Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Psychology 250 with Ward at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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By: Jessica Pester
Textbook:
Exploring Lifespan Development Value Package (includes Grade Aid Workbook with Practice Tests for Exploring Lifespan Development)
Created: 2010-02-23
Size: 24 flashcards
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Size: 24 flashcards
Views: 22
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Obesity is: ___% higher than ideal weight
Adults: obese = BMI > ___
Children: BMI > or = ___th age-sex specific percentile
20, 30, 95
The Four Important Environmental Forces Contributing to Rising Rates/Weights
F - food producers / fast food industry
A - advertising for food
A - activity reduction in schools
T - tv viewing
What are three changes in food producing that have led to higher rates of obesity?
- proliferation of fast food
- soda/sugary goods in schools
- super-sizing portions
Food industry spends $____ a year. Young children view about 30,000 ____ each year, more than ___ for food.
40 billion
1/2
True/False PE programs are at an all time rise -- from 20% in 1969 to 80% in 1999
False-reversed
American children spend ____ hours each day watching tv. And ___% of obesity in children can be atributed to this.
3-4
25
Why does TV make us fat? (4)
- Displaces physical activity
- increase food consumption
- poor food habits/choices due to advertising
- reduction in resting metabolism**
Gena is less popular, and more socially isolated. She has a lower self esteem and body image. Often she reports feeling depressed. Do you think Gena is skinny, medium, or obese?
Obese
What were Latner and Stunkard's findings?
5th and 6th graders least wanted to be friends with a fat kid
Concreta's 7. Her thinking is more logical, flexible and organized than it was last year! She understands conservation, decentration, and reversibility. Which of Piaget's stages is she in?
Concrete operational
You have red and yellow flowers. Are there more red flowers than total flowers? This problem is an example of ____
class inclusion
The ability to order items along a quantitative dimension is (serial memory test)
seriation
To perform seriation mentally (if, then)
transitivity
What is a limitation of concrete operational thought?
mental operations work poorly when applied to abstract ideas
What are 3 changes in attention?
- more selective / controlled
- more adaptable
- greater planfulness
Mnemonic devices and the 'ABCs' are deliberate mental activities we use to store and retain info. These are examples of
memory strategies
Our ability to think about our own thinking and knowledge emerges slowly around ___, and matures from ___.
metacognition
6-7, 7-10
What are the 2 approaches to defining intelligence?
- information processing (processes used)
- factor theories (abilities)
What are Sternberg's 3 intelligences?
analytical, creative, practical
What is Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?
different kids have different abilities and strengths
What factors does the Standford-Binet Intelligence scale test?
verbal, quantitative, abstract/visual, short term memory
What are strengths/limitations of IQ tests?
- predictors of school success
- experience/cultural bias
- limited scope - do not sample all human abilities
What are 4 differences between Japan/Taiwain and US in school attitudes, expectations, and attributions?
- Cultural valuing of academic achievement
- beliefs about keys to academic success
- level of parental involvement in education
- time devoted to instruction
American is to Japan as ___ as a divider is to ____ as a divider.
innate ability, effort
About this deck
By: Jessica Pester
Textbook: Exploring Lifespan Development Value Package (includes Grade Aid Workbook with Practice Tests for Exploring Lifespan Development)
Created: 2010-02-23
Size: 24 flashcards
Views: 22
Textbook:
Exploring Lifespan Development Value Package (includes Grade Aid Workbook with Practice Tests for Exploring Lifespan Development)Created: 2010-02-23
Size: 24 flashcards
Views: 22
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