Exam 8: Middle Childhood Physical and Cognitive Development

When a child can declare that a ball of clay that has been observed being transformed into a rope can be transformed back to a ball, that child has gained the cognitive operation of​

__________ is a process whereby glial cells grow and encase the axons of neural cells.​

When a child has significant limitations in intellectual functioning as well as adaptive behavior, that child may be diagnosed with​

Describe three strategies or mental activities involved in learning and moving information to long-term memory.

Individuals with average or above average intelligence, but below average academic performance, are identified with a learning disability.

"You are so smart!" is an example of process praise.

Describe the psychoneurological processes that contribute to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

By the time children enter elementary school, their use of language is similar to adults.

The second leading cause of death of children between the ages of 5 and 14 years is​

Selective attending​

Describe five operations that develop during the period of cognitive development described by Piaget at concrete operations.

Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder must experience both inattention and hyperactivity.

It is recommended that children in middle childhood participate in at least __________ of physical activity per day.​

Rough and tumble play allows children in middle childhood to​

When a child can acknowledge that quantities do not change regardless of appearance, he or she has gained the cognitive operation of​