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Seven-year-old Henry has been diagnosed with both ADHD and bipolar disorder. Which term applies to Henry having both conditions?
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comorbidity
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A document for children with special needs that specifies their educational goals is known as a(n):
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IEP
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What is a sign of autistic spectrum disorder?
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impaired social responses
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The information-processing theory was inspired by the knowledge of how _____ function.
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computers
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Ten-year-old Wilson experiences extreme mood swings that do not seem to be influenced by life circumstances. At times he has told his parents that his teachers are idiots and he is smarter than all of them, and at other times he has so little energy he cannot get out of bed. Wilson may be diagnosed with:
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bipolar disorder
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Children with any form of autism spectrum disorder have:
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difficulty understanding emotions.
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Metacognition is:
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thinking about thinking.
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Achievement tests are designed to measure one's:
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knowledge about a subject
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Todd runs around the classroom, can't seem to sit still or concentrate, and is easily excited. With which disorder might Todd be diagnosed?
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attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
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The belief that children's immune systems need to be exposed to microbes is called the:
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hygiene hypothesis.
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Today, children who are in the middle childhood stage of development are experiencing better physical health than they did decades ago. Which is NOT a factor in the improved physical health of children?
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a reduction in the number of colds children catch
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The Common Core is a(n) _____ that was developed with backing from all 50 states in response to doubts about state-level assessments.
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set of specific standards by subject and grade level
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______ is a specific type of autism spectrum disorder.
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Asperger syndrome
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In middle childhood, Piaget believed that children are in the period of _____ thought.
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concrete operational
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Asthma is a disorder caused by ______ the airways.
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inflammation of
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Which problem is often seen in obese children?
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high levels of cholesterol
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What is the term for a learning disability related to math?
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dyscalculia
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Jennica experienced neglect as an infant while her mother suffered from severe depression and her father was addicted to painkillers. The outcome on Jennica's development could manifest itself in many different ways. This reflects the developmental principle of:
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multifinality
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Children between the ages of 6 to 11 are within the developmental stage referred to as:
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middle childhood.
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A person's mental age and chronological age are factors used to determine his or her:
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Intelligence Quotient.(IQ)
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Body Mass index (BMI)
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Ratio of weight to height calculated by dividing a person's body weight in pounds by the square of his/her height in inches.
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Childhood overweight
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In a child, having a BMI above the 85th percentile
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Childhood Obesity
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In a child, having a BMI above the 95th percentile
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Piaget's: Concrete Operational Thought
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The ability to reason logically about experiences & perceptions.
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Classification
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Logical principle that things can be organized into groups according to some characteristic they have in common.
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Seriation
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Things can be arranged in a sense crucial for understanding the number sequence e.g; ABC's, 123's.
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Information processing theory
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Compares human thinking processes by analogy, to computer analysis of data.
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Reaction time
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Time it takes to respond to a stimulus or either physically or cognitively
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Selective Attention
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Ability to concentrate on some stimuli while ignoring others.
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Automatization
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Process in which repetition of a sequence of thought and actions make the sequence routine easier.
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Sensory memory (Sensory register)
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Component of the information processing system in which incoming stimulus information is stored for a split second to allow it to be processed.
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Working memory (short term)
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component of information processing system in which current conscious mental activity occurs.
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Long-term memory
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Component of the information processing system in which virtually limitless amounts of information can be stored indefinitely.
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By age 6
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Knows most of the basic vocab & grammar of their first language.
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School-Age children
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learns as many as 20 new words a day, & apply grammar rules they did not use before.
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Pragmatics
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Ability to use words and devices to communicate in various contexts.
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Aptitude
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Potential to master a specific skill or to learn a certain body of knowledge.
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Multiple intelligence: Sternberg
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Three types of intelligence: academic, creative, & practical.
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Multiple intelligence: Gardner
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Seven intelligence: linguistic, logical mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily-kinestetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic, & existential.
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Children with special needs
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Children who, because of a physical or mental disability, require extra help in order to learn.
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Equifinality
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One symptom can have many causes
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Multifinality
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One causes can have many(multiple) final manifestations.
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Dyslexia
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unusual difficulty with readings.
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dyscalculia
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Unusual difficulty with math.
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Asperger Syndrome
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An autistic spectrum disorder characterized by extreme attention to details and deficient social understanding
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Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
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mainstreaming resource rooms with tutoring, inclusion class with aids and services.
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Response to intervention (RTI)
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Early intervention to help kids who are below-average in achievement.
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Classification
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Logical principle that things can be organized into groups according to some characteristics they have in common.
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Vygostky viewed _____ as being crucial to children's development of skills and knowledge
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Instruction
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Seven-year-old Hannah can arrange 10 buttons in order from smallest to largest. Her understand of _______ allows her to accomplish this.
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Seriation
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In the United States, public schools at set their own standards, are licensed by the state, and receiving funding from private money and sponsors are ______ schools.
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Charter
