Developmental psych ch 6
A college student repeats the names of Piaget's stages of cognitive development over and over to herself. The student is using a learning strategy called _____
rehersal
Which child is the MOST likely to be rejected in elementary school?
Rafael, who acts much more feminine than his male peers
Which child is in middle childhood?
Toya, who is 8
Which child displays externalizing tendencies?
Ginny, who is impulsive
The process by which axons become coated with a fatty substance that speeds the transmission of nerve impulses from neuron to neuron is called _____
myelination
Teresa was humiliated when her teacher yelled at her in front of the class. Jason felt terrible about insulting his younger brother and apologized. Teresa experienced _____, while Jason felt _____
shame; guilt
______ develops when people feel unable to affect the outcome of events, and so give up without trying.
learned helplessness
Studies in the United States and in Europe reveal that compared to their counterparts in the past, today's elementary school children are _____ physically proficient
less
Working memory can hold about _____ chunks of information
7
Empathy refers to
feeling the emotions of another person
Pablo gets teased for looking different and is pushed around by some classmates almost every day at school. Pablo is the victim of _____
bullying
Western legal systems that suggest that children who are 7 or 8 years old have attained the ability to reason are consistent with Piaget's theory because basic reasoning skills appear during the _____ period
concrete operations
When asked to explain why Josie is her best friend, Samantha answers, "Because she makes me laugh and is nice to me." These girls are MOST likely _____ children because they describe their friendship in terms of _____
elementary school-age; internal qualities
Feeling the exact feeling that someone else is experiencing is called _____
empathy
Following a stroke, Harriet has difficulty ordering problem-solving steps in a logical sequence. Additionally, she is much more impulsive than she had been before the stroke. Harriet's _____ appear(s) impaired, reflecting damage to the _____ lobe
executive functions, frontal
Six-year-old Beth is loud, disruptive, and aggressive. Beth may have _____ tendencies
externalizing
Six-year-old Mikey gets very angry at school and will often have outbursts in class in which he yells at the teacher and knocks over his desk. Mikey has _____
externalizing problems
Disruptive and aggressive behavior may indicate ____
externalizing tendencies
Chelsea is 18 years old and has just acquired her driver's license. Despite her mother's warnings, she still acts impulsively when she drives. For example, she always speeds up to "beat" yellow lights, and she changes lanes without looking. Chelsea's impulsivity may be caused by the slow development of her _____ lobes
frontal
Ten-year-old Ramon will feel _____ if he fails to resolve the Eriksonian psychosocial task of middle childhood
inferior
Jason believes he is a failure at everything he does. He is timid, anxious, and does not try, even when he could succeed. Jason has developed _____
learned helplessness
Bryce is celebrating his ninth birthday. Bryce is in the _____ stage of life
middle childhood
Treatments for ADHD do NOT include ____
strict discipline
What is the goal of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
to develop a schoolwide norm not to tolerate peer abuse
Even the nicest children might engage in bullying if they ____
are in a classroom where the behavior is frequent and tolerated
The ingredients of a problematically aggressive child do NOT include ____
moral disengagement
When Ellie was 4 years old, she believed that she was the fastest runner in the world. Now that she is in third grade, her view of her running abilities is MOST likely _____.
more realistic
