Jaymie Ticknor Developmental Psychology 3620 Sect 853 9 October 2013 Lecture 16 Chapter 7 Powerpoint ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 3 7 of children more boys than girls Types inattentive type attention based on age appropriate hyperactive impulsive type combined life long condition not damage any functions Causes brain structure deficit hypothesis dopamine hypothesis genetic poor diet lack of activity mother s diet stress level depression second hand smoke smoker alcohol nutrition smaller cortex thinner or smaller nerve tissue low dopamine levels Treatments work with parents school and teachers develop CB strategies to cope w ADHD symptoms medical treatment enhance dopamine can help eliminate symptoms Chapter 8 Powerpoint Intelligence and Academic Achievement Intelligence capacity to act purposively think rationally and deal effectively with the environment Wechsler 1960 g general intelligence Fluid Intelligence how efficiently we can think and solve problems that are new to us street Crystallized Intelligence what we already know and can draw upon to solve problems Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children arithmetic vocabulary comprehension crystallized block design similarities digit span all crystallized represents the outcome of schooling matrix reasoning is universal and fluid reasoning represents the outcome of patterns not really real life situations mental rotation tasks as well Binet children s performance on tasks similar to those required in school mental age smart France Stern intelligence quotient IQ Mental age chronological age x 100 IQ U S Wechsler Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children after 1950s Relative Performance as compared to the normative sample Gardner 1983 Frames of Mind 7 1 Intelligence linguistic logical mathematical naturalist spatial bodily kinesthetic musical interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences
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