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Test 3 Flashcards

1
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Brain structure involved in the development of fine motor skills

A

Cerebellum

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2
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Brain development in 2-year-olds compared to adults

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most pruning occurred. weighs 75% of adult weight

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3
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Injury control

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Anticipate, control, and prevent dangerous activities

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4
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Effects of too much cortisol too early in life

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deficits in learning and health (depression & PTSD)

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5
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What nutrients are most likely to be missing in the diet of children in developed nations

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iron, calcium, zinc

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6
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Child abuse

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deliberately harmful to child

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7
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Primary injury prevention and examples

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reduces everyone’s chance of injury (stop sign)

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8
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Secondary injury prevention and examples

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protect in the moment (seatbelt)

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9
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Tertiary injury prevention and examples

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minimizing impact (hospital)

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10
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Leading cause of death among children ages 1-4

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famine, accidental injuries

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11
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Kinship care

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relative of maltreated child becomes caregiver

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12
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Effects on myelination

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speeds transmission of neural impulses

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13
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Amygdala

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Regulates emotions (fear and anxiety)

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14
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Oral health in 2-6 year olds

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Access & income are the problem

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15
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Weight and height gain in 2-6 year olds

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Weight: 4.5 lbs per year
Height: 3 inches per year

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16
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Lateralization

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“sidedness” each side of the brain controls opposite side of body

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17
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Corpus callosum

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Connects 2 halves of the brain. Coordinates both sides of the brain and body

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18
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Irreversibility

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Cannot subtract things back to normal (lettuce on sandwich)

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19
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Centration

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focus on how something looks (If pants, I’m a boy)

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20
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Egocentrism

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Views world from only their perspective

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21
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Conservation

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Substance remains same even if changed (tall glass has more water)

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22
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Preoperational intelligence

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language, imagination (not logic)

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23
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Fast-mapping

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words learned after 1 hearing

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24
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Scaffolding

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Structure child’s participation in learning encounter (Step by step) Truuu….uck!

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25
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Private speech

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internally review and regulate their actions

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26
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Language shift

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More fluent in school language than home language

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27
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Animism

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Belief that natural objects are alive

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28
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Static reasoning

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“things don’t change unless I pay attention”

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29
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Theory-theory

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children attempt to make theories to explain what see/hear

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30
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Logical extension

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Can apply new words to similar words

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31
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Theory of mind

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trying to figure out what someone else is thinking

32
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Overregularization

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Overuse rules of grammar

33
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Perseveration

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Repetition of a response (word, gesture) despite no stimulus

34
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Guided participation requirements

A

Present challenges
Offer assistance
Encourage motivation

35
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Vygotsky

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Adult can guide a child by

presenting challenges

offering assistance

providing instruction and motivation

36
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Zone of proximal development

A

Can do with assistance, but not independently

37
Q

Vocab of 2 yr old vs 6 yr old

A

2 year old 6 year old
Mine/yours Counts
Poor memory Better memory
Not verbal Verbal

38
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Focus on appearance

A

Conservation

39
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Sociodramatic play

A

create own story and act out roles (girls)

40
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Rough-and-tumble play

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physical/aggressive play (boys)

41
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What emotion is encouraged to be regulated in the US at a higher rate than other emotions

42
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Initiative vs. guilt

A

Take on new tasks/feels guilty when fails

43
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Factors to increase initiative

A

positive reactions

44
Q

4 dimensions of parenting style

A

Authoritarian
Permissive
Authoritative
Neglectful/Uninvolved

45
Q

Authoritative parenting style

A

best of both worlds (TATs awesome)

46
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Permissive parenting style

A

anything goes

47
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Authoritarian parenting style

A

Word is law

48
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Internalizing problems in emotional regulation

A

Inhibited, fearful, withdrawn

49
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Externalizing problems in emotional regulation

A

Lash out at others

50
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Gender differences in internalizing and externalizing problems

A

Internalizing- girls

Externalizing- boys

51
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Prosocial behavior

A

helpful/kind actions with no benefit to self

52
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Antisocial behavior

A

harmful actions to another

53
Q

Mildred Parten

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5 kinds of social play
Solitary
Onlooker
Parallel
Associative
Cooperative
54
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Parallel play

A

Children play together without interacting

55
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What happens when emotional expression and emotional control are not balanced

A

Emotions are overwhelming

56
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Oedipus complex

A

Boy wants to win mom from dad

57
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Electra complex

A

Girl wants to win dad from mom

58
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Superego

A

Quick to judge and punish

59
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Phallic psychosexual stage of development

A

boy realizes penis

60
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Intrinsic motivation

A

do something cuz it makes you feel good (don’t expect anything in return)

61
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Extrinsic motivation

A

Do something for praise (reinforcement)

62
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Benefits of imaginary friends

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Combat loneliness/ aid in emotional regulation

63
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Protective optimism

A

protects them from guilt and shame

64
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Effortful control

A

Regulate emotions through effort

65
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Bullying aggression

A

Unprovoked attack on peer

66
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Reactive aggression

A

Used impulse against another child

67
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Relational aggression

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Used to invoke psychic, not physical pain

68
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Instrumental aggression

A

Used to obtain a desired toy

69
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Time-out

A

Child is separated from others for a short time

70
Q

Brain area that is crucial for expression and regulating of emotions

A

Prefrontal cortex

71
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Emotional regulation

A

Control when/how emotions are expressed

72
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Gender schema

A

Child’s understanding of sex differences

73
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Empathy

A

Understand emotions of another

74
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Play around the world

A

Basic play is similar in every culture

75
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Self-concept

A

An understanding of themselves

Child Psychology (9 decks)

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