Jersey College LifeSpan Final Review Questions
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ages of middle childhood 6 to 12 years old
(kindergarten to sixth grade)
physical growth in middle grow 2 inches in height per and gain 5-7 pounds
childhood in weight per year; boys are slightly heavier and
taller than girls through age 9 or 10 until girls
begin their adolescent growth spurt and surpass
boys in height and weight until about 13 or 14;
girls develop more fat; boys develop more
muscle
childhood obesity heredity, sedentary habits, and environmental
factors play a role in obesity and foster weight
gain; overweight children usually do not outgrow
baby fat
,growth spurt a period during which growth advances at a
dramatically rapid rate compared with other
periods
motor development in middle gross and fine motor development, such as
childhood speed, strength, agility, and balance increase as
pathways that connect the cerebellum to the
cortex become more myelinated
what happens to reaction time in it improves from early childhood to about age 18
through childhood?
describe gross motor skills in gain balance, coordination, and strength; muscles
middle childhood: grow stronger; neural pathways that connect the
cerebellum to the cortex are more myelinated
describe fine motor skills in middle performance of basic chores improves by the
childhood: age of 6 to 7
describe gender differences in boys and girls perform similarly in most motor
motor activities: activities; boys have more forearm strength, aids
them in throwing a ball or swinging a bat; girls
have greater limb coordination and overall
flexibility, aids them in dancing, gymnastics, and
balancing
t/f: children in middle childhood false
should not be given chores
t/f: by age six or seven, children are true
usually capable of pedaling and
balancing on a bicycle
, sensorimotor abilities refined by experience; there are also inborn
differences (some people have better visual
acuity, depth perception, or coordination that
others)
gender differences in physical become increasingly stereotyped by children as
activities during middle childhood being masculine or feminine; boys have slightly
greater overall strength; girls have better
coordination and flexibility
t/f: most U.S. children are not true
physically fit, in part because of the
amount of time spent watching TV
reaction time the amount of time required to respond to a
stimulus; in middle childhood, it decreases and
improves
learning disorders in middle ADHD and dyslexia; both are genetic in families
childhood
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Terms in this set (687)
ages of middle childhood 6 to 12 years old
(kindergarten to sixth grade)
physical growth in middle grow 2 inches in height per and gain 5-7 pounds
childhood in weight per year; boys are slightly heavier and
taller than girls through age 9 or 10 until girls
begin their adolescent growth spurt and surpass
boys in height and weight until about 13 or 14;
girls develop more fat; boys develop more
muscle
childhood obesity heredity, sedentary habits, and environmental
factors play a role in obesity and foster weight
gain; overweight children usually do not outgrow
baby fat
,growth spurt a period during which growth advances at a
dramatically rapid rate compared with other
periods
motor development in middle gross and fine motor development, such as
childhood speed, strength, agility, and balance increase as
pathways that connect the cerebellum to the
cortex become more myelinated
what happens to reaction time in it improves from early childhood to about age 18
through childhood?
describe gross motor skills in gain balance, coordination, and strength; muscles
middle childhood: grow stronger; neural pathways that connect the
cerebellum to the cortex are more myelinated
describe fine motor skills in middle performance of basic chores improves by the
childhood: age of 6 to 7
describe gender differences in boys and girls perform similarly in most motor
motor activities: activities; boys have more forearm strength, aids
them in throwing a ball or swinging a bat; girls
have greater limb coordination and overall
flexibility, aids them in dancing, gymnastics, and
balancing
t/f: children in middle childhood false
should not be given chores
t/f: by age six or seven, children are true
usually capable of pedaling and
balancing on a bicycle
, sensorimotor abilities refined by experience; there are also inborn
differences (some people have better visual
acuity, depth perception, or coordination that
others)
gender differences in physical become increasingly stereotyped by children as
activities during middle childhood being masculine or feminine; boys have slightly
greater overall strength; girls have better
coordination and flexibility
t/f: most U.S. children are not true
physically fit, in part because of the
amount of time spent watching TV
reaction time the amount of time required to respond to a
stimulus; in middle childhood, it decreases and
improves
learning disorders in middle ADHD and dyslexia; both are genetic in families
childhood
