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Chapters 7 & 8 Flashcards

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Physical growth in middle to late childhood

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  • slow and steady growth

- skinniest and healthiest time of your life

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Whats the average height gain in middle - late childhood?

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2-3inches per year

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What is the average weight gain for middle to late childhood?

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5-7 pounds a year

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Brain development in middle to late childhood

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  • total brain volume stabilizes by the end of late childhood, but changes in various regions and structures
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Motor skills in middle/late childhood

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Fine and gross motor skills smoother and more coordinated

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Information processing model of memory

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input - sensory memory - short term memory - retrieval - long term memory

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When children asked to judge if houses were similar, how did preschoolers solve the problem?

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Preschoolers used haphazard strategy; making decisions before examining details

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When children asked to judge if houses were similar, how did elementary school aged children solve the problem?

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Elementary school aged children used exhaustive search strategy for more accurate results

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What is short term memory capacity

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a number of randomly presented items a person can remember with no delay

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What is 4-5 year olds short term memory capacity?

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4 items

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what is 7 year olds memory capacity?

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5 items

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what are 10 year olds memory capacity?

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6 items

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What are adults memory capacity?

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7 plus or minus 2 items

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What is control processes

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strategies used to take information from short term memory

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what is maintenance rehearsal

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repeating information to self as a way to learn

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What age does maintenance rehearsal develop?

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6-8 years old

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When does organization develop

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8-10 years old

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What is elaboration

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relating incoming information to something that is already meaningful to you

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When does elaboration develop?

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10-13 years old

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Mnemonics

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memory dividing strategies

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keyword method

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visually link pronunciation of a foreign word to English translation

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Self esteem

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an individuals overall and specific positive and negative self evaluation; the value of worth people attach to themselves

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Peer status: rejected child

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infrequently nominated as best friend; actively disliked by peers

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Peer status: popular child

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children who are well liked by their peers

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Peer status: withdrawn
actively rejected because of their withdrawn, anxious, behavior
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peer status: neglected child
infrequently nominated as a best friend; choose to be on their own; not disliked by their peers
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Peer status: the controversial child
frequently nominated as both a best friend and as being disliked by their peers
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__ in 4 children report being bullied
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__ in 5 children report being a bully
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about how long does bullying behavior last?
37 SECOND
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teachers notice/intervene in __ out of 25 bullying episodes
1
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Children involved in bullying are at an increased risk for...?
emotional problems, behavioral problems, school related issues
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What percentage of school shooters were bullied?
71%
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What is the first stage of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
punishment/ obedience: will I get in trouble
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What is the second stage of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
Instrumental purpose: whats in it for me?
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What is the third stage of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
good boy/nice girl: what will people think of me
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What is stage four of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
law and order: is it against the law?
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What is stage five of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
Social contract: what is the greater good for society?
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What is stage 6 of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
Universal ethical principles: self-chosen moral principles
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What are the basic ideas of Kohlberg's theory of moral development
- theres a link between cognition development and moral reasoning - invariant sequence of development - rate of development varies - some individuals never reach the higher stages
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What are the criticisms of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
- thought vs behavior - all male sample - understanding of young children
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What did Carol Gilligan say about Kohlberg's theory?
Justice (males) vs caring (females)
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What promotes moral development?
- Age - education level - induction (explain reasoning) - extracurricular activities - cognitive disequilibrium (changing how your thinking and behavior based on the situation)
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Metamemory
knowledge about memory; increases with age
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Seriation in Piaget's concrete operational stage
the concrete operation that involves ordering stimuli along a quantitative dimension (such as length)
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Transitivity in Piagets concrete operational stage
the ability to logically combine relations to understand certain conclusions
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Class inclusion
the ability to classify objects into two or more categories simultaneously
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What is a learning disability?
A child who has difficulty understanding or using spoken or written language or doing mathematics.
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Dyslexia
have a sever impairment in their ability to read and spell
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dysgraphia
difficulty in handwriting
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dyscalculia
difficulty in math computation
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ADHD
a disability in which children consistently show inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity
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Self-concept
specific evaluations of the self
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self-efficacy
the belief that one can master a situation and produce favorable outcomes
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When is the best time to learn a second language
Adults learn a second language faster than children but their level of mastery is not as high as children
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Should parents teach young children two languages simultaneously or wait until they are proficient in one language first?
Simultaneously

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