Question 1

Which is not an example of useful advice you could offer a parent about how to minimize sports injury in their children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Have children switch off among different sports in different seasons. 
B)  Promote exercise to improve flexibility, balance, control, and strength of the core and trunk. 
C)  Suggest that children avoid organized sports entirely. 
D)  Ensure that children receive adequate rest. 
E)  None of the above is useful advice. 
A)  Have children switch off among different sports in different seasons. 
B)  Promote exercise to improve flexibility, balance, control, and strength of the core and trunk. 
C)  Suggest that children avoid organized sports entirely. 
D)  Ensure that children receive adequate rest. 
E)  None of the above is useful advice.

Question 2

Which might be an accurate statement around contextual risks to being overweight?

Accepted Answer

A)  A family's eating choices are the largest contributing factor in a child's eating habits and risk for obesity. 
B)  A child's peers play little role in their eating habits. 
C)  A child's school environment surpasses other contexts in determining the health status of a child under age 12 years. 
D)  A child's genetics is the greatest contributing factor in determining risk for obesity. 
E)  There is no correlation between food marketing and a child's eating habits. 
A)  A family's eating choices are the largest contributing factor in a child's eating habits and risk for obesity. 
B)  A child's peers play little role in their eating habits. 
C)  A child's school environment surpasses other contexts in determining the health status of a child under age 12 years. 
D)  A child's genetics is the greatest contributing factor in determining risk for obesity. 
E)  There is no correlation between food marketing and a child's eating habits.

Question 3

The negative impact of poverty on brain development includes

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in size of the cerebral cortex. 
B)  decrease in the size of the brain stem. 
C)  reduced gray matter and white matter. 
D)  increased brain density. 
E)  increased functioning of prefrontal cortex and decreased functioning of temporal lobe. 
A)  increase in size of the cerebral cortex. 
B)  decrease in the size of the brain stem. 
C)  reduced gray matter and white matter. 
D)  increased brain density. 
E)  increased functioning of prefrontal cortex and decreased functioning of temporal lobe.

Question 4

To which is a child who attends public elementary school likely to be exposed at some point during the middle childhood years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conjunctivitis 
B)  Whooping cough 
C)  Streptococcal infections 
D)  Influenza 
E)  All the above 
A)  Conjunctivitis 
B)  Whooping cough 
C)  Streptococcal infections 
D)  Influenza 
E)  All the above

Question 5

Brain scans of children living in poverty show differences in size and function compared to those growing up in homes with higher incomes. This is partially due to

Accepted Answer

A)  increased stressful life events and higher likelihood of exposure to insensitive parenting. 
B)  decreased number of family members in the home. 
C)  increased number of family members in the home. 
D)  increased level of supports from outside the home. 
E)  variety of experiences available in many urban communities. 
A)  increased stressful life events and higher likelihood of exposure to insensitive parenting. 
B)  decreased number of family members in the home. 
C)  increased number of family members in the home. 
D)  increased level of supports from outside the home. 
E)  variety of experiences available in many urban communities.

Question 6

Cathy, who has not played organized sports before, has joined the middle school track team. A few weeks after she started, she experienced severe pain in her legs, especially around the knees. What might explain this sudden pain and inflammation around her knees?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normal growth of the muscles and tendons in response to an increase in physical activity. 
B)  Abnormal growth of the bones in her knee and lower leg that is often seen at this age. 
C)  A condition known as Osgood-Schlatter disease. 
D)  A degenerative condition known as the Kenyan Threshold. 
E)  Abnormal growth in ligaments and tendons, often referred to as Potocki-Shaffer's syndrome. 
A)  Normal growth of the muscles and tendons in response to an increase in physical activity. 
B)  Abnormal growth of the bones in her knee and lower leg that is often seen at this age. 
C)  A condition known as Osgood-Schlatter disease. 
D)  A degenerative condition known as the Kenyan Threshold. 
E)  Abnormal growth in ligaments and tendons, often referred to as Potocki-Shaffer's syndrome.

Question 7

Why might youth sports tend divide boys and girls in their same-sex division at the beginning of middle childhood? Do you think this is a good idea? Provide a rationale for your argument.

