test 4

Question 1

Middle and late childhood weight gain is due to what?

Answer 1

increase of muscular and skeletal systems

Question 2

Advances in the prefrontal cortex in children affects what

Answer 2

improves attention reasoning and cognitive control

Question 3

What affects children who have asthma

Answer 3

being overweight smoke allergies

Question 4

What is an individualize education plan? What should it do?

Answer 4

a written statement that spells out a program tailored to a child with a disability. the plan should be 1. related to the childs learning capacity 2. specially constructed to meet the childs individual needs and not merely a copy of what is offered to other children and 3. designed to provide educational benefits.

Question 5

What does the least restrictive environment (LRE) mean?

Answer 5

The concept that a child with a disability must be educated in a setting that is similar as possible to the one in children who do not have a disability are educated.

Question 6

Are boys stronger than girls? why?

Answer 6

yes, their biological structure are made stronger than girls

Question 7

What is divergent thinking?

Answer 7

thinking that produces many different answers to the same question and is characteristic of creativity.

Question 8

Who are bullies? Their Characteristics?

Answer 8

children who liked to be looked up and are often trouble makers and abuse their victims

Question 9

How can you build a childs self esteem?

Answer 9

intervention. helping them achieve teaching them skills.

Question 10

Dysgraphia

Answer 10

A learning disability that involves difficulty in writing

Question 11

treatment of ADHD

Answer 11

ritalin and adderal

Question 12

Intelligence quotient

Answer 12

A persons mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100

Question 13

Flynn Effect

Answer 13

is the substantial and long-sustained increase in both fluid and crystallized intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world from roughly 1930 to the present day.standardization sample the average result is set to 100. By convention, the standard deviation of the results is set to 15 points.

Question 14

Self-Efficiacy

Answer 14

the belief that one can master a situation and produce favorable outcomes.

Question 15

Jigsaw classroom

Answer 15

n which students from different cultural backgrounds are placed in a cooperative group in which they have to construct different parts of the project to reach a common goal.

Question 16

Motor & cognitive skills development in children

Answer 16

they become smother by the age of 6-10

Question 17

Myelination and cognitive dvelopment

Answer 17

Structural maturation of individual brain regions and their connecting pathways is required for the successful development of cognitive, motor, and sensory

Question 18

Children and the effects of watching television

Answer 18

obesity and lack of exercise

Question 19

Children’s diets and the relationship to being overweight or obese

Answer 19

fast food diets and heredity

Question 20

social and psychological consequences of being overweight in childhood

Answer 20

socially withdrawn low-self esteem depression.

Question 21

The leading cause of death during middle and late childhood

Answer 21

motor vehicle accidents

Question 22

Children’s brain development & gender differences

Answer 22

increased myelination. better cerebral cortex and cognitive skills.

Question 23

What did Alfred Binet do? where was he from?

Answer 23

french minister of education measured individuals mental development, compared with that of others.

Question 24

robert Sternberg & his Theory

Answer 24

intelligence consists of analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence.

Question 25

Howard Gardner & his theory

Answer 25

suggests 8 types of intelligence: verbal, mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist,

Question 26

Characteristics of Gifted people

Answer 26

having above average intelligence. an IQ of 130 or higher and or superior talent for something. precocity, marching to their own drummer, a passion to master.

Question 27

Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation

Answer 27

Intrinsic Motivation: involves internal factors such as self–determination, curiosity, challenge, and effort.
Extrinsic motivation: involves external incentives such as rewards and punishments.

Question 28

Gender differences & cognitive development

Answer 28

no gender difference in cognitive intelligence. girls are usually better verbal skills than males. boys have better visiospatial skills and are generally better at math.

Question 29

The two approaches of learning to read

Answer 29

Whole language approach, and phonics approach

Question 30

Eriksons psychosocial stages

Answer 30

trust vs mistrust, autonomy vs shame, initiative vs guilt,role identity vs role confusion, industry vs inferiority, intimacy vs isolation, generativity vs stagnation, ego integrity vs despeair.

Question 31

william damon & his theory

Answer 31

describes how children sharing develops. first children share for paly then at 4 a combo of empathy and adult encouragement.

Question 32

Gender Differences & emotions

Answer 32

the differences are average. there are biological differences. boys and girls have similar verbal aggression boys have more physical aggression. girls are more openly emotional and show empathy skills.

Question 33

Structure of stepfamilies

Answer 33

children in stepfamilies show more adjustment problems than children in non divorced families. however, the majority of children do not have problems

Question 34

Neglected & rejected & popular children statistics

Answer 34

popular: are frequently nominated as a best friend and are rarely disliked by their peers.
rejected: are infrequently nominated as someones best friend and are actively disliked by their peers.
neglected: are infrequently nominated as a best friend but are not disliked by their peers.

Question 35

Kenneth Dodge & his Theory

Answer 35

argues that children go through five steps in processing info. about their social world. They decode social cues, interpret, search for a response, select an optimal response, and enact.

Question 36

Bullied children characteristics

Answer 36

boys and younger children. theyre usually anxious, socially withdrawn and aggressive.

Question 37

Constructive approach to teaching

Answer 37

a learner-centered approach that emphasizes the importance of individuals actively constructing their knowledge and understanding with guidance from the teacher.

Question 38

Intimacy friendship

Answer 38

self-disclosure and the sharing of private thoughts.

Question 39

Direct instruction approach teaching

Answer 39

a structured teacher-centered approach that is characterized by the teacher direction and control, mastery of academic skills, high expectations for students progress, maximum time spent on learning tasks, and efforts to keep negative effects to a minimum.