Question 1

According to Piaget's theory of moral development, children in the stage of autonomous morality believe in the principle of immanent justice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Piaget's theory of moral development, children perceive morality as existing outside the cognitive functioning of people in the stage of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) objective morality 
B) preoperations 
C) concrete operations 
D) autonomous morality 
A) objective morality 
B) preoperations 
C) concrete operations 
D) autonomous morality

Question 3

Matt, an eleven-year-old boy, got into a fight with his classmate and bruised his arm. He plans to lie to his parents about the bruise as he is afraid that his parents will scold him. However, he feels that good boys should not lie and decides to tell the truth to his parents. According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, which of the following stages of development does Matt display?

Accepted Answer

A) Autonomous morality 
B) Conventional level 
C) Objective morality 
D) Preconventional level 
A) Autonomous morality 
B) Conventional level 
C) Objective morality 
D) Preconventional level

Question 4

Down's syndrome is caused due to:

Accepted Answer

A) racial and ethnic differences. 
B) impoverished home environments. 
C) brain damage. 
D) chromosomal abnormalities. 
A) racial and ethnic differences. 
B) impoverished home environments. 
C) brain damage. 
D) chromosomal abnormalities.

Question 5

Bilingual children have less cognitive flexibility than monolingual children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, children in the conventional level base their moral judgments on the consequences of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is true of preschoolers?

Accepted Answer

A) They learn to form indirect object-direct object constructions. 
B) They attain the maximum level of vocabulary development. 
C) They have difficulty in understanding passive sentences. 
D) They develop the ability to use connectives. 
A) They learn to form indirect object-direct object constructions. 
B) They attain the maximum level of vocabulary development. 
C) They have difficulty in understanding passive sentences. 
D) They develop the ability to use connectives.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of the information processing capabilities of children in middle years?

Accepted Answer

A) Memory function in middle childhood is undeveloped and shows qualitative improvement only during early adolescence. 
B) As children's knowledge of concepts advances, the storehouse of their long-term memory becomes less organized according to categories. 
C) Concrete-operational children use rote learning only when someone forces them to do so. 
D) Concrete-operational children can attend to multiple aspects of the problem at once, permitting them to conserve number and volume. 
A) Memory function in middle childhood is undeveloped and shows qualitative improvement only during early adolescence. 
B) As children's knowledge of concepts advances, the storehouse of their long-term memory becomes less organized according to categories. 
C) Concrete-operational children use rote learning only when someone forces them to do so. 
D) Concrete-operational children can attend to multiple aspects of the problem at once, permitting them to conserve number and volume.

Question 9

Explain the word-recognition method of teaching reading.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Children read by inte

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of the elaborative strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a more effective method than rote rehearsal to remember information. 
B) It operates on a limited level and is ineffective for younger children. 
C) It is useful for retaining stimuli in sensory memory. 
D) It focuses on arriving at a single solution to a problem. 
A) It is a more effective method than rote rehearsal to remember information. 
B) It operates on a limited level and is ineffective for younger children. 
C) It is useful for retaining stimuli in sensory memory. 
D) It focuses on arriving at a single solution to a problem.

Question 11

The following children understand one concept each. In this context, who among the following children understands the principle of transitivity?

Accepted Answer

A) Kathy understands that the symbols used in a language are arbitrary. 
B) Berry understands that if George is fairer that Tina and Tina is fairer than Gia, then George is fairer than Gia. 
C) Winny understands that the quantity of water does not change even when it is filled in containers of different shapes. 
D) Sam understands that tulips belong to the category of flowers. 
A) Kathy understands that the symbols used in a language are arbitrary. 
B) Berry understands that if George is fairer that Tina and Tina is fairer than Gia, then George is fairer than Gia. 
C) Winny understands that the quantity of water does not change even when it is filled in containers of different shapes. 
D) Sam understands that tulips belong to the category of flowers.

Question 12

Which of the following statements best describes the word-recognition method?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a method for learning to read in which children come to recognize words through repeated exposure to them. 
B) It is a method by disabled students are placed in classrooms with nondisabled children in order to accommodate them into mainstream education. 
C) It is a method by which objects are placed in an order or series according to a property or trait. 
D) It is a method for learning to read in which children decode the sounds of words based on their knowledge of the sounds of letters and letter combinations. 
A) It is a method for learning to read in which children come to recognize words through repeated exposure to them. 
B) It is a method by disabled students are placed in classrooms with nondisabled children in order to accommodate them into mainstream education. 
C) It is a method by which objects are placed in an order or series according to a property or trait. 
D) It is a method for learning to read in which children decode the sounds of words based on their knowledge of the sounds of letters and letter combinations.

Question 13

Which of the following terms refers to a person's actual age?

