PSYC 3404 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Body Mass Index, Intelligence Quotient, Permanent Teeth

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3404
• Professor: Dawn M.Cisewski

Document Summary

Asthma: chronic illness of the lungs characterized by wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. Section 2 cognitive development: according to piaget children at age 7 make an important cognitive advance toward becoming more systematic and logical thinkers. Concrete operations: i(cid:374) piaget"s theory, the (cid:272)og(cid:374)iti(cid:448)e stage i(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h children become capable of using mental operations. Seriation: ability to arrange things in a logical order, such as shortest to longest, thinnest to thickest, or lightest to darkest. Selective attention: ability to focus attention on relevant information and disregard what is irrelevant. Disorder (adhd): diagnosis that includes problems of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness: it is estimated that 7% of children between the ages of 4 and 10 are diagnosed with adhd. Mnemonics: memory strategies, such as rehearsal, organization, and elaboration. Rehearsal: mnemonics that involves repeating the same information over and over. Organization: mnemonic that involves placing things mentally into meaningful categories.