Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Describe the general patterns of growth that occur in middle childhood.

Which part of the brain coordinates planning and goal setting?

June is trying to remember the names of the bones of the body for her anatomy class by mentally chunking the bones into groups by their locations in the body. June is using what mental strategy?

Young children's eye movements were found to be haphazard, while older children systematically scanned pictures when asked to identify whether pictures of two houses were different or identical. These behaviors are thought to reflect what processes?

A study of the physical development of children from North Korea who fled to South Korea found that due to the food shortages in North Korea when they lived there, by the time they were 14, girls were approximately ____________ inches shorter than their South Korean female peers and boys were ____________ inches shorter than their South Korean male peers.

Pat is in Little League and is considered a good player. One of the most popular players on the team, Pat is more likely to be:

How does Piaget define operation? Give an example.

Susana wants to remember the list of items her best friend wants for her birthday, so she will know what to buy her friend at the toy store. By clustering the items into categories such as "Barbie stuff," "books," and "art supplies," Susana is using what strategy to help her remember?

When presented with a free­recall task, Liberian children who had never been to school performed:

When 3­year­olds attempting to master­conservation­ of­volume task are asked if there is more liquid in the taller beaker, they:

When children try to remember a list of information by repeating it again and again, they are using:

What three factors appear to create the differences in memory performance between early and middle childhood? Provide a brief explanation of each and how it might account for memory differences.

Memory strategies:

Intelligence has been defined differently by various cultures. All of the following have been used to define intelligence EXCEPT:

In a study examining the link between differences in brain development to differences in intelligence, Shaw et. al. (2006) discovered that children of superior intelligence have:

What makes children obese? Explain.

When IQ tests were given to military recruits during World War I, the average mental age for Anglo Americans was assessed to be:

Memory strategies are:

Describe the strategy of memory organization. When is it likely to appear in the memory work of children?

In middle childhood, children begin to form cognitive representations of what needs to be done to achieve a specific goal. This process is known as: