Cognitive/social/personality - mid childhood (develop. test 2) Crossword
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
 
 
Down: 2) goal: assess math reasoning through verbal problems; example: if two buttons cost 15cents, what will the cost of a dozen buttons be?4) (IP); increasing ability to handle information; memory improvement; short term memory capacity improvement5) this develops in important ways during middle childhood; children increasingly compare themselves to others; children are developing their own standards; for most children, self-esteem improves in middle childhood6) are helpful and cooperative; have good sense of humor, good emotional understanding, ask for help when necessary, not overly reliant on others, adaptive to social situations, and have social problem-solving skill competence7) (new response to Who am I; understanding one's self); children realize they are GOOD at some things and NOT SO GOOD at others; self concept and self esteem continue to develop; children's self concepts become divided into personal and academic spheres10) ORIENTATION TOWARD INDIVIDUAL SURVIVAL; characteristics: initial concentration is on what is practical and best for self; gradual transition from selfishness to responsibility, which includes thinking about what would be best for others; example: a first grader may insist on playing only games of her own choosing when playing with a friend11) understanding about processes that underlie memory; improves during school age years; helps children use control strategies (conscious, intentional tactics to improve functioning) 14) during school year, more of day is spent in classroom than anywhere else; schools have large influence on children's lives19) early research found that african americans had lower self-esteem than whites; more recent research shows these early assumptions to be overstated: african americans, hispanic americans, asian americans21) ages: 4-7 years; children see friends as like themselves; children see friends as people to share toys and activities with; children do not take into account personal traits24) sibling relationships are likely to endure across the lifespan; early relationships between siblings shape how children relate to others and choices made in later life27) when sexes interact; it is often romantic and helps emphasize clear boundaries between sexes Across: 1) universal moral principles are invoked and considered broader than a particular society3) MORALITY OF NONVIOLENCE; characteristics: a moral equivalence is established between self and others; hurting anyone -- including one's self -- is seen as immoral; most sophisticated form of reasoning, according to gilligan; example: the same girl may realize that both friends must enjoy their time together and look for activities that both she and her friend can enjoy8) lack social competence, are immature or inappropirately silly, overly aggressive and overbearing, withdrawn or shy, unattractive, handicapped, obese, or slow academically9) according to data, even spanish, a language to be particularly enduring the the US, seldom lasts beyond the second or third generation12) vocabulary continues to increase; mastery of grammar improves; understanding of syntax grows; certain phonemes remain troublesome; decoding difficulties when dependent on intonation; more competence in pragmatics; increase in meta-linguistic awareness13) distinction between technological haves and have nots; unintended consequences; non-educaitonal use of computers; much media use unmonitored by parents; media use drops dramatically with parental monitoring15) attempt to maintain and improve status in hierarchy (restrictive play) > larger networks of friends than girls > strict DOMINANCE HIERARCHY 16) when boys attempt to maintain and improve status in hierarchy17) actual failure > low self-esteem > low performance expectation > reduced effort/high anxiety18) age: 11-15 years; friendships become based on intimacy and loyalty; friendships involve mutual disclosure and exclusivity 20) the question of how to interpret differences between intelligence scores of different cultural groups lies at the heart of the major controversies in child development; mean score of african-americans tends to be 15 IQ points lower than the mean score for whites -- although the measure difference varies a great deal depending on the particular IQ test employed (nature or nurture; stereotype threat?)22) (unpopular children); neglected children and rejected children23) age: 8-10 years; children now begin to take other's personal qualities and traits into consideration; friends are viewed in terms of kinds of rewards they provide; friendships are based on mutual trust25) schoolyard and cyber bullies; 160k US schoolchildren stay home from school each day b/c afraid of being bullied; 85% of girls and 80% of boys report experiencing some form of harassment in school at least once; others encounter bullying on the internet, which may be even more painful because often the bullying is done anonymously or may involve public postings26) Herrnsetin and Murray: average 15 point IQ difference between whites and African Americans is due primarily to heredity; most developmentalists and psychologists responded by arguing that the racial differences in measured IQ can be explained by the environmental differences between the races; little evidence to suggests that IQ is a cause of poverty and other social ills28) school age children can be taught to use particular control strategies: keyword strategies;29) the evaluation of a role or person by other relevant members of a group30) only children are as well-adjusted as children with brothers and sisters; in some ways, only children are better adjusted, often having higher self-esteem and stronger motivation to achieve31) whatever appraoch is used to teach reading, reading produces significant changes in the wiring of the brain; it boosts the organization of the visual cortex of the brain and it improves the processing of spoken language32) only half of children in the US will pass through childhood living with both parents, each of whom has been married only once; school-age children tend to blame themselves for the breakup33) suggests the way boys and girls are raised leads to differences in moral reasoning; further suggests that kohlberg's theory is inadequate and places girl's moral reasoning at lower level than boys34) (physical ability/ physical appearance); "I am pretty good at basketball, but Deon is way better"35) term "orphanage" replaced by "group home" or "residential treatment center"; group homes are used for youngsters whose parents are no longer able to care for them adequately 36) age: birth to start of first grade; key characteristics: learns prerequisites for reading, such as identification of the letters37) goal: visual memory and attention; example: identify what is missing in a picture
 

 

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