TEST 2 Flashcards
(52 cards)
According to the Scammon Growth Chart, what system of the body has the fastest development?
Lymphnoid
What is the Scammon Growth Chart? (what for systems, and age?)
A chart that displays the growth of: (from birth to 20 years)
- lymph system
- neural system
- genitals
- general systems
What are a few environmental variables that affect the physical development of a child?
- Ethnicity, SES, # of children in family, hygiene, PA levels
What kind of skills are delayed in development?
Gross motor skills
What (two) parts of the human body grows faster?
Brain and head
What does myelination do?
Increases speed of neuron communication
3-6 years: most rapid growth is shown in what part of the brain?
The frontal lobe
The frontal lobe does what?
Working memory, attention
What are gross motor skills? Examples.
Large movements that involve muscles of arms, legs or whole body.
- running, jumping, crawling, walking
What are fine motor skills? Examples.
Small detailed movements of fingers or toes
- writing
- scissors
- picking up objects
What does NEAT stand for and what does it mean?
Non-exercise activity thermogenesis:
- energy expended for activities that are daily activities like walking to work or gardening or fidgeting.
What is BMR?
Basal metabolic rate: amount of energy one needs at a resting state.
During the children at preschool article, what percentage of their time were they physically active / sedentary?
PA: less than 3%
Sedentary: 80%
When do self-conscious emotions begin to take place? (give 3 self-conscious emotions)
When the child develops a sense of self
- pride
- shame
- embarrassment
What is moral development?
Development of behaviour, thoughts and feelings
- beginning to understand what is right and wrong?
What are Freud’s moral feelings?
Anxiety and guilt
What are Piaget’s 2 moral reasonings?
- Heteronomous morality
2. Autonomous morality
What is heteronomous morality and at what age do people have it?
The morality that all rules are set in stone,
- a bad action will always have a punishment
- 4 - 7 y/o
What is autonomous morality and at what age do people have it?
The morality that not all rules are set in stone, and that they are created,
- context to a specific action will determine a consequence
- 10 + y/o
What is gender?
The SOCIAL dimensions of being male or female
What is sex?
The BIOLOGICAL dimensions of being male or female
What 5 influences influence gender?
- biological
- social
- parental
- peer
- cognitive
At what age is gender identity typically established?
3 y/o
What are “gender roles”?
Expectations of what females and males should do
