EDSC 320 – Flashcard
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Crowds
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"Druggies," "jocks," and "nerds" are examples of:
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Absent from school more often, less likely to participate in extracurricular activities, enjoys school less, spends less time on homework, and earns slightly lower grades.
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Abner works long hours on weekends and after school. Research suggests that Abner is:
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Cliques, Crowds
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_____ are settings for intimate interactions and friendships, whereas _____ are based on reputation, rather than on actual social interaction.
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Parental
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________ involvement has been found to enhance the adjustment of low-income students in their transition to middle school.
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They encounter tasks that are neither too simple nor too advanced, but just slightly more challenging than their abilities permit them to solve on their own.
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According to Vygotsky, adolescents learn best when:
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Elevated levels of psychological distress, exposure to violence, and violent victimization.
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Adolescents who join antisocial peer groups are likely to have:
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Ethnic Differences
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Differences in the timing and rate of puberty among individuals growing up in the same general environment are largely caused by:
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Have more emotional difficulties, including lower self-image and higher rates of depression, anxiety, eating disorders and panic attacks.
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In America, early-maturing girls are more likely than their late-maturing peers to:
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Can be defined by common activities such as football players, a group of students that study together or simply friendship. Members of a Clique feel they know each other well and appreciate each other more than people outside the clique.
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In contrast to crowds, cliques:
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Metacognition
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The ability to think about one's own thoughts is called:
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Menarche
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The average girl in the United States reaches _________, the time of her first menstrual period, sometime between the ages of 12 and 13.
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Student Engagement
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The extent to which students are psychologically committed to learning and mastering the material rather than simply completing the assigned work is called:
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Androgens and estrogens. Hypothalamus
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When levels of _____&_____ fall below the set points, the _____ stops inhibiting the pituitary gland, thus permitting it to stimulate the release of sex hormones by the gonads.
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Poor youth, Black Latino and Native American Adolescents.
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Which groups are most at risk for obesity?
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School size
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Which has a greater effect on students' scholastic achievement: school size or class size?
