Question 1

Most efforts to impart health concepts to school-age children have

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A)  little impact on behavior. 
B)  a moderate impact on behavior. 
C)  significant impact on behavior when combined with school curriculum. 
D)  significant impact of behavior when combined with food rewards. 
A)  little impact on behavior. 
B)  a moderate impact on behavior. 
C)  significant impact on behavior when combined with school curriculum. 
D)  significant impact of behavior when combined with food rewards.

Question 2

When Anne engages in intense exercise, particularly in cold weather or during allergy season, her bronchial tubes fill with mucus and contract. This causes her to cough and have serious breathing difficulties. Anne has

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A)  nocturnal enuresis. 
B)  asthma. 
C)  emphysema. 
D)  bronchitis. 
A)  nocturnal enuresis. 
B)  asthma. 
C)  emphysema. 
D)  bronchitis.

Question 3

Dental health affects a child's

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A)  resistance to disease. 
B)  personality. 
C)  speech. 
D)  IQ. 
A)  resistance to disease. 
B)  personality. 
C)  speech. 
D)  IQ.

Question 4

Henrich's parents value sports so highly that they punish him when he makes errors during games. Once, they insisted he keep playing after he sprained his ankle. Henrich is most likely to

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A)  feel good about his participation and ability. 
B)  put pressure on himself to practice until he becomes an elite athlete. 
C)  suffer from emotional difficulties. 
D)  continue in sports throughout high school and into college. 
A)  feel good about his participation and ability. 
B)  put pressure on himself to practice until he becomes an elite athlete. 
C)  suffer from emotional difficulties. 
D)  continue in sports throughout high school and into college.

Question 5

Who is most likely to affect children's athletic attitudes and capabilities?

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A)  peers 
B)  parents 
C)  coaches 
D)  teachers 
A)  peers 
B)  parents 
C)  coaches 
D)  teachers

Question 6

Compared with preschoolers, school-age children are

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A)  physically less pliable. 
B)  physically more elastic. 
C)  more agile, but less able to balance. 
D)  stronger, but less agile. 
A)  physically less pliable. 
B)  physically more elastic. 
C)  more agile, but less able to balance. 
D)  stronger, but less agile.

Question 7

Parents

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A)  often underestimate their child's safety knowledge. 
B)  often underestimate their child's physical abilities. 
C)  have little influence on children's safety knowledge. 
D)  must be educated about children's age-related safety capabilities. 
A)  often underestimate their child's safety knowledge. 
B)  often underestimate their child's physical abilities. 
C)  have little influence on children's safety knowledge. 
D)  must be educated about children's age-related safety capabilities.

Question 8

When parents and coaches emphasize _______, young athletes enjoy sports more and perceive themselves as more competent at their chosen sport.

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A)  championship awards 
B)  competition 
C)  scores 
D)  effort 
A)  championship awards 
B)  competition 
C)  scores 
D)  effort

Question 9

White matter

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A)  increases steadily throughout childhood and adolescence. 
B)  consists mostly of neurons and synapses. 
C)  begins to decline in middle childhood. 
D)  contains fewer myelinated nerve fibers than does gray matter. 
A)  increases steadily throughout childhood and adolescence. 
B)  consists mostly of neurons and synapses. 
C)  begins to decline in middle childhood. 
D)  contains fewer myelinated nerve fibers than does gray matter.

Question 10

List and describe common factors associated with childhood obesity.

Accepted Answer

-Heredity: Obese children are likely to

Question 11

Emma, age 8, can turn cartwheels, do the splits, and do handsprings. This is probably due to which two factors of growth in middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  ligaments not firmly attached to bones; increasing muscle strength 
B)  hardening of the bones; tightening of ligaments 
C)  muscles that are loosely attached to bones; undeveloped muscle tone 
D)  underdeveloped hip and knee joints; muscles that do not fully develop until adolescence 
A)  ligaments not firmly attached to bones; increasing muscle strength 
B)  hardening of the bones; tightening of ligaments 
C)  muscles that are loosely attached to bones; undeveloped muscle tone 
D)  underdeveloped hip and knee joints; muscles that do not fully develop until adolescence

Question 12

In terms of growth norms, which of the following children is most likely to be the shortest?

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A)  Shane from Australia 
B)  Sayuri from Asia 
C)  Daryl from Canada 
D)  Alice from the United States 
A)  Shane from Australia 
B)  Sayuri from Asia 
C)  Daryl from Canada 
D)  Alice from the United States

Question 13

Around age 7 or 8, an increase in _______ occurs in children of both sexes.

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A)  androgens 
B)  estrogens 
C)  brain circuitry 
D)  endocrine 
A)  androgens 
B)  estrogens 
C)  brain circuitry 
D)  endocrine

Question 14

Studies conducted in Kenya, Egypt, and Mexico revealed that the

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A)  quality of food strongly predicted favorable cognitive development in middle childhood. 
B)  age at which government-sponsored food programs were available was more important than vitamin supplements. 
C)  quantity of food strongly predicted favorable cognitive development in middle childhood. 
D)  regularity of vitamin supplementation was more important than the quality of food. 
A)  quality of food strongly predicted favorable cognitive development in middle childhood. 
B)  age at which government-sponsored food programs were available was more important than vitamin supplements. 
C)  quantity of food strongly predicted favorable cognitive development in middle childhood. 
D)  regularity of vitamin supplementation was more important than the quality of food.

