 years

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17
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Boys are _______ more likely than girls to be diagnosed with autism.

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5 times

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18
Q

When age is Piaget’s “Concrete Operational” stage?

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7-11 years old

19
Q

Concrete operation that orders stimuli in an orderly sequence (ex: smallest to biggest)

A

Seriation

20
Q

Understanding how objects can be related to one another (ex: generations)

A

Transitivity

21
Q

Like a brain sticky-note

A

Working memory

22
Q

Ways to improve memory

A

Imagery
Details
Understand vs memorize
Repeat
Language

23
Q

More extensive processing of information

A

Elaboration

24
Q

Memory is best by understanding that it’s both verbatim and gist

A

Fuzzy trace memory

25
Q

Knowing about knowing

A

Metacognition

26
Q

Ability to solve problems, adapt and learn

A

Intelligence

27
Q

IQ formula

A

Mental age/age x 100

28
Q

Percent that fall in the middle of the IQ curve

A

70%

29
Q

What is middle of curve range for IQ

A

85-115

30
Q

2 approaches to reading are

A

Whole language and phonics

31
Q

IQ between 50-70 but no brain damage present

A

Cultural-Familial

32
Q

IQ considered “gifted”

A

130+

33
Q

What is Erikson’s 4th stage represented at this age?

A

Industry vs inferiority

34
Q

Age that a child can use psychological characteristics and traits to describe themselves

A

8-11

35
Q

According to Piaget, what age do kids move from heteronomous to autonomous; rules change based on situations

A

10 years

36
Q

What age is Kohlberg’s Preconventional “what’s in it for me” stage?

A

Less than 9 years old

37
Q

Kohlberg’s stage from 9-adolescence where rules are followed

A

Conventional

38
Q

Kohlberg’s stage from adolescence to early adult where morality becomes more internal

A

Post-conventional

39
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One flaw with Kohlberg’s stages

A

Don’t consider family or culture

40
Q

Emphasis on moral, social and personal knowledge in developing morals

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Domain theory

41
Q

Percent of rejected children who are shy

A

10-20%

42
Q

Child frequently nominated as best friend and being disliked

A

Controversial

43
Q

Child infrequently nominated as best friend and actively disliked

A

Rejected

44
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Child infrequently nominated as best friend but not disliked

A

Neglected