Question 1

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  True

Question 2

The fact that some monozygotic twins are not a similar size is support for the basic concept that height is not a heritable trait.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Gardner and Rogoff (1990) asked groups of 4­ to 6­ year­olds and 7­ to 10­year­olds to solve a maze and found that:

Accepted Answer

A) when both speed and accuracy mattered, the children in both age groups planned out part of their route ahead of time and then planned only when they came to uncertain points. 
B) when accuracy in navigating the maze was the only factor that counted, many of the younger children realized that a better strategy was to plan their entire set of moves before they began. 
C) when both speed and accuracy mattered, the older children planned out part of their route ahead of time and then planned only when they came to uncertain points. 
D) when accuracy in navigating the maze was the only factor that counted, the children in both age groups realized that a better strategy was to plan their entire set of moves before they began. 
A) when both speed and accuracy mattered, the children in both age groups planned out part of their route ahead of time and then planned only when they came to uncertain points. 
B) when accuracy in navigating the maze was the only factor that counted, many of the younger children realized that a better strategy was to plan their entire set of moves before they began. 
C) when both speed and accuracy mattered, the older children planned out part of their route ahead of time and then planned only when they came to uncertain points. 
D) when accuracy in navigating the maze was the only factor that counted, the children in both age groups realized that a better strategy was to plan their entire set of moves before they began. A

Question 4

When a child correctly solves Piaget's conservation task and explains, "The liquid is higher but the glass is thinner," he is demonstrating an understanding of reversibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Higher­lever cognitive processes, such as aspects of cognition associated with supervising and controlling lower­level cognitive processes are called:

Accepted Answer

A) executive function. 
B) attention. 
C) metamemory. 
D) memory strategies. 
A) executive function. 
B) attention. 
C) metamemory. 
D) memory strategies.

Question 6

When asked to draw a portrait of themselves with a third eye, 9­year­olds tended to:

Accepted Answer

A) place the third eye close to the other two. 
B) place the third eye in a location that permitted an entirely different view. 
C) place the third eye far from the other two. 
D) be diverse in their answers. 
A) place the third eye close to the other two. 
B) place the third eye in a location that permitted an entirely different view. 
C) place the third eye far from the other two. 
D) be diverse in their answers.

Question 7

When a child correctly solves Piaget's conservation task and explains "They were equal to start with and you haven't added anything or taken in away, so they're the same," she is demonstrating an understanding of:

Accepted Answer

A) identity. 
B) compensation. 
C) reversibility. 
D) decentration. 
A) identity. 
B) compensation. 
C) reversibility. 
D) decentration.

Question 8

There appear to be three important periods in which there is an increased risk for developing obesity that continues to adulthood. These periods are:

Accepted Answer

A) prenatal, neonatal, and adolescence. 
B) prenatal, adiposity rebound period, and adolescence. 
C) neonatal, middle childhood, and adolescence. 
D) neonatal, adiposity rebound period, and middle childhood. 
A) prenatal, neonatal, and adolescence. 
B) prenatal, adiposity rebound period, and adolescence. 
C) neonatal, middle childhood, and adolescence. 
D) neonatal, adiposity rebound period, and middle childhood.

Question 9

In Stauder, et al.'s (1999) study of brain activity and Piaget's conservation task with children between the ages of 5 and 7, the children:

Accepted Answer

A) evidenced similar brain wave patterns by the time they were age 7. 
B) all solved the conservation task by age 7. 
C) evidenced no connection between brain activity and conservation tasks. 
D) who failed the task had brain wave patterns similar to those of younger children. 
A) evidenced similar brain wave patterns by the time they were age 7. 
B) all solved the conservation task by age 7. 
C) evidenced no connection between brain activity and conservation tasks. 
D) who failed the task had brain wave patterns similar to those of younger children.

Question 10

What is the relationship between metamemory and memory? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Metamemory refers to an individual's awa

Question 11

The store of information that children can draw on to relate new memories to is their knowledge base.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The original intelligence test by Binet and Simon was created to answer the commission by the minister of public instruction in France to:

Accepted Answer

A) distinguish gifted children from average children. 
B) distinguish "defective" children from children who were failing to learn in school for other reasons. 
C) determine what "average" intelligence was. 
D) determine who would go to college. 
A) distinguish gifted children from average children. 
B) distinguish "defective" children from children who were failing to learn in school for other reasons. 
C) determine what "average" intelligence was. 
D) determine who would go to college.

Question 13

What is the most important criticism of Piaget's procedures in identifying conservation abilities of children? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The most important criticism of Piaget's

Question 14

Describe the biological changes that take place in the brain between the ages of 5 and 7. How might these changes account for observed behavioral changes during middle childhood? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Between the ages of 5 and 7, the brain u

Question 15

When children create links between two or more things when they are trying to remember a list containing both the word "dog" and the word "flower, by imagining a dog with a wreath of daisies around its neck, they are using:

Accepted Answer

A) memory organization. 
B) rehearsal. 
C) elaboration. 
D) metamemory. 
A) memory organization. 
B) rehearsal. 
C) elaboration. 
D) metamemory.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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 17

Compare and contrast the results of cross­cultural tests of memory with cross­cultural tests of concrete operational thinking. What conclusions about universal mental processes can be made from each type of test?

