CHapters 5-7 Developmental Psyche

When remarried parents live together with their children from former relationships it is called a *Blank* family

blended

John is 7 years old and does NOT like new social situations. Every time he and his mother are in a new situation he stays next to his mother and has even hidden behind her. He is demonstrating _____ tendencies.

internalizing

Self-generated actions and an inter passion reflect *Blank* motivation

intrinsic

Pruning in the frontal lobes starts _____ in other brain regions.

later than

For every 100 parents in the US *blank* report spaking their children "often"

10

What percentage of children are subjected to chronic harassment?

10 to 20 percent

Children usually begin to initiate past-talk conversations at about age

3 or 4 years

One in _____ U.S. children are being raised by single parents.

4

Approximately what percentage of poor children are ready for kindergarten tasks by the time they start school?

48

Early childhood generally ends at age:

6

Which of the following is a factor that can hinder children's growth and motor skills?

A lack of outdoor play and a lack of food

The top-ranking health disorder among U.S. children today, affecting 1 in 10 children, is:

ADHD

Zack is 4 years old and can do cartwheels, back flips, back-hand springs, and one-handed cart wheels. He has had no formal training to develop these gymnastic skills. All represent:

Gross motor skills

What is authoratative parenting?

High nurturing and setting limits; more felxible on rules

Melinda lives in Canada and has two younger sisters. Grace is the middle child, and Jennifer is the youngest. Which child would be MOST motivated to develop theory-of-mind abilities at the earliest age?

Jennifer

_____ is defined by deficits in theory of mind.

autism spectrum disorder

James is 9 years old. Which stage of development is he currently in, according to Piaget?

concrete operations

This is aggressive behavior that is repeatedly carried out via electronic media and is potentially more harmful than traditional bullying.

cyberbullying

Jeremy is celebrating his third birthday. Which life stage is he entering

early childhood

Which of these is likely a risk factor for ADHD?

environmental toxins

The key to overcoming the problem of school being a chore is to make *Blank* relate to chuldren's goals and desires

extrinsic learning

Compared to boys, preschool girls are usually superior at:

fine motor skills

Children who are incredibly anxious, timid, and frightened:

have internalizing tendencies

Lee is 10 years old. According to Piaget, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Lee's cognition?

he can think abstractly in a scientific way

Regarding Intelengence, Howard Gardner would say that

humans have many different types of intelligence

All of the following are associated with autism spectrum disorder EXCEPT:

hyperactivity

When Westerners are asked to recall autobiographical memories, this part of their brain is activated

medial frontal cortex

Brandon is in the third grade. What stage of development is he in

middle childhood

Child *Blank* is defined as the failure to provide adequate supervision and care

neglect

less than *Blank* us families are considered to be traditional nuclear families

one-half of

A supporter of Judith Harris would argue that *Blank* exert(s) the LARGEST influence on children

peers

The word sounds of language are called

phonemes

_____ children are frequently named in the most-liked category and never appear in the disliked group. They also stand out as being really liked by everyone.

popular

Gender-segregated play begins during

preschool and increases in elementary school

Eleven-year-old Sarah loves to tattle on her older sister. Last week, Sarah told her sister's boyfriend that her sister had kissed another boy. Sarah showed _____ aggression.

relational

The facet of language that grows throughout life is

semantics

One problem with Piaget's ideas is that his theory does NOT include _____ playing a role in cognitive development.

teaching

Eligibility for gifted programs in the US schools is generally restricted to students

with an IQ of at least 130

Basira runs into her old friend Gina from high school. Gina wants to give Basira her phone number but neither woman has a pen. Basira memorizes the number and calls Gina that evening. This means that Basira transferred the phone number from her _____ to more permanent memory storage.

working memory

What is an authoritarian parenting type?

"Do as I say exactly"; Nonfelxable rules, more cold and uncaing

What is permssive parenting?

No rules; total freedom and unconditional love

_____ develop(s) quickly in children in early childhood because the neurons in the visual and motor cortex are in their pruning phase.

Walking

Childhood obesity is defined as having:

a BMI at or above the 95th percentile

CHild *blank* is defined as any act that endangers a child's well-being

maltreatment