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Chapter 5 Quiz Flashcards

1
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Proverbs 22:6

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Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old he will not depart from it

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2
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Middle of Childhood changes

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Bone
Muscle
Fat
Teeth
Prepubertive growth spurt
height & weight
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3
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Physical growth is slow but _______

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steady

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4
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School-aged children grow on average

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2-3 inches/ year

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5
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This is the only time during the life span when girls are on average _____________ than boys

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taller

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6
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By age 11 the average girl is

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4ft 10inches

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7
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The average 11 year old boy is

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4 ft 9 1/2 inches

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8
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During middle childhood both boys and girls gain how many pounds per year

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5-9lbs

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9
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Height & Weight variations can be affected by 2 things

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poor nutrition

racial or ethnic background

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10
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Motor skills that show improvement

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strength
flexibility
impulsion
speed
precision
coordination
balance
rhythm
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11
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Eating habits and appetites improve as children engage in more demanding physical activities what percentage of school age children are obese

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17%

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12
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What continues to be the leading cause of death for school age children

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accidents

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13
Q

ODD is what kind of disorder

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conduct

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14
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What is ODD

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Oppositions Defiant Disorder

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15
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Approximately how mandy school age children are diagnosed with ODD

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15%

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16
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What is the cause of ODD

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unknown

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17
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How is ODD treated

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therapy

parent training

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18
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What is the capacity to understand the world, think rationally, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges

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Intelligence

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19
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Who pioneered efforts in intelligence testing left 3 important legacies

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Alfred Binet

20
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3 important legacies that Alfred Binet left

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  1. defined intelligence pragmatically as that which he test measured
  2. Intelligence tests should be reasonable indicators of school success
  3. He inverted the concept of IQ, intelligence quotient a measure of intelligence that takes into account a student’s mental and chronological age
21
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What is the typical intelligence level found for people at a given chronological age

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Mental Age

22
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What is the actual age of a child taking the intelligence test

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Chronological or Physical Age

23
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What is a test that consists of a series of items that vary according to the age of the person being tested

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Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

24
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What is a test for children that provides separate measures of verbal and performance (nonverbal) skills as well as a total schore

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAISS-III)

25
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Who developed the triarchi theory of intelligence

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Robert Sternberg

26
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What is the Triarchi Theory of Intelligence

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that intelligence consists of 3 aspects of information processing:
componetics expermitive and contextual

27
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What is growing but at a slow pace during early childhood

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vocabulary

28
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The rules that indicate how words and phrases can be combined to form sentances grows during childhood. is what

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Childrens understanding of syntax

29
Q

What helps children control their behavior

A

Language

30
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Who become more competent in their use of pragmatics the rules governing the use of language to communicate in a social context

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Children

31
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Metalinguistic Awarness is what

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one of the most significant developmentsin the middle childhood
and understanding of ones own use of language

32
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What is the use of more than one language

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Bilingualism

33
Q

What are the 4 dimensions of temperament

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Sociability
Activity Level
Emotionality
Shyness

34
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What are the 5 temperament profiles

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Uncontrolled
confident
unremarkable
inhibited
uneasy
35
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When you compare a securely attached child to an insecurely attached child the secure child is more likely to display the following behaviors and characteristicv 8

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social skills
ego resiliency
self-esteem
self-confidence
emotional health
social competence
friendship development
independence
36
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some contributions of play to development

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enhances & encourage a childs creativity
assits a child to learn developmental tasks
fosters interpersonal relationship with peers
bolsters a childs personality and self-concept

37
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Changes in play during middle childhood

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increasing ability to take turns follow rules & share equipment
becomes more competive
tv & computer use increase during this age

38
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on average a child spends about how many hours per day watching tv or on the computer for reasons other than school work

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3

39
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over what percentage of all children in the us are expected to have a single parent family expercience at sometikme

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50%

40
Q

What can be considered as symptons of grief and mourning

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short term vacation

41
Q

First year after a dicorce is particualry tough how

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parents are typically less effective parents during this time
lower grade
strained relationships with both parents more noncompliant behavior

42
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To minimize long-term effect on children both parents need to

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minimize interpersonal conflict

remain involved in the childs life

43
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What relationship provide a context for learning how to interact with others

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sibling

44
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What kind of relationships can provide benefites

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positive sibling relationships

45
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What are the benefits of positive sibling relationships

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compensate for negative peer relationships
develop prosocial behavior
develop perspective taking
development of self

46
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What are three stages of perceptions of friendship

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one way assistance
fair weather cooperation
intimate & mutally shared relationships

47
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Television viewing is associated with what

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obesity
lower levels of time spent reading
interfere with school success when watching more than 4 hours per day

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