Question 1

Which of the following is an accommodation strategy for disabled children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conservation 
B)  Seriation 
C)  Assimilating 
D)  Mainstreaming 
A)  Conservation 
B)  Seriation 
C)  Assimilating 
D)  Mainstreaming

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is caused by overexposure to food preservatives. 
B)  It occurs by age seven and is many times more common in boys than girls. 
C)  It is characterized by letter reversal, mirror reading, and reduced comprehension. 
D)  It is most widely treated by using suppressants. 
A)  It is caused by overexposure to food preservatives. 
B)  It occurs by age seven and is many times more common in boys than girls. 
C)  It is characterized by letter reversal, mirror reading, and reduced comprehension. 
D)  It is most widely treated by using suppressants.

Question 3

In the context of cognitive development of children, explain the principle of transitivity.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. If your parents are o

Question 4

Which of the following statements describes metacognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the faculty which is attained by one's efforts and presumed to be made possible by one's abilities. 
B)  It is the ability to react to a stimuli in a short amount of time. 
C)  It is the awareness of and control of one's cognitive abilities. 
D)  It is the perception of morality as existing outside the cognitive functioning of people. 
A)  It is the faculty which is attained by one's efforts and presumed to be made possible by one's abilities. 
B)  It is the ability to react to a stimuli in a short amount of time. 
C)  It is the awareness of and control of one's cognitive abilities. 
D)  It is the perception of morality as existing outside the cognitive functioning of people.

Question 5

Which of the following physiological changes occur during the middle childhood years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reaction time increases. 
B)  Muscles grow weaker. 
C)  Neural pathways become less myelinated. 
D)  Experience refines sensorimotor abilities. 
A)  Reaction time increases. 
B)  Muscles grow weaker. 
C)  Neural pathways become less myelinated. 
D)  Experience refines sensorimotor abilities.

Question 6

Write a brief note on the origins of dyslexia.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Theories of dyslexia

Question 7

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, children in the conventional level base their moral judgments on conformity to conventional standards of right and wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following terms refers to the degree to which the variations in a trait from one person to another can be attributed to genetic factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypersensitivity 
B)  Transitivity 
C)  Heritability 
D)  Plasticity 
A)  Hypersensitivity 
B)  Transitivity 
C)  Heritability 
D)  Plasticity

Question 9

Identify a true statement about concrete-operational children.

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not exhibit transitivity. 
B)  They exclusively focus on abstract ideas. 
C)  They do not focus on multiple parts of a problem at once. 
D)  They engage in decentration. 
A)  They do not exhibit transitivity. 
B)  They exclusively focus on abstract ideas. 
C)  They do not focus on multiple parts of a problem at once. 
D)  They engage in decentration.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of children in the middle years regarding their metacognitive abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  They show more knowledge of strategies that can be used to facilitate memory than younger children. 
B)  They are less likely than younger children to accurately assess their knowledge. 
C)  They use rote learning only when someone compels them to do so. 
D)  They are less likely than younger children to use selective rehearsal to remember important information. 
A)  They show more knowledge of strategies that can be used to facilitate memory than younger children. 
B)  They are less likely than younger children to accurately assess their knowledge. 
C)  They use rote learning only when someone compels them to do so. 
D)  They are less likely than younger children to use selective rehearsal to remember important information.

Question 11

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 which 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 which 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 12

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 13

Creativity refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to handle social conflict 
B)  the ability to do things that are novel and useful 
C)  the ability to respond effectively to familiar situations 
D)  the ability to apply knowledge to a specific area 
A)  the ability to handle social conflict 
B)  the ability to do things that are novel and useful 
C)  the ability to respond effectively to familiar situations 
D)  the ability to apply knowledge to a specific area

Question 14

Provide a brief account on the development of metacognition in children.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Children's knowledge

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true of the phonetic method of teaching reading?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides children with a basic sight vocabulary. 
B)  It uses rote learning to enhance the learning process. 
C)  It provides skills children can use to decode new words. 
D)  It helps most children and adults read familiar words. 
A)  It provides children with a basic sight vocabulary. 
B)  It uses rote learning to enhance the learning process. 
C)  It provides skills children can use to decode new words. 
D)  It helps most children and adults read familiar words.

Question 16

Down's syndrome is caused due to _______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Sean's mental age is 15 and his chronological age is 10. Which of the following values will be his intelligence quotient (IQ)?

Accepted Answer

A)  140 
B)  150 
C)  155 
D)  135 
A)  140 
B)  150 
C)  155 
D)  135

Question 18

Concrete-operational children _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on tangible objects. 
B)  focus on abstract ideas. 
C)  do not engage in decentration. 
D)  do not exhibit transitivity. 
A)  focus on tangible objects. 
B)  focus on abstract ideas. 
C)  do not engage in decentration. 
D)  do not exhibit transitivity.

Question 19

Activities like skipping, hopping, and jumping require the use of gross motor skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Decentration refers to the principle that if A > B and B > C, then A > C.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is an accommodation strategy for disabled children?

Which of the following statements is true of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?

In the context of cognitive development of children, explain the principle of transitivity.

Which of the following statements describes metacognition?

Which of the following physiological changes occur during the middle childhood years?

Write a brief note on the origins of dyslexia.

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, children in the conventional level base their moral judgments on conformity to conventional standards of right and wrong.

Which of the following terms refers to the degree to which the variations in a trait from one person to another can be attributed to genetic factors?

Identify a true statement about concrete-operational children.

Which of the following statements is true of children in the middle years regarding their metacognitive abilities?

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

Which of the following is true of preschoolers?

Creativity refers to ______.

Provide a brief account on the development of metacognition in children.

Which of the following statements is true of the phonetic method of teaching reading?

Down's syndrome is caused due to _______.

Sean's mental age is 15 and his chronological age is 10. Which of the following values will be his intelligence quotient (IQ)?

Concrete-operational children _______.

Activities like skipping, hopping, and jumping require the use of gross motor skills.

Decentration refers to the principle that if A > B and B > C, then A > C.

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity 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 and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Developmeny

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 9: Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Which of the following is an accommodation strategy for disabled children?

Which of the following statements is true of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?

In the context of cognitive development of children, explain the principle of transitivity.

Which of the following statements describes metacognition?

Which of the following physiological changes occur during the middle childhood years?

Write a brief note on the origins of dyslexia.

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, children in the conventional level base their moral judgments on conformity to conventional standards of right and wrong.

Which of the following terms refers to the degree to which the variations in a trait from one person to another can be attributed to genetic factors?

Identify a true statement about concrete-operational children.

Which of the following statements is true of children in the middle years regarding their metacognitive abilities?

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

Which of the following is true of preschoolers?

Creativity refers to ______.

Provide a brief account on the development of metacognition in children.

Which of the following statements is true of the phonetic method of teaching reading?

Down's syndrome is caused due to _______.

Sean's mental age is 15 and his chronological age is 10. Which of the following values will be his intelligence quotient (IQ)?

Concrete-operational children _______.

Activities like skipping, hopping, and jumping require the use of gross motor skills.

Decentration refers to the principle that if A > B and B > C, then A > C.

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity 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 and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Developmeny

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Lifes Final Chapter

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