Mod 5 - Mid-Late Childhood

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Slow, consistent

Question 2

Average height increase per year?

Answer 2

2-3”

Question 3

Average weight gain per year?

Answer 3

5-7 pounds

Question 4

What portion of the body grows faster in this period?

Answer 4

Lower

Question 5

What happens to brain volume in this stage?

Answer 5

Stabilizes

Question 6

What regions of the brain see most change/thicken?

Answer 6

Prefrontal and temporal

Question 7

Percentage of US kids that are overweight

Answer 7

32%

Question 8

Percentage of US kids that are obese?

Answer 8

17%

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Cancer

Question 10

Most common type of childhood cancer (39%)

Answer 10

Leukemia

Question 11

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

Answer 11

15%

Question 12

Percent of children with learning disabilities

Answer 12

34.6%

Question 13

Boys are _______ as likely to have ADHD

Answer 13

Twice

Question 14

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

Answer 14

2

Question 15

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

Answer 15

3 times

Question 16

When is autism typically diagnosed

Answer 16

First 3 years

Question 17

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

Answer 17

5 times

Question 18

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

Answer 18

7-11 years old

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Seriation

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Transitivity

Question 21

Like a brain sticky-note

Answer 21

Working memory

Question 22

Ways to improve memory

Answer 22

Imagery
Details
Understand vs memorize
Repeat
Language

Question 23

More extensive processing of information

Answer 23

Elaboration

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Fuzzy trace memory

Question 25

Knowing about knowing

Answer 25

Metacognition

Question 26

Ability to solve problems, adapt and learn

Answer 26

Intelligence

Question 27

IQ formula

Answer 27

Mental age/age x 100

Question 28

Percent that fall in the middle of the IQ curve

Answer 28

70%

Question 29

What is middle of curve range for IQ

Answer 29

85-115

Question 30

2 approaches to reading are

Answer 30

Whole language and phonics

Question 31

IQ between 50-70 but no brain damage present

Answer 31

Cultural-Familial

Question 32

IQ considered “gifted”

Answer 32

130+

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Industry vs inferiority

Question 34

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

Answer 34

8-11

Question 35

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

Answer 35

10 years

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Less than 9 years old

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Conventional

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Post-conventional

Question 39

One flaw with Kohlberg’s stages

Answer 39

Don’t consider family or culture

Question 40

Emphasis on moral, social and personal knowledge in developing morals

Answer 40

Domain theory

Question 41

Percent of rejected children who are shy

Answer 41

10-20%

Question 42

Child frequently nominated as best friend and being disliked

Answer 42

Controversial

Question 43

Child infrequently nominated as best friend and actively disliked

Answer 43

Rejected

Question 44

Child infrequently nominated as best friend but not disliked

Answer 44

Neglected