cognitive academic linguistic skills according to Cummins
What is the highest level of language mastery when learning a second language?
100
growth of facial hair
What is usually a final change in the male pubertal sequence?
100
parents engage in general supervision; children engage in moment-by-moment self-regulation.
What is coregulation?
100
Erikson's 5th developmental stage
What is identity vs. identity confusion?
100
Score 10 to 15 points lower on IQ tests than white americans
What are African American school children in the US?
200
A strategy to improve processing of information by creating visual images.
What is a mental image?
200
11.5 years for girls; 13.5 years for boys
When is the peak rate of pubertal growth change in girls and boys?
200
vicariously experiencing the feelings of a distressed person
What is genuine empathy?
200
Proficiency in thinking and analyzing social interactions
What is social cognition?
200
14% of all children from 3 to 21 years
What is the number of children in the US who receive special education or related services?
300
Slightly higher in boys than girls
What is math and visuospatial skills scores?
300
The band of tissues communicating between hemispheres is larger and the areas involved in emotional expression show more metabolic activity.
What are some unique features of the female brain compared with the male brain?
300
coercive or physical discipline
What is NOT a recommended practice for discipline in middle/late childhood?
300
May describe self with psychological characteristics such as nice, talkative, or kind. Also often list group affiliations such as boy scouts, hockey, etc...
What are some ways 8 to 11 year olds describe themselves?
300
Required most students with disabilities to take standard tests of achievement at a level equal to that of students without disabilities.
What is a major change in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) legislation of 2004? This is also called the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
400
Devised as a method to identify children who were not able to learn well in school
What are IQ tests?
400
The part of the hypothalamus responsible for sexual behavior is larger and the part of the parietal lobe related to visuospatial skills is larger.
What are some unique features of the male brain compared with the female brain?
400
Encourage children to talk about confusing feelings. Protect children from reexposure to frightening reminders of trauma.
What are some ways to help children deal with stressful events?
400
Undecided about occupational and ideaological choices and show little interest in these matters
What is identity diffusion?
400
linked with increased drug use, delinquency, and school problems as well as STIs and pregnancy
What are some risks of early sexual activity?
500
Characterized by thought that is more abstract, idealistic, and logical.
What is the formal operations stage? or What is Piaget's 4th stage of cognitive development?
500
Related to positive self perception in boys and 6th grade girls.
What is early maturation/development?
500
Thinking like a scientist to solve problems and consider solutions.
What is hypothetical-deductive reasoning?
500
an adolescent's belief that he/she is invincible
What is personal fable?
500
Low self control, inconsistent and inappropriate family discipline procedures, and community value of being tough or masculine
What are some risk factors for juvenile delinquency?