Exam 6: Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Thando loves soccer and is able to remember all of the professional teams because she has mentally sorted them by division. This indicates that Thando is using ____ to help her recall the information.

_____ is defined as the ability to hear the distinctive sounds of letters.

By traditional definition, how many of these eight-year-old children would be considered 'gifted': Meera, IQ = 100; Thandi, IQ = 120; Nandi, IQ = 140; Gugu, IQ = 160?

Mondli notices that his son Buhle is having a great time playing near the kitchen sink. When Mondli asks Buhle what he is doing, Buhle responds, 'It is fun to look at two different-size glasses, imagine water pouring back and forth between them, and knowing that the amount of water stays the same even though the glasses are different shapes.' Piaget would describe Buhle's comments as indicating that he has acquired

Blessing has discovered that in order to be successful in college, he must both pay attention to his instructor and take good notes. If Blessing is successful at engaging in both of these behaviours, he is demonstrating effective

The basic premise of a hereditary view concerning the nature of intelligence is that

The three key symptoms of ADHD are hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention.

Japanese parents are more likely than South African parents to believe that genetic factors determine mathematical ability.

Which action best exemplifies an impulsive child?

What is the most common type of learning disability?

What are the main symptoms of ADHD? What causes this disorder and how is it most effectively treated?

As an primary school teacher, you are assigned a group of gifted students. You are asked to develop a plan that meets their learning needs. Describe three practices you would include in your daily activities to meet the needs of gifted students.

In the U.S.A., ____ Americans tend to score highest on intelligence tests.

What advice would you give to a teacher trying to encourage creativity in their students?

A newspaper headline reads, 'IQ scores of Asian learners superior to those of learners from South Africa. Difference appears to be the result of differential education.' Respond to the headline by describing data concerning both ethnic differences in intelligence and differences in educational practices between South Africa and countries in Asia.

By sounding out novel words, children store information about words in working memory that can be used for direct retrieval.

During their primary school years, the average child gains about 3.5 kilograms and five to eight centimetres a year.

Which statement about youth sports is true?

By definition, a child with a learning disability must have some kind of sensory impairment.

On modern tests of intelligence, IQ scores are determined