Accepted Answer

Cross-cultural tests of memory and concr

Question 18

When Liberian children who had never been to school were asked to recall items that were grouped in a meaningful way, they performed at the same level as U.S. children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Chi compared the memories of 10­year­old chess buffs with college­age chess novices and found that:

Accepted Answer

A) the college students were more accurate in all areas. 
B) the college students used spatially oriented memory strategies. 
C) performance for chess arrangements was the same for both groups. 
D) the 10­year­olds were more accurate at remembering chess arrangements. 
A) the college students were more accurate in all areas. 
B) the college students used spatially oriented memory strategies. 
C) performance for chess arrangements was the same for both groups. 
D) the 10­year­olds were more accurate at remembering chess arrangements.

Question 20

Obese children are more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) have lots of friends. 
B) be withdrawn. 
C) have high self­esteem. 
D) have fewer health problems. 
A) have lots of friends. 
B) be withdrawn. 
C) have high self­esteem. 
D) have fewer health problems.

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

The fact that some monozygotic twins are not a similar size is support for the basic concept that height is not a heritable trait.

Gardner and Rogoff (1990) asked groups of 4 to 6 yearolds and 7 to 10yearolds to solve a maze and found that:

When a child correctly solves Piaget's conservation task and explains, "The liquid is higher but the glass is thinner," he is demonstrating an understanding of reversibility.

Higherlever cognitive processes, such as aspects of cognition associated with supervising and controlling lowerlevel cognitive processes are called:

When asked to draw a portrait of themselves with a third eye, 9yearolds tended to:

When a child correctly solves Piaget's conservation task and explains "They were equal to start with and you haven't added anything or taken in away, so they're the same," she is demonstrating an understanding of:

There appear to be three important periods in which there is an increased risk for developing obesity that continues to adulthood. These periods are:

In Stauder, et al.'s (1999) study of brain activity and Piaget's conservation task with children between the ages of 5 and 7, the children:

What is the relationship between metamemory and memory? Explain.

The store of information that children can draw on to relate new memories to is their knowledge base.

The original intelligence test by Binet and Simon was created to answer the commission by the minister of public instruction in France to:

What is the most important criticism of Piaget's procedures in identifying conservation abilities of children? Explain.

Describe the biological changes that take place in the brain between the ages of 5 and 7. How might these changes account for observed behavioral changes during middle childhood? Explain.

When children create links between two or more things when they are trying to remember a list containing both the word "dog" and the word "flower, by imagining a dog with a wreath of daisies around its neck, they are using:

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

Compare and contrast the results of crosscultural tests of memory with crosscultural tests of concrete operational thinking. What conclusions about universal mental processes can be made from each type of test?

When Liberian children who had never been to school were asked to recall items that were grouped in a meaningful way, they performed at the same level as U.S. children.

Chi compared the memories of 10yearold chess buffs with collegeage chess novices and found that:

Obese children are more likely to:

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Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

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

The fact that some monozygotic twins are not a similar size is support for the basic concept that height is not a heritable trait.

Gardner and Rogoff (1990) asked groups of 4­ to 6­ year­olds and 7­ to 10­year­olds to solve a maze and found that:

When a child correctly solves Piaget's conservation task and explains, "The liquid is higher but the glass is thinner," he is demonstrating an understanding of reversibility.

Higher­lever cognitive processes, such as aspects of cognition associated with supervising and controlling lower­level cognitive processes are called:

When asked to draw a portrait of themselves with a third eye, 9­year­olds tended to:

When a child correctly solves Piaget's conservation task and explains "They were equal to start with and you haven't added anything or taken in away, so they're the same," she is demonstrating an understanding of:

There appear to be three important periods in which there is an increased risk for developing obesity that continues to adulthood. These periods are:

In Stauder, et al.'s (1999) study of brain activity and Piaget's conservation task with children between the ages of 5 and 7, the children:

What is the relationship between metamemory and memory? Explain.

The store of information that children can draw on to relate new memories to is their knowledge base.

The original intelligence test by Binet and Simon was created to answer the commission by the minister of public instruction in France to:

What is the most important criticism of Piaget's procedures in identifying conservation abilities of children? Explain.

Describe the biological changes that take place in the brain between the ages of 5 and 7. How might these changes account for observed behavioral changes during middle childhood? Explain.

When children create links between two or more things when they are trying to remember a list containing both the word "dog" and the word "flower, by imagining a dog with a wreath of daisies around its neck, they are using:

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

Compare and contrast the results of cross­cultural tests of memory with cross­cultural tests of concrete operational thinking. What conclusions about universal mental processes can be made from each type of test?

When Liberian children who had never been to school were asked to recall items that were grouped in a meaningful way, they performed at the same level as U.S. children.

Chi compared the memories of 10­year­old chess buffs with college­age chess novices and found that:

Obese children are more likely to:

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Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First Three Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years

Emotional and Social Development During Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development of Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

School As a Context for Development

Social and Emotional Developments in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development During Adolescence

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Gardner and Rogoff (1990) asked groups of 4 to 6 yearolds and 7 to 10yearolds to solve a maze and found that:

Higherlever cognitive processes, such as aspects of cognition associated with supervising and controlling lowerlevel cognitive processes are called:

When asked to draw a portrait of themselves with a third eye, 9yearolds tended to:

Compare and contrast the results of crosscultural tests of memory with crosscultural tests of concrete operational thinking. What conclusions about universal mental processes can be made from each type of test?

Chi compared the memories of 10yearold chess buffs with collegeage chess novices and found that: