test nov 18

Question 1

average child growth

Answer 1

grows 2 to 3 inches and gains 5 pounds per year
body proportions change
appear more slim as trunks lengthen

Question 2

ectomorph

Answer 2

body structure that is very slim

Question 3

mesomorph

Answer 3

medium bones

Question 4

endomorph

Answer 4

large bones

Question 5

urban children

Answer 5

in middle socioeconomic status

firstborn children are taller than rural, lower socioeconomic status and later born

Question 6

black children

Answer 6

tend to be taller than white children

Question 7

possible causes of shortness

Answer 7

genetic and prenatal problems
mothers who smoked regularly during pregnancy
physical problems
emotional difficulties
abuse, neglect

Question 8

epiphyses

Answer 8

growth center in which the cartilage hardens into

Question 9

baby teeth

Answer 9

babies begin to lose them at the end of early childhood
5-6 years of age
28% of U.S. preschoolers have tooth decay

Question 10

cerebral cortex

Answer 10

where energy metabolism reaches its peak

Question 11

by age 3

Answer 11

brain is 3/4 adult size. brain is super dense

Question 12

by age 5

Answer 12

brain is 9/10 adult size

Question 13

corpus collosum

Answer 13

composed of white matter

Question 14

humunculous

Answer 14

“little man” -a small representation of a human

Question 15

reticular formation

Answer 15

(reticular activating system)

takes stimuli and decides which direction it will go

Question 16

myelination

Answer 16

speed of signaling enhanced
can signal to the big toe and back in average adult 177,000 times a second
very complex system- if brain cells laid end to end, enough to circle the globe 20,000 times

Question 17

neuron growth

Answer 17

follows rules of chemistry, physics, and information transfer

Question 18

frontal lobe

Answer 18

planing, organizing new actions, maintaining attention to tasks (3-6 years)

Question 19

temporal and parietal lobes

Answer 19

language, spatial relations (6 years through puberty)

Question 20

critical window of development

age 0-2

Answer 20

emotional control, vision age, social attenchment

Question 21

critical window of development

age 0-3

Answer 21

vocabulary

Question 22

critical window of development

age 0-10

Answer 22

second language

Question 23

critical window of development

age 1-4

Answer 23

math/logic areas

Question 24

critical window of development

age 3-10

Answer 24

music ages

Question 25

piaget

Answer 25

a Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children. His theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called “genetic epistemology”.

Question 26

authoritative parent

Answer 26

if a child breaks rules, they do exactly when they said the consequences would be. Then reminds child why they are punished. Violence might be used for a specific purpose. child expects to have rules that are fair

Question 27

authoritarian parent

Answer 27

doesn’t talk much to the child. “How dare you, I can’t believe you.” Emotion, possible violence. does not communicate what the rules re but gets upset when they are broken. children avoid parent. usually when child grows up they always treat authorities this way.