Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Will uses curse words when he is hanging out with his friends, but he would never use a curse word in front of his grandma or his teacher. Will understands ______.

Genetic causes are estimated to be responsible for only about 10% of identified cases of intellectual disability.

Nick decides to join Boy Scouts. He likes the structure scouts provide of being told how to act and the way that people give him positive reinforcement for being a Boy Scout. He wants others to see him as a good person, especially his parents and teachers. Which stage in Kohlberg's theory is Nick in?

Which factor enables children to carry out sophisticated motor activities that require the use of one hand?

The ability to take another's perspective allows children to enter the conventional moral reasoning level of Kohlberg's theory.

Schooling has little influence on the rate at which principles related to concrete operational reasoning are understood.

Which ability emerges earlier than other concrete operational skills?

Some parents believe that injuries are an inevitable part of child development and may therefore provide less supervision and intervention

High-quality, sensitive, responsive, and positive interactions with teachers are associated with greater student motivation and academic achievement

How to divide goods fairly is known as ______.

What is the most frequent cause of fatal injuries in children ages 5-19?

Maria, who is 9 years of age observes two identical balls of clay and watches as her teacher rolls one ball of clay into a long hot-dog shape and leaves the other ball of clay in the original round ball. Maria is then asked which piece has more clay. She says that both shapes have the same mount. Maria understands object ______.

Give two examples of how culture influences children's ideas about distributive justice.

The result of the current method of mathematics instruction is that ______.

Which statement describes language development in middle childhood?

At which age do boys enter a period of rapid growth that will continue through adolescence?

Moral development occurs due to other factors than from how parents and caregivers discuss moral issues.

Which stage in Kohlberg's theory involves children's moral behavior being motivated by reciprocity, seeking to be accepted and avoid disapproval?

In Miss Cathy's kindergarten class, each child has made paper valentines for Valentine's Day for everyone else in the class. These are to be placed in decorative bags, one for each child, that have been affixed to the wall in two rows, one above the other. After a short class discussion, the class has agreed that in order to avoid a big crowd at the bags where someone might get hurt, the shorter students should place their valentines in the bags first, then the taller students can place theirs. Which stage of Piaget's perspective does this describe?

A description of bilingual children is that they ______.