MC - Physical Development
Has the secular trend of height increased or decreased?
Decreased
At what age does Piaget’s Concrete Operational Stage occur?
Ages 7-11
What is the difference between shame and guilt?
Shame is feeling bad about yourself as a person and guilt is feeling bad about something you did.
At approximately what are does puberty start for girls?
Approximately 8/9
What is an imaginary audience?
When adolescents think they are the focus of everyone else’s attention and concern
By what percent does the weight of the brain increase during middle childhood?
10%
What would acronyms, rhymes, and imagery be an example of?
Mnemonic Devices
When is self-concept most evident?
From ages 8-11
What are the phases of adolescence?
Early Adolescence (11-14 years)
Middle Adolescence (14-16 years)
Late Adolescence (16-18 years, and into 20’s!)
What is propositional thought?
Evaluating the logic of verbal statements
Between ages 6 and 12, how many teeth are lost and replaced?
All 20
What are some factors that might impact or influence a child’s cognitive development during Piaget’s Concrete Operational Stage?
Nutrition, environment, lack of sleep, education, genetics, siblings, etc.
What are the different parenting styles?
Authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, abusive/neglectful
What is the average height and weight change within early adolescence?
Height: 10–11 inches
Weight: 50-75 pounds
Are boys or girls generally better at math?
Boys
Does nocturnal enuresis occur more in boys or girls?
Boys
What would counting backwards be an example of?
Reversibility of thought
How can gender affect self-esteem?
By the end of middle childhood, girls feel less confident than boys about their physical appearance and athletic abilities.
What is anorexia?
a disorder in which younger people do not fuel themselves with food (starve themselves), they do this because of compulsive fear of getting fat.
What is also known as pendulum problem?
hypothetico-deductive reasoning
What changes in children's writing capabilities occur during middle childhood development?
The mastery of uppercase levels occur along with increased legibility.
How does a child's attention change in Middle Childhood?
It becomes more selective
What are the categories that self esteem is based on?
Academic competence
Social competence
Physical/athletic competence
Physical appearance
When do males begin to exceed females in height and weight?
Around age 13
Why do adolescence use slang?
Slang gives adolescents a separation from parents and a temporary self-definition in a peer group.