PSY-PC 1250 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Childhood Obesity, Logical Truth, Michelle Obama
9 May 2016
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Chapter 11: describe patterns of growth (i. e. , height) of children in middle childhood. Monozygotic twins both reared apart and together have more similar growth patterns than dizygotic siblings. Tall parents tend to have tall children and short parents have short children. Illnesses such as infections during infancy can stunt growth (illness). Sometimes catch-up growth doesn"t occur and they never grow. Poor environments can also show differences when twins raised apart grow in different environmental conditions (environment quality). Mayan americans versus native mayans were taller when raised in america. Cell: inheritance of genes that contribute to fat storage. Clan: family characteristics, parents" encouragement to exercise, eat healthy. Community: school meal programs, grocery stores, access to rec centers. Country: gov"t funding for nutrition programs, media campaigns, federal dietary guidelines. It is the ratio of weight to height and can be calculated by multiplying a person"s weight by 705 and dividing by the person"s height in inches squared.
