The length of time it takes a person to respond to a particular stimulus
What is reaction time?
100
An approach to learning a new language in which instruction occurs exclusively in the new language
What is immersion?
100
The part of memory that has a virtually limitless capacity
What is long-term memory?
100
A family unit that has a mother, father, and children
What is a nuclear family?
100
Perhaps the most influential system that the school-age child must enter into
What is a peer group?
200
This cognitive theory most closely approximates the workings of a computer
What is information-processing theory?
200
A method for teaching reading where children learn to read by first learning the sounds of each letter before deciphering words
What is the phonics method?
200
The part of memory where current, conscious mental activity occurs
What is working memory?
200
Steve, a divorced father of two, married Caroline, a widowed mother of three. Their family is an example of this.
What is a blended family?
200
One of the most important factors in helping a child to deal with stress which can include churches and libraries
What is social support?
300
The ability to evaluate a cognitive task to determine what to do and to monitor one's progress while working on the task
What is metacognition?
300
A method for teaching reading where children are encouraged to write, inventing the spelling, to communicate their ideas and emotions
What is the whole-language method?
300
This process means that behaviors or thoughts that are repeated frequently require less and less processing capacity
What is automatization?
300
Two factors that can interfere with good family function anywhere are high conflict and this
What is low income (low SES)
300
An understanding of social interactions including consequences of social behavior
What is social cognition?
400
These direct the analysis and flow of information within the information-processing system
What are control processes?
400
An approach to learning a new language in which teachers instruct children in their native language as well as in English
What is bilingual education?
400
Kirby is utilizing this cognitive skill when sorting through his mother's cup of change, making separate piles of pennies, nickels, and dimes
What is categorization?
400
A relationship between parents that is low in conflict and high in satisfaction and support
What is parental alliance?
400
Carol, a 9-year-old, spends many summer afternoons playing with her 6-year-old cousin, teaching her the rules of many common games, childhood rituals, and values. Carol is passing down this to her cousin
What is the culture of children?
500
Alexandra is exhibiting this when she is able to concentrate on her homework even though her house is very noisy
What is selective attention?
500
An ongoing debate as to what method is best for teaching literacy to children
What are the reading wars?
500
Rocky has learned to regulate his emotions and curb his impulses by exercising this
What is effortful control?
500
Provide basic necessities, help the child to develop self-respect, and nurture peer relationships are just three of these
What are essential functions of the family?
500
This is more important than popularity in children’s social development