Question 15

Critics argue that youth sports

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A)  overemphasize cooperation. 
B)  substitute children's natural experimentation for needed adult control. 
C)  actually lead to a decrease in physical fitness activities in adulthood. 
D)  overemphasize competition. 
A)  overemphasize cooperation. 
B)  substitute children's natural experimentation for needed adult control. 
C)  actually lead to a decrease in physical fitness activities in adulthood. 
D)  overemphasize competition.

Question 16

As an overweight girl, Maggi is _______ than her average-weight peers.

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A)  more likely to reach puberty late 
B)  less likely to suffer from depression 
C)  more likely to be socially isolated 
D)  more likely to be given financial aid for college 
A)  more likely to reach puberty late 
B)  less likely to suffer from depression 
C)  more likely to be socially isolated 
D)  more likely to be given financial aid for college

Question 17

Which of the following is true about health education for school-age children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health, particularly physical fitness, is usually an important goal for children. 
B)  Children cannot see the connection between engaging in preventive behaviors now and experiencing later health consequences. 
C)  Children learn health information best through the teaching of health-related facts. 
D)  Children have a good sense of how internal organs work, but they do not yet connect specific behaviors with health. 
A)  Health, particularly physical fitness, is usually an important goal for children. 
B)  Children cannot see the connection between engaging in preventive behaviors now and experiencing later health consequences. 
C)  Children learn health information best through the teaching of health-related facts. 
D)  Children have a good sense of how internal organs work, but they do not yet connect specific behaviors with health.

Question 18

As many as _____ percent of low-SES children develop some hearing loss as a result of repeated middle ear infections.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  20 
D)  30 
A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  20 
D)  30

Question 19

An 11-year-old's reaction time is ________ a 5-year-old's.

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A)  twice as fast as 
B)  half as fast as 
C)  about equal to 
D)  five times as fast as 
A)  twice as fast as 
B)  half as fast as 
C)  about equal to 
D)  five times as fast as

Question 20

By the end of the school years, nearly ____ percent of all children have myopia.

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A)  15 
B)  25 
C)  35 
D)  45 
A)  15 
B)  25 
C)  35 
D)  45

Most efforts to impart health concepts to school-age children have

When Anne engages in intense exercise, particularly in cold weather or during allergy season, her bronchial tubes fill with mucus and contract. This causes her to cough and have serious breathing difficulties. Anne has

Dental health affects a child's

Henrich's parents value sports so highly that they punish him when he makes errors during games. Once, they insisted he keep playing after he sprained his ankle. Henrich is most likely to

Who is most likely to affect children's athletic attitudes and capabilities?

Compared with preschoolers, school-age children are

Parents

When parents and coaches emphasize _______, young athletes enjoy sports more and perceive themselves as more competent at their chosen sport.

White matter

List and describe common factors associated with childhood obesity.

Emma, age 8, can turn cartwheels, do the splits, and do handsprings. This is probably due to which two factors of growth in middle childhood?

In terms of growth norms, which of the following children is most likely to be the shortest?

Around age 7 or 8, an increase in _______ occurs in children of both sexes.

Studies conducted in Kenya, Egypt, and Mexico revealed that the

Critics argue that youth sports

As an overweight girl, Maggi is _______ than her average-weight peers.

Which of the following is true about health education for school-age children?

As many as _____ percent of low-SES children develop some hearing loss as a result of repeated middle ear infections.

An 11-year-old's reaction time is ________ a 5-year-old's.

By the end of the school years, nearly ____ percent of all children have myopia.

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Exam 11: Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Most efforts to impart health concepts to school-age children have

When Anne engages in intense exercise, particularly in cold weather or during allergy season, her bronchial tubes fill with mucus and contract. This causes her to cough and have serious breathing difficulties. Anne has

Dental health affects a child's

Henrich's parents value sports so highly that they punish him when he makes errors during games. Once, they insisted he keep playing after he sprained his ankle. Henrich is most likely to

Who is most likely to affect children's athletic attitudes and capabilities?

Compared with preschoolers, school-age children are

Parents

When parents and coaches emphasize _______, young athletes enjoy sports more and perceive themselves as more competent at their chosen sport.

White matter

List and describe common factors associated with childhood obesity.

Emma, age 8, can turn cartwheels, do the splits, and do handsprings. This is probably due to which two factors of growth in middle childhood?

In terms of growth norms, which of the following children is most likely to be the shortest?

Around age 7 or 8, an increase in _______ occurs in children of both sexes.

Studies conducted in Kenya, Egypt, and Mexico revealed that the

Critics argue that youth sports

As an overweight girl, Maggi is _______ than her average-weight peers.

Which of the following is true about health education for school-age children?

As many as _____ percent of low-SES children develop some hearing loss as a result of repeated middle ear infections.

An 11-year-old's reaction time is ________ a 5-year-old's.

By the end of the school years, nearly ____ percent of all children have myopia.

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive 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 in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

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