Develop. Psych Chapter 9 Terms

A difficulty in seeing that may include blindness or partial sightedness

A special need that involves the loss or hearing or some aspect of hearing

Speech that deviates so much from the speech of others that it calls attention to itself, interferes with communication, or produces maladjustment in the speaker

Substantial disruption in the rhythm of fluency of speech; the most common speech impairment

Difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities

A reading disability that can result in the misperception of letters during reading and writing, unusual difficulty in sounding out letters, confusion between left and right, and difficulties spelling

Acronym for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder a learning disability marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration, and generally a great deal of inappropriate activity

The period of cognitive development between ages 7-12, which is characterized by the active, and appropriate, use of logic

The ability to take multiple aspects of a situation into account

The notion that processes transforming a stimulus can be reversed, returning it to its original form

Children become increasingly sophisticated in their handling of information

The process by which information is initially recorded, stored, and retrieved

An understanding about the processes that underlie memory, which emerges and improves during middle childhood

Conscious, intentionally used tactics to improve cognitive processing

One word is paired with another word that sounds like it or is easily associated with it