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Child Dev final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the individual differences in height and weight compared to early childhood? | In middle childhood (ages 6-12), individual differences in height and weight are more marked compared to early childhood. Early Childhood is characterized by a rapid, but generally consistent, growth rate where most children of the same age group are fair |
| Are children getting enough exercise if they play team sports? | No They are not getting enough excercise. as studies show significant downtime in practices, with some kids falling short of the recommended 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity, though sports offer crucial physical, social, and mental health benef |
| What is childhood Asthma? | An allergy type respiratory disorder defined by spams in the lungs, difficulty breathing, wheezing, coughing, and feeling of tightness in chest. Treatments include nasal steroids and bronchodilators. |
| When does mylenation stop? | It starts in early child hood and continues through adolescence and slows down during late 20s ands 30s. |
| Learning disabilities and the classroom setting | Special education programs were created to support children with moderate disorders. However it can also stigmiztiz e them.Mainstreaming is placing children with disabilities in classrooms of children without disabilities. It’s done to counter the negativ |
| What causes growing pains | Muscle overuse, stress, body differences such a flat feet loose joints and hyper mobile joints, and low vitamin D deficiency. |
| How do motor skills in boys and girls differ? | Boys do better with gross motor skills and are good with areas such as ball strength running, jumping,. Girls excel more with fine motor skills and notably do well in flexibility and limb coordination., |
| How does having more fat cells contribute to a child being overweight? What process is going on? | increases a child's risk of being overweight because these cells store fat and can increase in number during growth spurts, creating a larger capacity for fat storage, a process called adipogenesis, which predisposes them to higher weight and potential a |
| Is ADHD more prevalent in boys or girls. | consistently diagnosed more often in boys than girls during childhood and adolescence, with boys showing higher rates, but this gap is narrowing as girls, especially with inattentive symptoms, are increasingly recognized, though traditionally missed due t |
| what is the diagnostic criteria for ADHD? | A diagnosis requires a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development. |
| What is the most common treatment for ADHD | A combination of medication and behavior therapy. |
| Phonological | the sound structure of language, and difficulties (phonological deficits/disorders) impact a person's ability to hear, process, and manipulate speech sounds, severely hindering reading, spelling, and clear speech (dyslexia, speech sound disorders). |
| Self fulfilling prophecy | |
| It is a belief or expectation (initially false) about a person or situation that leads to new behavior, which then causes the original expectation to become true. | |
| How is childhood dyslexia treated? | It’s treated through focuses on intensive, systematic reading instruction (like multisensory phonics to build phonological skills, decoding) and addressing co-occurring emotional issues (anxiety, depression) through psychotherapy, |
| What type of brain activity seems to contribute to stuttering? | atypical neural activation patterns and structural differences in the brain's speech and language processing areas. |
| Is there a genetic relationship to intelligence? | Yes, research consistently shows a strong genetic link to intelligence, with genes influencing cognitive abilities throughout childhood and adolescence, though environment (shared & unique) also plays a vital role, with genetic factors becoming even more |
| What is metamemory? | The knowledge of the functions and processes,involved in ones storage and retrieval of information.a child’s awareness to the functioning of their memory. |
| After English, what language is spoken most of the time in American homes? | Spanish is the most spoken language at home after English. |
| Why do we refer to the thinking in middle childhood as being “concrete”? | It’s called this because children in the stage begin |
| Why do we refer to the thinking in middle childhood as being “concrete”? | They use logic and reasoning primarily for real, tangible things they can see, touch, and experience, rather than abstract ideas, hypothetical situations, or complex future possibilities, |
| What do critics have to say about Piaget’s theory? | Critics say Piaget underestimated children's abilities, overlooked social/cultural influences, used biased methods (small samples, his own kids), and that his stages aren't as rigid as he proposed, with development varying by culture, context, and individ |
| cognitive characteristics of the concrete operational stage. | The third stage of Piaget’s theory cognitive developmental theory of moral development, characterized by flexible reversible thought concerning tangible objects and events. |
| what metacognition is and be able to recognize it is a question of application. | Awareness of and control of ones cognitive abilities as shown by the intentional use of cognitive strategies in solving problems. It is a question of application . |
| What’s research on children’s eyewitness testimonies. | Children are more likely to be influenced and mislead by those around them giving kids false memories. |
| how Howard Gardner viewed intelligence. | viewed intelligence not as a single, general ability (like IQ), but as multiple, distinct "intelligences"—linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist, and potentially existential. |
| IQ scores | a number from a standardized test measuring cognitive abilities (reasoning, problem-solving, memory) compared to others your age, with 100 being the average, and scores typically ranging from 85-115 for average, 130+ for gifted, and below 70 for intellect |
| What does it mean if we say a child is creative? | when they demonstrate an ability to produce work that is both novel (original or unexpected) and appropriate (useful, meaningful, or fitting for the situation) |
| What is meant by chronological age and mental age? | Chronological age is a persons age and mental age is the accumulated months of credit a person earns on the Stanford Binet intelligence scale. |
| According to both Freud and Erikson, what is the main task of middle childhood? | developing competence and mastery in intellectual and social skills, |
| What is the typical developmental trend for self-esteem? | high in childhood, a period of stability or slight decline during early adolescence, followed by an increase throughout late adolescence and adulthood. |
| What does the research say about the psychological adjustment of children who have lesbian or gay parents? | Research consistently shows children with lesbian or gay parents fare just as well psychologically as those with heterosexual parents, with similar emotional health, adjustment, and development |
| For how long after parents divorce, might boys experience problems? How does this compare to girls? | boys often show more externalizing issues (anger, aggression, acting out) that can persist longer, especially if young, compared to girls, who might show more internalizing problems (sadness, withdrawal, pleasing adults) that can be harder to spot initial |
| What do we know about girls who have a mother who works outside the home? | daughters of mothers who work outside the home often show positive outcomes. |
| Best way to handle school phobia. | The best way to handle it is through team approach therapuatic techiques, school action, at home and school support, |
| Why do later born children tend to be more popular than first born children? | they develop superior social skills from constantly interacting with older siblings, learning negotiation, sharing, and compromise, while also striving for attention |
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