What skills go along with the concrete operational stage?
Conservation, Classification, Seriation, Spacial reasoning
What are some causes of ADHD?
Prenatal teratogens High-stress families Parental psychological disorders
What are some treatments for ADHD?
Stimulant medication Training in executive functioning skills Modeling Family intervention
Explain second order false belief task.
When somebody sees you doing something wrong but doesnt do anything about it.
What are the advancements of the language development?
learning 20 new words a day and mastery of complex grammar
On the __________ IQ’s have increased each generation.
flynn effect
On the Flynn effect it is evident that in 30 nations ________ and ________ have increased.
industrialized developing
On the flynn effect challenges believe that genetics explain ____________.
ethic variations
On the fly effect the greatest gains is in __________.
spatical reasoning
Improved education Health Technology TV, computers, the Internet More cognitively demanding jobs and leisure activities are influenced by the _______________.
extent of societal modernization
_______________ is designed to downplay culture-dependent information
WISC
____________ assess 5 intellectual factors
Stanford Binet
Positive but realistic self-concept, pride in accomplishment, moral responsibility, cooperative participation with agemates all deals with ______________.
Industry
Pessimism and lack of confidence in own ability to do well and others’ negative responses can contribute all has to do with ____________.
Inferiority
What are the two different kind of coping stragedies?
Problem centered coping and emotional centered coping
______________ are collectives that generate unique values and standards for behavior and a social structure of leaders and followers.
Peer groups
______________ 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.
Peer acceptance
____________ are people who get many positive votes.
popular children
__________ is our common everyday explanations for the causes of behavior.
Attribution theory
What are some immediate impacts of divorce?
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
What are some long term consequences of divorce?
Improved adjustment after two years
Declines in academic achievement, self-esteem, and social competence
Emotional and behavioral problems
Problems with intimate relationships
What are some benefits for dual income?
Higher self esteem, fewer gender stereotyped beliefs, higher achievement and greater father involvement
What is a drawback for dual income?
Heavy employment demands associated with ineffective parenting
When are most cases of a sexual abuse reported?
middle school
Who are mostly the victims of sexual abusers?
females
Who is usually the sexual abuser?
male or parent known by a parent
What is some characteristics of sexual abusers?
Often deny their own responsibly and the internet and phone is often used to commit the abuse
What are some consequences of child sexual abuse?
Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, adult mistrust, anger, hostility, sleep disturbance, loss of appetite, promiscuity of abusive partners as adults
What are some treatments for child sexual abuse?
Trauma focused therapy, education
What are the 4 types of parenting styles?
child rearing style, indulgent parenting, controlling, disapproving parenting
_________________ and village societies have only a brief adolescence
tribal
______________ have an extended adolescence
Industrialized
_____________ came out with storm and stress.
stanley hall
____________ came out with social cultural
Margaret Mead
What does the balanced approach include?
Biological psychological social influences
When do physical changes take place with girls and boys?
girls 10, guys 12.5
What are the primary sexual characteristics?
Maturation of reproductive organs
Whats the secondary sexual characteristics?
Other visible changes signaling sexual maturity
Girls: breasts
Boys: facial hair, voice change uBoth: underarm and pubic hair
What may impact timing of puberty?
Heredity Nutrition, exercise, body fat SES Ethnicity Developing vs. industrialized countries Early family experiences Secular trends
What are the trends in sensation seeking and impulsivity?
sensation went up and came back down, impulsivity started at the top and went straight down
What are the 3 most common eating disorder?
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Binge-eating disorder
______________ is a tragic eating disorder in which young people start themselves because of a compulsive fear of getting fat.
Anorexia nervosa
______________ 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.
Bulimia nervosa
_____________ is binging at least once a week for three months or longer without compensatory purging exercise or fasting.
Binge eating disorder
What factors contribute to lack of contraceptive use?
Peer pressure and heightened emotions
Unrealistic about consequences
Not knowing where to get or how to discuss with partner
_________________ is problem solving based on a hypothesis, deducing logical, testable inferences and begins with possibility and proceeds to reality
Hypothetico-deductive reasoning
________________ is Evaluating the logic of verbal propositions without referring to real-world circumstances
prepositional thought
_________________ is the ability to distinguish theory from evidence and use logical rules to examine their relationship
scientific reasoning
_____________ are becoming better at arguing, they can use logical thought either using hypothetical situations or testing out hypothesis in real life.
Adolescents
_________________ tend to be better at verbal and boys at complex reasoning.
Girls