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1
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What skills go along with the concrete operational stage?

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Conservation, Classification, Seriation, Spacial reasoning

2
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What are some causes of ADHD?

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Prenatal teratogens High-stress families Parental psychological disorders

3
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What are some treatments for ADHD?

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Stimulant medication Training in executive functioning skills Modeling Family intervention

4
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Explain second order false belief task.

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When somebody sees you doing something wrong but doesnt do anything about it.

5
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What are the advancements of the language development?

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learning 20 new words a day and mastery of complex grammar

6
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On the __________ IQ’s have increased each generation.

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flynn effect

7
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On the Flynn effect it is evident that in 30 nations ________ and ________ have increased.

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industrialized developing

8
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On the flynn effect challenges believe that genetics explain ____________.

A

ethic variations

9
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On the fly effect the greatest gains is in __________.

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spatical reasoning

10
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Improved education Health Technology TV, computers, the Internet More cognitively demanding jobs and leisure activities are influenced by the _______________.

A

extent of societal modernization

11
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_______________ is designed to downplay culture-dependent information

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WISC

12
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____________ assess 5 intellectual factors

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Stanford Binet

13
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Positive but realistic self-concept, pride in accomplishment, moral responsibility, cooperative participation with agemates all deals with ______________.

A

Industry

14
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Pessimism and lack of confidence in own ability to do well and others’ negative responses can contribute all has to do with ____________.

A

Inferiority

15
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What are the two different kind of coping stragedies?

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Problem centered coping and emotional centered coping

16
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______________ are collectives that generate unique values and standards for behavior and a social structure of leaders and followers.

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Peer groups

17
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______________ refers to likeability, the extent to which a child is viewed by a group of age mates such as class mates as a worthy social partner.

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Peer acceptance

18
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____________ are people who get many positive votes.

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popular children

19
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__________ is our common everyday explanations for the causes of behavior.

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Attribution theory

20
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What are some immediate impacts of divorce?

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Family conflict
Drop in income in mother-headed households
Maternal stress, inconsistent discipline, and loss of routines
Child reactions vary with age, sex, and temperament

21
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What are some long term consequences of divorce?

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Improved adjustment after two years
Declines in academic achievement, self-esteem, and social competence
Emotional and behavioral problems
Problems with intimate relationships

22
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What are some benefits for dual income?

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Higher self esteem, fewer gender stereotyped beliefs, higher achievement and greater father involvement

23
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What is a drawback for dual income?

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Heavy employment demands associated with ineffective parenting

24
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When are most cases of a sexual abuse reported?

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middle school

25
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Who are mostly the victims of sexual abusers?

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females

26
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Who is usually the sexual abuser?

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male or parent known by a parent

27
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What is some characteristics of sexual abusers?

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Often deny their own responsibly and the internet and phone is often used to commit the abuse

28
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What are some consequences of child sexual abuse?

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Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, adult mistrust, anger, hostility, sleep disturbance, loss of appetite, promiscuity of abusive partners as adults

29
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What are some treatments for child sexual abuse?

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Trauma focused therapy, education

30
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What are the 4 types of parenting styles?

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child rearing style, indulgent parenting, controlling, disapproving parenting

31
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_________________ and village societies have only a brief adolescence

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tribal

32
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______________ have an extended adolescence

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Industrialized

33
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_____________ came out with storm and stress.

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stanley hall

34
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____________ came out with social cultural

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Margaret Mead

35
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What does the balanced approach include?

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Biological psychological social influences

36
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When do physical changes take place with girls and boys?

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girls 10, guys 12.5

37
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What are the primary sexual characteristics?

A

Maturation of reproductive organs

38
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Whats the secondary sexual characteristics?

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Other visible changes signaling sexual maturity
Girls: breasts
Boys: facial hair, voice change uBoth: underarm and pubic hair

39
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What may impact timing of puberty?

A
Heredity 
Nutrition, exercise, body fat 
SES 
Ethnicity 
Developing vs. industrialized countries 
Early family experiences 
Secular trends
40
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What are the trends in sensation seeking and impulsivity?

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sensation went up and came back down, impulsivity started at the top and went straight down

41
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What are the 3 most common eating disorder?

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Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Binge-eating disorder

42
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______________ is a tragic eating disorder in which young people start themselves because of a compulsive fear of getting fat.

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Anorexia nervosa

43
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______________ is when young people mainly girls, but gay and bisexual boys engage in binge eating followed by compensatory efforts to avoid weight gain such as vomiting purging with laxatives excessive exercise or fasting.

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Bulimia nervosa

44
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_____________ is binging at least once a week for three months or longer without compensatory purging exercise or fasting.

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Binge eating disorder

45
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What factors contribute to lack of contraceptive use?

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Peer pressure and heightened emotions
Unrealistic about consequences
Not knowing where to get or how to discuss with partner

46
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_________________ is problem solving based on a hypothesis, deducing logical, testable inferences and begins with possibility and proceeds to reality

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Hypothetico-deductive reasoning

47
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________________ is Evaluating the logic of verbal propositions without referring to real-world circumstances

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prepositional thought

48
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_________________ is the ability to distinguish theory from evidence and use logical rules to examine their relationship

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scientific reasoning

49
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_____________ are becoming better at arguing, they can use logical thought either using hypothetical situations or testing out hypothesis in real life.

A

Adolescents

50
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_________________ tend to be better at verbal and boys at complex reasoning.

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Girls