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