chapter 9 lifespan

for the most part, middle and late childhood is a time of _____ excellent health

the leading cause of death during middle and late childhood

defined in terms of height and weight

children at or above the 97th percentile are included in the ____ category

children at or above the 95h percentile of the bmi index are considered

over the last 3 decades, the percentage of US children who are at risk of being overweight has

_____ are more likely than ____ to be overweight. this difference occurs in many countries

_____ disease is uncommon in children

children with high body mass index and waist circumference are at risk for ___ ____ which is a constellation of obesity, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes

cancer is the ____ leading cause of death among US children

until the 1970's most US public schools either ___ enrollment to children with ____ or inadequately served them

act that required that all students with disabilities be given a free, appropriate public education

a written statement that spells out a program specifically tailored to a child with a disability

a setting that is as similar as possible to the one in which children who do not have a disability are educated

educating a child with special education needs full time in the regular classroom

this stage proposed by piaget lasts from approximately __ -___ years of age

in the concrete operational stage, children can perform concrete operations and they can reason _____ as long as reasoning can be applied to _____ or concrete examples

____ operations allow the child to consider several characteristics rather than focus on a single property of an object.

one important skill of the concrete operational stage is that kids have the ability to ____ or ____ things into different sets or subsets and to consider their _______

the concrete operation that involves ordering stimuli along a quantitative dimension such as length

the ability to logically combine relations to understand certain conclusions

argue that piaget got some things right but that his theory needs considerable revision

a child who has difficulty in learning that involves understanding or using spoken or written language, and the difficulty can appear in listening, thinking, reading, writing, and spelling. to be classified as a ___ ____ the learning problem is not primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities

___x as many boys than girls are classified as having a learning disability

boys are more likely to be referred by teachers for teachers because of troublesome behavior

___ percent of children with a learning disability have a ____ problem too

three types of learning disabilities

individuals who have a severe impairment in their ability to read and spell

learning disability that involves difficulty in handwriting

developmental arithmetic disorder. difficulty in math computation

____ disabilities are due to problems in ____ information from multiple brain regions or subtle difficulties in brain structures and functions

problem solving skills and the ability to learn from and adapt to the experiences of everyday life

a persons mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100

tests that analyze an individual's response in five content areas
-fluid reasoning
-knowledge
-quantitative reasoning
-visual spatial reasoning
-working memory

sternbergs theory that intelligence consists of analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence

_____ theory of intelligence says that intelligence comes in 3 forms
-analytical
-creative
-practical intelligence

ability to analyze, judge, evaluate, compare, and contrast

consists of the ability to create, design, invent, originate, and imagine

involves the ability to use, apply, implement and put ideas into practice

8 frames of mind that belong too...
-verbal
-mathematical
-spatial
-bodily kinesthetic
-musical
-interpersonal
-intrapersonal
-naturalist

frame of mind:
the ability to think in words and use languages to express meaning

frame of mind:
the ability to carry out mathematical operations

frame of mind:
the ability to think three dimensionally

frame of mind:
the ability to manipulate objects and be physically adept

frame of mind:
a sensitivity to pitch, melody, rhythm, and tone

frame of mind:
ability to understand and interact effectively with others

frame of mind:
ability to understand oneself

frame of mind:
ability to observe pattern in nature and understand natural and human made systems

a condition of limited mental ability in which an individual has a low IQ, usually below 70 on a traditional test of intelligence and has difficulty adapting to everyday life

mental retardation that is caused by a genetic disorder or by brain damage. indicates physical damage

mental deficit in which no evidence of organic brain damage can be found

having above average intelligence of about 130 IQ or higher, and/or superior talent for something

3 criteria for gifted peoples

they begin to master an area earlier than their peers. learning in their domain is more effortless for them than ordinary children. high ability in a particular domain

they need minimal help, or scaffolding from adults to learn. they resist and kind of explicit information. make discoveries on their own in strange ways

driven to understand the domain in which they have high ability. intense, obsessive interest and an ability to focus. do not need to be pushed by their parents