Accepted Answer

At this age boys and girls develop motor

Question 8

Which statement best reflects accurate information about children's sleep during middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amount of sleep children need appears to be consistent across all cultures. 
B)  The quality of sleep steadily improves throughout middle childhood. 
C)  The "optimal" amount of sleep appears to differ across cultures. 
D)  The "optimal" amount of sleep in middle childhood is greater than any other time in the lifespan. 
E)  Children's sleep patterns appear to remain consistent throughout childhood and adolescence. 
A)  The amount of sleep children need appears to be consistent across all cultures. 
B)  The quality of sleep steadily improves throughout middle childhood. 
C)  The "optimal" amount of sleep appears to differ across cultures. 
D)  The "optimal" amount of sleep in middle childhood is greater than any other time in the lifespan. 
E)  Children's sleep patterns appear to remain consistent throughout childhood and adolescence.

Question 9

Slight differences in brain development into middle childhood have led to some children with _______ showing different brain volume and continued emphasis on short-range neural communication.

Accepted Answer

A)  lower intelligence 
B)  higher intelligence 
C)  ADHD 
D)  seizures 
E)  learning disabilities 
A)  lower intelligence 
B)  higher intelligence 
C)  ADHD 
D)  seizures 
E)  learning disabilities

Question 10

Eight year-old Lionel is growing up in a household where his single mother's income is below the poverty line. There is often much arguing in the house among his mother and three older siblings. How might Lionel's living conditions impact his brain development?

Accepted Answer

There is risk of reduced white and gray

Question 11

Why is synchronized brain wave activity important?

Accepted Answer

A)  Synchronized areas of the brain develop densely populated white matter. 
B)  Synchronized areas of the brain are needed in progressively more complex learning tasks. 
C)  Synchronized brain waves indicate growth of the cortex. 
D)  Synchronized brain waves result in faster development of the prefrontal cortex. 
E)  Synchronized areas of the brain prevent cognitive delays. 
A)  Synchronized areas of the brain develop densely populated white matter. 
B)  Synchronized areas of the brain are needed in progressively more complex learning tasks. 
C)  Synchronized brain waves indicate growth of the cortex. 
D)  Synchronized brain waves result in faster development of the prefrontal cortex. 
E)  Synchronized areas of the brain prevent cognitive delays.

Which is not an example of useful advice you could offer a parent about how to minimize sports injury in their children?

Which might be an accurate statement around contextual risks to being overweight?

The negative impact of poverty on brain development includes

To which is a child who attends public elementary school likely to be exposed at some point during the middle childhood years?

Brain scans of children living in poverty show differences in size and function compared to those growing up in homes with higher incomes. This is partially due to

Cathy, who has not played organized sports before, has joined the middle school track team. A few weeks after she started, she experienced severe pain in her legs, especially around the knees. What might explain this sudden pain and inflammation around her knees?

Why might youth sports tend divide boys and girls in their same-sex division at the beginning of middle childhood? Do you think this is a good idea? Provide a rationale for your argument.

Which statement best reflects accurate information about children's sleep during middle childhood?

Slight differences in brain development into middle childhood have led to some children with _______ showing different brain volume and continued emphasis on short-range neural communication.

Eight year-old Lionel is growing up in a household where his single mother's income is below the poverty line. There is often much arguing in the house among his mother and three older siblings. How might Lionel's living conditions impact his brain development?

Why is synchronized brain wave activity important?

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Heredity, Environment, and the Brain

Prenatal and Postnatal Health and Physical Development

Perceptual and Motor Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Language Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive and Language Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

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Exam 11: Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Which is not an example of useful advice you could offer a parent about how to minimize sports injury in their children?

Which might be an accurate statement around contextual risks to being overweight?

The negative impact of poverty on brain development includes

To which is a child who attends public elementary school likely to be exposed at some point during the middle childhood years?

Brain scans of children living in poverty show differences in size and function compared to those growing up in homes with higher incomes. This is partially due to

Cathy, who has not played organized sports before, has joined the middle school track team. A few weeks after she started, she experienced severe pain in her legs, especially around the knees. What might explain this sudden pain and inflammation around her knees?

Why might youth sports tend divide boys and girls in their same-sex division at the beginning of middle childhood? Do you think this is a good idea? Provide a rationale for your argument.

Which statement best reflects accurate information about children's sleep during middle childhood?

Slight differences in brain development into middle childhood have led to some children with _______ showing different brain volume and continued emphasis on short-range neural communication.

Eight year-old Lionel is growing up in a household where his single mother's income is below the poverty line. There is often much arguing in the house among his mother and three older siblings. How might Lionel's living conditions impact his brain development?

Why is synchronized brain wave activity important?

Goals, Theories, and Methods

Heredity, Environment, and the Brain

Prenatal and Postnatal Health and Physical Development

Perceptual and Motor Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Language Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive and Language Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

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