Question 1

When nutrition is the same, the height of children:

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A)  is the same regardless of ethnic origin. 
B)  is determined by sociocultural factors. 
C)  depends, in part, on genetic background. 
D)  is greater for Asian children than for African-American children. 
A)  is the same regardless of ethnic origin. 
B)  is determined by sociocultural factors. 
C)  depends, in part, on genetic background. 
D)  is greater for Asian children than for African-American children.

Question 2

What is necessary to applying Piaget's procedures in a way that supports the universality of conservation?

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A)  using very structured questioning 
B)  using materials familiar to the subjects 
C)  nothing, because this operation is not universal 
D)  building rapport with subjects 
A)  using very structured questioning 
B)  using materials familiar to the subjects 
C)  nothing, because this operation is not universal 
D)  building rapport with subjects

Question 3

Cross-cultural studies of conservation have found that:

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A)  the attainment of conservation appears to be universal. 
B)  in the absence of specific training, conservation fails to develop. 
C)  the attainment of conservation exists only among children who have attended school. 
D)  there are some societies in which no one ever develops an understanding of conservation. 
A)  the attainment of conservation appears to be universal. 
B)  in the absence of specific training, conservation fails to develop. 
C)  the attainment of conservation exists only among children who have attended school. 
D)  there are some societies in which no one ever develops an understanding of conservation.

Question 4

According to Piaget's observations, most children in the transitional stage for developing conservation of volume:

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A)  usually traverse this stage at age 2. 
B)  usually traverse this stage at age 8. 
C)  are still unaware that they need to consider both the height and the width of the container. 
D)  know that height and width are important but have difficulty keeping both in mind simultaneously. 
A)  usually traverse this stage at age 2. 
B)  usually traverse this stage at age 8. 
C)  are still unaware that they need to consider both the height and the width of the container. 
D)  know that height and width are important but have difficulty keeping both in mind simultaneously.

Question 5

In the original intelligence test created by Binet and Simon, the basic index of intelligence for their scale was called:

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A)  mental age. 
B)  chronological age. 
C)  intelligence quotient. 
D)  the bell curve. 
A)  mental age. 
B)  chronological age. 
C)  intelligence quotient. 
D)  the bell curve.

Question 6

Maynard and Greenfield compared boys and girls from a Zinacantec community and their peers from Los Angeles on their performance on two types of concrete operational tasks (a traditional Piagetian task and a task that was based on traditional weaving practices). The researchers found that:

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A)  children from Los Angeles did better on the Piagetian task, but Zinacantec children did better on the weaving task. 
B)  Zinacantec children did better on the Piagetian task, but children from Los Angeles did better on the weaving task. 
C)  children from both groups performed equally well on both tasks. 
D)  children from Los Angeles did better than the Zinacantec children on both tasks. 
A)  children from Los Angeles did better on the Piagetian task, but Zinacantec children did better on the weaving task. 
B)  Zinacantec children did better on the Piagetian task, but children from Los Angeles did better on the weaving task. 
C)  children from both groups performed equally well on both tasks. 
D)  children from Los Angeles did better than the Zinacantec children on both tasks.

Question 7

Cross-cultural differences in performance on conservation tasks suggest:

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A)  training, familiar materials, and use of native language are important contributors to children's performance on standardized tests. 
B)  there are few universals in Piaget's stages of cognitive development. 
C)  experience does not affect the acquisition of the cognitive concepts identified by Piaget. 
D)  there is little cultural variation in familiarity with the contents used in tests of the cognitive operations identified by Piaget. 
A)  training, familiar materials, and use of native language are important contributors to children's performance on standardized tests. 
B)  there are few universals in Piaget's stages of cognitive development. 
C)  experience does not affect the acquisition of the cognitive concepts identified by Piaget. 
D)  there is little cultural variation in familiarity with the contents used in tests of the cognitive operations identified by Piaget.

Question 8

The different motor abilities of boys and girls are caused by differences in encouragement and rewards for participation in sports.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Adults expect children to behave more maturely around age 6 or 7 because they:

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A)  can perform tasks only with the help of their parents. 
B)  can formulate goals. 
C)  abandon their goals quickly. 
D)  can think abstractly. 
A)  can perform tasks only with the help of their parents. 
B)  can formulate goals. 
C)  abandon their goals quickly. 
D)  can think abstractly.

Question 10

In studying a Zinacantec Mayan community in Mexico, Maynard and Greenfield (2003) found that the cultural practice of backstrap-loom weaving demonstrated:

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional gender roles. 
B)  that adult looms were similar in complexity to toy looms. 
C)  that adult looms, but not toy looms, required concrete operational thinking. 
D)  that toy looms, but not adult looms, required concrete operational thinking. 
A)  traditional gender roles. 
B)  that adult looms were similar in complexity to toy looms. 
C)  that adult looms, but not toy looms, required concrete operational thinking. 
D)  that toy looms, but not adult looms, required concrete operational thinking.

Question 11

Vurpillot's (1968) study showed young children were more likely than older children to make errors when asked to identify whether pictures of two houses were different or identical. These age differences were due to an increase in children's:

Accepted Answer

A)  memory span. 
B)  systematically paying attention. 
C)  strategic knowledge. 
D)  knowledge base. 
A)  memory span. 
B)  systematically paying attention. 
C)  strategic knowledge. 
D)  knowledge base.

When nutrition is the same, the height of children:

What is necessary to applying Piaget's procedures in a way that supports the universality of conservation?

Cross-cultural studies of conservation have found that:

According to Piaget's observations, most children in the transitional stage for developing conservation of volume:

In the original intelligence test created by Binet and Simon, the basic index of intelligence for their scale was called:

Maynard and Greenfield compared boys and girls from a Zinacantec community and their peers from Los Angeles on their performance on two types of concrete operational tasks (a traditional Piagetian task and a task that was based on traditional weaving practices). The researchers found that:

Cross-cultural differences in performance on conservation tasks suggest:

The different motor abilities of boys and girls are caused by differences in encouragement and rewards for participation in sports.

Adults expect children to behave more maturely around age 6 or 7 because they:

In studying a Zinacantec Mayan community in Mexico, Maynard and Greenfield (2003) found that the cultural practice of backstrap-loom weaving demonstrated:

Vurpillot's (1968) study showed young children were more likely than older children to make errors when asked to identify whether pictures of two houses were different or identical. These age differences were due to an increase in children's:

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Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

When nutrition is the same, the height of children:

What is necessary to applying Piaget's procedures in a way that supports the universality of conservation?

Cross-cultural studies of conservation have found that:

According to Piaget's observations, most children in the transitional stage for developing conservation of volume:

In the original intelligence test created by Binet and Simon, the basic index of intelligence for their scale was called:

Maynard and Greenfield compared boys and girls from a Zinacantec community and their peers from Los Angeles on their performance on two types of concrete operational tasks (a traditional Piagetian task and a task that was based on traditional weaving practices). The researchers found that:

Cross-cultural differences in performance on conservation tasks suggest:

The different motor abilities of boys and girls are caused by differences in encouragement and rewards for participation in sports.

Adults expect children to behave more maturely around age 6 or 7 because they:

In studying a Zinacantec Mayan community in Mexico, Maynard and Greenfield (2003) found that the cultural practice of backstrap-loom weaving demonstrated:

Vurpillot's (1968) study showed young children were more likely than older children to make errors when asked to identify whether pictures of two houses were different or identical. These age differences were due to an increase in children's:

The Study of Human Development

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First 3 Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Emotional Development in Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

School As Context for Development

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

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