Test #1 Flashcards
girls are always…
2 years ahead of boys in any form of development
Which part of the body grows the fastest?
lower part
Secular trend
Each generation gets taller and bigger
What causes secular trend?
heredity and enviornment
During middle childhood, our bones…
lengthen and broaden
Malocclusion
When your upper teeth and lower teeth don’t match perfectly
Why do so many people need glasses?
Myopia
Myopia
nearsightedness
Why is myopia one of the few health conditions that occurs more in wealthier families?
Because wealthier families have more access to technology
the effects of malnutrition include
lower iq scores, poor motor skills, inhibition
why do we still have malnutrition?
healthier foods are more expensive, more access to junk foods
an obese child is what percent more than the average body weight?
20%
What used to be more rare but is now more common?
adult onset diabetes
best treatment for childhood obesity
family based interventions
you are more sick…
in the first two years of school
what accounts for the most injuries during middle childhood years?
auto and bicycle accidents
two boys are fighting on the school yard, what is this called?
rough and tumble play
what is the stage according to piaget that the children in middle childhood are in?
concrete operational
concrete operational is characterized by
logical and flexible thought
reversibility of thought
the ability to mentally retrace your steps
seriation
organizing things by order, typically happens from ages 7-10
inhibition
the ability to block out distracting stimuli
Symptoms for ADHD must….
appear as a consistent problem before age 7 to be diagnosed as ADHD
Long term benefit for children with ADHD
Medication, social and academic intervention, family intervention, environmental and career support in adulthood
cognitive self-regulation
Mapping out every step in what you have to do for a long term assignment
Howard Gardner’s multiple areas of intelligence….
Each have a unique biological basis
Lower SES accounts for…
some but not all of the ethnic IQ differences
Metalinguistic awareness
the ability to think about language as a system
How to children figure out word meanings?
through context
