PSY ch 8,9,10 - 2 quiz

Erik Erikson's third developmental stage—the stage during which a strong self-concept develops—is called:

initiative versus guilt.

The major nutritional deficit in early childhood is insufficient:

iron, zinc, and calcium.

The 2-year-old brain weighs _____ percent of what it will weigh in adulthood.

75

Daily hassles:

can have a cumulative effect on children.

A typical 6-year-old in a developed nation is all of the following EXCEPT:

chubby in appearance.

The fact that a person may be resilient at some periods but not others indicates that resilience is referred to as:

dynamic.

The idea that human thoughts are affected by body health, comfort, and position is referred to as:

embodied cognition.

The ability to control when and how emotions are expressed is referred to as:

emotional regulation.

The way a family works to meet the needs of its members is referred to as:

family function.

Physical education in U.S. schools:

has decreased in allotted time for students.

In childhood, obesity is defined as:

having a BMI above the 95th percentile of children the same age

Which condition is NOT typically correlated with obesity?

impulsivity

The body mass index (BMI, the ratio of weight to height):

is lower at age 5 than at any other age in the life span.

Freud referred to middle childhood as the period of:

latency

Developmentalists advise parents and teachers against switching a child's handedness, such as forcing a left-handed child to write with the right hand because it not only causes conflict but also interferes with:

lateralization.

Anthony is 11 years of age and about to start 6th grade. What developmental time period is he currently in?

middle childhood

Many cultures expect children to be:

modest, not prideful.

One of the benefits of the maturation of the prefrontal cortex that occurs from age 2 to age 6 is:

more regular sleep.

Middle childhood is the healthiest period of the life span because:

motor skills are mastered, so accidents are rare.

The process by which axons become coated with a fatty substance that speeds the transmission of nerve impulses from neuron to neuron is:

myelination.

Some children assume a parental role and try to take care of everyone else in the family. This is called:

parentification.

Which of these foods is a common allergen?

peanuts

The capacity to adapt well to significant adversity and to overcome serious stress is referred to as:

resilience.

An understanding of one's self is called:

self-concept.

Self-criticism and _____ increase as a child ages and by middle childhood children tend to overestimate their abilities.

self-consciousness

According to Erikson, the negative side of the crisis in the third developmental stage is typically associated with guilt and:

shame

Compared with the rate of growth during the preschool years, the rate of growth during middle childhood is:

slower.

The prefrontal cortex is involved in:

social understanding

While executive function emphasizes cognition, effortful control emphasizes _____. Both are aspects of emotional regulation.

temperament

Which of these competes with outdoor play for children?

video games