DEP 2000- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 41 pages long!)

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Jean piaget (1896 to 1980), he was a swiss psychologist that proposed a theory of cognitive development. Can"t finish tasks, follow instructions or organize work. What is a physical characteristic of adhd? brain cortex thickening lagging three years behind learning disability difficulty in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities. What limitation do children have during the concrete operational stage? tied to concrete, physical reality metamemory an understanding about the processes that underlie memory, which emerges and improves during middle childhood. What is industry vs. inferiority? focus on efforts to attain competence in meeting the challenges presented by parents, peers, school and other complexities of the modern world. Mastery and competence vs. failure and inadequacy (may withdraw and show less interest) More closely associated than intelligence or family background. Dna (deoxyribonucleic acid) the substance that genes are composed of that determines the nature of every cell in the body and how it will function.