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what is puberty?
The sudden sprout in physical growth accompanied by sexual maturation
What is denial?
We refuse to admit that anything bad has happened
What is regression?
We defend ourselves by moving backwards and behaving like children
What is displacement?
We have trouble directly expressing what we feel and we vent or feelings elsewhere or on someone else
What is mastery play?
Play that leads to the mastery of new skills it provides opportunity for preschoolers to develop and practice their physical skills
What is socialization?
The process by which children learn through everyday interactions with others. How to function with other people in society
What is imaginary audience
The assumption that other people are as intensely interested in them as they are themselves
What is personal fable?
They perceive themselves as different from others distinguished by unusual experiences and values
What is metacognition?
Children increasingly regulating their own cognitive processes as they mature they are aware of their own knowledge
What is intelligence?
It is the ability to learn from experiences, solve problems and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
White to traits/behaviors can children who watch too much television display?
Aggression and bullying behaviours
What is the information processing theory?
It’s a child’s ability to select organize and create knowledge
what is egocentrism?
A view in which adolescence regard themselves as much more socially significant than they actually are
What is inner speech?
Refers to using words in a form of mental manipulation to analyze and understand what affects us in her speech is a form of self talk
What is social competency?
The social, emotional skills and behaviours needed for a successful relationships and social activities
What are two characteristics of each side of the brain in the left/right brain?
Right brain: recognizing faces and expressing emotions
Left brain: Logic and reasoning
What is sensory motor play?
Play that captures the pleasure of using the senses and motor abilities
What is symbolic thinking?
Refers to words or actions representing objects feelings and expressions. symbolic thinking involves pretending and make-believe
What is rough and tumble play?
Play that may be characterized by shouts, tumbling, wrestling and chasing
What is invulnerability fable?
The belief that they are immune from potential harm of high risk behaviours
Identify the first two factors that are involved in childhood language development
Improvement and memory and ability to think in symbols
Identify and explain the four components of self-concept in adolescence
Self image: The sort of person we are
Self-esteem: The extent to which we like or approve of ourselves
ideal self: what kind of person we would like to be
Self efficacy: when expectations of success in a given situation
What is the difference between divergent and convergent thinking?
Divergent thinking is a thinking that produces a variety of fresh and diverse possibilities and convergent thinking is finding the one right answer to a problem
Identify two changes in females and two changes in males during puberty
Female changes: begins to menstruate and brush enlargement and widening hips
Male changes: Begin to produce sperm invoice begins deep