Accepted Answer

A) Mental age 
B) Critical period 
C) Chronological age 
D) Intellectual quotient 
A) Mental age 
B) Critical period 
C) Chronological age 
D) Intellectual quotient

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the children in the middle years?

Accepted Answer

A) They fail to develop the ability to use connectives. 
B) They learn to form indirect object-direct object constructions. 
C) They have difficulty in understanding passive sentences. 
D) They attain the maximum level of vocabulary development. 
A) They fail to develop the ability to use connectives. 
B) They learn to form indirect object-direct object constructions. 
C) They have difficulty in understanding passive sentences. 
D) They attain the maximum level of vocabulary development.

Question 15

Write a brief note about creativity.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Creativity is the abi

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true of concrete-operational children?

Accepted Answer

A) They are more egocentric than preoperational children. 
B) They have the decentration capacity to allow them to seriate in two dimensions. 
C) They fail to understand the principles of conservation and class inclusion. 
D) They focus on intangible ideas instead of tangible objects. 
A) They are more egocentric than preoperational children. 
B) They have the decentration capacity to allow them to seriate in two dimensions. 
C) They fail to understand the principles of conservation and class inclusion. 
D) They focus on intangible ideas instead of tangible objects.

Question 17

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, children in the__________base their moral judgments on rules that maintain the social order.

Accepted Answer

A) preconventional level 
B) concrete-operational level 
C) conventional level 
D) preoperational level 
A) preconventional level 
B) concrete-operational level 
C) conventional level 
D) preoperational level

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true regarding the grammatical abilities of children in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A) By seven to nine years of age, most children realize that words can have different meanings. 
B) Children in middle years find it extremely difficult to interpret passive sentences. 
C) By eight years of age, children make dramatic advances in articulation and in the capacity to use complex grammar. 
D) Children in middle adulthood lack the ability to form indirect object-direct object constructions. 
A) By seven to nine years of age, most children realize that words can have different meanings. 
B) Children in middle years find it extremely difficult to interpret passive sentences. 
C) By eight years of age, children make dramatic advances in articulation and in the capacity to use complex grammar. 
D) Children in middle adulthood lack the ability to form indirect object-direct object constructions.

Question 19

Which of the following refers to the substandard intellectual performance stemming from the lack of opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills?

Accepted Answer

A) Learning disability 
B) Cognitive disability 
C) Cultural-familial disability 
D) Physical disability 
A) Learning disability 
B) Cognitive disability 
C) Cultural-familial disability 
D) Physical disability

Question 20

Achievement is that which is attained by one's efforts and presumed to be made possible by one's abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Piaget's theory of moral development, children in the stage of autonomous morality believe in the principle of immanent justice.

According to Piaget's theory of moral development, children perceive morality as existing outside the cognitive functioning of people in the stage of _____.

Down's syndrome is caused due to:

Bilingual children have less cognitive flexibility than monolingual children.

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, children in the conventional level base their moral judgments on the consequences of behavior.

Which of the following is true of preschoolers?

Which of the following statements is true of the information processing capabilities of children in middle years?

Explain the word-recognition method of teaching reading.

Which of the following statements is true of the elaborative strategy?

The following children understand one concept each. In this context, who among the following children understands the principle of transitivity?

Which of the following statements best describes the word-recognition method?

Which of the following terms refers to a person's actual age?

Which of the following is true of the children in the middle years?

Write a brief note about creativity.

Which of the following statements is true of concrete-operational children?

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, children in the__________base their moral judgments on rules that maintain the social order.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the grammatical abilities of children in middle adulthood?

Which of the following refers to the substandard intellectual performance stemming from the lack of opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills?

Achievement is that which is attained by one's efforts and presumed to be made possible by one's abilities.

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Exam 12: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

According to Piaget's theory of moral development, children in the stage of autonomous morality believe in the principle of immanent justice.

According to Piaget's theory of moral development, children perceive morality as existing outside the cognitive functioning of people in the stage of _____.

Down's syndrome is caused due to:

Bilingual children have less cognitive flexibility than monolingual children.

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, children in the conventional level base their moral judgments on the consequences of behavior.

Which of the following is true of preschoolers?

Which of the following statements is true of the information processing capabilities of children in middle years?

Explain the word-recognition method of teaching reading.

Which of the following statements is true of the elaborative strategy?

The following children understand one concept each. In this context, who among the following children understands the principle of transitivity?

Which of the following statements best describes the word-recognition method?

Which of the following terms refers to a person's actual age?

Which of the following is true of the children in the middle years?

Write a brief note about creativity.

Which of the following statements is true of concrete-operational children?

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, children in the__________base their moral judgments on rules that maintain the social order.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the grammatical abilities of children in middle adulthood?

Which of the following refers to the substandard intellectual performance stemming from the lack of opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills?

Achievement is that which is attained by one's efforts and presumed to be made possible by one's abilities.

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity

Conception and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical Development

Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

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