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psych 150

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show slow, consistent growth in middle/late childhood averages; 2-3inches, 5-7lbs per year head/waist circumference decreases in relation to body height bones continue to ossify, yield to pressure/pull more than mature bones  
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show total brain volume stabilizes cortical thickness increases major changes in prefrontal cortex area brain strengthens neurological circuits used regularly synaptic pruning/myelination(focusing attention complete) 2 hemispheres take responsibilities  
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show Gross;become smoother/↑coordinated boys outperform organized sport encourage development fine motor;improve, ↑myleniation of CNS use hands more skillfully 10-12yrs;manipulative skills =adults complex,intricate,rapid movements girls outperform  
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show 7-11yrs intuitive reasoning --> logical reasoning concrete operations;reversible actions on real, concrete objects conservation classification seriation transitivity  
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What can children understand in the concrete operational stage? (4)   show
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show Attention;drastically improve ability to sustain/control attention pay more attention to task-relevant stimuli than salient stimuli  
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show ↑long term ↑memory = ↑knowledge/use of strategies working;mental workbench, manipulate/assemble info when decisions, problem solving, comprehending language autobiographical;↑age, more complete  
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show strategies;deliberate mental activities that↑info processing advise elaborate on what is to be remembered elaboration;more extensive processing of info ↑mental imagery ↑understanding↓memorize repeat w variation,link early/often memoryrelevant langua  
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show 7yrs;categorize vocabulary by parts of speech, categorizing becomes easier as vocabulary ↑ development of metalinguistic awareness(knowledge abt language, child think abt language, understand/define words) can catch grammar mistakes progress in pragmati  
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Bilingualism and Second-Language Learning (sensitive periods)   show
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show vocabulary phonics approach;focus on phonics/basic rules for translating written symbols to sounds (emphasized) involve simplified material whole-language approach;parallel child's natural language learning reading material should be whole/meaningful  
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show 2-3yrs; early scribbles 4yrs;print first name 5yrs;reproduce letters/copy short words they tend to invent spelling = important as cognitive skills(organization/logical reasoning) elementary/middle school -->↑sophisticated methods to organize ideas  
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show ↑emotional understanding (>1 emotion can be experienced in a situation) ↑aware of events leading to emotional responses ↑ability to suppress negative emotional reactions use self-initiated strategies to redirect feelings capacity for genuine empathy  
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Emotional Development (coping with stress) 3, age   show
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The Self (five changes)   show
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Understanding Others what is perspective taking   show
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What are executive functions at work in perspective taking? (2)   show
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show elementary school years children becomes more interested in how things are made/how they work if child is encouraged in efforts to make/build/work->↑industry if efforts to make things are viewed as mischief/making a mess->↑inferiority  
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Parenting (who, styles 4) Diana Baumrind   show
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Peers (importance,changes)   show
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Peers (stages of change)   show
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show popular;+nominated as bff rarely disliked controversial;+nominated as bff, disliked by peers average;average +/- peer nominations neglected;-nominated as bff, not disliked by peers rejected;-nominated as bff, disliked by peers  
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Popular Children What contributes to their status? 6   show
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Rejected Children What contributes to their status (stats, 4)   show
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Bullying (what is it, most frequent type, other types 4)   show
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show most likely: boys, younger jhs, anxious, socially withdrawn, aggressive children outcomes:loneliness, difficulty befriending, ↓grades, ↑smoke/drink social contexts: poverty, family, school, peer groups  
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Bullying (cyberbullying, causes of being a cyberbully 4 , outcomes of cyberbullying 2, school intervention)   show
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