Deck 11: Seciton 2: Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development

Question 1

A person uses a(n) _____ test to measure how much a student knows about a particular subject.

Answer 1

achievement

Question 2

Children having a body mass index (BMI) above the 95th percentile for one's age is the definition of _____.

Answer 2

obesity

Question 3

The most commonly prescribed drug for ADHD is _____.

Answer 3

Ritalin

Question 4

A test designed to see how well a child is reading in the third grade is called a(n) _____ test.

Question 5

Over the past few decades the rates of ADHD have _____ in the United States.

Question 6

Howard Gardner proposed that there are _____ different types of intelligences.

Question 7

Children having a body mass index (BMI) above the 85th percentile for one's age is the definition of _____.

Question 8

The four general principles of developmental psychopathology are: abnormality is normal; disability does not change year by year; life may be better or worse in adulthood; and _____.

Question 9

Genetics and environmental factors safeguard _____.

Question 10

The acronym ADHD stands for a diagnosis of _____.

Question 11

Active play in school hours has _____ in the past two decades.

Question 12

The disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of inattention and/or by hyperactive or impulsive behaviors is called _____.

Question 13

To say that disorders are _____ means that two or more different disorders are present in the same person.

Question 14

In the United States, about ____ of children saw a dentist for preventive care in the previous year.

Question 15

The chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that makes breathing difficult is called _____.

Question 16

Within the framework of developmental psychopathology, _____ is when one cause can have many final manifestations.

Question 17

The kind of test designed to measure intellectual capability, or one's ability to learn in school, is called a(n) _____ test.

Question 18

According to some psychologists, modern children are overprotected from bacteria and viruses, so they often are not exposed to minor infections and diseases that strengthen their immune systems. Experts call this idea the _____.

Question 19

The process by which a sequence of thoughts and actions makes the sequence routine, so that it no longer requires conscious thought, is referred to as _____.

Question 20

In addition to _____ and poor parenting practices, social policies such as a lack of parks and subsidies for sugar are other factors described in the text as a cause of childhood obesity.

Question 21

A high-functioning variation of autism in which the affected individual's speech is close to normal is known as _____ syndrome.

Question 22

The three types of gifted and talented students are: students with high IQs; students who are precocious in one of Gardner's nine intelligences; and students who are ____.

Question 23

The most commonly diagnosed learning disability is _____, which involves unusual difficulty with reading.

Question 24

Most children with autism spectrum disorder show signs in _____.

Question 25

A document that specifies educational goals and plans for a child with special needs is called a(n) _____, often called an IEP.

Question 26

A special needs child may spend part of the day with a specially trained teacher in a designated place called a _____ room receiving targeted tutoring.

Question 27

The legal requirement that children with special needs be assigned to the best educational context in which they can be expected to learn is called the _____ environment.

Question 28

A child's failure to master a particular skill that most people acquire easily may be an indication that the child has a(n) _____.

Question 29

A diagnosis that is characterized by impaired social response, delayed language, and unusual play is called _____ disorder.

Question 30

The term given to learning disabilities in the area of math is _____.