Maria and John's older son, who is in middle childhood, is _____ about the reasons for their divorce. blaming himself for the divorce indifferent to the divorce angry at his parents less egocentric and understand that there are other reasons that his parents divorced that have nothing to do with him

less egocentric and understand that there are other reasons that his parents divorced that have nothing to do with him

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Karen has noticed her son is more independent and self-directed. This behavior is known as _____

Maria and John's older son, who is in middle childhood, is _____ about the reasons for their divorce.

When a divorced father like Ben remarries, his contact with children from his first marriage typically _____

Caroline is using reading to learn instead of learning to read. She is in _____ of reading development.

The phenomenon where IQ scores in Western countries rose dramatically in the 20th century is called the _____

Cole cannot remember the first few years of life, a normal phenomenon known as _____

Olive is showing a preference for using her left hand. She is likely in the _____ stage of development.

Aki is unable to correctly identify more red cars than blue cars, demonstrating a lack of _____

Laura, an adolescent, is most likely to show her false self to a _____

The country with the highest rate of teenage pregnancy among developed countries is the _____

Kohlberg's post-conventional level of moral reasoning is best described as _____

Barry, struggling with Erikson's identity-versus-identity-confusion stage, will likely be _____ about his life roles.

The downward trend in the age of menarche over the last 150 years due to improved nutrition is called the _____

According to Piaget's theory, _____ is NOT completed by middle childhood.

A teacher suggests adding 10+10 and then 2 to solve 10+12, demonstrating the strategy of _____

The notion that all numbers will always be in the same order, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, is known as the _____

Children had a better understanding of math equivalence problems with _____ practice problems.

Piaget's theory of development for middle childhood is known as _____

In concrete operations, children can _____ dynamic and static states.

Children in concrete operations struggle with _____ reasoning and hypothetical scenarios.

Dynamic and static states involve imagining transformations and succeeding with _____

Cardinality involves understanding the _____ numerical size of a set.

Ordinality involves understanding the _____ between numbers, such as more vs less.

In middle childhood, children develop a mental representation of _____, such as object permanence.

Early representations of numbers are separate from understanding of _____, similar to reciting the ABCs.

The 1-1 principle involves assigning _____ number word per object.

The stable order principle states that numbers are always in the _____ order.

The cardinal principle states that the last count is the _____ in the set.

The order irrelevance principle states that the order of object count is _____

Strategies for learning to add and subtract include count from one/sum strategy, min and max strategy, _____, and fact retrieval.

The count from one/sum strategy is a common _____ strategy for learning to add.

The min and max strategy involves starting with the _____ number in a sequence.

Decomposing problems involves knowing that 9+6 is similar to _____

Fact retrieval involves using _____ knowledge to solve problems.

Mark's situation of balancing old and new life roles is best described as _____

Susan's agreement to take over the family business without exploring other options is an example of _____

Jackie, who attended college, is likely to have higher _____ over the long run compared to Rob.

Students who pull all-nighters generally perform _____ than their initial assessment.

One explanation for the rise in ages of marriage and parenthood in developing countries is _____

A high school student worried about a zit on their forehead illustrates the _____ principle.

If a boy goes through puberty later than his peers, he often experiences a decline in _____

When students transition to 'reading to learn', they are typically between _____ grade.

Parents can help children develop math skills by playing games like _____

Playing games for 1 hour with low-income children leads to an increased _____

Reading books to children can help them label and count to learn the _____ principle.

The information processing approach explores changes in STM, LTM, attention, and _____

In middle childhood, there is an increased use of _____ to improve memory.

Rehearsal helps memory by keeping the information in _____ and working memory.

Organization helps improve memory by making large _____ to group things.

Elaboration helps improve memory by creating something to make remembering certain words better, such as _____

The understanding of how memory works _____ in middle childhood.

Metamemory involves understanding memory and its _____ and capacity.

Problem-solving capabilities _____ in middle childhood.

Problem-solving capabilities are measured by _____, starting with one rule and switching to another.

With executive functioning in middle childhood, there is an increase in the number of _____

ADHD involves problems of inattention, hyperactivity, and _____

Causes of ADHD include genes, prenatal environment, and _____ differences.

Treatments for ADHD can include medications like Ridolan and _____ therapy.

Side effects of ADHD treatments can include _____ effects.

The best combination of treatment options for ADHD is medication and _____ therapy.

Cross-culturally, more _____ are affected by ADHD.

Boys are more affected by ADHD due to the female production effect, bias in diagnostic criteria, and differences in _____

Social and emotional development in middle childhood is considered to be _____ due to advances in emotional self-regulation.

In middle childhood, children have high emotional well-being, their emotional self-regulation grows, and their ability to understand others' emotions, or _____, grows as well.

Erikson's theory for middle childhood is known as _____

Self-concept involves how we view and evaluate ourselves, changing from internal to external, and becoming more _____ related.

Self-esteem is a person's overall sense of self-worth and well-being, which can be influenced by _____ styles.

Selective association refers to the preference for being around others who are _____

Friendships change from early to middle childhood because _____ becomes important.

Play in middle childhood becomes more _____ and rule-based.

Boys in middle childhood have larger friend networks with a hierarchy and partake in _____ play.

Girls in middle childhood have friends of some status and use less confrontational language, often _____ to resolve conflict.

There is sex segregation in middle childhood with _____ when sexes interact.

The ranks of social status in middle childhood include popular, rejected, _____, and controversial.

Popular children are the ones who are _____ by their peers.

Rejected children are those who are _____ by others.

Neglected children are infrequently nominated as a best friend but are not _____ by their peers.

Controversial children are both liked and disliked by classmates and can be _____

The strongest influence on popularity is _____ skills.

Rejected children tend to be more aggressive due to a lack of _____ skill and failure at social processing.

Implications for development in middle childhood lead to a _____ cascade.

The three components of bullying are aggression, repetition, and _____ imbalance.

The two general types of bullies are rejected children who are bully victims and _____ children.

Bullying victims are most likely rejected children low in _____ and social skills.

20% of children are bullying _____

10-15% of children are bullies and half come from _____ households.

The stages of reading are 0, 1, 2, 3, and _____

Stage 0 of reading (infancy to 1st grade) involves identifying letters, writing name, and reading _____ words.

Stage 1 of reading (1st and 2nd grade) involves phonological recording, translating letters to sounds, and _____ sounds into words.

Stage 2 of reading (2nd and 3rd grade) involves identifying individual words more quickly, but it has a high demand of _____

Stage 3 of reading (4th to 8th grade) involves reading to _____ rather than learning to read.

Stage 4 of reading (high school) involves reading more sophisticated and broader range of subjects, including history, politics, and _____

The Matthew effect describes how the difference between good and poor readers _____ over time.

The ultimate goal of identifying words is text _____, which requires the ability to assemble words into sentences.

If a child has difficulty identifying words, it makes reading _____, which is bad for development and scholastic achievement.

The debate on how reading should be taught is known as the _____ wars.

The whole-word approach emphasizes visually based retrieval because skilled readers do not go through _____ to identify words.

Phonics take advantage of sounds kids know, letters they know, and words, linking together previous knowledge for support, with an emphasis on _____ recording.

Research supports the _____ method more for teaching reading.

An example of a reading activity for learning is using _____ books.

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