Chapter 11 - Physical
During middle childhood, the bones of the body ________ and __________.
What is lengthen and broaden?
The Piagetian stage that extends from 7-11 years
What is concrete operational?
This is when a child realizes that they are better at something than their peers, or that maybe they are not as good at something that their peers are
What is social comparison?
Founded in 1776
What is America (USA)?
It is a condition in which the upper and lower teeth do not meet properly
What is malocclusion?
The ability to order items along a quantitative dimension, such as length or weight
What is seriation?
School-age children with a strong sense of attachment security and whose parents use a(n) ________ child-rearing style feel especially good about themselves
What is authoritative child-rearing style?
The year the Statue of Liberty was presented to the USA as a gift from France?
What is 1884?
In developing countries, rates of obesity have risen as a result of ________.
What is an urbanized shift toward sedentary lifestyles?
In both typically and atypically developing children, heredity combined with environmental factors to influence this function
What is executive function?
A child spends most of their time with a particular set of friends, who are in the same classroom and are similar to her in academic achievement and popularity. She is a part of a ________.
What is a peer group?
The year that Baylor University moved from Independence TX to Waco, TX
What is 1886?
Children experience a somewhat higher rate of illness during the first two years of elementary school than later, because of ________.
What is exposure to sick children and an immune system that is still developing?
This describes how IQs have increased steadily from one generation to the next
What is the Flynn Effect?
The defining feature in friendships in middle aged children
What is trust?
A food that is made from an animal and never expires
What is honey?
After intense exercise, the bronchial tubes fill with mucus, making you cough and hard to breathe
What is asthma?
In families who regularly eat meals together, children are advanced in ________ and ________ development
What is language and literacy?
The five (5) general social preferences of middle childhood
•Popular children
•Rejected children
•Controversial children
•Neglected children
•Average children
America's Past Time
What is baseball?