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19 Cards in this Set
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secular trends in physical growth
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changes in body size from one generation to the next.
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brain development in school age children
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white matter mylenated nerve fibers(consciousness and impulse control) and gray matter consist of neurons and supportive material(gray matters decline as synaptic pruning)
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obesity in middle childhood
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a greater-than-20-percent increase over healthy body weight, based on body mass index, a ratio of weight to height associated with body fat.
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Concrete operational stage
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(Piaget's) extends from ages 7-11 more logical, flexible, and organized rather than it was in early childhood.
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conservation
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clear evidence of operations-mental actions that obey logical rules.
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seriation
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the ability to order items along a quantitative dimension, such as lenght or weight.
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spatial reasoning
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understanding of directions and maps
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ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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apparent in ome children in preschool or early childhood. It is hard for these children to control their behavior and/or pay attention.
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Howard Gardner
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Multiple Intelligence Theory
valued people who are logical/mathematical and linguistic competent |
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Multiple Intelligence Theory
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Logical Mathematical, Interpersonal, Spatial, Musical Rhythmic,Intrapersonal, Bodily Kinesthetic, Verbal Linguistic, Naturalistic.
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learning disabilities
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a neurological disorder resulting from a difference in the way a person's brain is wired.
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inclusion
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learning full time in a classroom with regular children.
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Erikson's Industry vs. Inferiority
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the psychological conflict of middle childhood, which is resolved positively when experiences lead children to develop a sense of competence at useful skill and tasks.
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social comparison
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judging their own apperance,abilities, and behaviorin relations to those of others.
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Self-esteem
learned helplessness mastery-oriented attributions |
learned helplessness: the view that success is due to external factors, such as luck, while failure is due to ability, which cannot be improved by trying hard.
mastery oriented attributions: attributions that credit success to ability, which can be improved by trying hard, and failure to insufficient effort. |
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popular children
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kids are kind trustworthy, and cooperative, and well-liked by peers.
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rejected children
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childen who are actively disliked and get many negative votes on assessments of peer acceptance.
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neglected children
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kids are popular, but not disliked.
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controversial children
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children who get many votes, both positive and negative, on assessments of peer acceptance.
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