Test #1

Question 1

girls are always…

Answer 1

2 years ahead of boys in any form of development

Question 2

Which part of the body grows the fastest?

Answer 2

lower part

Question 3

Secular trend

Answer 3

Each generation gets taller and bigger

Question 4

What causes secular trend?

Answer 4

heredity and enviornment

Question 5

During middle childhood, our bones…

Answer 5

lengthen and broaden

Question 6

Malocclusion

Answer 6

When your upper teeth and lower teeth don’t match perfectly

Question 7

Why do so many people need glasses?

Answer 7

Myopia

Question 8

Myopia

Answer 8

nearsightedness

Question 9

Why is myopia one of the few health conditions that occurs more in wealthier families?

Answer 9

Because wealthier families have more access to technology

Question 10

the effects of malnutrition include

Answer 10

lower iq scores, poor motor skills, inhibition

Question 11

why do we still have malnutrition?

Answer 11

healthier foods are more expensive, more access to junk foods

Question 12

an obese child is what percent more than the average body weight?

Answer 12

20%

Question 13

What used to be more rare but is now more common?

Answer 13

adult onset diabetes

Question 14

best treatment for childhood obesity

Answer 14

family based interventions

Question 15

you are more sick…

Answer 15

in the first two years of school

Question 16

what accounts for the most injuries during middle childhood years?

Answer 16

auto and bicycle accidents

Question 17

two boys are fighting on the school yard, what is this called?

Answer 17

rough and tumble play

Question 18

what is the stage according to piaget that the children in middle childhood are in?

Answer 18

concrete operational

Question 19

concrete operational is characterized by

Answer 19

logical and flexible thought

Question 20

reversibility of thought

Answer 20

the ability to mentally retrace your steps

Question 21

seriation

Answer 21

organizing things by order, typically happens from ages 7-10

Question 22

inhibition

Answer 22

the ability to block out distracting stimuli

Question 23

Symptoms for ADHD must….

Answer 23

appear as a consistent problem before age 7 to be diagnosed as ADHD

Question 24

Long term benefit for children with ADHD

Answer 24

Medication, social and academic intervention, family intervention, environmental and career support in adulthood

Question 25

cognitive self-regulation

Answer 25

Mapping out every step in what you have to do for a long term assignment

Question 26

Howard Gardner’s multiple areas of intelligence….

Answer 26

Each have a unique biological basis

Question 27

Lower SES accounts for…

Answer 27

some but not all of the ethnic IQ differences

Question 28

Metalinguistic awareness

Answer 28

the ability to think about language as a system

Question 29

How to children figure out word meanings?

Answer 29

through context