Ch 7: middle childhood Flashcards
True or false: In both developed countries and developing countries, death rates are lower during middle childhood than at any other period of the life span
true
In Piaget’s theory, the cognitive stage in which children become capable of using mental operations
concrete operations stage (ages 7 to 11)
ability to arrange things in a logical order, e.g. shortest to longest, darkest to lightest (part of concrete operations stage)
seriation
the capacity to retain information for a brief time and also process it in some way
working memory
understanding of how memory works
metamemory
every child has a ____ for intelligence, meaning a range of possible development paths
reaction range
steep rise in the median IQ score in Wester countries during the 20th century
Flynn effect
people’s view and evaluation of themselves
self-concept
True or false: Compared to children in nondivorced families, children in stepfamilies have lower academic achievement, lower self-esteem, and greater behavioral problems
true
social organization based on grouping persons of similar age
age graded
four categories of social status among children?
rejected, popular, neglected, controversial
when a problem at one point in life surges into a series of problems over time
developmental cascade
Beginning in middle childhood, obesity is a risk factor for
a variety of emotional and behavioral problems
what is the major contributor to the increase of overweight and obese individuals?
dietary changes
When sibling conflict was studied (e.g., Kramer et al., 1999), it was found that sibling conflict occurred once every ______ minutes they were together.
20
