George A. Miller
has provided two theoretical ideas that are fundamental to cognitive psychology and the information processing framework. The first concept is “chunking” and the capacity of short term memory.
What factors generally determine whether a child is well liked by his peers?
higher income. What factors generally determine whether a child is well liked by his or her peers? Research shows that a child is most likely to be
a victim of bullying
if the child is: no child based on race or gender.
Which family function is especially crucial in middle childhood?
3. Family structure refers to the legal and genetic relationships among members of a particular family.
Harmony and stability
are especially crucial during middle childhood.
When comparing the growth of children from ages 6 to 11 to infants or adolescence one notices that children blank?
When comparing the growth of children from ages 6 to 11 to infants or adolescents, one notices that children:
grow slowly and steadily
. The health habits that children develop during the middle childhood years are: related to their health in adolescence and adulthood.
Who described middle childhood as a time of latency?
Sigmund Freud
(1905/1962) applied the term latency to this developmental phase to capture an overall quieting of sexual and aggressive urges; in his view, the latency years represent a relatively calm era between the manifest turbulence of the oedipal period and the inevitable arrival of -pubertal pressures.
What happens during latency?
During the latency phase,
the energy the child previously put into the Oedipal problem can be used for developing the self
. The superego is already present, but becomes more organized and principled. The child acquires culturally regarded skills and values.
What age is latency?
Latency Stage (
6 years to puberty
)
The latency stage is the forth stage of psychosexual development, spanning the period of six years to puberty.
Who of the following is most likely to experience body dissatisfaction?
Gender:
Women
are more likely to experience body dissatisfaction than men, however people of all genders may experience negative body image. Gender dysphoria: People with gender dysphoria are more likely to experience body dissatisfaction than people without gender dysphoria.
Which country leads the world in divorce and remarriage?
According to the UN, the country with the highest divorce rate in the world is
the Maldives
with 10.97 divorces per 1,000 inhabitants per year. This is followed by the Belarus with 4.63 and the United States wih 4.34.
What is it called when children act as parents and trying to take care of everyone?
One important factor with respect to children coping with adversity is a child’s: interpretation of the events. When children act as adults and try to take care of everyone, it is called:
parentification
.
What important factor with respect to children coping with adversity is a child?
An important factor with respect to children coping with adversity is
a child’s interpretation of the events
.
Which group is crucial to a bullying circumstance?
Which group is crucial to a bullying circumstance?
a common set of values for middle school children
. Any comparison of the advantages of one family structure over another depends partly on the specific parents involved and partly on: the culture in which the family lives.
Why don t children always accept the moral standards of their parents?
Why don’t children always accept the moral standards of their parents? …
they see their parents’ immorality
, their peers have different values, and they want to use their own reasoning.
What are the four major developmental areas of child development?
Children grow and develop rapidly in their first five years across the four main areas of development. These areas are
motor (physical), language and communication, cognitive and social/emotional
. Cognitive development means how children think, explore and figure things out.
What are the 5 stages of child development?
- Cognitive Development.
- Social and Emotional Development.
- Speech and Language Development.
- Fine Motor Skill Development.
- Gross Motor Skill Development.
What is the field of child development and what factors stimulated its expansion?
what factors stimulated its expansion?
developmental science
, which includes changes throughout the lifespan. by scientific curiosity and social pressures to better children’s lives.
