developmental psych: chapter 7

dyslexia

When an individual who have severe impairment in their abilities to read and spell

dysgraphia

The learning disabilities when involves difficulty in handwriting

dyscalculia

Is a learning disability that deals with math and numbers

ADHD

a disability where children show one or more of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity.

autism

This is a disorder where children have problems being social, with verbal or nonverbal communication, and repetitive behaviors

concrete operational stage

this Piaget stage is from 7-11 where a child can reason logically and be able to classify things into different sets.

critical thinking

the type of thinking that is reflective and productive, used to analyze

creative thinking

The ability to think in a novel and unusual way to come up with unique solutions. convergent = 1 answer divergent = many answers

Sternberg’s Triarchi Theory

This is the theory that intelligence stems from 3 forms, analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and partial intelligence.

analytical intelligence

The intelligence that gives one’s ability to analyze, judge, evaluate, compare, and contrast

creative intelligence

the intelligence that consists of the ability to create, design, invent, originate, and imagine

practical inteligence

This is the type of intelligence that gives the ability to apply, implement, and put ideas into practice.

Gardner’s eight frames of mind

The theory that suggests there are 8 types of intelligence, verbal, mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetics, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, neutralist